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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*This logo exists in | *This logo exists in 🎞filmed🎞 and 📼videotaped📼 forms. | ||
* | *The text reads "FILMS LIONS GATE" on 🇫🇷French-Canadian🇨🇦 releases. | ||
*On an international video trailer for ''Perfume'', "INTERNATIONAL" is placed in between "FILMS" and the byline. | *On an international video trailer for ''Perfume'', "INTERNATIONAL" is placed in between "FILMS" and the byline. | ||
*Starting in 2003, "AMEX: LGF" appears underneath the byline ("AMEX" as in the "American Stock Exchange", not the "American Express"). | *Starting in 2003, "AMEX: LGF" appears underneath the byline ("AMEX" as in the "American Stock Exchange", not the "American Express"). | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the last logo. Sometimes, it is silent or has the film's opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the last logo. Sometimes, it is silent or has the film's opening theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on Lions Gate films from the period. Don't expect this to appear films merely released by them such as ''O'' and ''Lantana''. It appears on some early Lions Gate and late period [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan]]/[[Trimark Home Video|Trimark]] | '''Availability:''' Common. Seen on Lions Gate films from the period. Don't expect this to appear films merely released by them such as ''O'' and ''Lantana''. It appears on some early Lions Gate and late period [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan]]/[[Trimark Home Video|Trimark]] 📀DVD📀 releases as a de facto home video logo as well; some examples of this include the two-disc edition of ''Step Into Liquid'' and a reprint of ''All of Me''. It makes a surprise appearance at the end of the TV Movie ''Student Seduction''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is a quite nicely-animated logo, aside from the typeface mix-matching problem. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a quite nicely-animated logo, aside from the typeface mix-matching problem. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, but some films use thunderclap sounds with the sound of a sword being drawn and hitting another sword. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, but some films use thunderclap sounds with the sound of a sword being drawn and hitting another sword. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on films such as ''The Punisher'', ''A Love Song for Bobby Long'', ''Crash'' (not to be confused with the 1996 erotic thriller starring James Spader and Holly Hunter), the 2006 film ''Minotaur'', and the first two ''Saw'' films (recent prints of the second film however, plasters this with the horror version of the 5th logo). This also plasters the [[Kings Road Entertainment]] logo on the current releases of ''Kickboxer III: The Art of War'' (including the double feature | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on films such as ''The Punisher'', ''A Love Song for Bobby Long'', ''Crash'' (not to be confused with the 1996 erotic thriller starring James Spader and Holly Hunter), the 2006 film ''Minotaur'', and the first two ''Saw'' films (recent prints of the second film however, plasters this with the horror version of the 5th logo). This also plasters the [[Kings Road Entertainment]] logo on the current releases of ''Kickboxer III: The Art of War'' (including the double feature 📀DVD📀 release with ''Kickboxer IV''). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is nowhere as noteworthy as the previous two logos, due to its short lifespan and simplicity. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is nowhere as noteworthy as the previous two logos, due to its short lifespan and simplicity. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' First we hear a whoosh, then vibration sounds, and finally the streak drawing. | '''Music/Sounds:''' First we hear a whoosh, then vibration sounds, and finally the streak drawing. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was only used for a very short time. Can be found on ''In the Mix'' (not to be confused with the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series of the same name), and ''Undiscovered''. Also seen on current prints of ''Love and a .45'' (1994) and some older prints of ''Pi'' (the 1998 Darren Aronofsky film). Don't expect | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was only used for a very short time. Can be found on ''In the Mix'' (not to be confused with the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series of the same name), and ''Undiscovered''. Also seen on current prints of ''Love and a .45'' (1994) and some older prints of ''Pi'' (the 1998 Darren Aronofsky film). Don't expect this logo to appear on ''Hostel'' and ''Saw II'', as they use the previous logo instead. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous logo. | ||
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*The print version with black text on a white background is used on ''The Expendables 2'' and ''Reservoir Dogs'' video games. | *The print version with black text on a white background is used on ''The Expendables 2'' and ''Reservoir Dogs'' video games. | ||
*A shorter version starting from the zoom out through the keyhole exists. | *A shorter version starting from the zoom out through the keyhole exists. | ||
*An extremely rare variant | *An extremely rare variant has been spotted on a few releases. The animation plays as normal, but towards the end of the orchestration the logo begins to shrink. We zoom out to find it is the "H" in the [[THX]] logo, which moves into the bottom left corner a few seconds later, which leads directly into the menu. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of the gears and doors. Very nice CGI, done by Devastudios. | '''FX/SFX:''' The animation of the gears and doors. Very nice CGI, done by Devastudios. | ||