Senior colorist Tom Poole has joined Company 3, Santa Monica, for commercials, music videos and features. The announcement was made by colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld, cofounder of Company 3, which has operations on both coasts.
Poole got his industry start at The Mill in London where he began as an assistant to some of Europe’s leading colorists. He moved stateside in 2004, in order to help start The Mill’s New York telecine department. At The Mill in New York, Poole focused primarily on commercial and music video projects. He contributed to advertising campaigns for such clients as eBay, Mastercard, FedEx, ESPN, Reebok, Tanqueray and Infiniti. He also worked on music videos for The White Stripes, Eminem, The Killers, and Beyonce, among others. Poole has also collaborated with such high-profile directors as Michel Gondry, Fredrik Bond, Happy, Joe Pytka and Jake Scott.
Poole was nominated for a Music Video Production Association (MVPA) Award as best colorist on the strength The Killers’ “When You Were Young” clip. That video also scored a One Show Silver Pencil as well as a Grammy nomination. Additionally, among the Poole projects that have gone onto perform well on the awards show circuit are eBay’s “Anthem” which won a London International Award, and Beyonce’s “Impossible” which earned a Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award for video of the year.
“I have made the move to Los Angeles to become part of Company 3 primarily because of the creative diversity the L.A. market has to offer,” said Poole. “I have always wanted to work on all aspects within the telecine medium.” Poole also expressed admiration for Sonnenfeld. “His artistry as a colorist, and his ability to work simultaneously on commercial and feature film projects is something I was very much drawn to. Not only are we good friends, I consider Stefan a like-minded soul. I look forward to working with him.”
Review: Writer-Director Mark Anthony Green’s “Opus”
In the new horror movie "Opus," we are introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the '90s, with 38 No. 1 hits and albums as big as "Thriller," "Hotel California" and "Nebraska." If the name Alfred Moretti sounds more like a personal injury attorney from New Jersey, that's the first sign "Opus" is going to stumble.
John Malkovich leans into his regular off-kilter creepy to play the unlikely pop star at the center of this serious misfire by the A24 studio, a movie that also manages to pull "The Bear" star Ayo Edebiri back to earth. How both could be totally miscast will haunt your dreams.
Writer-director Mark Anthony Green has created a pretty good premise: A massive pop star who went quiet for the better part of three decades reemerges with a new album — his 18th studio LP, called "Caesar's Request" — and invites a select six people to come to his remote Western compound for an album listening weekend. It's like a golden ticket.
Edebiri's Ariel is a one of those invited. She's 27, a writer for a hip music magazine who has been treading water for three years. She's ambitious but has no edge. "Your problem is you're middle," she's told. Unfortunately, her magazine boss is also invited, which means she's just a note-taker. Edebiri's self-conscious, understated humor is wasted here.
It takes Ariel and the rest of the guests — an influencer, a paparazzo, a former journalist-nemesis and a TV personality played by Juliette Lewis, once again cast as the frisky sexpot — way too much time to realize that Moretti has created a cult in the desert. And they're murderous. This is Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" crossed with Mark Mylod's "The Menu."
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