Legend Films
| 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 which originally provided restoration and colorization of classic black-and-white films for TV, theatrical and home video release via Legend Films Home Entertainment Distribution. They also distributed RiffTrax until it was spun off on July 3, 2012. RiffTrax is a business from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 offering humorous audio commentaries on MP3 files, DVDs and Blu-rays for titles in the Legend Films library.
Sister company Legend3D 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. They 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.