_{“They tell us that art is a mirror - a mirror held up to nature.
I think this is a false image…
In a society like ours,
art is not a mirror but a hammer.
It is a weapon in our hands to see
and say what is right and good and beautiful………”}

_{John Grierson}

What do you do for a living? I always find it difficult to answer that question. I am a digital designer and video documentarist.

This means I am a producer, journalist, camera operator, sound recordist, video editor, graphic designer, technician and apple computer expert. I also take commissions in digital design such as designing content management system based web sites.

All my video work involves straight journalism, interviewing people on camera, filming people going about what they do and explaining their motivations for doing what they do.

Many of my commissions come from companies and organisations who wish to highlight their good work within their community. What better promotional material can you have than a well made documentary!

In 1997 I joined Med Broadcasting Ltd, Regent Street, London, as a producer. Later I moved to BRD, a production company based in Brussels. Working in the news room and producing live outside broadcasts across Europe.

In 2000 I transferred to a studios in Stockholm. In 2001 looking for new challenges I became freelance and started my own production company Pertier Media Ltd in Stockholm. Later relocating from Stockholm to Liverpool in 2002.

My intention in going freelance was to use my skills to produce work that in some way benefits the community which I live in.You may see threads running through my work which are about representing those who are rarely represented in the mainstream media. These are conscious decisions and I am fortunate to be able to choose which commissions I would like to work on.

In 2006 I returned to Sweden, where I currently live and work as a freelance Digital Designer and Video Documentarist.

Contact me if you are looking for someone to produce a documentary or have a new media design project you would like to realise we can discuss how we can make your idea a reality.

^{Joseph Cooper}