The Guild of Television Cameramen's 42nd annual awards presentations were held on Sunday May 18 at The Great Barn in Upper Aynho, Oxfordshire. The awards were presented by Stuart McDonald, one of the UKs premiere live and event television directors.
The GTCs prestigious TiCA was presented to Martin Hawkins. He started his career in the Post Room at London Weekend Television, on London's South Bank way back in 1974 but did not deliver letters for long. 18 months later he had made the move to the camera department.
Starting as a trainee he then moved up the ladder to camera operator and worked on LWT productions such as Within These Walls, Just William, Enemy at the Door, The Stanley Baxter Shows, Russ Abbotts Madhouse, Canon & Ball, Metal Mickey, Bruce Forsyths Big Night, The Royal Variety Shows, and Live From Her Majesty's.
In 1983 he joined the newly formed Limehouse Studios in Londons Docklands where he eventually became head of the camera department. Limehouse was put on the TV map with programmes such as Network 7, Channel 4s Who Dares Wins, Hiawatha for the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Companys production of Cyrano De Bergerac starring Derek Jacobi.
When the bulldozers moved in, it was time for him and the rest of the staff to go out into the new and exciting world of freelancing.
Comedian Peter Kay writes, I've worked with Martin on many occasions and in that time, we've been in prison together, trapped overnight in a wood, and stuck in the back of a motor home with a flatulent pig.
In 2014, after 38 years as a TV cameraman, Martin was asked to be the Director of Photography on two feature films, Mrs. Browns Boys DMovie and What We Did On Our Holiday.
He has received four Certificate of Merits from the GTC plus a BAFTA Nomination for Challenge Anneka. In 2011 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Royal Television Society.
The Mike Baldock Award was won by the Rory Peck Trust. It was collected by the trusts director, Tina Carr, who also gave an introduction to the work of the Trust.
Honorary Membership of the GTC was presented to David Monkhouse, retired from Vitec Group after more than 30 years with Vinten.
Awards for Excellence
Strictly Come Dancing
Camera Team
Danny MacCaskills The Ridge
Drone Cameraman/Director: Stu Thomson
Drone Cameraman: Lec Park
Cameraman: Scott Marshall
Eurovision 2014 - the Netherlands song
Steadicam: Karsten Jacobsen
Follow Focus: Martin Samsoe
The Condemned
Camera/director: Nick Read
Hinterland
DoP: Richard Stoddard
The Queen's Garden
Camera Team: Robin Cox, Robert Hollingworth, Tim Shepherd, Simon de Glanville
Hive Alive
DoP: Robin Smith
Our Girl
DoP: Nick Dance BSC
John Bishop's Australia
Drone work: Heliguy Guy Littermore
The Wonders of the Monsoon, episode 5: The Drought
Camera: Nick Lyon and camera team
About the Guild of Television Cameramen
The Guild of Television Cameramen (www.gtc.org.uk) is an independent non-profit-making international organisation that cares about television camerawork and the people who make it their craft. The GTC has over 1,100 members, in the UK, Europe, Australia, Russia, Singapore, South Africa and the USA. The majority work in aspects of television ranging from production through documentary and drama, live events, news and current affairs, sports and light entertainment, to corporate video.
Run by a council of volunteer television professionals, the GTC is financed by subscription from its members as well as sponsorship from equipment manufacturers and suppliers. As a result, the GTC offers a channel for manufacturers to consult with working cameramen when designing new equipment. GTC membership is open to anyone employed in single or multi-camera television operations or in any associated occupation.
Contacts for further information
James French, GTC Awards Organiser 2015
Tel: 01905 796 910 | events@gtc.org.uk
Newsmedia support: David Kirk, Stylus Media Consultants
Tel: +44 (0)1342 311 983 | Email: stylusmedia@gmail.com
GTC Administration: Roger Richards, The Guild of Television Cameramen, Briar Cottage, Holyhead Road, Llanfairpwll, Gwynedd LL61 5YX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)3001 114 123 | Email: administration@gtc.org.uk
Web: www.gtc.org.uk
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The Guild of Television Cameramen's 42nd annual awards presentations were held on Sunday May 18 at The Great Barn in Upper Aynho, Oxfordshire. The awards were presented by Stuart McDonald, one of the UKs premiere live and event television directors.
