Conall O'Brien
Stock Footage & Video Researcher
Also available as a:
In-house Runner
Edit Assistant
Image Researcher
Treatment Designer
Treatment Writer
I am a freelance visual researcher / treatment designer who started in the industry as part of the creative team at Rattling Stick. Since going freelance in 2019, I have worked with some of the leading production companies such as Smuggler, Somesuch, Blink and many more. Outside of commercials I have worked across Film & TV on long form documentary & drama pitches for clients such as Netflix & BBC. I also specialise in copywriting, having written award winning copy for directors such as Sye Allen, Alicia MacDonald & Andy McLeod.
You can find examples of my work on my website below:
www.conallobrien.co.uk/treatments
Work History
| Date(s) | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|
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Jan 2020 - Present |
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Freelance Creative |
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Freelance |
Redwood BBDO |
Footage Researcher |
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Freelance |
R/GA |
Image & Video Researcher |
|
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 |
Rattling Stick |
Creative Assistant |
Short-form Production
| Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Director | Producer | Role | Vimeo / Youtube Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pulse |
TNT |
|
Ludovic Gontrand |
Tom Laurence |
Archive Researcher |
N/A |
|
Girl & Bear |
The National Lottery |
|
Luc Rëso Janin |
Sam Breen |
Visual Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
BearJam |
NBCU |
|
James Hilditch |
Tristan Harrison |
Visual Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Missing Link Films |
Aston Martin |
|
Alessandro Pacciani |
Heather Link |
Visual Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Chatterbox / BBC |
Ashley Cain 'Fearless' |
Documentary |
|
Nav Raman, Ellie Sabine-Singh, Ali Quirk |
Visual Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Silver Reel |
Robin and the Hood |
Pitch Trailer |
Phil Hawkins |
Claudia Bluemhuber |
Footage Researcher |
N/A |
|
Alumina Studios |
Velo x McLaren |
|
Hannah Wardle / Leah Thompson |
Amy Jackson |
Visual Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Toast TV |
Asahi x Man City |
|
Jacques Salmon |
Aaron Aziz |
Image/Clip Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Lammas Park |
UEFA/Enterprise |
|
Jade Ang Jackman |
Mia Powell |
Image/Clip Researcher & Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
R/GA |
Youtube Shorts |
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|
Mariana Conde Grant, Nadia Khiavi, Tylie Cox, Ashley Cohen, David Welch |
Image & Clip Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film / DDB |
McCafe |
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Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Lemsip |
|
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Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
Prodigious / Saatchi & Saatchi |
Neom |
|
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Footage Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film / McCann NY |
Delsym |
|
N/A |
|
Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film / McCann NY |
Lysol |
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N/A |
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Creative Researcher |
N/A |
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Prodigious |
EE |
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Footage Researcher |
N/A |
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Redwood BBDO |
Youtube/Google |
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Content/Footage Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
VEET |
|
N/A |
|
Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Finish/Bosch |
|
N/A |
|
Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Apex Legends |
|
Yibi Hu |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Party Animals |
|
Kyra & Constantin |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Biotherm x Avatar |
|
Tulips & Chimneys |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
FSC |
|
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Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Finish |
|
N/A |
|
Creative Researcher |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Pfizer |
|
Andy Martin |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Airwick |
|
N/A |
|
Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Doptelet |
|
Megacomputeur |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Great Western Railway |
|
Mark Waring |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Waste Creative |
Toon Blast |
|
N/A |
|
Stock Footage Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
T-Mobile |
|
N/A |
|
Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
IKEA |
|
N/A |
|
Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Captain Jack |
|
N/A |
|
Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Nurofen |
|
N/A |
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Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
Spec Treatment |
Colgate |
|
N/A |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
DesTop |
|
N/A |
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Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
Spec Treatment |
ASDA |
|
N/A |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Calgon |
|
N/A |
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Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
OTO Film |
Guardium |
|
N/A |
|
Director Researcher |
N/A |
|
Strange Beast |
BFI |
|
Anna Ginsbourg |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Strange Beast |
BFI |
|
Laura Jayne Hodkin |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Strange Beast |
BFI |
|
Ivyy Chen |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
Erste |
|
N/A |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
TopCashback |
|
N/A |
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Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation & Strange Beast |
Miral |
|
N/A |
|
Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
B&Q |
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N/A |
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Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
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Passion Animation |
XGEVA |
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N/A |
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Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Passion Animation |
All Eco |
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N/A |
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Visual Researcher / Treatment Designer |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Costa |
TVC |
Henry Busby |
Kelly Spacey |
Research & Design Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Fuji Instax |
TVC |
Sara Dunlop |
Tess Mitchell |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Save The Children |
TVC |
Sara Dunlop |
Tess Mitchell |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
BBC Ru Paul's Drag Race |
TVC |
Jack Whiteley |
Kelly Spacey |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Axe/Lynx |
TVC |
Andy McLeod |
Stuart Bentham |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Anna of the North 'Thank Me Later' |
|
Harry Barber |
|
Research Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
|
TVC |
Jack Whiteley |
Kelly Spacey |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Aldous Harding 'Fixture Picture' |
|
Jack Whiteley |
|
Research Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Temples 'Hot Motion' |
|
Dan Kleinman |
|
Research Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Dave 'Black' |
|
Nathan Tettey |
|
Research Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Cadbury |
TVC |
Sara Dunlop |
Polly Ruskin |
Research & Design Assistant |
|
Music Videos
| Prod Co | Artist / Title | Director | Producer | Role | Vimeo / Youtube Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rattling Stick |
Anna Of The North 'Thank Me Later' |
Harry Barber |
Kelly Spacey |
Research Assistant |
N/A |
|
Rattling Stick |
Anna Of The North 'Thank Me Later' |
Harry Barber |
Kelly Spacey |
Research Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Temples 'Hot Motion' |
Dan Kleinman |
Chanel Parkinson |
Research Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Aldous Harding 'Fixture Picture' |
Jack Whiteley |
Chanel Parkinson |
Research Assistant |
|
|
Rattling Stick |
Dave 'Black' |
Nathan Tettey |
Kelly Spacey |
Research Assistant |
|
Education
- FILMMAKING & HISTORY OF ART | 2014 - 2017 KINGSTON UNIVERSITY (KINGSTON SCHOOL OF ART) BA (Hons) First Class Degree.
Genres Worked in
- Sports
- Cars
- Comedy
- Fashion
- Beauty
- Food
- Gaming
- Mobile Phone
- Photography
- Music Video
- Documentary
- Household
- Luxury
- Supermarket
- Electronics
- Health/Medical
- Retail
- Charity
- Film
- TV
- Furniture
- Financial
- Travel
- Animation
Technical Skills
- Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
- AVID - Basic
- Premier Pro - Advanced
- After Effects - Basic
- Photoshop - Advanced
- InDesign - Advanced
- Pitch
- AI
- Keynote
- Microsoft Office
- Dropbox
- Wiredrive
- Wordpress
- Adobe Audition
- Illustrator & Media Encoder
Additional Skills
- Treatment Writing/Designing
- Sourcing Images/Props/Locations/Equipment
- Mood Films
- Sizzle Reels
- Website & Reel Maintenance
- PR Materials
- Scriptwriting & Development
- Copywriting
- Proofreading
- Social Media Management
- Communications and liaison with clients & members of the public
- Reception & administration