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Council meet either physically or via a video meeting every six to eight weeks and work to maintain the aims of the GTC and its membership. The officers and other roles within
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Council members are
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is the title of the half yearly magazine published by the GTC, in print and electronically, and available to members and non members (via a subscription). It is currently edited by a team with Bill
Shepherd as Commissioning Editor and Sarah Adams as Production Editor. Topics cover every aspect of
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The GTC Awards were held annually and comprised the Awards for
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camera work and celebrate the diverse nature of the work of the GTC membership and are generally written by working camera people. It is regarded by members and the industry as being a high quality, informative publication.
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Birmingham with as many cameramen as he could persuade to attend. From there the GTC was formed. Dick remained a member of the GTC, member 001, eventually being awarded the title of president until his death in 2015.
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