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Production Services • Brisbane • Queensland

Brisbane production services partner.
Location management, international fixing & Queensland shoots, handled on the ground.

Twenty years of location work across Australia, and Garrett has spent serious time on the ground in Brisbane. The river, the bridges, South Bank, Fortitude Valley, the growing inner suburbs. He scouted the Brisbane sequences for Gymkhana: Aussie Shred in 2025. Garrett Robinson runs every job personally.

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Garrett Robinson, Founder, Third Eye Locations
20+ Years on location
Third Eye Locations · Garrett Robinson
About

The local eye in Brisbane.

Garrett Robinson has been finding locations and managing productions across Australia for over twenty years. His work spans automotive stunts, international documentaries, Vogue cover shoots and arena tours. In 2025 he scouted the Brisbane sequences for Gymkhana: Aussie Shred, working the river, the CBD and the surrounding precincts for one of the most-watched automotive films of the year. The 2032 Olympics is now pulling significant production infrastructure into the city. New precincts, upgraded river-corridor access, and a council film office that is actively courting international shoots.

When a production needs Brisbane done properly, this is who picks up. Not a coordinator. Not a production company. Garrett, personally, from first brief to final wrap.

Garrett Robinson Founder, Third Eye Locations
What We Do

Full production services for Brisbane, the Gold Coast & Queensland.

Location scouting, permits, crew, logistics. Every piece of a Queensland production, run by one person who has done it for twenty years.

Location Scout Brisbane

Story Bridge, South Bank, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, Fortitude Valley, New Farm. The Brisbane River corridor, the inner suburbs, and the wider metro area. Twenty years of Australian location intel. First options within 48 hours of brief.

Brisbane CBD South Bank New Farm Fortitude Valley Story Bridge

Location Manager Brisbane

Full location management: scouts, secures, permits, liaison. Council approvals from Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City, and beyond. Single site to multi-day multi-location, every piece managed.

Location Agreements Council Liaison Site Management Multi-Location

Film Fixer Queensland

International productions handled from Brisbane Airport. Accommodation, local crew, equipment, permits. Twelve countries of inbound experience. Nothing left to chance.

International Inbound Arrivals Logistics 12 Countries Full Service

Filming Permits Queensland

Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City Council, national parks, Daintree, beach access, maritime. CASA drone approvals. We navigate Queensland's permit landscape so you don't have to learn it from scratch.

Brisbane City Council Gold Coast City Council National Parks CASA Drone

Gold Coast Production Services

Village Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast's beaches, hinterland, and the M1 corridor. Queensland's second-biggest production market, and Garrett knows every door. Often paired with Brisbane in a single trip.

Village Roadshow Beach Access Hinterland Stunts & Automotive
Selected Work

Queensland productions.
Delivered.

A selection of productions fixed and location-managed across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Queensland.

Gymkhana: Aussie Shred

Hoonigan Dir. Brian Scotto Gold Coast · Brisbane · Sydney 2025

Travis Pastrana's first Australian Gymkhana. Extensive location scouting across the Gold Coast and Brisbane before the Sydney sequences. Garrett locked the Queensland locations for one of the most-watched automotive films of the year. 12 million views.

Automotive Location Scouting Gold Coast Brisbane
H&M Campaign

H&M Australian World Release

H&M Fashion Campaign NSW

World Heritage listed Mungo National Park. Indigenous permissions from the Mutthi Mutthi people, a weather event that closed all roads, and 60 international crew helicoptered to location for a five-day shoot.

Fashion International Crew Location Management
Amazon Prime

Jonas Brothers: Chasing Happiness

Amazon Prime Video Documentary Sydney · 2019

Amazon Prime world exclusive reunion documentary. Garrett served as Australian Line Producer across a two-week Sydney shoot, managing US crew, local crew, transport, security and locations.

Documentary Line Production International
ZDF Documentary

FIFA Women's World Cup: ZDF

ZDF Documentary Sydney · 2023

German national team's 2023 WWC campaign in Australia. Four-episode documentary, every location managed from touchdown. A broadcaster that needed everything done right and a city to unlock.

International Fixing Documentary FIFA
Vogue Australia

Mario Testino x Vogue Australia

Vogue Australia Editorial

All of Sydney permitted for a single Testino shoot. Heritage buildings, harbour access, every council permission. Every location run by Garrett personally.

Fashion Editorial Location Management Vogue
What Productions Say

Garrett has an uncanny instinct for understanding the location brief. His experience makes him a bloodhound for the perfect location, and his background in kinetic filmmaking means he knows how to find the wildcards nobody else would think to pull. On set, he's the eye of the storm, calm, cool, and collected.

Josh Logue / Director

"Our clients are exclusively Japanese Directors and Producers, and as such, they come with blue chip expectations. Third Eye Locations and Garrett have continually enabled us to win projects based on their vast database, rapid responses, and a can-do attitude when it comes to finding unique solutions and excellent, affordable locations."

Jonas McLallen EP, Filmreaktor Global

"Garrett is the best. He always delivers on the trickiest briefs we send him. Whether it's finding 12 locations over 3 shoot days in close proximity each day, finding an office where you can ride a quad bike internally, or finding multiple driving locations with period vehicles celebrating a brand's anniversary, Garrett is there to the end."

Tim Pietranski Executive Producer, Publicis Production
Selected Clients

On location for Apple, Nike, BMW, Google, Vogue and more.

Productions across automotive, fashion, technology, sport and entertainment.

Vogue
Amazon
Giorgio Armani
Nescafé
Breville
Gymkhana
Faherty
Sanitarium
Wrangler
Film Locations

Brisbane Locations.
River to Rim.

Brisbane offers more visual range than most cities twice its size. River corridor, inner suburb character, heritage precincts, hinterland rainforest, and the coast an hour out. The database covers all of it.

Moreton Bay and surrounds

Moreton Bay & Surrounds

Moreton Bay
Brisbane CBD and river

Brisbane CBD & River

Story Bridge · South Bank
Inner suburbs and heritage Brisbane

Inner Suburbs & Heritage

New Farm · Paddington · Woolloongabba
Fortitude Valley and Newstead

Fortitude Valley & Newstead

Urban · Industrial · Precinct
Scenic Rim and hinterland

Scenic Rim & Hinterland

Lamington · Springbrook · Canungra
Queensland Channel Country

Queensland Channel Country

Longreach · Birdsville · Far West
Why Queensland

Strong incentives.
Unmatched location range.

Queensland actively supports inbound productions with competitive offsets, year-round shooting conditions, and a location palette no studio backlot can replicate.

Queensland Incentives & Offsets

Location Offset (features, TV) 16.5%
PDV Offset (post/VFX) 30%
Screen Queensland QPAS Variable
AUD Advantage vs USD ~30%
QLD Location Diversity Unmatched

Brisbane's Olympic Build

Brisbane's production sector has grown significantly as the 2032 Olympics transforms the city's infrastructure. New precincts, upgraded transport links, and council film offices actively courting productions. The access and goodwill that comes with that momentum is real and it is happening now.

Screen Queensland

Screen Queensland, headquartered in Fortitude Valley, runs the Production Attraction Strategy grant for qualifying international and domestic productions. Garrett can advise on eligibility at brief stage.

Year-Round Conditions

Brisbane stays warm and largely dry through the southern winter. Productions that would require Sydney in summer can shoot Brisbane in July or August without compromise.

Village Roadshow Studios

One of the largest studio facilities in the southern hemisphere sits on the Gold Coast, an hour south of Brisbane. Stage shoots, backlot, water tank. A full studio option within the same regional brief.

River Corridor Access

The Brisbane River runs through the city's most filmed precincts. Story Bridge, South Bank, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, New Farm. Brisbane City Council's filming team is experienced and the permit process is reasonably well-oiled for commercial productions.

FAQ

Common questions about
filming in Queensland.

What does a Brisbane fixer do? Do I need permits to film? What locations are available? Can you cover Gold Coast? How far in advance should I book? What does a fixer cost? Can you handle Brisbane Airport arrivals? Do you work outside Brisbane?
A Brisbane film fixer is your local production partner on the ground. We handle location scouting across Queensland, permits from Brisbane City Council and Gold Coast City Council, local crew hire, equipment, logistics and on-set management. You bring the creative; we make it physically happen in Queensland.
Yes. Brisbane City Council requires film permits for commercial shoots in public spaces. Processing times vary from 2 days to 3 weeks depending on scale and location. The Gold Coast has its own permit process through Gold Coast City Council. National parks, beaches and heritage sites each have separate approval requirements. We handle all of this as standard.
Queensland has an extraordinary range: Gold Coast beaches, Brisbane's CBD and riverside, tropical Daintree and Cairns, the Whitsundays, the outback channel country, Lamington National Park rainforest, and the Darling Downs. It can double for the USA, Southeast Asia, and settings you haven't thought of yet.
Yes. The Gold Coast is a core market. Village Roadshow Studios, the beach strip, hinterland, and the M1 corridor are all well within Garrett's network. Many productions use the Gold Coast as a base and shoot Brisbane in the same trip.
For TVCs and branded content, 4 to 6 weeks is comfortable. For features and high-end TV, 8 to 12 weeks allows proper location scouting, permit applications, and crew booking. We have turned around fast-track Brisbane shoots with under a week's notice when needed.
A Brisbane film fixer typically charges between $800 and $2,500 AUD per day, depending on project scope and services required. Third-party costs (crew, permits, equipment) are charged separately on a transparent cost-plus basis.
Yes. We handle arrivals logistics, accommodation, transport and equipment from touchdown. Whether your crew is clearing customs at Brisbane International or flying on from Sydney, we coordinate it from the first call.
Absolutely. Queensland is the point of difference. We regularly operate across the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, the Whitsundays, and further afield. If the script calls for tropical, desert, reef or rainforest, we know how to get there.
How It Works

From brief to wrap.
Four steps.

1

Send Your Brief

Drop a line with your project details. Creative treatment, dates, budget range, wish list. Even a rough outline is enough to get started.

2

Same-Day Response

Back to you within 24 hours with an initial read, Queensland location suggestions, crew availability and a realistic cost outline.

3

Pre-Production

Locations locked, permits filed, crew booked, logistics mapped. You'll have a clear production plan before you board the plane to Brisbane.

4

On the Ground

Garrett is there on shoot day and every day. Managing the moving parts so you can focus on what you flew here to do.

Get in Touch

Every great production starts with a location.

Send us your brief. Format, scale, timeline, the feeling you're after. We'll come back within the same day.

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