Frame, Set & Match

FSM

Type	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

Frame, Set & Match or FSM is a post production company based in Sydney, Australia. Established in 1984 by Stephen Dunn and Rick Schweikert, FSM has developed from small operations to become a producer and participant in film, television and design throughout Australia. It is composed of five distinct units: FSM COLOUR(tm), FSM DESIGN(tm), FSM VFX(tm), FSM CUT(tm) and FSM FEATURES(tm). FSM employs over 45 staff.

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
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

External links

• Official site
• Frame, Set & Match at the Internet Movie Database