Frankie O’Connor
BA Production Arts and Design Class of 2026
Specialism: Prop Making
Bio:
Frankie makes props for film and theatre. She is pursuing a BA Production Arts and Design in Prop Making from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her passion for creating unique and authentic props drives my work. She strives to incorporate creativity and attention to detail throughout every project, ensuring that each piece enhances the visual storytelling of the production.
Skills:
- Mold making
- Puppetry
- Poly carving
- Sculputure
- Silicone painting
- Miniature making
- Painting & finishinG
- Fiber-Glassing
- Basic use of Power Tools
- Casting
- Set Dressing
- Using Jesmonite
- Basic Sewing
- Using Warbler
- Basic Photoshop
- Basic understanding of blender
Work Experience:
Professional:
Propmaker – Propworks, April 2026
Prop Painter – Outlander: Blood of My Blood, December 2025
Propmaker – BBC Scotland’s Queen of the New Year, November 2025
Puppet Makers Assistant – Nick Barnes Puppets, October – November 2025
RCS:
Puppet Maker – Amélie
Prop Maker – The Seventh Wonder (student film)
Prop Maker – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Prop Maker – Ephemera (student film)
Prop Maker – Blood Wedding
Prop Master/Prop Maker – Through The Keyhole
Commissioned small sculped mouse and chair
Working progress of a beheaded silicone head
