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John Cotter
PORTFOLIO
Click on each of the sections to see my array of work in audio, visual, and other aspects of communication and media.
 Video Editing PortfolioExamples of video editing I've done for events, commercials, trailers, promotions, and much more. Clients include Working on Dying, Jeff McClusky & Associates, Radio DePaul, and more. |  Photography PortfolioLinked to all my best concert, artist, and event photography. |  Chicago Reader Feature: Valee and Michael Vincent Waller‘It hits different’: Michael Vincent Waller meshes postminimalism and trap. A Q&A with Waller and Chicago rapper Valee, one of the New York-based composer’s collaborators on the new album Classic$. My first piece with the Chicago Reader. |  Media Mayhem YouTubeLong-form Interviews, Video Essays, Short Form Content, and so much more. Over 850,000 views and over 850 subscribers. |
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 Media Mayhem TikTokOver 10,000 followers and over 1,000,000 likes. Primarily, I focus on media news, hip-hop reviews and analysis, interview clips, track reviews, and more. I started my account in June of 2021 and have gained such a large following in under a year |  FilmCred ArticlesPieces that I have written for FilmCred, including an overview of my chat with Rian Johnson and a review of Dave: Season 2. |  DePaulia ArticlesAll of the articles that I have written for the DePaulia. Articles include interviews with O'shea Jackson Jr., the cast of A24's "Waves", a review of Kanye West's impromptu Chicago concert, and more. |  Video Feature: College of CommunicationA mini documentary that I starred in for DePaul's College of Communication. |
 The Radio DePaul PodcastThe Radio DePaul Podcast, with episodes 72-90 being co-written, edited, and hosted by myself. I am proud to have won a handful of "Best Podcast" finalist at the College Media Association and a winner at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards. |  COVID-19 Podcast EpisodeAn episode of the Radio DePaul Podcast focused on COVID-19 and its sparsely unpredictable effects. Produced and written by myself. |  Chicago Politics Podcast Episode (SPJ Finalist)I was a co-producer and writer on this collaboration with 14 East at DePaul, which was a finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards in 2020. |  "Judas and the Black Messiah" Cast InterviewMy Interview with the main cast of the Oscar-winning "Judas and the Black Messiah." Conversations with Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Dominique Fishback, and Algee Smith. |
 John David Washington FeatureFor the new film TENET, I interviewed John David Washington and talked about the film and its release during a quarantined summer. |  Lean Enterprise Institute: YouTube Videos, ChannelI run the YouTube channel and video posts for Lean Enterprise Institute. I create all banner images, edit/post all videos, maintain weeky posting cadence, interact with subscribers, and much more. |  Media Mayhem PodcastThis is my first episode of the Media Mayhem Podcast, which is my first independent podcast. After years of interviewing celebrities and artists, I wanted a consistent means of chatting with up-and-coming creatives who are trying to pave a path for themselves. |  Short Hip-Hop Analysis on YouTubeAn example of a brief, scripted video essay that I write, produce, and edit. While I have dozens of video essays, this is a prime example of the introspective perspective that encompasses how I analyze all media. It's one thing to just overtly analyze an artist, but I strive to explain to viewers just how an artist becomes popular along with what makes them special, utilizing my experience within the industry to give an educated, authentic perspective. |
 Astroworld Coverage (3 Million Views)I covered the events that unfolded at Astroworld on November 5th, 2021, and reached over 3 million people in the process. On an app filled to the brim with misinformation, I wanted to lay out the facts as they existed on the night of the festival, giving impressionable viewers a chance to comprehend and understand what happened without getting a conspiracy theory or false narrative shoved in their face. |  Jeff McClusky Videography/EditingI have shot and edited two Festival University documentaries for Jeff McClusky & Associates, as well as a few online adverts. |  #BlackLivesMatter Video CoverageThe #BlackLivesMatters movement has been increasingly prevalent in Chicago, a city that I have been grateful enough to call home. The same is sadly not true of the suburbs nearby where I grew up. |  TD Ameritrade Market UpdateThis is an example of a daily market update that I would write and record at TD Ameritrade. |
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