Holly Cocker: Archive

SONATA BEHIND THE SCENES

stellascott: Still from Sonata - photo by Mustafa Boga Cast: Anne Zander and Alistair Donegan, DoP: Holly Cocker, Sound: Adam Asnan, Writer: Anne Zander This month I directed a short film called Sonata which was conceived and developed by Anne Zander and I. We shot the one scene in my living room with our 5Ds and Adam’s incredible sound equipment, it was liberating to shoot an idea with such...

Feb 15th

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Erwin Olaf

www.erwinolaf.com/ Was lucky enough to photograph Erwin whilst filming an interview with him for a 3D: Darkly Digital and Devine, a new film by Robert Adanto which is going to be fantastic!

Jan 23rd

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Sushila had a successful career as a teacher before falling ill with kidney failure. She now lives with her doting husband in sheltered accommodation in North London and travels to the hospital 3 times a week for heamodialysis. However this doesn’t stop Sushila who leads an active social life both at the hospital and at the care home. One of 6 films I recently made for the NHS exploring...

Jan 23rd

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Goodbye 2011

Happy New Year everyone, hope 2012 brings you lots of happiness and love. A few shots from my highlights of the year: Shooting a documentary in Amsterdam with one of my oldest friends, Alana. Berlin Shorts Film Festival Montana, 9ten11 recce, in May and meeting the wonderful Day Family Being commissioned by the BBC to make 9ten11 - now called My Life: My Birthday Shook the World ...

Dec 31st

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A weekend in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle Portobello

Nov 27th

Lexi and Erica

Nov 1st

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Time lapsing in New York

Timelapse to come!

Oct 6th

Olpe, Kansas

A few photos from my recent shoot in the little town of Olpe in Kansas. Lexi lives with her Mum, step Dad, little brother Richard and her autistic five year old sister Ashlynn. They are an absolutely wonderful family, so full of love for each other. Lexi is an amazing 10 year old who spends a lot of her time helping care for Ashlynn and is a real inspiration. You can see more of Lexi’s...

Oct 5th

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Bryce, Charlotte, NC. Born 9.11.

Sep 24th

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Sep 22nd

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Wrapped!

Today I tried to use my eyes to zoom into an object…I clearly have been attached to a camera for an unhealthy amount of time! I’m back in London and tomorrow I start the rather exciting process of post production. I literally can’t wait to start piecing the film together into a proper story. I’m going to be spending the next three weeks editing my film with editor Ruth...

Sep 18th

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Sep 17th

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Lexi, born 9/11. Olpe, Kansas

Sep 12th

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9ten11 mentioned in the Denver Post and The Bellingham Herald

Sep 11th

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First bit of press about 9ten11 aka My Life: My... →

Sep 10th

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I heart NYC

Sep 10th

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Newport, Rhode Island

Shoot going really well - lucky to be filming with a little star in the making and no major dramas apart from a broken tripod and an addiction to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Nothing new there then. New York tomorrow! Yiippppeee!

Sep 5th

Production for 9ten11 aka My Life:My Secret...

LHR-Boston-Rhode Island-New York-Montana-Kansas-North Carolina-LHR-bed/collaspe

Sep 3rd

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BBC Commission!

A few months ago I went over to the States to make a taster tape for an idea I had for a documentary. I’m so pleased to announce that the film has been commissioned by the BBC and will be aired in February on BBC1! 9ten11 explores growing up in the USA post 9/11 as seen through the eyes of three American children - born on 9/11 - and those of their parents. What are their thoughts and...

Aug 18th

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London Rain

London Rain. August 2011. Even Milo is unhappy.

Aug 4th

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Still going through the mountain of photos I took in the States whilst filming the taster for 9ten11. Still got a whole batch from NYC to go! Johnny, Hunter and his little brother, MT. May 2011.

Jul 25th

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Angus and The Sea

Over the past few weeks as well as other projects I’ve been working on a documentary called Angus and The Sea which is being directed by Alana McVerry. Angus deep in thought minutes before the swim. In Alana’s words ‘Angus has dedicated the last four years of his life to this, his biggest ever challenge. Angus is no swimming champion either, quite theopposite, Angus is a...

Jul 24th

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From one place to the next

Billings, MT.

Jul 21st

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Sheffield

Sheffield. Taken whilst at Sheffield Documentary Film Festival from the hotel window.

Jul 17th

Jul 9th

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9ten11

Erm thanks to all the new followers of this blog, seems the less I post the more I get…I should probably take that as a hint :) alas I can’t keep quiet forever! Here’s some stills from a documentary I’m making called 9ten11 about children born on 9/11 in the US. More info soon. Johnny Lisa Colby Mike Twins Colby and Bryce Colby

Jun 26th

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Gracie in the mountains, Montana

Jun 25th

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Discarded

Discarded in the sunday morning heat, Montana, May 2011

Jun 24th

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High School Volleyball, Billings, MT

During my time in the States I was completely immersed in American life. The Day family, who I was filming, took me to their daughter Molly’s volleyball tournament which was so much fun - I found myself getting far too involved in the game and really rooting for Molly’s team to win… I found the atmosphere to be quite different to any school match I’d been to in the UK. Not...

May 30th

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Terrified at Night - a music promo for which I was the Director of Photography.

May 26th

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More Montana

A few more from my trip to Montana. Above is the wonderful Day family who I filmed for my taster tape for my new film. More soon.

May 21st

Montana

Gracie and Johnny in Red Lodge, Montana, May 2011

May 15th

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One of 6 films I recently made for the NHS exploring the different options of dialysis for the elderly. Directed shot and edited by Holly Cocker Produced by Amanda Silvester

May 11th

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After a week glued to my desk working on pre-prod for 2 documentaries here’s some photos of my brand new nephew, gorgeous little Joe. Everyone loves baby photos, right?! & here’s a new photo of Erwin Olaf thrown in for good measure.

May 7th

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Have been very bad at updating this blog recently - (see my other blog to see why) but work is very busy as usual which is great. Yesterday was the first shooting day of a 30 minute documentary I’m directing about Oli Lewington’s quest to conquer the 3 Peaks. Am absolutely thrilled to be working on this - Oli and the production team are absolutely fab and it’s going to be a great...

May 2nd

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Have been very bad with updating my blog lately due to various activities which I will blog about very soon (promise!) But in the mean time here are a few shots from yesterday’s shoot at The Winch a centre for young people in North London.

Apr 20th

Oleg Dou

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Mar 21st

Jonny Briggs

Jonny Briggs. Artist and Photographer. http://www.jonnybriggs.com/

Mar 20th

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10 & 11

Better late than never! Last week I completed my first week of sailing training for my leg in the Clipper Round the World yacht race 2011 - 12. I had an incredible time, met some super lovely people and was reminded why I’m so lucky to now have such good health and be able to be involved in such a thing. Anyway, this blog is supposed to be about my work so if you’d like to find out...

Mar 17th

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3D: Darkly Digital & Divine Got back this morning from a weeks shoot in Amsterdam for Robert Adanto’s latest documentary; 3D: Darkly Digital & Divine. The film explores the post photographic world and features interviews with photographers and digital artists such as Erwin Olaf, Oleg Dou, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Lisa Holden, Jonny Briggs and loads more. Felt so lucky to meet and...

Mar 4th

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My roomie in Amsterdam

Mar 1st

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Last Friday I screened Young, Deaf & CF at the Barbican and did a Q&A after which was a really great experience. Not only was the Q&A really challenging (in a good way) and made me think about the film in a lot of ways I previously haven’t - it was ace to see the film on the big screen and show some family and friends that hadn’t previously seen it. Will post some photos of...

Feb 25th

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NHS Portrait 26/30...getting there

Photographs taken on a chilly Sunday a couple of weeks ago. Part of a commission for the NHS, this is Dr Duncan and his very sweet 6 year old son Callum. I don’t usually edit the colours of many of my images, but I wanted these to have a timeless feel and therefore boosted the contrast a little and washed out some of the colours to different levels to see which looked best.

Feb 23rd

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I write this from my cosy bed with a big mug of tea after a hugely hectic week. Yesterday was spent filming the 4th NHS film, where I met the lovely Mr and Mrs Shah (see photos under this post) who live in sheltered housing in North London. They entertained us all day with lots of stories (Mrs Shah used to be a primary school teacher) and sweetly demonstrated their daily routine of...

Feb 18th

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This week was spent in a very chilly Stockholm filming with Emma Elizabeth from TheDesignVlog.com We had a fab time wondering round lots of exhibitions, meeting designers and exploring Stockholm (and managed to fit in a bit of shopping too!) Stockholm is an ace city with so much to offer including some incredible restaurants and a frozen river! (I was far too excited by this.) I’ll post up...

Feb 11th