Frame, Set & Match
| Post Production Facility, Private | |
| Industry | Film and TV Post Production |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Northbridge, Sydney, AU |
| Owner | Rick Schweikert, Stephen Dunn |
Number of employees | 46 |
| Website | http://www.fsm.com.au |
FSM is a creatively motivated, client and results focused creative studio. FSM is ANIMATION, COLOUR, CREATE, DESIGN, EDIT, FILM, FINISH, SOUND & VFX.
History
Stephen Dunn and Rick Schweikert met while working as editors for a facility called Videolab. While working for Videolab Dunn and Schweikert designed an off-line suite within the building to edit music videos and corporate videos. Five years after joining Videolab Dunn and Schweikert purchased one of the first computer controlled off-line suites in Australia and created Frame, Set & Match.
In 1991 Frame, Set & Match, along with Frameworks, installed the first AVID in the country. Shortly afterwards the company changed locations and moved to a larger facility on Ridge St. During the seven years spent at the Ridge St. facility Frame, Set & Match transitioned into becoming a complete digital facility. In 1999 Frame, Set & Match moved to its current location in Northbridge.
From early 2004, a team of designers and 3D animators was formed to be the nucleus of FSM's in-house design department. The 2005 acquisition of the first Northlight scanner in Australia saw FSM creep into the world of Digital Intermediate.
Key Staff Members
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Managing Directors | Rick Schweikert, Stephen Dunn |
| Business Development Manager | Dean Sutherland |
| Head of Production | Tina Braham |
| Creative Director | Emile Rademeyer |
| Creative Director | Andreas Wanda |
| Head of Compositing | Stuart Cadzow |
| Financial Controller | Lauren Davies |
| Engineering | Bernard Lloyd |
| Digital Technology Manager | Sharif Hansa |
Technology and Facilities
FSM hosts a wide arrange of post production technologies. These include two Millennium HD telecines, three HD Flame suites, two AVID suites, Maya 3D software, HD D5, Aaton Key Code / In Daw, AVID Media Recorder, two BaseLight non-linear grading suites, HD Smoke suite, HD Cam SR, D Beta (PAL/NTSC), Digital Dailies, DVD Authoring, NorthLight Scanner, Digital Intermediate, Nuke, HD Cam, HD Theatrette and Telestream.
Clients
FSM's client base includes production companies and advertising agencies. These have included @radical.media, Filmgraphics, Plaza Films, Revolver, Silverscreen and The Sweet Shop along with advertising agencies BMF, BWM, Clemenger BBDO, DDB, JWT, Leo Burnett, M&C Saatchi, Singleton, Ogilvy & Mather, Whybin Lawrence TBWA and Y&R.
Feature Films
| Title | Production Company | FSM Work |
|---|---|---|
| Catch a Fire | Sixpence Films | DI / Select VFX / Film & Deliverables |
| Clubland | RB Films | DI / VFX / Film & Deliverables |
| Kokoda | GFN Productions | DI / Title Design / VFX / Film & Deliverables |
| Suburban Mayhem | Suburban Mayhem PTY LTD | Scan / Grade / VFX / Title Design / Deliverables |
| Jindabyne | April Films | Grade / International Deliverables |
| Murder in the Outback | GC Films | Grade / Titles / VFX / Deliverables |
| House of Flying Daggers | EDKO Films | Grade / International Deliverables |
| Blackjack | Jigsaw Entertainment | Grade / Title Design / VFX / Deliverables |
| Australia | Bazmark | Select VFX [70 Shots] |
| Eternity Man | RB Films | Rushes / VFX / Conform / Grade |
| Beautiful Kate | Beautiful Kate Productions | Full DI / Title Design |
| Prime Mover | Porchlight Films | Conform / VFX / DI Grade / Title Design |
| Death Defying Acts | Macgowan Films | Previews / Deliverables |
| The Square | Igloo Films | Full DI |
TV Series
| Title | Production Company | FSM Work |
|---|---|---|
| Farscape | Farscape Productions | Rushes / Conform / Grade / Deliverables |
| Packed to the Rafters | ATN | Conform / Grade / Mastering |
| Enough Rope | Zapruders Other Films | Grade |
| Miracle On Everest | RB Films | Conform / Grade / VFX / 3D / Design |
| Classical Destinations Series 1 & 2 | Classical Destinations | Grade / Mastering |
| Storm Surfers | Firelight Productions | Design / 3D / Smoke / Grade |
| My Place | Matchbox Pictures | Conform / Grade & Online / Deliverables |