Company 3 |
Industry | Post production |
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Founded | 1997 |
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Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
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Number of locations | Los Angeles, New York, London, Toronto, Vancouver, Pune |
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Key people | Stefan Sonnenfeld, President and Managing Director Mike Pethel, Co-Founder and Colorist |
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Services | Color Grading, Feature Film Finishing |
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Parent | Framestore |
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Website | Official Website |
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Company 3 (CO3) is an American post-production company founded in 1997 by colorists Stefan Sonnenfeld and Mike Pethel and visual effects artist/supervisor Noel Castley-Wright. Rob Walston brought the team of artists together and funded Company 3 under 4 Media Company (4MC). Company 3 provides post production, color grading and location services for feature films, commercials, music videos and television.
History
Sonnenfeld, Pethel and Castley-Wright 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 facility located in Chelsea, Manhattan which houses both Company 3 and its sister visual effects facility, Method Studios. Other offices are located in London, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit.[1][2]
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.[3]
In November 2020 it was announced that Company 3, along with Method Studios and several of Deluxe's other creative businesses, would be acquired by major visual effects studio, Framestore.[4]
Awards
- 2014
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Doosan "Heavy Industries" – Siggy Ferstl[5]
- 2013
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Under Armour "Brought To You By Under Armour" – Tom Poole[6]
- MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem” – Dave Hussey [7]
- 2012
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Chrysler "Halftime in America" – Siggy Ferstl[8]
- MVPA Award - Best Colorist - Rihanna "We Found Love" - Dave Hussey [9]
- AICE Award – Color Grading - Chrysler "Halftime in America" – Siggy Ferstl [10]
- 2011
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Nissan "Zero" – Siggy Ferstl [11]
- 2010
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading Using a DI Process – Alice in Wonderland – Stefan Sonnenfeld [12]
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – AT&T "Legends" – Siggy Ferstl
- 2009
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Pepsi “Pass” – Stefan Sonnenfeld [13]
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Television) – "Yogi’s Bronx" – Siggy Ferstl
- 2007
- HPA Award – Best Color Grading (Feature Film) – 300 – Stefan Sonnenfeld [14]
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Nike “Take Over” – Dave Hussey
- 2006
- da Vinci Award – Master Colorist (Feature) – Underworld: Evolution - Siggy Ferstl [15]
- HPA Award – Outstanding Color Correction - ESPN's Arthur Ashe Awards – “Afghan Women's Soccer” - Siggy Ferstl [16]
- 2005
- MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Modest Mouse – “Ocean Breathes Salty” – Dave Hussey [17]
- da Vinci Award – Master Colorist (Feature) – “Travelers and Musicians” – Siggy Ferstl
- 2004
- MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – “Crazy in Love” – Dave Hussey [18]
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