| We welcome your interest in joining the Guild of Professional Videographers |
Please browse these tabs for full information on all the benefits and the costs of joining the Guild.
Use the "Ask The Guild" control to email any questions you may have. |
You can use the form below to express an interest in joining the GPV or to actually Join.
Prospective Members may complete the form and get 1 Months access to the GPV Members area. Some pages are restricted for membership reasons.
Once we have received the form we will email you with a login and password for 1 months temporary membership to the extensive new members area of this website.
 Please note that this is not an automated process and it may take up to 3 days before your temporary membership is available. Temporary GPV Membership is only available via the form on this page. |
For a printable copy of the full application form click below. Also contains the information from the other tabs.
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Yours sincerely
Shaun Middleton Guild Chairman |
| If you wish to join as a Registered member and so receive a Registered member Certificate and use the designation "Registered Member" in your own advertising, you need to include a sample DVD or video tape of some of your own work with your application. Master Member can only be applied for after 1year Registered membership. |
We often get enquiries from the general public looking for a videographer, but we will only pass on work to Master or Registered members.
It is also worth noting that a significant reason for this website is to promote members services and to provide an increasing range of way for clients to find you. |
 The annual membership fee for Affiliated, Registered or Master is £70.00
There is a once only administration fee of £15.00. |
| Tape or DVD submission for Registered Membership must be accompanied by a £15.00 assessment charge. |
| Yearly renewals are £70.00 for all grades. |
The membership year commences in October; there are reduced rates for joining at other times.
If you would like to become a member, please print, complete and return the application form.
The form is available from the side bar.
Please photocopy the application form for each additional applicant. |
| All registered and corporate members must also include a passport-sized photo of themselves. |
| New member details will be sent to the regional co-ordinator and he/she will contact you to advise you of meetings etc. |
Members Page
Should you require a Members page to advertise your company within the Guilds website, the cost is £20.00 per year and a 1off charge of £15.00. (Available Dec 2006 - See Members area for more info) |
| Should a submission DVD or tape fail to reach the required standards for registered membership, we will only grant affiliated status, although another DVD or tape can be submitted during the following three months for reassessment. |
Yours sincerely
Shaun Middleton Guild Chairman |
| 1. Your membership of a recognised professional organisation will help your clients feel confident of the services that you offer. |
| 2. Members can, through the Guild, purchase equipment and tapes at trade prices. |
| 3. The Guild is licensed by PPL to offer licences for the use of recorded music ( Records, CD's and Audio tapes ) for video soundtracks at very reduced rates. |
| 4. We are able to give advice on professional insurance. |
| 5. Where necessary the Guild, or its solicitors, can act as arbitrators or offer advice in a dispute with a dissatisfied client. |
| 6. The Guild passes on many enquires to its members, from the general public who are looking for the names of reputable video companies. |
| 7. The Guild can often help find experienced part time freelance operators in your own area. |
| 8. From time to time the Guild organises specialist short training courses and seminars on a wide range of professional topics. These are given by working professionals. |
| 9. Free membership subscription to the Guilds newsletters, which also contains a free buy / sell section to help members to acquire or dispose of their redundant equipment etc. |
| 10. The Guild keeps a database of all members who possess a wide range of equipment, together with details of their kit, who are prepared to offer help and advice on equipment to others. |
11. We aim to have small groups in each county in Great Britain and Southern Ireland.
Each group has its own regional executive to help with local affairs. We also have quite a large membership in many countries of the world. |
| 12. Keeping members up to-date with changes in legislation, copyright issues and free advise on many problems concerning the video industry. |
| 13. Assistance in problem solving through contact with other members using the same equipment. |
| 14. The Guilds websites promote members businessess and provide support and other features of use to many. |
| 15. Help and advice on the interpretation of the Human Rights act 1999. |
| 16. Use of Credit / Debit card facilities offered by the Guild to its members. |
Tape / DVD Submission
Please note that submission tapes / DVDs from qualifying members are retained by the Guild and kept indefinitely as proof of that member's level of ability. |
 Members can, however, replace a tape or DVD with another, if they wish, as their level of experience increases.
Submission DVDs/tapes should preferably be in Any Region, PAL VHS format but for applicants from abroad they should be submitted it their countries format i.e. NTSC / SECAM or MESCAM. or DVD format.
There is a submission fee of £15.00 to cover costs. |
In a submission tape / DVD the panel of assessors will be looking for:
 A noise free start to the programme.
Videographer's logo or at least a business name.
Title sequence.
Programme content and flow.
End credits if applicable.
Clean fade to black / white. |
The programme content must show the videographers ability to audio-dub sound, be in control of both lighting and sound while filming, be able to use the zoom effectively, and produce steady footage whilst conforming to the rules of filmic composition.
The programme must also show the applicants ability to produce clean edits and an understanding of the use of various scene transition types. |
A reasonable degree of artistic editing ability must be in evidence.
Image quality on the submission tape must have a reasonable standard of clarity and the sound should be clear, well modulated, and free from spurious background noise.
If the above seems daunting, please remember that we only looking for the ability to produce a reasonable professional videotape or DVD. |
| The standard that we are looking for is not dependant on the use of professional three chip camera's or broadcast edit suites, although we do have many members at this level. |
The main requirement that we are looking for is the ability to please the client in the market place in which you are working.
Please include a list of the equipment used to produce your assessment tape. |
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