Commercial Production Company Tröll Pictures Launches in L.A.

Partners Dave Waller, Patrick Poulatian, Kirsten Andersen and Steve Michaels Sign the Snorri Brothers

Tröll Pictures is a newly opened commercial production company in Los Angeles. Founded by Brickyard VFX partners Dave Waller, Patrick Poulatian, Kirsten Andersen and Steve Michaels, the venture brought Peter Steinzeig on board as executive producer and signed Eidur and Einar Snorri, better known as Snorri Bros.

Steinzeig and Michaels will manage the company's day-to-day operations, with an eye on leveraging the company's relationship to Brickyard as a bi-coastal VFX resource on projects. 

Steinzeig had a long tenure at Backyard Productions from 1996 through the 2000s, and spent some time more recently at Pixomondo. "Tröll is positioned to address the recent trend toward all-in commercial production, and with distinct creative talent such as the Snorri Bros, we can take any project from inception to completion," said Steinzeig in a prepared statement.

"The Snorri Bros develop such innovative approaches to making the real look fantastical, which defines their distinct live action style," said Michaels.