The stated aim of the GTC is "to preserve the professional status of all those earning their living through working with television cameras and to establish, uphold and advance standards and expertise within our profession.

The GTC holds an annual awards ceremony with awards for excellence with recipients being drawn from a wide range of programme types including natural history, TV drama, news and current affairs and light entertainment.

[7] The GTC was formed in 1972 when Dick Hibberd[8] saw a need for an organisation to support the growing numbers of people working behind the camera.

The IAWF represents the interests of people working within the specialist field of natural history filmmaking.

The name change was to better reflect the more diverse range of roles and backgrounds that the current membership comprised including vision engineers, self shooting directors and educators.

[13] Membership of the GTC is open to anyone working with cameras from trainees[14] to director of photography and cinematographer and all grades in between.

[18] GTC In Focus[19] is a published four times a year on the same terms as Zerb, with the content being more news based.

They have also held GTC Round Table events, featuring input from industry professionals from all areas.

[22] As part of the GTC's educational remit they hold regular "Academy" days at universities across the UK.

These serve to not only broaden the understanding of what the GTC does but also to enable attendees to listen and talk to established camera professionals.

Nominations were made by members and encompassed work first transmitted , distributed or published online in the preceding twelve months.