Olivia Coughlan · Production Crew · Hertfordshire, UK Available

Film & Television · Production

OliviaCoughlan

Production Assistant  ·  3rd Assistant Director  ·  Locations Assistant

Ten short films in — from the production office to the locations van to the edit suite. Hertfordshire-based and available across London, the South East and the UK.

Profile

A reliable pair of hands, wherever the day needs one.

I'm an emerging production crew member with credits across ten short films — professional and university productions — spanning the production office, locations, the AD department and post.

On professional sets I've worked as a production assistant for Poli Productions and as a locations assistant for Coral Moon Productions. Through my film degree I've also produced, production-managed, written, script-supervised, operated boom, DIT'd, edited and graded — so I understand how every department's day fits together, and I'm comfortable stepping in wherever a shoot needs an organised, unflappable extra pair of hands.

Calm, quick to learn, physically fit and genuinely happy to graft. I'm looking for runner, PA, trainee AD and locations roles across film, television and commercials — working toward the AD department, with the long-term ambition of directing.

Mentorship Mentored by producer Alanna Riddell Bond (Game of Thrones, The Northman) — available as a reference on request.

What I do on set

DEPT · PRODUCTION

Production Assistant

The department's problem-solver — prepping paperwork, running the floor, looking after cast and crew, and making sure nothing stalls the shoot.

2 professional credits · Poli Productions

DEPT · ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

3rd Assistant Director

Part of the AD team — cueing background artists, managing cast movement, and keeping the set locked and quiet the moment the camera rolls.

Trained & practised · [ where / when ]

DEPT · LOCATIONS

Locations Assistant

The locations department's eyes on the ground — prepping and protecting sites, managing unit access, and leaving every location as we found it.

Professional credit · Banshee, Coral Moon Productions

Selected credits

Credits

Professional

2025 Punt Poli Productions Production Assistant Short Film · Dark Comedy
2025 Banshee Coral Moon Productions Locations Assistant Short Film · Horror
2024 Post Partum Poli Productions · dir. Emily Foran Production Assistant Short Film

University · BA Film — University of Hertfordshire & University of Lincoln

2026 [ Graduate Film Title ] Graduate film · drama set during the Troubles Screenwriter · Script Supervisor · Dialect Coach · Casting Short Film
2025 [ Title ] Thriller short Production Manager · Boom Operator · Script Assistant Short Film
2025 [ Title ] Drama short Production Manager · DIT · Titles Short Film
2025 [ Title ] Comedy short Assistant Editor · Colourist Short Film
2025 [ Title ] Micro-documentary Production Assistant · Coordinator Documentary
2024 [ Title ] Horror short Producer Short Film
2024 [ Title ] Micro-documentary Cinematographer Documentary

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Unit details

Available

Production: Olivia Coughlan · Sheet No. 001

Unit & Availability

The practical stuff hirers ask first
Right to workUK
Based inHertfordshire
Driving licence[ Full / Clean ]
Own transport[ Yes / No ]
AvailabilityImmediate
Travel / stay away[ Yes / No ]
First aid[ Trained / — ]
Other tickets[ DBS / H&S / — ]

References

References available on request, including from professional productions I've crewed on.

Alanna Riddell Bond · Producer · Poli Productions

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Get in touch

Available for work.