Toby Oliver

Toby Oliver
Born
Australia
Alma materSwinburne University of Technology
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1994–present
Websitetobyoliver.com

Toby Oliver, ACS is an Australian film and television cinematographer best known for his work on over forty films including Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), and Insidious: The Last Key (2018).[1][2][3][4] Variety named him one of the ten cinematographers to watch for in 2017.[5]

Early life

Oliver was born in Australia and, after having moved to Los Angeles, California, currently resides in Sydney, Australia.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1994 Everynight ... Everynight Alkinos Tsilimidos
1999 Fresh Air Neil Mansfield
2000 Looking for Alibrandi Kate Woods
2001 Silent Partner Alkinos Tsilimidos
2004 Tom White
Waiting Alone Dayyan Eng
2006 Last Train to Freo Jeremy Sims
Em 4 Jay Alkinos Tsilimidos
2009 The Combination David Field
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Jeremy Sims
2011 33 Postcards Pauline Chan
2013 Wolf Creek 2 Greg McLean
2016 The Darkness
Blood Father Jean-François Richet
Incarnate Brad Peyton
2017 Get Out Jordan Peele
Happy Death Day Christopher Landon
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Adam Robitel
Wildling Fritz Böhm
Breaking In James McTeigue
The Dirt Jeff Tremaine
2019 Happy Death Day 2U Christopher Landon
2020 Fantasy Island Jeff Wadlow
2021 Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Josh Greenbaum
2022 Day Shift J. J. Perry
Seriously Red Gracie Otto
2023 Choose Love Stuart McDonald

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1994 A Lamb of Our Own Flock Mark Bellamy
The Suit Lisetta Moscardo
1995 Stitched Gregor Jordan
1996 Hey Amigos! Angus Strachan
1998 Heaven on the 4th Floor Mark Bellamy
2001 The Big House Rachel Ward
2002 N.D.E Eric B. Spoeth
2007 Counting Hope Natalie Rebecca Hechtman
My Greatest Day Ever Mark Bellamy
2011 The Golden Rule Himself
Nigel Deans
Also co-producer
2013 The Woman on the Top Floor Jason di Rosso
Refuge Warwick Young
2014 The Golden Truth Himself
Nigel Deans
Also producer and editor

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
2007 Forbidden Lie$ Anna Broinowski With Kathryn Milliss
2010 Cane Toads: The Conquest Mark Lewis With Kathryn Milliss and Paul Nichola
2017 Roller Dreams Kate Hickey

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2001 Love Is a Four-Letter Word
2002 Short Cuts
2007 Lockie Leonard Tony Tilse
Wayne Blair
Roger Hodgman
James Bogle
Peter Templeman
Season 1
2007–08 Stupid, Stupid Man William Usic 8 episodes
2010 Miracles Leo Faber
Guy Norris
Episode "Miracle in the Storm"
2011 Spirited Stuart McDonald
Michael James Rowland
Jonathan Teplitzky
Jonathan Brough
Rowan Woods
Season 2
2020 Dead to Me Liza Johnson
Tamra Davis
Season 2

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
2002 Dossa and Joe Caroline Aherne
2012 Devil's Dust Jessica Hobbs
2015 Blood and Thunder: The Sound of Alberts Paul Clarke Documentary
2024 Apple Cider Vinegar Jeffrey Walker

TV movies

Year Title Director
2002 BloodSports Michael James Rowland
2012 Beaconsfield Glendyn Ivin
2014 The Killing Field Samantha Lang
Carlotta

References

  1. ^ Mulcahey, Matt (7 April 2017). "DP Toby Oliver on Get Out, Cheating the Sunken Place and Color Grading Trailers". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "A Conversation with DP Toby Oliver on Crafting The Look of 'Get Out'". Film School Rejects. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ Eagan, Daniel (14 July 2020). ""Traveling By Plane at the Moment is One of the Tricky Things…" DP Toby Oliver on Production Restarting and His Work on the Netflix Series Dead to Me". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ "The Cinematography of Get Out (with Toby Oliver)". Go Creative Show. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Toby Oliver – Bio". tobyoliver.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.