Cooke, Aaron

Cooke, Aaron

Partner --- CEO, Executive Producer of Digital Cinema Collective at FUNICULAR GOATS

Aaron Cooke is an Emmy®-winning producer bringing cutting-edge broadcast technology to some of entertainment’s largest television shows and live events. As Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Cinema Collective (DCC), he has developed a roster of clients including Disney, Netflix, Google, Apple, Sony, FOX and the NFL. In ongoing conjunction, Cooke has produced multiple Emmy-nominated Super Bowl Halftime Shows, leveraging state-of-the-art systems to capture the event with cinema cameras for the first time.

Beyond bringing the Super Bowl Halftime Show to 130 million viewers and helping it garner its first ever Outstanding Live Variety Special Emmy, Cooke has produced many of the entertainment industry’s biggest shows, including Disney’s variety holiday specials, Amazon Music’s “Amazon Music Live” series, and the 8th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. He has also overseen such productions as the Leaders Summit on Climate, the largest-ever virtual gathering of world leaders and the first ever hybrid live/virtual event held at the White House, along with several National Geographic Live specials. Cooke’s latest project includes the live shows for Netflix’s new live-streaming service.

Throughout his career, Cooke consistently pioneers emerging broadcast technologies, such as integrating live stream feeds into televised broadcasts while harmonizing a cinematic workflow into live or live-to-tape projects. Cooke’s primary goal surrounds enhancing visual aesthetic and servicing storytelling capabilities.

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