Spackman Entertainment Group Limited, one of Korea’s leading entertainment production groups founded by international investor Charles Spackman, wishes to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Frame Pictures Co., Ltd., has secured three major contracts to supply camera and equipment for three upcoming Korean drama series, Four Men, Asadal Chronicles and The Man Who Became King.
The total contract value for the three camera equipment deals tentatively stands at KRW 972 million (approximately US$872,924) subject to changes in final filming schedule.
Four Men, starring Park Hae-jin of Cheese In The Trap (2017), is a mystery human TV drama about a man who investigates the death of his mother, during which he meets other men who look identical to him and becomes involved in a major conspiracy.
Featuring Song Joong-ki of Descendants Of The Sun (2016) and Jang Dong-gun of SUITS (2018), Asadal Chronicles is a TV drama that revolves around the power struggles, love and growth of the ancient city of Asadal, the capital of Gojoseon. The drama is expected to be released in 2019 by South Korean cable television channel tvN.
The Crowned Clown, which stars Yeo Jin-goo of Reunited Worlds (2017), is a historical romance melodrama TV drama that is a tvN remake of the popular Korean movie Masquerade(2012) headlined by Lee Byung-hun. The drama tells the story of a commoner who becomes king and realizes how much it takes to be a good king. The Crowned Clown is expected to be released in January 2019
In August 2018, Frame Pictures secured four major camera equipment deals for Korean film Girl Cops and three Korean dramas namely, The Greatest Divorce, The Beauty Inside and Hundred Million Stars From The Sky. The total contract value for the four camera equipment deals tentatively stands at KRW 573 million (approximately US$0.5 million) subject to changes in final filming schedule.
During April, May and June 2018, Frame Pictures won contracts to supply camera systems and equipment for major Korean drama series namely, Live, My Mister, Suits, Mistress, Life, The Guests, Lovely Horribly and historical Korean film Malmoi, with a total contract value of KRW1.8 billion (approximately US$1.6 million).
Frame Pictures shall continue to win bids for top quality projects to tap on the growing camera equipment leasing markets ahead of its planned listing as a combined standalone entity with Novus Mediacorp, a post-theatrical distributor.
