That’s me on the left.
Hello and welcome to my site.
I’ve been working in the Art Department for yonks, most of which has been spent making TV Commercials. These days I’m usually either Art Directing medium scale TVC jobs, or working in Set Dec Fabricator on the long form projects.
I’ve got a heap of experience both on-set and off. I’m comfortable with anything Art Dept, but most enjoy set building, dressing, and fabricating bespoke items/props for any and all occasions.
I’ve got a publishing and writing background too. I published my own magazine ‘the FiX’ for a dozen years and edited ‘Rip It Up’ for a couple. I also ghost wrote Director’s TVC treatments for quite a number of years a wee back...
Feel free to contact me if you’ve any queries.
Righto, Ricardo
p: 021 674 570
e: ricardocooke@me.com
MOST RECENT WORK…
MORE FM - Back For More / TVC
Art Director / Eyes & Ears Ltd
The Wrecking Crew / Feature Film
Set Dec Fabricator / Wrecking Leo Productions
EECA - Switch On Efficiency / TVC
Art Director / Nimble Productions Ltd
REACH Media NZ - Letterbox Marketing / TVC
Art Director / Eyes & Ears Ltd
M3GAN2 / Feature Film
Set Dec Fabricator / Candy Cane Productions
National Mini Storage - SPACE!! / TVC
Art Director / Eyes & Ears Ltd
Breeze FM - Promo / TVC
Art Director / InMotion Post Ltd
Salvation Army - Winter Appeal / TVC
Art Director / Borderless
Speight’s - Great Mates / TVC
Art Director / Blacksand
FORD - MKR Promo / TVC
Art Director / Borderless
NZDF - TVC - Web
Art Standby / Revolver
Waka Kotahi - TVC
Art Standby / 3&7 Ltd
The Amazing Race - Israel / TV - Unscripted
Art Director / South Pacific Pictures
Mac’s Beer - (TVC)
Art Standby / Finch
Chief Of War (TV Series)
Fabrication Manager (Construction) / Fifth Season Ltd
ONE Promo (TVC)
Art Standby / Good Oil Films
Strauss Workwear - Botanica Campaign (Stills)
Art Director / Film Construction Ltd
Spark (TVC)
Art Standby/Builder / Finch
Nutri Grain (TVC)
Art Standby / Exit Films
Angel Bay (TVC)
Sweetshop
Art Standby
Strauss Workwear - Xmas Campaign (Stills)
Film Construction Ltd
Art Director
Kiwicare - Weed Away (TVC)
In Motion Post Ltd
Art Director
Dettol - Science Girl Experiments (TVC)
In Motion Post Ltd
Art Director / Set Builder
Noel Leemings - Ruck Time (TVC)
Tutu Films
Standby
MOH - Kaitiaki (TVC)
Film 360
Standby/Dresser
KFC (TVC)
Film 360
Standby/Buyer
Powershop (TVC)
Finch
Standby/Dresser
Renters Promo (Stills)
Greenstone
Standby
Bunnings - Tamariki (TVC)
In Motion Post Ltd
Art Director
MOH - Flu Shot (TVC)
Good Oil
Standby/Dresser
Larchmont TV
The Warehouse - Then an Now (TVC)
Standby
Nimble Productions
Rockit Apples - Content
Art Director
Google Android - Fabrication
Client: Google - via Riot Design
Project Manager
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Hello Fresh. How To Dinner x6 Ep’s
Art Director
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LOTR - The Rings Of Power (TV)
Sculpt Dept Coordinator/Manager
Greenstone TV
The Tender Trap (TV Feature)
Set Decorator
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Fish & Clips
Dylan Frost. Golden Tongue (Music Vid)
Art Director
Satellite Media
The Warehouse - Scarehouse (TVC)
Art Director
Blacksand
Samsung - Smart Fridge (TVC)
Standby
Eight Comm
Maviret - Hep C (TVC)
Standby
Thick as Thieves
The Warehouse - Father’s Day (TVC)
Standby
Exposure
AirNZ - All Blacks (TVC)
Standby/Builder
Truman Films
AA Insurance (TVC)
Art Director
Brown Sugar / Apple Grunt Productions
The Legend Of Baron To’a (Feature)
On-Set Art Director
South Pacific Pictures
Shortland Street (Catch Up)
Art Director
BC&F Dentsu
The Block Promo (TVC)
Art Director
Fish
Subaru - SUV Range (TVC)
Art Director
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Finch
AAI - Rainy Day (TVC)
Standby/Dresser
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Finch
Air NZ - Best Xmas Ever (Web)
Standby/Builder
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Scoundrel
The Warehouse - Summer (TVC)
Buyer/Dresser
___
Fish
Countdown - Xmas (TVC)
Builder
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Eight Comm
The Warehouse - Kiwi Scrabble (TVC)
Standby/Builder
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Eight Comm
Warehouse Stationery - Blu Tak Cowboy (TVC)
Standby
Blacksand
NZ Bake-Off - Promo (TVC)
Standby
Nimble Productions
TSB (TVC)
Art Director
Nimble Productions
Lynx - New Zealand (TVC)
Art Director
Tomorrowland Productions
High Road - Season Two (TV)
Art Director
Nimble Productions
Lynx - Australia (TVC)
Art Director
Ogilvy
Pizza Hut - Price Crash (TVC)
Art Director
Ogilvy
EECA (TVC)
Art Director
Fish
Genesis (TVC)
Art Director
Fish
New World - Xmas (TVC)
Art Director
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etc etc etc…