Yorkshire based independent film director
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At The Mountains of Madness (2021) Full length feature horror movie. Starring Tony Coughlan, Ashe Russell and Gary Geeson.
Written and Directed by Matthew Cooper
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Feature length micro budget horror film, free to view on my YouTube channel from 1st December. www.youtube.com/@matcoopAll SFX in this were created using AI tools Runway and LumaLab and others. AI was used in the edit, and sound post production also.The film couldn’t have been completed to such a high standard without the use of …
In coming! Sober (2024) is the new comedy film set in Leeds and starring Tom Gibbons (Funny Cow) and Dean Smith (Waterloo Road / Still Open all Hours). We shot the film back in April 2023 in nine days and for the past 18 months it’s been in post-production as I worked around other script writer …
‘Sober’ is getting close to being done and myself and the two lead actors and co-writers/producer expect BIG things from the film – its very funny.
Sober (2025) is about to finish post-production and will be released in March 2025.
The film is directed by Matthew Cooper and written with Matthew and the two lead actors Dean Smith (Waterloo Road, Still Open All Hours) and Tom Gibbons (Funny Cow, The Archers).
The film has its own dedicated website here: Sober – the movie – Wetting the baby’s head since 2023…
Below are some behind the scene shots.
The film will be premiered on Amazon streaming in the UK.
Feature length micro budget horror film, free to view on my YouTube channel from 1st December.
All SFX in this were created using AI tools Runway and LumaLab and others. AI was used in the edit, and sound post production also.
The film couldn’t have been completed to such a high standard without the use of AI tech.
Thanks to Tony Coughlan and Ashe Russell for doing the hard yards acting (the live action portion of the feature length film was shot in 4 days and 2 nights).
Filmed on location in Staithes and Whitby in North Yorkshire.
Based on the famous story ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’ by H.P Lovecraft who has a passionate fan base across the world and especially online.
Total budget under £2,000. The film is designed to generate engagement and subscribers to my YouTube channel, where we host three other Lovecraft based microbudget feature films which are generating 1000s of views per month, with excellent long form viewer retention figures.
We have more Lovecraft themed features currently gearing up to shoot and next year we’re making a slasher horror feature at Whitby Goth Festival, using the festival and it’s passionate fan base and backdrop as a key element of the film.
We’re self financed, but open to approaches from producers, broadcasters or distributors, but not dependent on them. I’m also personally open to (and currently very busy with) scriptwriting commissions or consultancy work.
Matthew Cooper has been directing drama films since the early 90s, starting on super 8mm cine film and moving into video, long before it became digital. His feature film directorial debut Markham was released in 2020.
As well as being a freelance film director for hire, Matthew has also enjoyed a long career as a script writer for hire he’s written for most of the UK soaps, including writing award winning episodes of Emmerdale, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Family Affairs and has been BAFTA shortlisted and Royal Television Society nominated as a script writer.
You can find some of his broadcast credits on the IMDb.His directorial debut, the rubber reality horror thriller Markham will be released in 2020. You can find out more about Matthew’s work as a director here.
You can contact Matthew on matcoop23@yahoo.co.uk.
