Debut Projects Include The Green Hornet, Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Trader and FIFA World Cup
LOS ANGELES – January 26, 2011 – Following years of operating in stealth mode, Venture 3D, a leader in the burgeoning 3D conversion market, celebrated its official launch with the announcement of contributions to a variety of recent Hollywood blockbusters including the successful completion of the 3D conversion for the recently opened Sony Pictures’ The Green Hornet, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. Venture 3D also worked on 20th Century Fox’s and Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the 2010 FIFA World Cup 3D trailer. Recent projects also include 3D conversion work for Warner Bros., Screen Gems and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai.
Venture 3D’s unique proprietary, worldwide patented software-based technology enables the company to deliver superior quality 3D conversion to the production and significantly reduce the time and cost involved in 3D conversion.
Established to convert new as well as library films, TV programming, documentaries and commercials, Venture 3D was founded in 2008 by three entertainment industry veterans, Marcus Englefield, George Lee and Paul Ottosson, who enjoy an in-depth knowledge and long experience in both production and post-production. Englefield has produced several films and numerous commercials and music videos. Lee has a background in co-production, financing, foreign distribution and licensing of major Hollywood studio films in Asia. Ottosson, a two time Oscar® winner as well as a BAFTA and Emmy® winner, is an established and respected entertainment industry veteran with 20 years in the business. He was a producer of the 2007 Oscars as well as a few independent films and has worked on movies, including highly popular motion pictures such as 2012, Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3 and acclaimed Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker.
In order to cost-effectively convert large scale and technically intricate film projects such as The Green Hornet, Venture 3D also employs a highly-skilled and dedicated team of stereographers and artists in Los Angeles and Korea to convert shots into high-quality 3D. Todd Cogan, Venture 3D’s senior vice president of operations and one of the most sought-after and experienced 3D producers within the industry, is overseeing the company’s 3D stereoscopic production. His extensive experience includes such major A-list stereoscopic production A-list projects as Michael Jackson’s This Is It Concert Experience, U2 3D, Disney’s Jonas Brothers 3D Experience and Hannah Montana. Cogan worked with James Cameron for 8 years on productions including Aliens of the Deep 3D and The Ghost of The Abyss 3D, both 3D for IMAX. Prior to joining Venture 3D Cogan was the VP of business relations with PACE. Working with Cameron and PACE, Cogan developed a solid understanding of 3D through the eye of the camera that enables Venture 3D to deliver the best 3D to the movie screen.
About Venture 3D
Venture 3D is a Los Angeles-based company with a studio in Seoul, Korea, that provides high-quality, cost-effective and time-sensitive solutions for the creation of stereoscopic 3-D content, including feature films, TV shows and commercials. The company is leading the fast-growing market of 3D conversion by offering cutting-edge worldwide patented technology specially designed for 2D-to-3D conversion.
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