Company 3

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). Today, Company 3 is wholly owned subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., Company 3 provides 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 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.

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