VINTEN - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Head of Service at Vinten, Is Recognised by the Guild of Television Cameramen With Its Lifetime Achievement Award

Stan Gosling, head of service at Vinten, is recognised by the Guild of Television Cameramen with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Associate Member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

William Vinten began manufacturing Kinemacolor projectors for Charles Urban in 1909, and the following year the company was formally incorporated. Based at 89-91 Wardour Street, in the heart of London's film district, the company traded as W. Vinten Cinematograph Engineers. William Vinten became an associate member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE) and was elected to the Royal Photographic Society. He was also involved in the creation of the voluntary Film Censorship Board, which evolved into the British Board of Film Classification. Founder of the company William Vinten died in 1937, aged 57.