TV Cameramen Elect New Leader

TV cameramen have focused on a new face with the Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC) electing a new Chairman.
The respected independent, international organisation that "cares about television camerawork and the people who make it their craft" announced the election of Graeme McAlpine as its new Chairman.
He joined London Weekend Television in 1977, eventually becoming a cameraman working with EMI 2001 cameras. After attachments to both studio and location production management he joined the in-house PSC department, to work on documentary features, light entertainment and sport.
In 1991 he left LWT to pursue a freelance career, travelling the world, working for ITV, C4 and the BBC and in 1999, decided to return to multi-camera OB and studio work in addition to PSC.
Like many freelancers, Graeme works across all genre of camerawork from news to commercials.
Today he works frequently on big events and shows like the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, but is also to be found working on high-end corporate productions, where he specialises in directing/vision-mixing live events.
Graeme recently rejoined the organisation's ruling Council after a gap of some 25 years and replaces the outgoing Chairman Brian Rose.
Both Graeme and the GTC's Honorary President Dick HIbberd paid tribute to Brian Rose and thanked him for all his hard work on behalf of the GTC in his two years as Chairman.
Brian will remain on Council and has taken on a new post, that of GTC Welfare Officer.
Other new Council appointments include - Darren Bramley takes on the role of Manufacturer Liaison Officer, Dan Mulligan will be Standards Officer, while Eric Samuel will be the Insurance Officer.
Guy Littlemore is now looking after the GTC Awards 2010 following six years of exceptional hard work by John Tarby to whom the GTC is grateful for guiding the GTC Awards event to its increasingly high profile position in the calendar.
(BMcC/KMcA)