I've always loved Universal Pictures. A nice shot of the world as it's moving back while "Universal" slowly creeps out from behind forming a nice symmetrical logo.
shareThis is my current favorite. The logo is not all that impressive but if you see it there’s usually some gangster stuff coming up. 😎
shareI liked the old World on the Universal logo better. Now it's too colourful. I liked the Jurassic Park era best.
shareDamn I’m sorry!!! I forgot to provide the link. I may have misled you. Sorry.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe1nuHRxRIw
Oh, I though you were agreeing with my pick.
Anyhoo, I've never heard of that studio.
Thorn EMI ⤵️
https://youtu.be/3IMN2KBP8gg
United Artists (1980s) ⤵️
https://youtu.be/EhZH677w_8w
Virgin ⤵️
https://youtu.be/KF7fnvLgAEk
Never heard of Thorn, but that is a mighty fine logo. Very pleasant animation.
shareNot a film studio logo, but perhaps the most epic vanity bumper of all time was the 80s HBO movie motion controlled model city flyover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CDqlNowiv8
-----> behind the scenes city intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS6ZXBrcng
Here are a bunch of studio and distro vanity cards I find inspiring:
touchstone (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO7rxC40Xiw
grindhouse releasing (70s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17cv5QAWEjY
pyramid (70s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAYe9E8SQ7U
puck film productions (70s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az4SeNa1qBw
wizard video (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kshb4ur_9XY
full moon (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQZo-edSjEM
paramount home video (1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S95RtBE-iwM&list=PLsBTalt6ANGpePntVx6g_22q0n88hRx2_&index=3
media home entertainment (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uaMxVJoXTo
hanna barbera (swirling star - 80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmOYfqfPjk
vestron video (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMEeqelREg&list=PL770967B1DF15C590&index=1
new world pictures (80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvExXM-3HQA&list=PL770967B1DF15C590&index=16
disney home video (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJlmt1DjH9U&list=PLfRI_Z3mKtXS5l3Wy-bjIDEeqRFlJSH1l
disney pictures 1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIc0UlF5GQ8&list=PLfRI_Z3mKtXS5l3Wy-bjIDEeqRFlJSH1l&index=3
screen gems (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ7zZRud1B0&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB
bryanston pictures (70s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtKtAWCTQ4k&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=28
films incorporated / aquarian (60s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbvM4VaqPN8&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=34
national arts theater (50s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKK6R0zUj0&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=38
gaga usen (japanese - current)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWftLOjsT7Q
lau's films (chinese - 70s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNuvRWIstUk
sunrise video (greek - 80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS5kvKwiIEI
zodiac video (greek - 80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4OHtojItEA
tv bumpers
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pbs (1971)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7EaYzZ5Gs&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=2
bbc (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaxlFQTTlLk&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=10
api (60s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElH_YCUR7E&list=PLREU5c8pRGqNg-h_JkgMW1arRh0ROxApB&index=13
rankin bass (60s)
silly tv-----------------
dna - hi i'm paul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fx6eCGsXMw
guntzelman sullivan marshall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI8X29D_7KU&list=PLL1iUaiUPre2rdBYqh5TMVtFmEyZYLj9V&index=4
I had this on my notepad from doing a lot of research on vanity cards a couple years ago... Had a bunch more cool foreign ones on a list somewhere that I can't find right now... I'll see if I can track them down later, as if this isn't overkill already.
shareA few things:
I didn't know Screen Gems existed in the 60s.
I haven't seen many Full Moon movies, bit that's a nice one.
The song used in the very first link is also used in New Line Cinema's logos.
Screen Gems started out as an animation studio in the 20s! They did some really great cartoons that don't get enough attention today imo. I've been planning on doing a SG animation post at some point here. Always thought it was so fun that they went from being like proto Disney to a horror studio. Two of my favorite things.
Full Moon are one of the world's finest purveyors of mindbendingly ridiculous trash and I love it.
FULL MOON. YES!..EVEN BETTER THAN THEIR LOGO IS THAT AD FOR FULLMOON.COM THEY PUT BEFORE ALL THEIR SHIT BACK IN THE DAY.
shareTried to pull it up, couldn't find it, but found this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPxSfAukaLA
They're so awesome.
This also reminds me that I love the Lloyd Kaufman intros to Troma releases. I just love Lloyd Kaufman.
VERY COOL...LLOYD KAUFMAN,WOW!..I READ HIS BOOK.TROMA AND FULL MOON...A HUGE CHUNK OF MY TEENAGE YEARS WERE SPENT SEEKING THOSE STUDIOS WORK OUT AND ENJOYING IT.
shareFuck yeah man, me too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41RJi63cpO0
Of course I remember screen gems and this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvb2s2THasg
I like the classic ones like 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Tristar and Paramount (Universal en Warner Bros. could be better, to be honest). The current Disney one is pretty, but a bit over the top.
shareShhh, the movie is about to start!
shareAs a kid, I liked "Columbia pictures" The lady with the torch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures
shareIt started Three Stooges shorts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2nPoSWtv-k