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.
Uneasy riders
Bullion director João Retorta helms a wheelie good video for British rock duo Royal Blood.
A hotline to phone hell
The long-awaited collaboration between Vladimir Cauchemar, producer ASDEK and rappers Rim’K and Laylow lands with a psychedelic telephonic video.
Spot the Differin
Galderma’s acne treatment ad promises a better way to tackle the consequences of pimple popping.
Cheaper by the douzaine
French supermarket chain Intermarché celebrates large families with a sweet film about demanding tots.
You’re never alone with a clone
Posh.com virtual receptionist service launches a quartet of fun stories about the dastardly doings of doppelgangers.
The best medicine
This moving film for Ronald McDonald House Charity captures a child and his family’s heartrending journey through serious illness.
Pelvicular perfection
Frito Lay’s new campaign for Tostitos sees Dan Levy and Kate McKinnon compete for crisp-description kudos.
Strangeness and charm
Zalando champions unusual beauty in an uplifting film featuring British rapper Mista Strange.
An imperfect 10
International children’s rights organisation Terre des Hommes launches the saddest birthday film, marking a decade of civil war in Syria.
Model behaviour
Dove’s new campaign, It's On Us, leads the way by supporting the casting of more diverse ‘real beauty’ models.
The meta, the better
David Dearlove’s Taj Mahal presents…. A Short Film takes a hilarious swipe at a genre that often seems longer than it is short.
A celebration of colour
The Netherlands’ Eurovision Song contest entry, Birth of a New Age by Jeangu Macrooy, gets a sumptuous video honouring Afro-Caribbean mythology.
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