Carol Cooper
Contributing Editor
Carol has been writing for shots for 11 years and, in the role of Contributing Editor, adds to her workload of freelance articles and profiles with regular Work postings.
More than a storm in a teacup brews for Koffee
Partizan director Matt Baron helms a cinematic treat for new track by Grammy-nominated Jamaican rapper Koffee.
A trippy road trip to Alphabets Heaven
Natalia Ryss creates a curious collage for Comte, a new track from UK musician Alphabets Heaven.
Young’s love crushed in haunting promo
Poignant music video for Lola Young’s new single, Blind Love, sees in-car intimacy send to the scrapheap.
PepsiCo’s funktastic, feel-good ad
Nomads channels James Brown to sustain the groove in fun dance ad.
McDonald’s tree-mendously sweet spot
DDB Warsaw’s holiday campaign for McDonald’s Poland shows that size really doesn’t matter when it comes to choosing the perfect Christmas tree.
Simian superhero saves the world for Foals
Animated promo features a gorilla-like guerrilla with a tough message on climate change.
Qatar Airways hits the back of the net with engaging flight safety film
180 Kingsday’s fun footie-themed film takes off with a host of sporting stars on board.
Spark spot features poignant break-up chat
This gorgeous ad envisages one of those tricky ‘we need to downsize our relationship’ convos, but this time it’s between a little lad and his gaming avatar.
Jack Whitehall pulls on the comedy knob in Land Rover spot
Spark 44’s droll ad promoting the Discovery’s self-steering gizmo draws on the humour inherent in Whitehall family bants.
Greenpeace reveals just how much a turkey gobbles
This clever spot from agency Nice and Serious takes a hard-hitting twist on the Christmas roast, revealing the unpalatable truth about turkey dinners.
Spanish Lottery spots share a wealth of feeling
This quartet of emotional films taps into tales of human kindness sparked by the gift of a lottery ticket.
Portrait of a motocross maverick
French directing duo release the second in a series of short profiles of unusual characters motivated by passion.
Carol Cooper
Contributing Editor
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 magazine, 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.
Work, Profiles, Insight