Obie O'Brien is a South Australian based Set Dresser and Production Designer.
He cut his teeth working as a standby on the set of Mcleod's Daughters,
a role in which he gained an intimate familiarity with on set practices and realities.
Making his mark set dressing on such films as Wolf Creek and Caterpillar Wish (IF production design award 2006). His natural resourcefulness and practicality have seen him as a key crew member on many of Adelaide's foremost art departments for the better part of a decade.
With prior experience and qualifications in management, construction and supervision, it was not long before he found himself in art director and designer roles, such as Jackie’s Spring Palace (SASA best production design award 2010), The Edge of Reality, Cropped (AACTA best short nominee 2012), and recently released television series' Prank Patrol Road Trip and Danger 5.
Prank Patrol Road Trip
(
Television
by Active TV / ABC3
Art Director
Coniston, Telling it True
(
Television
by PAW media / Rebel Films
Art Director
Danger 5
(
Film
by Dinosaur Pty Ltd / SBS
Production Designer
Surviving Georgia
(
Documentary
by McLaren House
Production Designer
Cropped
(
Film (short)
by Black Cat White Rabbit
Production Designer
Jackie's Spring Palace
(
Film (short)
by The Cutting Room
Art Director
Die for Real
(
Film
by Mike Green Productions
Art Director
The Edge of Reality
(
Film (short)
by Room 419
Production Designer
Love Story 2050
(
Film
by Baweja Films
Art Director (australia)
Dead End
(
Film (short)
by Desi2thongs Productions
Production Designer
The Seagull
(
Film (short)
by Blimp Media
Art Director
Angela's Decision
(
Film (short)
by Fleece Films
Production Designer
Flinders University Screen Studies Major in Screen Production
(1993-1998)
Hackney High
(1993-1998)