Find crew
Navigate through the departments and roles.
Download (xlsx)
Emerging / Attachment

(Emerging) Grip, Lighting

Meet Raul

  • Master of Screen Production(Griffith Film School)
Gold Coast
Emerging cinematographer based in Brisbane, available for camera department and lighting department roles across narrative, commercial, and branded productions.

Connor Smith

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, Screen and New Media - Distinction, QUT (2021)
Brisbane
Have a couple of grip assist jobs under my belt and keen for more!

Meet Raul

  • Master of Screen Production(Griffith Film School)
Gold Coast
Emerging cinematographer based in Brisbane, available for camera department and lighting department roles across narrative, commercial, and branded productions.

Lists as:

  • (Emerging) Camera Dept
  • (Emerging) Grip, Lighting
  • Grip Assistant

I am a graduate of Griffith Film School with a Master’s in Screen Production (Cinematography). I have experience working as DOP on short films and proof-of-concept productions, as well as in camera and lighting departments on feature films, television, music videos, and commercial projects.

My experience includes assistant camera, camera PA, best boy/ lighting technician, and production support roles, giving me a solid understanding of professional on-set workflows.

I am confident with the ARRI camera ecosystem, focus pulling, camera rigging, lighting, grip equipment, shot listing, tech recce planning, and post-production in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro.

I am passionate about visual storytelling and am always looking to collaborate on projects while continuing to develop my craft.

SHORT-FILMS WORKED AS DOP
Dylan & Diane | Dir. Mathea Solstad
It’s a Man’s World | Dir. Shristi
PaiChiji | Dir. Jade | Pro. Brian Koech
Spy Gong Gong | Dir. Wynn| Pro. Brian Koech
Good Women | Dir. Shristi Pa

Connor Smith

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, Screen and New Media - Distinction, QUT (2021)
Brisbane
Have a couple of grip assist jobs under my belt and keen for more!

Lists as:

  • (Emerging) Grip, Lighting
  • Grip Assistant

Since high school, I have been working towards establishing a career in the film industry. 2025 was a great year for me, getting on set of a couple of big shows and working with some of the best grip teams in the industry. Keen for more opportunities in the grip department to further my skills.

2025: Grip
• ‘Mosquito Bowl’ (Feature) (credited) Grip Assistant
• ‘Posthumous’ (Feature) (credited)
• ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ (TV Series) (Tandem Unit) (not credited)
• ‘Bear Country’ (Feature) (not credited)

REFEREES:
Sean Aston Key Grip –
Sean Aston Grips (SAG)
Phone: 0407 909 259

Mr William Harmer Key Grip –
Phone: 0407 123 031

 

Prior Achievements

2024:
• Hervey Bay Film Festival finalist: Script – Feature category (“A Boy And His Pub”)

2021:
• Graduated QUT Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, Screen and New Media – Distinction

2020:
• Placement on the QUT Creative Industries Dean’s List for Semester 1

2018:
• Dux of Film, Television and New Media at Padua College
• Awarded of Film of the Year at Padua College’s ‘Film Night’
• Directed and edited the Padua College Graduation and QCS Videos for 2018