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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and television |
| Founded | August 2001 |
| Founder | Barry B. Sandrew |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Brian Robertson, CEO Barry B. Sandrew, CCO/CTO Ian Gessel, President Thomas Sinnott, COO Matt Akey, Executive Producer Jared Sandrew, Creative Officer/VFX Supervisor Tony Baldridge, VFX Supervisor Matt DeJohn, VFX Supervisor |
| Products | Library of colorized and restored films and RiffTrax audio commentaries |
| Services | 3D conversion of new release and catalog feature films, trailers, and commercials |
Number of employees | 290 |
| Website | legendfilms.com |
Legend Films is a San Diego–based company founded in August 2001. The company specializes in the conversion of feature films, both new release and catalog titles, and commercials from their native 2D format into 3-D film format utilizing proprietary technology and software. The company started business providing restoration and colorization of classic black-and-white films for DVD, HDTV and theatrical release.
Legend3D has performed 3D conversion on a number of high-profile projects including feature film work for Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures Imageworks, as well as commercial work for HP, Fanta, New Balance and M&M/Mars, television work on television show Chuck and for MTV and special feature work for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concerts.
Legend3D also continues to support its legacy business, Legend Films Home Entertainment Distribution, produces and distributes DVDs of films and video content that have been colorized from their original black-and-white format. They spun off RiffTrax on July 3, 2012. RiffTrax is a business from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000, that offers humorous audio commentaries. RiffTrax are available in MP3 files for films and DVDs for titles in the Legend Films library.