We’re all incredibly thrilled about the results of the 2019 Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards. The ceremony, which recognizes Distinguished Technical and Creative Achievement, was held last night at Warner Bros. Studios. Awards are voted on by successful members of Hollywood’s technical community Read More
Although it’s a period piece, Focus Features’ On the Basis of Sex is as timely right now as ever. Directed by Mimi Leder (The Leftovers, Shameless), the film looks at Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones), from her formative Read More
The filmmakers of Focus Features’ Mary Queen of Scots strove to bring a fresh kind of look to the period drama. Its story, the bloody rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) and Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan), has been filmed before Read More
Malorie (Sandra Bullock) and her two children fight for survival in a world overtaken by an unexplained phenomenon causing strange visions throughout the world that drive many who look at them insane. Bird Box, which broke Netflix viewership numbers almost as Read More
Check out this very cool podcast from American Cinematographer about the unusual approach to color and contrast in Paul Schrader’s powerful First Reformed. The powerful drama, shot by Alexander Dynan and colored by Tim Masick, is on 2018 10-best lists all over Read More
Excerpt from British Cinematographer – Colourist Greg Fisher at Company 3 in London worked closely with cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC, on Bohemian Rhapsody, from film prep through to delivery. Sigel shot with a variety of formats — some 35mm film, Read More
Audiences and critics alike praised Netflix’s drug-cartel-themed Narcos to the hilt for its riveting, multilayered storylines, intense performances and the show’s unique look — combining beautiful color-rich imagery of the Colombia setting with shadowy portraiture suggesting the darkness within the characters Read More
Very cool IndieWire article takes a deep dive into the creative use of color for the new drama, ‘Widows.’ Director Steve McQueen, cinematographer Sean Bobbitt and colorist Tom Poole weigh in (with visual examples) on how they approached the look of this powerful Read More
Huge congratulations to all our clients who have been nominated for a Critics’ Choice Documentary Award! ‘Free Solo’ – Colored by Stefan Sonnenfeld Best Documentary Best Director: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Best Sport Documentary Most Compelling Living Subject of Read More
A HUGE shout-out to our colorists whose work was just nominated for HPA Awards! Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Films: Tim Stipan: ‘The Greatest Showman’ Dave Hussey: ‘Red Sparrow’ Outstanding Color Grading – Commercials: Tom Poole: ‘Lost Panda’ – Tile Sofie Read More
The Hate U Give has received high praise from the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the powerful novel by Angie Thomas, the hard-hitting story concerns 16-year-old Starr Carter (Amanda Stenberg of The Hunger Games) as a young African American woman Read More
Company 3’s Stephen Nakamura was instantly captivated by the feature Crazy Rich Asians when he screened it many months ago in preparing to commence color grading. This was long before the multitude of glowing reviews and the press about this first Read More
Colorist Stephen Nakamura has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His filmography includes many blockbusters, such as ‘It’, ‘Passengers’, ‘Detroit’, and ‘Alien: Covenant.’ Stephen has a long awaited sequel, ‘Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado’, premiering on Read More
Commercials have taken a new form, becoming not only a place to showcase a product, but a means of true storytelling. Teams work together to pull off breathtaking projects that impact audiences in sometimes as little as 15 seconds. The Association Read More
Company 3 colorists across our Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago offices provided color grading for a total of 35 spots showing during this year’s Super Bowl LII broadcast, including 4 out of Adweek’s top 5 ads of the game, and 7 out Read More
As many know, recent events caused the makers of the thrilling new feature, All the Money in the World, to re-cast Christopher Plummer in the major role of J. Paul Getty just weeks before the film’s late December release. Never one Read More
Colorists at Company 3 contributed to seven films exhibiting in the 2018 Sundance Film Festival®. In addition to coloring a significant share of the major studio releases every year – recent features including Wonder Woman, It and All the Money in Read More
Company 3 Senior Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld, returned to DC’s Extended Universe to work with Justice League’s filmmakers to refine the movie’s look, bringing about a finished product that’s both cinematic and very colorful, while also, Sonnenfeld says, “natural looking. Certain sections Read More
Artists across our Creative division at Company 3, EFilm and Encore have been nominated for five HPA Awards, recognizing achievement of talent, innovation and engineering. We’re looking forward to celebrating all of the work and honorees at 11th Annual HPA Awards on Read More
Directed by Darren Aronofsky and shot by frequent collaborator Matthew Libatique, the powerful feature, mother! opened to passionate responses and a slew of multiple interpretations last week, but those who know the filmmakers’ previous work, such as The Black Swan, and Read More
