Company 3

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Company 3
Industry Post Production
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Number of locations New York, New York
London, England
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Key people Stefan Sonnenfeld, President and Managing Director
Mike Pethel, Co-Founder and Colorist
Services Visual Effects
Parent Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.
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Company 3 (CO3) is a post production company founded in 1997 by colorists Stefan Sonnenfeld and Mike Pethel. A wholly owned subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., Company 3 provides high-end post production, color grading and location services for feature films, commercials, music videos and television.

History

Sonnenfeld and Pethel opened Company 3 in Santa Monica, CA in 1997 and launched a New York, NY location in 2002. In 2010, Company 3 New York moved into a new 30,000 square foot Digital Intermediate (DI) facility located in the heart of Chelsea, Manhattan which houses both Company 3 and its sister visual effects facility, Method Studios. In 2011, Company 3 added locations in London and Atlanta along with Chicago in 2012. CO3 has opened virtual outposts around the world, which allows clients to supervise grading sessions from remote locations in real time.

In 2000, Company 3, which was then a part of Four Media Company, was acquired by Liberty Media Corporation. In 2010, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc. acquired Company 3 along with its sister companies Beast Editorial, Encore, Level 3 Post, Method Studios, RIOT and Rushes. Sonnenfeld now serves as President and Managing Director of Company 3 as well as President of Creative Services for Deluxe.

Company 3 is a pioneer of the movie color timing process known as digital intermediate (DI) that allows artists to enhance the director and cinematographer's vision of a movie. Digital enhancements range from changes within the frame to overall color correction.

Company 3/Deluxe is one of the largest owners of Spirit DataCine Telecines.[1][2]

Executives

  • Stefan Sonnenfeld – President & Managing Director
  • Jackie Lee – VP Feature Services
  • Alaina Zanotti – Director of Commercial Sales
  • Malte Wagener – VP of Game

Commercial services

Company 3 offers a comprehensive suite of creative commercial post production services, ranging from non-linear color grading and beauty enhancement to visual effects and finishing. Company 3’s customizable file-based workflow, and artist roster have made them the destination of choice for a diverse array of clients.

Feature film services

CO3's feature film services include digital intermediate (DI) dailies, previews, digital cinema and visual effects. Known for its DI services, CO3's flexible Feature DI pipeline allows features to be worked on from a variety of media sources such as scanned film, RED, Alexa, Phantom footage and other digital formats.

Virtual outpost locations

  • Austin, Texas
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Dallas, Texas
  • Helsinki, Finland
  • London, England
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Miami, Florida
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Mumbai, India
  • New York, New York
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • Tokyo, Japan

Awards

2004
  • MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – “Crazy in Love” – Dave Hussey
2005
  • MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Modest Mouse – “Ocean Breathes Salty” – Dave Hussey
  • da Vinci Award – Master Colorist (Feature) – “Travelers and Musicians” – Siggy Ferstl
2006
  • da Vinci Award – Master Colorist (Feature) – Underworld: Evolution - Siggy Ferstl
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Correction - ESPN's Arthur Ashe Awards – “Afghan Women's Soccer” - Siggy Ferstl
2007
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Nike “Take Over” – Dave Hussey
2008
  • HPA Award – Best Color Grading (Feature Film) – 300 – Stefan Sonnenfeld
2009
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Pepsi “Pass” – Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Television) – "Yogi’s Bronx" – Siggy Ferstl
2010
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading Using a DI Process – Alice in Wonderland – Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – AT&T "Legends" – Siggy Ferstl
2011
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Nissan "Zero" – Siggy Ferstl
2012
  • MVPA Award - Best Colorist - Rihanna "We Found Love" - Dave Hussey
  • AICE Award – Color Grading - Chrysler "Halftime in America" – Siggy Ferstl

Recent feature films

Recent video games

Recent commercial campaigns

Recent music videos for

References

  1. ↑ DMS Stock Resources, Company 3. Aug. 8, 2001
  2. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn. The New, New York Post Landscape. Digital Post Production, Film & Video Magazine.
  3. ↑ "The Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

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