Geoffrey Cook Email & Phone Number

Syracuse, New York Area

Developed product strategy and organized backend development of augmented reality powered translation application, viewLingo. Worked on humanitarian project Mygration, an endeavor that was a finalist for the AIGA’s emerging designers award.

Syracuse, New York Area

Led two labs a week teaching 40 freshmen visual story telling techniques, technical skills with cinematography, and editing digital video

Syracuse, New York Area

Worked to develop a positioning and advertising campaign for a prosthetic finger created via 3-D printing created by SU engineers. Collaborated with engineers to find advantages and shortcomings in the design. Researched current consumer needs, state of the prosthetic industry and developed creative for proposed campaign.

Syracuse, New York Area

Researched current and emerging video game trends to determine future tactics of integrating advertising in the largest growing entertainment market. Found a lack of advertising, despite video games growing 50% in sales in the last five years and enjoying high rates of user retention. Developed a 40-page guide for advertisers as to how to create effective native advertising in video games.Presentation of findings is linked below (built in Minecraft)

Developed and pitched a repositioning for Dunkin Donuts as a student via an academic project with Hill Holliday. Gathered and synthesized secondary and primary research, conducted focus groups and sent out surveys to develop an insight into what makes Dunkin Donuts special to their customers.

Tracked visual trends in filmmaking, using observations to enhance the style of promotional material, and music videos I edited.Compiled research and wrote one page breakdowns about a range of topics (YouTube culture, VR filmmaking, immigration) that was used to guide the production of three documentary films.Past workCabin Creek Films, Production and Research Assistant - 2016-2017Trance (Teaser), Sound Recordist - November 2016James Vincent McMorrow music video, Sound Recordist - October 2016A Boogie Music Video, Assistant Camera/PA - October 2016Camp Taconic, Cinematographer and editor - Summer 2016Todd Rodgers Introduction and Promo, Cinematographer and editor - May, 2016How to Make a Fire, Andover MA, Director/Writer - Winter, 2016Honk! (Documentary) Somerville MA, Camera Operator - Fall, 2015Haema, Prague Czech Republic, Director/Editor - Spring 2015Fallen, Norton MA, Cinematographer - Fall, 2014Fangzi, Vermont, Production Assistant/Assistant Camera - Summer, 2014The Risk of Absence, Norton MA, Best Boy - Spring, 2014Film Production Work Study Wheaton College - Spring, 2014My Own Voice, Andover MA, Director/Producer/Editor - Spring and Summer, 2014Experience with following cameras: Canon C100 Mark I, Canon 5D Mark II, Sony FS100, BlackMagic Design Cinema, Digital Bolex, XA-20 and Canon T4i.

Hinsdale Ma

Filmed and edited 20 videos for the summer camp. Worked one on one with vice president of late night programing at CBS, who hosts a workshop at the camp each year and produced 6 short videos for the workshop.

Norton Ma

During my last semester at Wheaton College I worked as a Teachers Assistant for the film department- Assisted with teaching Documentary Storytelling and Advanced Film Production classes- Responsible for giving advice to students concerning, pre-production, production and post-production - Assisting with brainstorming fixes and edits for films- Managed inventory of film equipment including cameras, grip gear, lighting, sound, etc.- Maintained gear- Addressed various software and hardware issues- Created promotional material for advanced film program

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

I was enrolled in a study abroad program that allowed me to study at the Film and TV School Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), one of the oldest film schools in Europe. I took classes in writing, directing, film analysis, cinematography.

Was accepted as the work study student for the film department at Wheaton College during my Junior Year.- Organized equipment- Assisted in filming promotional material- Set up and broke down teaching aids- Wrote manuals for new software and hardware

Various

I am making a short documentary about a choir group called "My Own Voice" which invites children/young adults with special needs and teaches them how to sing and operate as part of a choir, which eventually leads to concerts to showcase the abilities these children have learned. I am aiming to have the documentary finished before the end of June.

Masters, Advertising, 3.83

Bachelor’S Degree, Film And New Media Studies, 3.72

Activities and Societies: The founder of WAVES (Wheaton Audio Visual Entertainment Studios), a club on campus which aims to give students.