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The Cooke factory in Leicester is a special place, combining modern and traditional processes and machines. Those machines are driven by a passionate team whose unswerving dedication enables Cooke to make such finely honed products which last for so many decades. In this film, we have tried to capture that special feeling.

Directed by Dino Kazamia
Cinematography by Dylan Bruce

Serviced by ProcamTake2

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3 September 2024
Yamini Yagnamurthy on Crafting the Visuals for 'Raghu Thatha'
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2 September 2024
In the Arena: Serena Williams - a conversation with Cinematographer Ayana Baraka
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28 August 2024
Cinematographer Chandrakanth Madhavan discusses using Cooke S7/i FF lenses on the horror fantasy 'Gu'
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View Cinematographer Chandrakanth Madhavan discusses using Cooke S7/i FF lenses on the horror fantasy 'Gu'
21 August 2024
SP3 1st anniversary - Burbank - September 19
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21 August 2024
SP3 1st anniversary - London - September 19
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15 August 2024
Cooke Anamorphic/i FF lenses bring out the vibrancy of 'Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba'
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View Cooke Anamorphic/i FF lenses bring out the vibrancy of 'Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba'
8 August 2024
Classic Cookes - 25mm T2.2 Cooke Speed Panchro Series II (S2) – Serial 592911 – In Production from 1953 (U.S. Patent 2502509)
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View Classic Cookes - 25mm T2.2 Cooke Speed Panchro Series II (S2) – Serial 592911 – In Production from 1953 (U.S. Patent 2502509)
6 August 2024
Cooke's Anamorphic/i S35 (2x) and Anamorphic Zoom lenses capture the tense atmosphere of 'Cuckoo'
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View Cooke's Anamorphic/i S35 (2x) and Anamorphic Zoom lenses capture the tense atmosphere of 'Cuckoo'
5 August 2024
Cooke India opening - August 9
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1 August 2024
Insights: Bradford Young - utilising focus
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31 July 2024
Dinesh Purushothaman on the cinematic journey of 'Maharaja'
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30 July 2024
Cooke Gallery - focus exhibition
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26 July 2024
Cooke BYOC: Summer Shootout - 14 August 2024
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24 July 2024
'We Are Lady Parts' - from pilot to perfection
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24 July 2024
Cooke x RED open house - 6 August 2024
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23 July 2024
Insights: Rodrigo Prieto - energy
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View Insights: Rodrigo Prieto - energy
19 July 2024
Comandante – the data driven workflow; a presentation by David Stump, ASC, BVK
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View Comandante – the data driven workflow; a presentation by David Stump, ASC, BVK
17 July 2024
Classic Cookes - dimpled golf ball (U.S. patent 878254 – 1908)
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16 July 2024
A conversation with John Jiang and Yichuan Huang on their short film 'Sealed Off'
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View A conversation with John Jiang and Yichuan Huang on their short film 'Sealed Off'
12 July 2024
Arthur A. Wilson: a visual journey with 'Garudan'
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