Bafta Award Nominated Screenplay Writer and Creating Content for UCA's "TVPlay" YouTube Channel

I have recently been asked to provide some content for the University for the Creative Art's new youtube channel; "TVPlay." I was given the opportunity to interview Bafta Award Nominated Screenplay Writer; Steve Coombes, and as a result I created this short instructional video.

A Journey Through Freedom Poster

Movie poster for a university film I made entitled A Journey Through Freedom.

Youtube Channel Endslate

I have recently been doing my best to personalize my online social media profiles so that they are consistent and link together. I have found that many Youtube content providers and personalities use what's known as an "end-slate" at the end of their videos, which are used to attract and make viewers aware of the authors other work.
I have done the same.

This end-slate was relatively easy to throw together in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro. The obvious placeholder video (Anthem for a Doomed Youth) which I created in 2014 will be interchangeable with other videos, and will be used to briefly showcase a particular video I want to spotlight at the end of my future videos.

The Friday People Promotional Video (2015)

This is a promotional video I was commissioned to create for the charitable group "The Friday People" based in Maidstone, England. The Friday People works with young adults to provide them with the skills and experience necessary to find work.

This video was intended to be shown on the Friday People website.
The Friday People Website

My Youtube Channel!

Be sure to check out my Youtube Channel, which contains my portfolio of film work, as well as other random videos I have created over my my almost 5 years of Youtube activity!

"What You Sayin'" PILOT (2015)

This is the pilot episode of a television show I worked on called "What You Sayin'".
My responsibility in this unit was to operate as a sound mixer for the in-studio segments, and also to both capture the sound for the VTs (clips shown within the studio) and choose appropriate music.

VTs for Studio Production (SOUND)

Recently for the studio production unit of my university course, I have been entrusted with the sound mixing responsibility. This includes finding music, inserting them into VTs (video packages played during the production) and also altering sound levels accordingly.
Here are the VTs whos sound I work on:

Logo for Timothy Wilcox's Pitch.

Here is a logo mock-up I created for a friend, who was pitching the idea for a sports based game show at Maidstone Television Studios:

Timothy Wilcox (who commissioned this logo) was pleased with the result and use it in his presentation to the pitching panel.

LinkedIn

For those that are interested, I now have a full profile on LinkedIn. feel free to add me as a connection on there, or endorse me for certain skills if we have worked together, or if I have been commissioned by you for anything in the past! Thank you!
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-cooper/50/714/481

Studio Production Presentation Pitch

Here is a slideshow I have created which will aid me during my pitch this coming Tuesday, where I will attempt to show my ideas and suggestions for a studio production to a panel of people in order to get the greenlight to become the producer for said show.
The slideshow can be viewed here:
As you may notice, my presentation is broken down into two parts, the first is creative, which discusses all of my creative ideas, what the shows name means, what kind of hosts I plan on having etc, and the other part discusses more technical elements, such as audience retention and set layouts.

Studio Production Idea: "HollywoodBes" (2015)

I am currently in the process of developing a pitch for my University Television Production Course where I will be pitching the idea for a satirical program reviewing terrible independent movies. In my spare time I have created a piece of promotional material which I plan on showcasing when I present my pitch.

Since HollyWoodBes itself would center around satirical reviews of independent films, I decided to make the promotional materal a parody of the well known Hollywood Hills sign. I feel that this matches the concept I came up with perfectly.
I will of course keep this blog updated and return with any information about how my pitch is going.