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James Cook

Founder of FOSTER StudiosLondon, United Kingdom
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James Cook

Founder of FOSTER StudiosLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Working in the social media video scene for over 7 years, gathering experience in lots of different industries along the way. I have worked with businesses of all sizes and have produced a wide variety of video forms, from documentaries to Instagram stories. In 2020 I founded FOSTER Studios, a business designed to provide creative solutions to any sized company and ultimately be able to provide something for those with limited budgets. So far, we have worked with Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Crystal Palace Football Club, Fever-Tree & Newbury Racecourse. Away from my business, I really enjoy creating football-themed documentaries and have been lucky enough to produce films featuring the likes of Fabian Delph and Robert Snodgrass.
Projects
  • Fever-Tree
    Fever-TreeAs part of this project, we used archived footage to create a short teaser film to highlight Fever-Tree's new range of sodas. We turned this video around within 24 hours and within a few days it was the company's most liked video on Facebook in over 2 and a half years.
  • Tej Lalvani
    Tej LalvaniProviding Tej Lalvani of Dragons' Den with regular social media content, through forms of video and photography. Our range of work has varied from creating Instagram TV videos, to full-length Q&As that have been posted to Tej's YouTube channel.
  • The Women's Chapter
    The Women's ChapterProviding event coverage for The Women's Chapter through means of short-form social videos and photography.
  • KidsKnowBest
    KidsKnowBestI have worked with KidsKnowBest for 3 years now, regularly producing video content through the very early stages of the business, to now working with them as a client of FOSTER Studios. Together we have helped deliver campaigns for Warner Brothers, Penguin Random House & Studio Canal.
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
    Crowne Plaza Hotels & ResortsCrowne Plaza are a client of FOSTER Studios. In this example from our first collaboration, we created a short film of the Albert Embankment branch to be played in offices throughout London, as well as on screens in the hotel itself. Alongside this, we also took a variety of photographs.
  • Secret London
    Secret LondonThis is my work from my time with Secret London, where my role saw me undertake a variety of branded content projects, as well as plenty of editorial content. In these examples, Kew Gardens & Canary Wharf Group were the branded projects, with the others being editorial.
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Work history
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    FounderFOSTER Studios
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Working with brands of all sizes to produce reliable and affordable creative marketing. FOSTER provides a creative output to businesses that want to tell the story of their company.
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    Video ProducerKidsKnowBest
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    At KidsKnowBest my role involves overseeing and creating a large portion of the video production, as well as regularly liaising with clients to ensure the video content we produce is delivered on time and on budget. As well as gaining experience in working for a startup business, I have also had to adjust to working with children between the ages of 4 and 12. Working at KidsKnowBest has given me a strong understanding of how to publish content across various social media platforms in order for it to achieve optimal exposure. To view my library of work thus far with KidsKnowBest, please visit: https://www.kidsknowbest.media/all/
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Skills
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Ideation
  • Editing
  • Corporate Videography
  • Branded Content
  • Filmmaking
  • Cinematography
  • Presenting
  • Social Media
  • Graphic Design
Education
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    BA(H) Film & TVUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    During my time at the University of the Arts London, I would collaborate with fellow students from across the globe on a wide variety of projects within Film & TV. With a strong focus on group work in my first 2 years, I had the opportunity to direct in a live TV studio on several occasions, whilst also enhancing my skills in scriptwriting. During my final year, I wrote my dissertation on the correlation between Social Media and football-related video content, exploring how this opens up opportunities to people. Alongside that, I formulated a Business Report looking at how Social Media and Videography are changing the face of advertising. I graduated in July 2018 with a a First Class Honours.
Awards
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    MMBF Rising Star of the Year 2015Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund
    In October of 2015 film producer Matthew Martino approached me regarding a 'Kickstarter' campaign I was running for my own organisation, AFCGameByGame. Mr Martino was keen to know more about me as a filmmaker and after telling him about myself and my ambitions his company (Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund) honoured me as their 'Rising Star Of The Year' for 2015.