Mike Leigh Cooper: Passion for People and Stories - Showreel

Mike Leigh Cooper: Passion for people and stories - showreel

For more information or to make contact visit: mikeleighcooper.com

Cast: Mike Leigh Cooper

Tags: Mike Leigh Cooper, passion, people, stories, community media, video, audio, production, training, Europe, international, youth, global, humanitarian, theatre, creative, technology, workshops, festivals, events, inspire, courage showreel, York, 2011 and 2012

Mike Leigh Cooper: Passion for People and Stories - A Philosophy

I'm Mike Leigh Cooper and I believe in passion for people and stories.

I think PASSION makes things happen, PEOPLE shape our world and STORIES tie us all together.

People from every culture, in every place everywhere have a story to tell. In such a social world, stories need to be shared.
  Stories have always shaped the way we understand the world to be, how it is and how we want it be.

I have a background in theatre, video and audio production with some youth and support work. I have strong skills and interest in the creative use of technology and I love what I do. I occupy the space between media producer, technician, journalist and facilitator.

This means that I  bridge really cool technical stuff with really fun people things - whether it's workshops, festivals or one-to-one: it's the passion that counts.

To really make a difference, the territory has to be international, issues need to be universal but personal and ideas should be open and flexible.

Let's work together to inspire the world and have the courage to stand by our convictions.

For more information or to make contact visit: mikeleighcooper.com

Cast: Mike Leigh Cooper

Tags: Mike Leigh Cooper, passion, people, stories, community media, video, audio, production, training, Europe, international, youth, global, humanitarian, theatre, creative, technology, workshops, festivals, events, inspire, courage showreel, York, 2011 and 2012

EYV 'Relay' in Lithuania: Organisation Introduction - Deineta (International Youth Exchange NGO)

Deineta is the second of two organisations that I visited in June 2011 as part of the Relay project. I worked with the managers for a week; interviewing their volunteers on projects and speaking to project managers in and around Kaunas, Lithuania.

As part of the project, this is one of two videos with the Deineta managers - this video talks about EVS, the European Voluntary Service: one of the youth exchange opportunities which Deineta specialises in.

For more information on Deineta visit: deineta.lt

This short video was produced by Mike Leigh Cooper, UK reporter for the European Commision 'Relay' project as part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011. Find out more at: europa.eu/volunteering/en/relay/16/ or visit mikeleighcooper.com for Mike's work.

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