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Company 3

American post-production company

American post-production company

FieldValue
nameCompany 3
logoCompany 3 Logo.png
logo_size200px
founded1997
location_cityLos Angeles, California
locationsLos Angeles, New York, London, Toronto, Vancouver, Pune
key_peopleStefan Sonnenfeld, President and Managing Director
Mike Pethel, Co-Founder and Colorist
industryPost-production
servicesColor Grading, Feature Film Finishing
parentFramestore
homepage

Mike Pethel, Co-Founder and Colorist Company 3 (CO3) is an American visual effects and 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 founded 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.

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.

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.

Awards

;2014

  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Doosan "Heavy Industries" – Siggy Ferstl

;2013

  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Under Armour "Brought To You By Under Armour" – Tom Poole
  • MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem” – Dave Hussey

;2012

  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Chrysler "Halftime in America" – Siggy Ferstl
  • MVPA Award - Best Colorist - Rihanna "We Found Love" - Dave Hussey
  • AICE Award – Color Grading - Chrysler "Halftime in America" – Siggy Ferstl

;2011

  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) - Nissan "Zero" – 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

;2009

  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Pepsi “Pass” – Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Television) – "Yogi’s Bronx" – Siggy Ferstl

;2007

  • HPA Award – Best Color Grading (Feature Film) – 300 – Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • HPA Award – Outstanding Color Grading (Commercial) – Nike “Take Over” – Dave Hussey

;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

;2005

  • MVPA Award – Best Colorist/Telecine – Modest Mouse – “Ocean Breathes Salty” – Dave Hussey
  • 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

References

  • https://www.imdb.com/company/co0028470/

References

  1. http://company3.com/feature-films/features-colorists/stefan-sonnenfeld{{dead link. (August 2017)
  2. [https://www.company3.com/contact/ www.company3.com, contact]
  3. (24 November 2010). "Deluxe buys Ascent Media".
  4. (4 November 2020). "Major VFX Landscape Shake-Up: Framestore Buys Company 3, Method".
  5. (7 November 2014). "'Gravity' Continues to Score at HPA Awards".
  6. "Hollywood Post Alliance, redefining post production™".
  7. "2013 MVPA Award Winners | VideoStatic".
  8. (November 2012). "'The Avengers' and 'Game of Thrones' Among HPA Awards Winner".
  9. "2012 MVPA Award WINNERS".
  10. "AICE : Events : AICE Awards Show : Past Winners".
  11. "Sony Professional - Products and Solutions to Redefine Your Business".
  12. (17 November 2010). "HPA 2010 Awards: Ted Gagliano Honored".
  13. "Hollywood Post Alliance, redefining post production™".
  14. "Hollywood Post Alliance, redefining post production™".
  15. "Da Vinci Names Master Colorists at NAB2006 Presentation Ceremony".
  16. "Hollywood Post Alliance, redefining post production™".
  17. "2005 MVPA Award Winners | Creative Planet Network".
  18. "2004 MVPA Awards | Creative Planet Network".
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