Stefan Sonnenfeld
Stefan Sonnenfeld is an American digital intermediate colorist, co-founder and president of post-production house Company 3, and president of VFX house Method Studios. He has performed color grading/color correction on many commercials and feature films including the Pirates of the Caribbean and Transformers franchises.
Career
Sonnenfeld grew up in Los Angeles and after a summer job delivering dailies for popular 80s series Miami Vice his interest in post production was ignited. He worked at Pacific Ocean Post during the 1990s.Described by NPR as a "da Vinci of the movies," Sonnenfeld has worked as a DI colorist for films including Watchmen, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, 300, Sweeney Todd and Dreamgirls. 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. Sonnenfeld is among a handful of artists who have championed the telecine process.
In 2007, Entertainment Weekly named Sonnenfeld to its list of "50 Smartest People in Hollywood" and Creativity-Online included him in its "Creativity 50" in 2008. Sonnenfeld also received the HPA Award Best Color Grading for 300 in 2007 and was the recipient of the HPA Award Outstanding Color Grading for Pepsi "Pass" in 2009. In 2010 he received the HPA Award for Outstanding Color Grading Using a DI Process for Alice in Wonderland.
Sunny Field Entertainment
In 2010, Sonnenfeld signed a first-look producing deal with Paramount Pictures for his feature film production company, Sunny Field Entertainment. Based in Santa Monica, CA, Sunny Field is a portal for filmmakers in the commercial/music video space making the leap into features. Sunny Field's offerings include the traditional resources of a production company as well as state-of-the-art post-production services.Selected filmography
Feature films
'''As finishing artist/colorist, supervisor & producer'''2017
| Title | Director | Cinematographer | Editor | Roles | Other notes |
| XXX: Return of Xander Cage | D. J. Caruso | Russell Carpenter | Jim Page, Vince Filippone | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| The Founder | John Lee Hancock | John Schwartzman | Robert Frazen | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Fifty Shades Darker | James Foley | John Schwartzman | Richard Francis-Bruce | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | Chad Stahelski | Dan Laustsen | Evan Schiff | CO3 Executive Producer | Colorist: Jill Bogdanowicz |
| Beauty and the Beast | Bill Condon | Tobias Schliessler | Virginia Katz | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Power Rangers | Dean Israelite | Matthew J. Lloyd | Martin Bernfeld & Dody Dorn | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist Company 3 Color Assistants: Danny Keefe, Giovanni DiGiorgio | Encore Vancouver Dailies Colorist: Jaan Spirka Encore Vancouver Color Consultant: Sean Coleman |
| Gifted | Marc Webb | Stuart Dryburgh | Bill Pankow | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Heat | Michael Mann | Dante Spinotti | Dov Hoenig, Pasquale Buba, William Goldenberg & Tom Rolf | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | Originally released in 1995. Remastered in 4K in 2016 with Mann supervising the transfer |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg | Paul Cameron | Roger Barton & Leigh Folsom-Boyd | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins | Matthew Jensen | Martin Walsh | Digital Intermediate Colourist | Colour Assistants: Giovanni DiGiorgio, Tyrell Lloyd, John A. Maltby, Lucie Barbier, Chris Francis, Jonas Jangvad Dailies Colourist: James Slattery |
| The Mummy | Alex Kurtzman | Ben Seresin | Paul Hirsch, Gina Hirsch, Andrew Mondshein | Executive Producer/Colorist | Digital Conform: Joe Ken Color Assistant: John Tripp |
| The Book of Henry | Colin Trevorrow | John Schwartzman | Kevin Stitt | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | Michael Bay | Jonathan Sela | Mark Sanger, John Refoua, Debra Neil-Fisher, Roger Barton, Adam Gerstel, Calvin Wimmer Additional Editor: Julie Monroe | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist EC3 Colorist: Adrian Delude | 3D Convergence Artist: Jared Pecht Color Assistants: John Tripp, Giovanni DiGiorgio |
| The Last Face | Sean Penn | Barry Ackroyd | Jay Cassidy | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| The Only Living Boy in New York | Marc Webb | Stuart Dryburgh | Tim Streeto | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | Additional Colorist: Andrew Geary |
| American Assassin | Michael Cuesta | Enrique Chediak | Conrad Buff IV | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Bunker 77 | Takuji Masuda | David Homcy & Anthony Kiedis | Matt Chessé & Tyler Hubby | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Suburbicon | George Clooney | Robert Elswit | Stephen Mirrione | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Dan Gilroy | Robert Elswit | Jon Gilroy | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Father Figures | Lawrence Sher | John Lindley | Dana E. Glauberman | CO3 Executive Producer | Company 3 Senior Digital Intermediate Colorist: Jill Bogdanowicz Color7 Preview Colorist: Mark Sachen |
2018
| Title | Director | Cinematographer | Editor | Roles | Other notes |
| The Cloverfield Paradox | Julius Onah | Dan Mindel | Alan Baumgarten, Matt Evans, Rebecca Valente | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Fifty Shades Freed | James Foley | John Schwartzman | Richard Francis-Bruce, Debra Neil-Fisher & David Clark | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Red Sparrow | Francis Lawrence | Jo Willems | Alan Edward Bell | CO3 Executive Producer | Colorist: Dave Hussey Color Assistants: Tyrell Lloyd, John Tripp |
| A Quiet Place | John Krasinski | Charlotte Bruus Christensen | Christopher Tellefsen | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Pacific Rim Uprising | Steven S. DeKnight | Dan Mindel | Zach Staenberg, Dylan Highsmith & Josh Schaeffer | Executive Producer/Colorist | Company 3 Color Assistants: Tyrell Lloyd, John Tripp FotoKem NextLAB Colorist: Jon Roce |
| Adrift | Baltasar Kormákur | Robert Richardson | John Gilbert | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Stefano Sollima | Dariusz Wolski | Matthew Newman | CO3 Executive Producer | Colorist: Stephen Nakamura Color Assistants: Tyrell Lloyd, John Tripp |
| The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | Anastas Michos | Jim Page | CO3 Executive Producer | Colorist: Tim Stipan Color Assistant: Nicholas Figueroa |
| Skyscraper | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Robert Elswit | Michael L. Sale, Julian Clarke | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | Company 3 Color Assists: John Tripp, Tyrell Lloyd Encore Vancouver Dailies Colorist: Ed Twiford |
| The Equalizer II | Antoine Fuqua | Oliver Wood | Conrad Buff | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Christopher Robin | Marc Forster | Matthias Koenigswieser | Matt Chessé | CO3 Executive Producer | DI Colorist: Sofie Friis Borup Color Assistants: Tyrell Lloyd, Daniel Keefe |
| A Simple Favor | Paul Feig | John Schwartzman | Brent White | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Free Solo | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin | Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin & Mikey Schaefer | Bob Eisenhardt | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| A Star is Born | Bradley Cooper | Matthew Libatique | Jay Cassidy | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | |
| Venom | Ruben Fleischer | Matthew Libatique | Maryann Brandon & Alan Baumgarten | DI Colorist | Assistant Colorists: Vincent Ferro, Tyrell Lloyd Dailies Colorist: Ben Estrada |
| Halloween | David Gordon Green | Michael Simmonds | Tim Alverson | CO3 Executive Producer | Colorist: Tom Poole |
| Overlord | Julius Avery | Laurie Rose, Fabian Wagner | Matt Evans | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist | Color Assistants: John Tripp, Tyrell Lloyd Dailies Colorist: James Slattery |
| Robin Hood | Otto Bathurst | George Steel | Joe Hutshing & Chris Barwell | CO3 Executive Producer/Colorist |
2026
| Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
2025
| Title | Showrunner | Director | Cinematographer | Editor | Roles | Other notes |
| American Primeval | Mark L. Smith | Peter Berg | Jacques Jouffret | Hugo Diaz, Jon Otazua, Art Jones Additional Editing: Jeffrey M. Werner, Rafa Garcia | Supervising Colorist | Colorist: Parker Jarvie Finishing Assists: Clayton Hunt, Seamus Finnegan |
| Pulse | Zoe Robyn, Carlton Cuse | Kate Dennis, Sarah Boyd, S. J. Main Muñoz, Wendey Stanzler, Carlton Cuse | Marc Laliberte, Ramsey Nickell | Luyen Vu, Colin Rich | Supervising Colorist | Colorist: Joanna Rourke Additional Colorist: Ian Passy |
| Government Cheese | Paul Hunter, Aeysha Carr | Øystein Karlsen | Matthew J. Lloyd | Joel Pashby | Colorist | Additional Colorist: Sean Coleman |
| Star Trek : Strange New Worlds Season 3 | Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers | Chris Fisher, Jordan Canning, Dan Liu, Jonathan Frakes, Andi Armaganian, Valerie Weiss, Sharon Lewis, Andrew Coutts, Maja Vrvilo | Benji Bakshi, Ian Anderson, Glen Keenan, Maja Vrvilo | Andrew Coutts, Dana Gasparine, Wes Whitton, Preston Rapp | Supervising Colorist | Colorist: Cody Baker |
| The Last Frontier | Jon Bokenkamp, Richard D'Ovidio | Sam Hargrave, John Curran, Jessica Lowery, Dennie Gordon | Giorgio Scali, Bernard Couture, Michael Caracciolo, Patrick Murguia | Chris Brookshire, Orlando Machado Jr., David Post, Amy Fleming | Supervising Colorist | Colorist: Adam Nazarenko |
| Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Cinematographer | Editor | Roles | Other notes |
| 1995 | California Love | Tupac, Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman | Hype Williams | John Perez | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 1997 | If God Will Send His Angels | U2 | Phil Joanou | Marc Reshovsky | Phil Joanou | Senior Colorist | Filmed with Panavision Panaflex Platinum cameras and E-Series anamorphic lenses. Shot on 35 mm film |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Will Smith | Paul Hunter | Thomas Kloss | Harvey White | Senior Colorist | Shot on Kodak Vision 500T 5279 35 mm film with Cooke S4 Lenses |
| 2001 | You Rock My World | Michael Jackson | Paul Hunter | Jeff Cronenweth | Harvey White | Senior Colorist | |
| 2016 | Sandcastles | Beyoncé | Mark Romanek | Reed Morano | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2016 | Can't Stop the Feeling! | Justin Timberlake | Mark Romanek | Jody Lee Lipes | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2016 | Don't Wanna Know | TBA | David Dobkin | John Perez | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2017 | Torches | TBA | Robby Starbuck | Matthew T. Rodgers | Robby Starbuck | Senior Colorist | |
| 2018 | Filthy | TBA | Mark Romanek | Adam Richards | Damion Clayton | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects Supervisor: Jesse Bradstreet Visual Effects by Method Studios |
| 2018 | Supplies | Justin Timberlake | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Nick Gilberg | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Rodeo FX Shot on Red Helium cameras with Cooke Optics Anamorphic/i and Hawk C-Series Lenses |
| 2018 | All the Stars | Kendrick Lamar | Dave Meyers, Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free | Starr Whitesides | Greg Scruton | Senior Colorist | Lamar & Free are credited as The Little Homies |
| 2018 | No Tears Left to Cry | Ariana Grande | Scott Cunningham | Nick Gilberg | Shot on Red Weapon Helium cameras with Cooke S4 Lenses | Senior Colorist | - |
| 2018 | Win | Jay Rock | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers, Dave Free | Greg Scruton | Senior Colorist | Shot on Red Helium and Phantom Flex4K cameras with Arri Ultra Prime Lenses |
| 2018 | God Is a Woman | Ariana Grande | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2018 | Stop Trying to Be God | TBA | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2018 | Made For Now | TBA | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Nick Gilberg | Senior Colorist | |
| 2018 | Consequences | TBA | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Nick Gilberg | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Method Studios |
| 2018 | Sicko Mode | TBA | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Greg Scruton | Senior Colorist | |
| 2018 | Zero | Imagine Dragons | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Nick Gilberg | Senior Colorist | |
| 2019 | Girl | Maren Morris | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Biff Butler | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios |
| 2019 | Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | Scott Cunningham | TBA | Senior Colorist | - | |
| 2019 | Me! | Taylor Swift | Scott Cunningham | TBA | Dave Meyers, Taylor Swift | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects Supervisors: Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton |
| 2019 | Swan Song | Dua Lipa | Floria Sigismondi | Philippe Le Sourd | Clark Eddy | Senior Colorist | |
| 2019 | A Lot | TBA | Aisultan Seitov | Xiaolong Liu | TBA | Senior Colorist | |
| 2019 | Señorita | Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | |
| 2019 | Antisocial | Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Mathematic |
| 2019 | Highest in the Room | TBA | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | Post Production Services by Ingenuity Studios |
| 2019 | Adore You | Harry Styles | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Mathematic |
| 2020 | My Oh My | Camila Cabello | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios |
| 2020 | Falling | Harry Styles | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Greg Scruton | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Mathematic |
| 2020 | How to Be Lonely | TBA | Dave Meyers | Patrick Murguia | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | Visual Effects by Mathematic |
| 2020 | Lockdown | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | - | |
| 2020 | Laugh Now Cry Later | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | TBA | Senior Colorist | - | |
| 2020 | Positions | Scott Cunningham | Dave Meyers | Alyssa Oh | Senior Colorist | - | |
| 2022 | Unholy | Sam Smith, Kim Petras | Floria Sigismondi | Joel Honeywell | Jarrett Fijal | Senior Colorist | Additional Colorist: Parker Jarvie Senior Producer, Color: Blake Rice |
| 2023 | Spin Bout U | Drake, 21 Savage | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Nathan Rodgers | Senior Colorist | Shot on Sony CineAlta Venice 2 cameras with Cooke S7 lenses |
| 2023 | Middle Ground | Maroon 5 | David Dobkin | Giles Dunning | Bill Yukich | Senior Colorist | Producer: Blake Rice |
| 2024 | I Know? | Travis Scott | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Greg Scruton Additional Editor: Sabra Stratton | Senior Colorist | Producer: Blake Rice Shot on Arricam LT 3-perf with Zeiss Super Speed lenses on Kodak Vision3 250D 5207 & 500T 5219 film |
| 2024 | Ruin | Usher, Pheelz | Dave Meyers | Scott Cunningham | Carlos Font Clos | Senior Colorist | Producer: Blake Rice |
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