Team

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.

In addition to leading Digital Cinema Collective, Cooke is a partner of sister company Funicular Goats, which engineers the state-of-the-art specialized systems and technical capabilities that DCC implements, consequently used across many high-level Hollywood productions.

Beyond bringing the Super Bowl Halftime Show to 114 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, Apple Music’s “Apple Music Live” series, and the Grammy Premiere Ceremony. 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; several National Geographic Live specials, and The Democratic National Convention. Cooke’s latest project includes the 2023 Anime Award Show for Sony’s Streaming Service, Crunchyroll, held in Japan.

Cooke’s career spans over two decades of hands-on production work, accruing the concrete expertise that made him a recognized production leader and one of the industry’s foremost figures in the rapidly growing field of cinematic multi-camera production. Launching his career in Washington, D.C. Cooke worked on prominent feature films and live events, until ultimately moving to California to pursue the industry head-on. 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.

Morgan Kellum has been at the forefront of the burgeoning world of cinematic multi-camera production, helping develop the technology and systems that bring unparalleled visual quality to some of the biggest live events in the world.

Kellum has played a big part in the camera integration of the last three Super Bowl Halftime Shows, helping to implement new technology to broadcast the shows live in cinema quality for the first time.

Kellum’s most recent projects include the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show, Spotify: Stream On, Super Bowl LVII Press Conferences for Apple Music & the NFL, The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium, Amazon Music Live’s Thursday Night Football Concert Series, Elton John’s Live at Dodger Stadium, and Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour film.

In the past year, Kellum and the Funicular Goats have executed large arena shows for Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, The Foo Fighters Tribute Concert to Taylor Hawkins and Elton John Live at Dodger Stadium. His teams have helped create content for nearly every major platform, including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Apple, NBC and Amazon. For the past two decades, Kellum has been directly involved in the shift to cinematic capture for comedy specials, overseeing projects for comics including Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Steve Martin, and Dave Chappelle.

Kellum studied Film and English Literature at San Francisco State University. He enjoys offering mentorship to budding filmmakers and resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Ewa, and their three young children.
In addition to leading Digital Cinema Collective, Cooke is a partner of sister company Funicular Goats, which engineers the state-of-the-art specialized systems and technical capabilities that DCC implements, consequently used across many high-level Hollywood productions.

Beyond bringing the Super Bowl Halftime Show to 114 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, Apple Music’s “Apple Music Live” series, and the Grammy Premiere Ceremony. 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; several National Geographic Live specials, and The Democratic National Convention. Cooke’s latest project includes the 2023 Anime Award Show for Sony’s Streaming Service, Crunchyroll, held in Japan.

Cooke’s career spans over two decades of hands-on production work, accruing the concrete expertise that made him a recognized production leader and one of the industry’s foremost figures in the rapidly growing field of cinematic multi-camera production. Launching his career in Washington, D.C. Cooke worked on prominent feature films and live events, until ultimately moving to California to pursue the industry head-on. 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.

Aaron Cooke

Morgan Kellum

Marcus Lee

Rayya Deeb

Behnam Karbassi

Brianna Resuta

Jonathan Edmondson

Key Collaborators

James Coker

Phil Sino-Cruz

Chelsea Gonnering

Ashley Livingston-Litwin