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  • THE POWER PREMIERES ON 31ST OF MARCH ON AMAZON PRIME.

    THE POWER PREMIERES ON 31ST OF MARCH ON AMAZON PRIME.

    14.03.2023

    The Power premieres on the 31st of March on Amazon Prime.

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  • WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES

    WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES

    03.02.2023

    SHOOTING WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES FOR HULU.
    
    Shooting We Were The Lucky Ones, with director Neasa Hardiman for Hulu and 20th Television in Romania and Spain.
    
    Joey King plays Halina Kurc in the adaptation of the book by Georgia Hunter.

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  • EMMY WIN FOR VIGIL.

    EMMY WIN FOR VIGIL.

    22.11.2022

    VIGIL SCORES AN EMMY WIN IN THE BEST INTERNATIONAL EMMYS. IT TOOK THE PRIZE IN THE BEST DRAMA CATEGORY.

    HERE'S THE SCREEN DAILY REPORT.
    https://www.screendaily.com/news/uks-vigil-wins-best-drama-at-international-emmys/5176734.article

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  • THE POWER- VANCOUVER

    07.07.2022

    Shooting additional material for The Power season one. Having shot in the UK and Cape Town, South Africa, we are now in Vancouver, Canada.

    Working with director Logan Kibbens.

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  • B.S.C. MEMBERSHIP

    B.S.C. MEMBERSHIP

    13.06.2022

    JUNE

    BSC MEMBERSHIP.

    I have been made a full member of the BSC, the British Society of Cinematographers. Membership is strictly by invitation.
    The BSC represents the very best of people and it is an honour to be asked to join them.

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  • MAY

    MAY

    24.05.2022

    MAY

    Shooting in Rwanda on a documentary about President Mary Robinson, with director Aoife Kelleher and producer Trisha Canning for Loose Horse.
    
    Shooting pickups for Bad Sisters in Dublin with director Dearbhla Walsh for Merman/Apple.

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  • JERCIHO RIDGE -WRAPPED

    JERCIHO RIDGE -WRAPPED

    04.04.2022

    JERICHO RIDGE- WRAPPED.
    AFTER TWO MONTHS IN KOSOVO THE FILM IS FINISHED.

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  • JERICHO RIDGE

    JERICHO RIDGE

    11.02.2022

    Flying to Kosovo to shoot Jericho Ridge with director Will Gilbey and producers Harvey Ascott, Alex Tate and Mark O'Sullivan.

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  • INTERVIEW WITH THE CLOSELY OBSERVED FRAMES WEBSITE ABOUT MY WORK ON DATING AMBER AND THE WINTER LAKE. LINK HERE https://www.closelyobservedframes.com/post/an-interview-with-dp-ruair%C3%AD-o-brien

    INTERVIEW WITH THE CLOSELY OBSERVED FRAMES WEBSITE ABOUT MY WORK ON DATING AMBER AND THE WINTER LAKE. LINK HERE https://www.closelyobservedframes.com/post/an-interview-with-dp-ruair%C3%AD-o-brien

    11.01.2022

    INTERVIEW WITH THE CLOSELY OBSERVED FRAMES WEBSITE ABOUT MY WORK ON DATING AMBER AND THE WINTER LAKE. LINK HERE. https://www.closelyobservedframes.com/post/an-interview-with-dp-ruair%C3%AD-o-brien

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  • LINE OF DUTY AND THE FALL BOTH NAMED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S TOP 20 TV COP SHOWS OF ALL TIME.

    LINE OF DUTY AND THE FALL BOTH NAMED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S TOP 20 TV COP SHOWS OF ALL TIME.

    11.01.2022

    LINE OF DUTY AND THE FALL NAMED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S TOP 20 COP SHOWS OF ALL TIME. LINK HERE https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/best-cop-shows-tv-the-wire-b1989564.html

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  • VIGIL GOES TO NUMBER 1.

    VIGIL GOES TO NUMBER 1.

    20.10.2021

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  • THE POWER

    THE POWER

    20.10.2021

    THE POWER - After six months finally wrapped on series one of the Amazon adaptation of Naomi Aldermans's book, with director Neasa Hardiman.

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  • THE WINTER LAKE RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED.USA 9TH OF MARCH. IRELAND AND THE UK 15TH OF MARCH.

    THE WINTER LAKE RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED.USA 9TH OF MARCH. IRELAND AND THE UK 15TH OF MARCH.

    08.02.2021

    THE WINTER LAKE RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED.USA 9TH OF MARCH. IRELAND AND THE UK 15TH OF MARCH.

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  • DATING AMBER SELECTED FOR CAMERA IMAGE 2020.

    DATING AMBER SELECTED FOR CAMERA IMAGE 2020.

    23.10.2020

    DATING AMBER SELECTED FOR CAMERA IMAGE 2020.

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  • DATING AMBER IN CINEMAS 20TH OF JULY.

    DATING AMBER IN CINEMAS 20TH OF JULY.

    30.06.2020

    DATING AMBER IN CINEMAS FRIDAY THE 3RD OF JULY.

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  • THE WINTER LAKE TO PREMIERE AT GAWAY FILM FLEADH.

    THE WINTER LAKE TO PREMIERE AT GAWAY FILM FLEADH.

    26.06.2020

    THE WINTER LAKE TO PREMIERE AT GALWAY FILM FLEADH, JULY 10th.

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  • DATING AMBER RELEASE

    DATING AMBER RELEASE

    15.05.2020

    DATING AMBER (previously known as Beards).
    Release date set for 4th of June.
    
    Acquired by Amazon and being released as an Amazon Original.

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  • SEA FEVER REVIEWS

    SEA FEVER REVIEWS

    12.04.2020

    Great reviews from The Los Angeles Times, The Irish Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Collider, and others.

    LA TIMES

    https://www.latimes.com/entert...

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

    https://www.hollywoodreporter....

    Working with cinematographer Ruairí O’Brien, she captures the voyage with naturalistic verve, framing the trawler against a wide-open empty sea that’s all the more menacing for being so calm

    THE IRISH TIMES

    The wide-screen photography from Ruairí O’Brien increases rather than works against the growing sense of claustrophobia

    THE SUNDAY TIMES

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-1_PyOkRs

    Cinematographer Ruairí O'Brien's delicately lit interiors create claustrophobic ship spaces, alternating with with wide seas.

    FILM SCHOOL REJECTS

    https://filmschoolrejects.com/...

    Cinematographer Ruairi O’Brien and composer Christoffer Franzén both do strong work creating a haunting sense of isolation and find equal parts hope and defeat throughout.

    JOBLO.COM

    https://www.joblo.com/horror-m...

    SEA FEVER impressed me with its sleek camerawork and tense execution. With a fascinating creature design, amazingly well-acted cast, and claustrophobic setting, It's one hell of a sea fright that did wonders with less.

    COLLIDER

    https://collider.com/sea-fever...

    Hardiman and cinematographer Ruairí O’Brien work wonders capturing the isolation and close quarters of the boat, starting with the discomfort of Siobhán being stuck with a crew that doesn’t want her there and then embracing the tension and sheer panic as things escalate.

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  • SEA FEVER goes on theatrical release in the USA on the 24th of April.

    SEA FEVER goes on theatrical release in the USA on the 24th of April.

    07.03.2020

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  • GRADING BEARDS

    GRADING BEARDS

    11.02.2020

    Grading Beards with colourist Franck Ravel in Brussels.

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  • THE ONE

    THE ONE

    29.09.2019

    Prepping The One with director Catherine Moreshead. Shooting block one of this ten part series for Netflix. Production will be in Cardiff, London, Newport, Bristol and Tenerife.

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  • SEA FEVER PREMIERE AT TIFF

    SEA FEVER PREMIERE AT TIFF

    06.09.2019

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  • BEARDS

    BEARDS

    04.06.2019

    Shooting Beards for director David Freyne (The Cured).
    The film features Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Barry Warde and Sharon Horgan.
    Producer is Rachael O'Kane of Tiled Films.

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  • FLACK TX

    FLACK TX

    15.02.2019

    Flack episode one will be broadcast on the 21st of February on Pop in the USA and Canada and W in the UK and Ireland.

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  • FLACK INTERVIEW

    FLACK INTERVIEW

    15.02.2019

    Interview with Broadcast magazine regarding my work on Flack.

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  • THE WINTER LAKE

    THE WINTER LAKE

    11.02.2019

    Shooting the film The Winter Lake with director Phil Sheerin in the west if Ireland.

    The film is being produced by Julianne Forde and Ruth Treacy of Tailored Films.

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  • SEA FEVER

    SEA FEVER

    16.12.2018

    Shooting with writer/director Neasa Hardiman. A film set on a trawler that gets into trouble in the middle of the Atlantic. The film stars Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott and Connie Nielsen.

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  • FLACK

    22.02.2018

    Prepping Flack with director Peter Cattaneo for Hat Trick Productions.
    Starring Anna Paquin for W in the USA and UKTV in the UK. Six, one hour episodes.

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  • TROY, FALL OF A CITY

    TROY, FALL OF A CITY

    21.06.2017

    Shooting with director John Strickland in Capetown on the BBC/Netflix production Troy: Fall Of A City.

    It is being produced by Wild Mercury and Kudos.

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  • The A Word, series 2.

    23.03.2017

    Prepping and commence shooting The A Word for BBC1 and The Sundance Channel.
    Sue Tully is directing and Jenny Frayne is producing for Fifty Fathoms.

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  • January and February 2017

    23.03.2017

    Commercials and soft prep for The A Word series 2.

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  • Five by Five

    01.12.2016

    Shooting Five By Five for BBC3/Greendoor. Directed by Kate Herron.

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  • November 2016

    November 2016

    01.11.2016

    Grading In Plain Sight with Jet Omoshebi at Encore London.
    Pilot for DHX/Disney.

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  • Grace Jones

    Grace Jones

    01.10.2016

    A-Camera operator at the Grace Jones live show in Dublin.

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  • September 2016

    01.09.2016

    Grading Humans with Paul Staples at Encore.

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  • Shooting In Plain Sight

    Shooting In Plain Sight

    01.07.2016

    Shooting In Plain Sight in Glasgow. Douglas Henshall and Martin Compston lead the cast.

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  • In Plain Sight

    01.06.2016

    Prepping In Plain Sight, a three part series for ITV.
    Director John Strickland, producer Gill McNeill at Finlaggan. Executive producer Simon Heath at World Productions.

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  • Shooting Humans

    01.05.2016

    Shooting Humans in London, Berlin and rural Wales.

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  • Humans

    01.04.2016

    Prepping Humans for Channel 4 and AMC. Director Lewis Arnold and producers Chris Fry and Paul Gilbert. Production Company Kudos.

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