stefan sonnenfeld

colorist

the founder and president of company 3 and a trusted collaborator of some of the world’s best filmmakers, stefan sonnenfeld is an artist of rare talent and a major contributor to the momentous changes that are sweeping the post production industry today.

described by npr as a “da vinci of the movies,” sonnenfeld has applied his skills as a di colorist to many of the most acclaimed and popular films of the past decade: watchmen, star trek, terminator: salvation, transformers, pirates of the caribbean (i, ii & iii), 300, sweeney todd and dreamgirls, to name but a few. sonnenfeld is among a handful of artists who has championed the telecines (and more recently di) process as an indispensable part of the filmmaking process, a tool for extending filmmakers’ ability to tell stories and communicate emotion.

sonnenfeld grew up in los angeles and studied business at boston university. a summer job delivering dailies for miami vice sparked his interest in post production. he began his career with image transform and became a colorist at the post group. at pacific ocean post in the 1990s, he became among the most sought after colorists in the commercial industry and forged close relationships with the industry’s top directors and cinematographers.

in 1997, sonnenfeld founded company 3. as many commercial directors made the transition to long-form work, sonnenfeld became increasingly involved in grading feature films, helping to pioneer the digital intermediate process. at the same time, he built company 3 into a national powerhouse, with an unrivaled reputation for excellence in color correction, di color grading and other post production services. in 2007, entertainment weekly named sonnenfeld to its list of “50 smartest people in hollywood.” creativity magazine also included him on its list of “most interesting people.”