Carol Cooper
Features Editor
carol.cooper@extremereach.comCarol has been writing for shots for over 11 years and, in the role of Features Editor, adds to her workload of articles and profiles with regular work postings.
School’s out for Link’s plucky fish
The Link School of Business releases a gripping AI-crafted film featuring a fintastic fish who couragously breaks from the crowd and forges its own path.
Guide Dogs puts first things first
The sight loss charity releases a moving film celebrating the profound significance of life’s little breakthroughs.
Leon Bridges’ dancehall discussion
Directing duo D+Y have created a slinky video for the US soul singer’s new track Talk It Over.
How Glitter Kiss finds the humanity in hate
Director Augustė Gerikaitė, who won a YDA Gold in the Short Film category for her tender study of homophobia and redemption shares how she set out to prompt empathy and reevaluation of prejudices.
Tinder finds your odd one out
This adorable campaign for the dating app features a range of quirky individuals attempting to match with fellow freaks.
Got Milk? Got Zombies!
John Morgan Takes on the 'walking dead' in this fun social-first spot for the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP).
The modern horrors of INKUBUS’s medieval tale
Director Reza Sam Mosadegh, who won the YDA Special Jury Prize for his powerful film, explains why a shocking story of 17th century sexual abuse remains relevant today and how his experience as a refugee led her to filmmaking.
How Jesper Ei Karlsson set up shop
Swedish comedy series Kiosken deservedly won a YDA Gold in the First Series category. Here, co-creator Jesper Ei Karlsson shares the importance of characters you care about and how to make authentic quirkiness.
JCPenney checks retail habits into rehab
The department store chain launches a humorous spot depicting a retreat for bewildered souls with bad shopping habits.
Troye Sivan and Nicole Kidman get their divas on
Sivan’s scintillating video for his latest single She’s the Best is a joyous ode to queens, divas, and icons.
Formation Games promotes armchair experts
Hosted by Jeff Stelling, this online series for the games studio challenges fans who believe they could run their clubs better to step into the owner’s shoes on mobile game CLUB.
Siesta.co says sleep on it
The food brand’s lush, lyrical film gives the American Dream a Spanish flavour.
Carol Cooper
Features Editor
carol.cooper@extremereach.com
For 11 storm-tossed years now, Carol’s been lurking in the hold of the great ship shots, churning out in-depth features, country profiles and interviews with such heroes as Frank Budgen and David Droga.
Variously known as shots’ sub-editor, contributing editor and ma’am, Carol helps produce shots, curates and posts loveliness to shots.net, generally swabs the decks and has been known spend up to 12 hours tussling with one single marine metaphor.
Prior to, and alongside, shots, she has worked for a staggering variety of consumer titles, writing stuff ranging from e-sports analysis for Broadcast, to saucy nonsense for Nuts.
Carol is also a playwright and loves shots more than words can wield the matter.
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