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fergusfcooper
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Film Festival Fever
My first feature documentary: The Quiet Shuffling of Feet was successful in submissions to three international film festivals. In July it...
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fergusfcooper
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Trauma Documentary Screening in Newcastle
There will be a special screening of my documentary: The Quiet Shuffling of Feet Thursday 8th of September in Newcastle Community Cinema,...
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fergusfcooper
May 3, 20224 min read
Once Upon a Time in my Childhood
My love of films began at a very young age. The youngest of 4 boys, I tagged along with the brothers to the Saturday morning film club at...
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fergusfcooper
Apr 11, 20224 min read
Preparing for Your TV Interview
Giving your first television interview need not be as daunting as you first feared. Here are some things you can do to ensure that the...
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fergusfcooper
Mar 31, 20223 min read
War, Conflict Trauma, and Media
Current events in the Ukraine, in the Yemen and Palestine remind us that war devastates and changes lives forever. It is not just the...
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fergusfcooper
Mar 22, 20224 min read
Black & White - Writing a documentary film treatment
As a documentary filmmaker, I'm often asked where do you get your ideas from? And this is followed up by, how do you make a start? To...
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fergusfcooper
Mar 15, 20224 min read
5 Things I Learned in Film School
I attended the Northern Ireland Film & Television School, SERC, Bangor 2019-21. I was 62 when I started and 64 when I emerged with my...
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fergusfcooper
Mar 8, 20226 min read
Filmmaking
How I got started in filmmaking and shooting documentaries.
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