Opal Dream (2005)
| Release Date | 10 February 2006 |
| Tagline | . . . a rare gem of an Australian family film |
| Genre | Drama, Family |
| Country | AustraliaUK |
| Filming Locations | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
Opal Dream (also known as Pobby and Dingan) is a 2006 Australian drama film, based on the Ben Rice novella Pobby and Dingan, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers and Sapphire Boyce. It was filmed on location around South Australia, in Adelaide, Coober Pedy and Woomera. Opal Dream was released in Australia on 28 September 2006, with eventual release around the world.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sapphire Boyce
Kellyanne Williamson
Robert Morgan
Sid
Anna Linarello
Betsy
Denise Roberts
Vera Dunkley
Stephen Potter
Lyndon Dunkley
Sharni Honor
Sandra Dunkley
Lisa Flanagan
Ms Banamooka
Anthony Braun
Lyndon's Gang
Casey Frew
Lyndon's Gang
Martin Grava
Lyndon's Gang
Roberto Crisa
Jes
Alan O'Toole
Curtis
David Field
Jack the Quack
Michael Allen
Ronnie
Eliza Lovell
Pat
Adam Morgan
Donny
Robert Menzies
Humph
Peter Douglas
Pete
Andy McPhee
Harris
Robert Hamblyn
Heavy Miner
John Clark
Neville
James Edwards
Court Clerk
Kerry Ann Reid
Stenographer
Hayley Staveley
Director
Writer
Phil Traill
Ben Rice
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Producer
Elisa Argenzio
line producer
Finola Dwyer
executive producer
Angus Finney
executive producer
Lizie Gower
producer
Robert Jones
executive producer
Nick Morris
producer
Kate Myers
associate producer
Ben Rice
executive producer
Emile Sherman
producer
Michael Solinger
associate producer
Karen Sproul
producer: opal shoot
David Thompson
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Humphreys
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Editor
Nicolas Gaster
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Casting Director
Nikki Barrett
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Production Designer
Elizabeth Mary Moore
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Art Director
Nell Hanson
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Set Decorator
Robert Webb
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Costume Designer
Ruth De La Lande
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Makeup Department
Anna Gray
makeup artist, hair stylist
Jennifer Lamphee
makeup artist, hair stylist
Fiona Rees-Jones
hair stylist supervisor , makeup supervisor
Sue Taylor
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
Andrew Marshall
unit manager
Bianca Martino
production manager: opal shoot
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brendan Campbell
first assistant director
Mark Knight
additional assistant director: second unit
Brad Lanyon
third assistant director
Kara Masters
assistant director: second unit
Luke Mclean
additional assistant director: second unit
Toni Raynes
second assistant director
Annie Maver
additional first assistant director
Art Department
Graeme Bambridge
scenic backdrops
Shane Bennett
stand-by props
Coverley Brown
construction manager
Sally Clarke
art department coordinator
Steve Craig
carpenter
Beth Garswood
graphic designer
Simon S. Ingerson
model maker
Xan Lamphee
props buyer, set dresser
Chris Landreth
additional carpenter
Matt Landreth
additional carpenter
Kylie Lawson
scenic painter
Jeni Lee
art department assistant
John Moore
construction manager
Nick Moore
carpenter
Steve Murrell
carpenter
Sam Noack
painter
Obie O'Brien
stand-by props: second unit
Yuri Poetzl
assistant stand-by props
Paul Spence
carpenter
Andy Stephens
art department runner
David Swanson
props buyer, set dresser
Fiona Taylor
brush hand
Jocelyn Thomas
art department coordinator
Sound Department
Mike Bakaloff
boom operator
Helen Brown
foley artist
Nicholas Byrnes
foley artist
Jason Canovas
dialogue editor
Jason Cole
adr recordist
Wendy Czajkowsky
adr recordist
Robert Farr
sound re-recording mixer
Chris Goodes
adr recordist
Matthew Gough
sound re-recording mixer
Tim Hands
dialogue editor
Alex Hudd
sound consultant: Dolby
Paul Huntingford
foley artist
Toivo Lember
sound recordist
Duncan McAllister
foley recordist
Mark Paterson
sound re-recording mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden
adr recordist
Steve Schwalbe
foley editor
Nigel Stone
supervising sound editor
Tony Vaccher
foley recordist
Mike Wood
sound effects editor
Andy Wright
adr recordist
Nick Foley
adr recordist
Phillip Mark Freudenfeld
sound studio technician
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer
Special Effects
Tim O'Brien
special effects technician
Peter Stubbs
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
visual effects producer: Moving Picture Company
Bruce Curnow
matte painter: Moving Picture Company
Douglas Larmour
visual effects supervisor: Moving Picture Company
Ben Stallard
visual effects producer: Moving Picture Company
Ziggy Zigouras
Inferno artist: MPC
Stunts
Lance Anderson
stunt performer
Zev Eleftheriou
stunt coordinator
Graham Jahne
stunt double: Rex
Siros Niaros
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Blobel
grip assistant: second unit
Mal Booth
grip: second unit
Chris Dewhurst
electrician
David Foreman
camera operator: second unit, cinematographer: second unit
John Foster
focus puller: second unit
Paul Hamlyn
additional grip
Robertto Karas
additional electrician
Brendan Madden
best boy
Robbie Morgan
key grip
Matthew Nettheim
still photographer
Shane O'Dwyer
electrician
Corey Piper
cinematographer: opal shoot
Richard Rees-Jones
gaffer
Mark Rogers
still photographer
Kevin Scott
focus puller
Trent Skipper
video assist operator
Justin Sykes
additional grip
Lisa Tomasetti
still photographer
Nigel Tomkinson
clapper loader
Vonnie Van Gyen
additional grip
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
voice casting
Brendan Donnison
voice casting
Angela Heesom
additional casting: Angela Heesom Casting
Lorraine Sternberg
extras casting
Antonia Halse
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nunya Glazbrook
costume assistant
Marriott Kerr
costume supervisor
Anita Seiler
costume buyer
Heather Wallace
costume stand-by
Verity Webb
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley
associate editor
Ray Daley
assistant rushes supervisor
Paul Ensby
digital colorist: Technicolor Creative Services
Kim Gaster
assistant editor
Jolyon Haverson
post-production coordinator
Gareth Maynard
digital intermediate project manager: Technicolor Creative Services
Silvana Milat
post-production coordinator: Australia
Dave Rees
color timer
Dominic Thomson
on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services
Claus Wehlisch
assistant editor
Samantha Welland
post-production coordinator
Mark Wright
negative cutter
Music Department
Niall Acott
music recordist
James Bellamy
music editor
Matt Biffa
music research and clearance
Hugh Burns
musician: guitar
Ruth Chan
score preparation, assistant to composer
Peter Clarke
music editor
Mark Cox
musician: guitar
Christian Henson
musician: keyboards, percussion and programming, music producer, composer: additional music
Matthew Hunt
musician: clarinet and saxophone
David Juritz
orchestra leader
Steve Orchard
music mixer
Brendan Power
musician: harmonica
Steven Price
music mixer
Maggie Rodford
music supervisor: Air-Edel
Hilary Skewes
musician contractor
James Stone
assistant music engineer
Nick Taylor
assistant music engineer
Dom Thomas
music researcher
Benjamin Wallfisch
orchestrator
Alison Wright
music supervisor: Air-Edel
Joe Henson
musician: bass guitar
Transportation Department
Rudi Tuisk
vehicle coordinator
Other Crew
Chris Allies
title designer
Rebecca Anderson
accounting assistant
Liz Armstrong
unit assistant
Yani Aslamatzis
security: Silverline Security
Mechele Axford
assistant to producer
Elspeth Baird
production accountant
Amelia Bensley-Nettheim
stand-in
Sarah Best
production and finance coordinator: BBC Films
Jenny Bichard
unit nurse , safety assistant
Peta Bradford
production runner
Lee Breasley
business development manager
Jessica Brentnall
assistant to director
Pauline Burt
risk manager: Mansfield Associates
Sally Caplan
head of premiere fund: UK Film Council
Helen Clarke
caterer: Hel's Kitchen
Robyn Coombs
caterer: Hel's Kitchen
Daniel Cotter
stand-in
Mason Curtis
location manager
Rene Deru
additional accountant
Anna Didonna
stand-in
Victoria Eagger
drama coach: children
Zev Eleftheriou
safety supervisor
Will Evans
head of business affairs: UK Film Council
Ruth Fallon
stand-in
Benjamin Garland
unit runner
Wayne Gilmour
unit assistant
Claire Hall
travel coordinator, production coordinator
Tarn Harper
post-production accountant
Kym Hartley
stand-in
John Hedley
travel consultant
Vinnie Holden
head of production finance: UK Film Council
Kerri Hudson
production secretary
Christine Hutchins
production coordinator
Steve Joberns
auditor: AGN Shipleys
Mark 'Sharky' Johnson
unit assistant
Tim Johnson
legal services: UK, S.J. Berwin
Sophie Johnstone
assistant to producer
Nick Likouresis
stand-in
Victor Meertens
caterer: Hel's Kitchen
Bryce Menzies
legal services: Australia, Marshall & Dent
Fiona Morham
head of physical production: UK Film Council
Richard Nicholas
additional accountant
Clive Noakes
laboratory contact
Brock Norman Brock
production executive: UK Film Council
Viron Papadopoulos
accounting assistant
Angelika Papamanos
stand-in
Asterios Papamanos
stand-in
Andrew Pollock
unit assistant
Mona Qureshi
development executive: BBC Films
Charlie Reid
legal services: UK, S.J. Berwin
Bruce Ross
unit assistant
Livy Sandler
legal & business affairs manager: BBC Films
Fiona Searson
unit publicist
Michael Simmons
tutor/chaperone
Katrina Stagner
legal services: Davenport Lyons
Dieter Sternberg
location liaison
Peter Touche
sale and leaseback finance: Ingenious Films Ltd.
Scott Warwick
armorer
Simon Wilkinson
contact: Technicolor Creative Services
Kristin Witcombe
script supervisor
Michael Wood
production executive: BBC Films
Jane Wright
head of rights & commercial affairs: BBC Films
Thanks
Iain Canning
special thanks
Production Company
Academy Features
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BBC Films
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Sherman Pictures
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South Australian Film
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UK Film Council
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Distributor
Haut et Court
Lucky Red
Icon Film Distribution
Azeta Film
Azteca Films
Strand Releasing
A-Film Distribution
A-Film Home Entertainment
Frenetic Films
Renaissance Films
Scanbox Entertainment
Special Effects
Moving Picture Company (MPC)
Miscellaneous
AGN Shipleys
auditor
Air-Edel Recording Studios
music recorded and mixed at
Airryde
freight
Angel Studios
music recorded and mixed at
Angela Heesom Casting
additional casting
Audiologic Sound Design
foley recording
Cinevex Film Laboratories
film processing
Cooper Film Lighting
lighting equipment
Cutting Edge
negative cutting
Davenport Lyons
legal services: Germany
De Lane Lea
sound post-production
DeLuxe Laboratories
film processing
Digital Pictures
rushes telecine
Film Finances
completion guarantor
Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by
Goldcrest Post Production London
sound post-production , adr facilities
HW Wood Australia
insurance
Hel's Kitchen
catering
Hirecom Australia
motorolas
Ingenious Film Partners
sale and leaseback finance by
Marshalls & Dent
legal services: Australia
Mason Films
make-up facility
Moneypenny Services
accounting
Panavision Australia
camera equipment
Pinewood Sound
adr facilities
Robin Morgan Grip Services
grip equipment
Royal Bank of Scotland
financing provided by
SJ Berwin
legal services: UK
Sapex Scripts
post-production script
Silverline Security
security
Soundfirm
adr facilities
South Australian Film
production facilities
Stage & Screen Travel
travel
Starbus Film Services
unit facilities
Technicolor Creative Services
digital intermediate
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