MY NAME IS CHARISTOPHER COOK AND I AM BASED IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND. FROM A YOUNG AGE I HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR THE ARTS AND FOR CULTURE. IT STARTED FROM DRAWING SKETCHES TO LEAD ME TAKING ART AND DESIGN AS A GCSE WHEN AT SCHOOL. BUT WHEN THE PASSION HIGHTENED WAS WHEN I STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT COLLEGE. THIS, ALONG WITH MEDIA STUDIES, MADE ME REALISE THAT THE INDUSTRY OF ARTS AND MEDIA PRODUCTION WERE NOT ONLY A DESIRE BUT EVEN A PURPOSE FOR ME. SINCE I HAVE:1. PERFORMED AS FREELANCE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR CLIENTS2. HAD MY ARTWORK EXBITED LOCALLY AND FEATURED IN REGIONAL MAGAZINES3. WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT AT A PRINTERS, SEO COMMUNICATION OPERATIVE FOR AN ONLINE COMPANY AND BEEN INVOLVED IN DESIGNING WHEN VOLUNTEERING4. RECENTLY TOO I HAVE NOTICED MY LOVE FOR WRITING, AND AS MY IMAGINATION IS DIVERSE I OFTEN EXPLORE EMOTIONS THROUGH SHORT STORY BASED POETRYTHE LATTER HAS LEAD ME TO APPRECIATE THE ARTISTIC FLOW OF WORDS. I HAVE INDEPENDENTLY HAD A SERIES OF POETRY BOOKS COME TO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.I LOVE, NO, LIVE AND BREATHE FILM, TV, GAMES AND THEATRICAL STAGE SHOWS. I HAVE BUILT A KNOWLEDGE FOR HOW PRODUCTIONS OPERATE AND THE SPECIFICS EACH CREW MEMBER HAS.ITS EXCITING, ITS INTERESTING AND I WANT NOTHING MORE TO BE INVOLVED IN FILM, TV OR THEATRE ANYWAY I CAN. THIS COULD BE:1. IN ADVERTISING/ MARKETING2. PROPS AND STORAGE3. EXTRA OR SCENERY4. RUNNER OR CAST ASSISTANT5. ARCHIVIST OR RECEPTION6. I WOULD EVEN BE THE TEA OR COFFEE MAKERI JUST WANT TO BE PART OF SOMETHING AMAZING, SOMETHING WHICH IS PART OF ME.I HAVE MY OWN CAR SO I CAN COMMUTE, I AM ORGANISED, PUNCTUAL, FRIENDLY, DETERMINED, EMPATHETIC, SYMPATHETIC, OPEN TO ANYTHING ASKED OF ME AND IN TERMS OF PAY GRADE I WOULD DO IT FOR ANY AMOUNT AS BEING INVOLVED MEANS SO MUCH MORE.
1. LIVING AND BREATHING FILM, GAMES, TV AND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS2. RESEARCH AND TRIVIA3. WRITING SHORT STORY BASED POETRY4. COMMUNICATION/ NETWORKING5. DESIGNING AND ADVERTISING6. SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY7. SPORTS8. TRAVELLING AND EXPLORING NEW PLACES AND ENVIRONMENTS9. HERITAGE AND CULTURE10. HELPING OTHERS IN NEED11. LEARNING NEW THINGS/ SKILLS12. BEING INVOLVED IN EXCITING PROJECTS ON/ OFF SITE