Danny Baldwin

• MEAA Stunt Coordinator • Cert IV Workplace Health & Safety • MEAA Safety Consultant / Supervisor • MEAA Stunt Actor • Chief Fire Warden • Firearms & Weapons Safety Certification • Weapons Licence (QLD) • First Aid & CPR • Working Safely at Heights

Gold Coast

Danny Baldwin is a highly respected Stunt Coordinator and Safety Supervisor with 40 years of experience in the stunt industry. Having worked on over 150 films and TV shows, he is renowned for his flawless safety record, and his exceptional skill in choreographing complex stunts while ensuring top-tier safety standards.

Lists as:

2nd Unit Director
Horse Master
Safety Officer
Safety Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Rigger, Stunt Performer, Precision Driver

Stunts/Safety/Horsemaster
Danny and Sue Baldwin are an established stunt and safety team delivering practical, creative action solutions for film and television productions.

Danny is highly experienced at translating action from script to screen, developing practical and creative stunt solutions that support performance and budget. Together, they are trusted department leaders who work collaboratively with producers, directors, cast, and crew. Known for their calm, practical approach on set and strong working relationships across all departments, their creative stunt design is supported by strong safety leadership and formal WHS qualifications, ensuring action is delivered efficiently and safely.

With a rural background, Danny and Sue are particularly well-suited to productions involving remote locations, outdoor environments, and complex logistics. This experience underpins a grounded, solutions-focused approach to action planning, especially on shoots involving vehicles, animals, terrain, and limited-access locations.

Danny Baldwin is a Stunt Coordinator with over 40 years’ experience and an exceptional safety record, with no notifiable incidents across his career. He works closely with cast to assess capability and, where appropriate, supports actors to safely perform their own action. Danny is also a highly experienced Horse Master, with specialist expertise in horse behaviour, rider assessment, rehearsal planning, and the safe integration of horses into stunt and action sequences. His work is consistently creative, practical, and cost-effective.

Sue Baldwin complements this with strong safety leadership and coordination. Together, Danny and Sue provide integrated stunt coordination and safety supervision that supports creative ambition while maintaining high safety standards and efficient use of resources.

steveFX Courtney

Special Effects Pyrotechnics, Firearms and Weapons Safety Certification, Theatrical Ordinance Supplier, Armourer, Dealers, RI Rigging & Scaffolding, RG Dogging

Gold Coast

Steve Courtney’s FX Illusions is a leading Australian special-effects company, delivering innovative and complex practical effects, design engineering and fabrication services for film, television, commercials and theme parks.

Lists as:

2nd Unit Director
Armourer
Props Maker
SFX, Pyrotechnics
Vehicle Wrangler, Coordinator

Steve Courtney (SteveFX): Hello, I’m an Australian special effects designer, supervisor, and engineer with extensive experience across feature films, television, commercials, theme parks, and live entertainment.

As owner of FX Illusions (FXI), I specialise in the design, engineering, construction, and execution of complex practical and mechanical effects, including fire and pyrotechnics, atmospheric effects, action vehicles, stunt rigging equipment, specialty fabrication, theatrical illusions, theme park rides, shows, and attractions.

My expertise spans the complete production process, from script breakdowns, concept development and engineering design through budgeting, reporting, fabrication, testing and on-set supervision. I lead specialist crews across all special effects, armoury, action vehicles, engineering and construction disciplines.

Known for practical, quick, and accurate problem-solving and the ability to deliver technically demanding effects under tight production schedules, I combine creative thinking with engineering precision to bring complex screen and live-action concepts to reality on time and on budget. Safety, Precision & Reliability.

At FX Illusions, safety is fundamental to the design and delivery process. Every project is approached with careful consideration of operational requirements, production constraints, technical risk and applicable safety obligations.

Our objective is not simply to create spectacular effects — it is to create safe, engineered, controlled, repeatable and production-ready effects.

Gemma Lee

Masters (Film & TV) Writing & Directing, Victorian College of the Arts.

Northern Rivers

Director | Writer | 2nd Unit Director - International experience, award winning - television, film, TVCs. Currently developing scripted projects for television and film.

Lists as:

2nd Unit Director

Director | Writer | 2nd Unit Director

Gemma Lee is an international, award-nominated director with extensive experience leading 100+ crews and technically complex productions across commercial and long-form projects.

Having shot in Australia, Germany and the USA, Gemma has directed major TVC campaigns for brands such as Toyota, Ram Trucks, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Holden, Australian Defence, Tourism Australia, Tasmania Tourism, Dove, Coppertone, and the Libra “Live Liberated” campaign receiving an Australian Directors Guild nomination.

Gemma’s background in delivering high-end cinematic work under demanding schedules and multi-department coordination with large-scale vehicle and stunt-based productions, positions her ideally for 2nd Unit Action Directing.

In directing rolling car stunts and high-speed choreography, Gemma has collaborated with international specialists – including automotive DPs and stunt teams – and has worked extensively with tracking vehicles, Russian Arm, low loaders and precision car rigging systems.

Gemma is also highly experienced in SFX and VFX-integrated workflows coordinating SFX rain rigs, practical effects, techno crane units and advanced camera systems. She understands how to shoot action sequences that will cut cleanly with main unit and delivering the coverage required for post.

In parallel, Gemma has been working hard to build a strong narrative track record. Her short films have screened at Palm Springs, Fantasia Fest, Flickerfest and Tribeca. The Wake was nominated for the Jury Prize at Tribeca and won Best Film at St Kilda Film Festival.

She wrote and directed the ABC television series Fizzy & Suds and is currently developing scripted television and feature projects supported by Screen Australia and Screen NSW.

Gemma Lee approaches large-scale action with a honed understanding of story, performance and editorial flow and is available for 2nd unit directing across features, television and streaming.

https://www.gemmalee.com.au/film-tv

Gemma Lee
+61 450 583 477
gemma@gemmalee.com.au