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The ACO has five hundred plus members in the UK and worldwide working in movies and television. And have fun while we're doing it!

The Association of Camera Operators is a voluntary
organisation of UK based, professional feature film,
commercials and television drama cameramen and
camerawomen, specialising in the art of camera operating. The primary aim of the Association is to celebrate and
promote the technical and creative skills of the Camera
Operator and also to enrich these skills by being at the
forefront of developments in technology and production
methods.

07/05/2026

The ACO is very pleased to announce our new patron thank you so much for your support!

30/04/2026

On behalf of the ACO Board and all our members, we are proud and delighted to recognise and celebrate our new Honorary Member, Garrett Brown, and our new Lifetime
Member, Martin Foley.

We also extend our warmest congratulations to Hannah, Lucas and Lou on their membership upgrade, and are delighted to welcome our newest members to the ACO.

We look forward to having you all as part of the community.

26/04/2026

On Thursday 23rd of April the ACO ran a DJI Ronin 4D workshop in Manchester. A huge thanks has to go to for hosting, especially Matt Turnbull for making it possible, the Training Committee, Sham and Dan Gadd ( ) for planning and organising, our wonderful AC’s Nick Coleman, Sandra Coulson and Abi McVeigh for their time and commitment, and finally Chris DuMont ( )for being a fantastic tutor and providing a workshop that was so hands on, interactive, informative and really great fun. Thanks also have to go to who helped ensure this came to fruition. We hope all that attended had a great time and look forward to more in the future!

17/04/2026

The latest episode of “In the Frame” is out!

Check it out on our website!

31/03/2026

The Association of Camera Operators is pleased to announce new membership approved by the Board in March 2026.

On behalf of the ACO Board and all our members, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Cenay on her membership upgrade.

We are also delighted to welcome our newest members to the ACO and look forward to having you as part of the community.

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day!

“This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible achievements of the women camera operators within the Association of Camera Operators.
Their craft, technical expertise, and creativity continue to shape our industry and inspire the next generation. As more women join and thrive within our membership levels, our organisation grows stronger, more inclusive, and more representative of the world we capture on screen.
Today we honour your talent, resilience, and achievements.
Happy International Women’s Day.”

Zoe Godwin
President of the ACO

Full and associate members pictured.

27/02/2026

Welcome to our new members!

16/02/2026

2026 is DONE!

What a great event, as ever! Incredible work by the events committee led by to put together such an impressive stand and what better way to celebrate our 15 year anniversary than with a far bigger and more impressive presence at the expo than ever before!

Guido:
“A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered and supported the ACO stand at this year’s BSC Expo. Our new location and stand was a real testament to how we’ve grown as an association and developed a fantastic community. Not to mention how happy our neighbours were to have us there!

Thank you as ever to our patrons and supporters. Special thanks to for generously lending the geared head and camera package and .ar for transporting it. for the custom game (and for supplying his set). As always, a big shoutout to for their continued support and invaluable help in preparing for the show.

A big thank you to for the striking banner designs.”

10/02/2026

This year at try our specially designed map for the show and have your chance to win the gold, silver or bronze trophies!

If you’ve got some at home you better get practising!!!

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https://theaco.uk/

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