Crash Carlucci (ex-Riot, Santa Monica,) has joined Tristan La Fontaine, Billy Wychgel (Condor, Amsterdam,) and Heather Hay (Avenue Edit, Chicago) as senior colourist at FSM Sydney.
Managing Director Rick Schweikert says: “We spent the last 12-months searching for world class colourists. With Crash’s arrival, we believe our colourist team is second to none. And our new BaseLight makes us the only post house in Australia with two of the most powerful non-linear grading suites plus the Da Vinci 2K. Directors and producers now have an unprecedented choice of people, and equipment."
Other new names at FSM include Head of Production Dean Sutherland (ex-Cutting Edge,) Senior Producer Tina Braham (The LaB,) and Executive Producer Nathan Wellington.
With new faces in the company comes a new company name, FSM.
Rick again: “FSM is also the only finishing house with a strong design background. With so many new elements, and this year already looking good, we decided to let the old ‘Frame, Set & Match’ go - people call us FSM anyway."
Call Rick Schweikert or Dean Sutherland for commercials and Stephen Dunn about feature film capabilities. (02) 8966 5000. Or click here:  FSM

Crash Carlucci, Senior Colourist
Crash Carlucci has been a dedicated colourist for 17 years. Starting at The Tape House, New York before moving west to Los Angeles and Hollywood Digital, then Pacific Ocean Post and more recently Riot Santa Monica for 6 years. Crash joins FSM in Sydney, January 2008.
"It’ll be fantastic. In LA, everyone tends to be isolated in specialised units. You rarely get the chance to share ideas with other operators, even on the same job. As FSM offer the full package, I look forward to some collaborative creativity - and working on Baselight, Australia’s most advanced colour grading system."
FSM has been using the Baselight system for feature films for over 2- years. Film is scanned at 2K resolution and graded in context, with absolutely no quality loss. 
In a first for Australia, Baselight will be installed in March for commercial work. Only FSM clients will have the unique, and unprecedented choice of grading from a Da Vinci 2K, or the BaseLight.
PS: Crash’s name comes from his years on the US Ski team.