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Around 2008, Amazon entered the film production industry, producing ''The Stolen Child'' with [[20th Century Fox]]. Two years later, '''Amazon Studios''' was created for the purpose of producing/distributing TV shows, movies, and comics from online submissions and crowd-sourced feedback. Their content is distributed through Amazon Prime Video, which is a competitor to [[Netflix Originals|Netflix]] and [[Hulu]]. In May 2021, Amazon announced it will acquire MGM Holdings, Inc. the owner of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]]. The deal was finalized in March 2022. The company was rebranded to '''Amazon MGM Studios''' on October 2023 and currently releases its films under the MGM and [[Orion Pictures]] banners.<ref>https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/amazon-mgm-studios-argentina-1985-1235743542/</ref> | Around 2008, Amazon entered the film production industry, producing ''The Stolen Child'' with [[20th Century Fox]]. Two years later, '''Amazon Studios''' was created for the purpose of producing/distributing TV shows, movies, and comics from online submissions and crowd-sourced feedback. Their content is distributed through Amazon Prime Video, which is a competitor to [[Netflix Originals|Netflix]] and [[Hulu]]. In May 2021, Amazon announced it will acquire MGM Holdings, Inc. the owner of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]]. The deal was finalized in March 2022. The company was rebranded to '''Amazon MGM Studios''' on October 2023 and currently releases its films under the MGM and [[Orion Pictures]] banners.<ref>https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/amazon-mgm-studios-argentina-1985-1235743542/</ref> | ||
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|Amaz.jpeg|1st Logo (January 9, 2013-) | |Amaz.jpeg|1st Logo (January 9, 2013-) | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, many {{color|orange}} dots (could represent either atoms or dust particles) zoom out and form the outline "'''amazon'''" (in its corporate font). As it is zooming out, an {{color|orange}} arrow/smile is revealed under the "'''amazon'''" text, then it is zoomed out even further, revealing the text "'''{{color|orange|studios}}'''". When it has finished zooming out, "'''amazon'''" lights up in white. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, many {{color|orange}} dots (they could represent either atoms or dust particles) zoom out and form the outline "'''amazon'''" (in its corporate font). As it is zooming out, an {{color|orange}} arrow/smile is revealed under the "'''amazon'''" text, then it is zoomed out even further, revealing the text "'''{{color|orange|studios}}'''". When it has finished zooming out, "'''amazon'''" lights up in white. | ||
'''Variant:''' There was an early version of this logo, which is slightly longer than the later version. | '''Variant:''' There was an <u>early version</u> of this logo, which is slightly longer than the later version. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI complied at Eyeball Studios NYC, with design and animation by Benjamin Hill. | '''Technique:''' CGI complied at Eyeball Studios NYC, with design and animation by Benjamin Hill. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' The Amazon Studios logo fades in on a black background as it slowly zooms in towards the viewer. It shines, but not so noticeably. | ||
'''Variant:''' A still version is seen at the end of ''Elvis & Nixon''. | '''Variant:''' A still version is seen at the end of <u>''Elvis & Nixon''</u>. | ||
'''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On what at first glimpse appears to be a {{color|blue}}-tinted marble surface | '''Visuals:''' On what at first glimpse appears to be a {{color|blue}}-tinted marble surface is a hardcover book in a closed position. As the camera zooms in closer to the book, it opens by itself and flips a few pages. A city starting to form itself (roads uncurling, buildings sticking together like a magnet/stretching into their full position, etc). The marble surface fades to a sunset sky background (just without the sun) as that happens. Moving into the center position, the last roads finish unfurling and the camera moves further on to see street lights, a sidewalk, and apartments surrounding the camera's view. As the camera stops moving, there is a cinema taking form. The ending product is a typical cinema entrance sign, filled with lighting around the sides, and the Amazon Studios logo in the center of it, finally slamming onto the lighted ceiling below it. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI by Antenna Creative. | '''Technique:''' CGI by Antenna Creative. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}}-black gradient background, | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}}-black gradient background, "{{color|lightblue|'''AMAZON'''}}" wipes in from the left and "STUDIOS" wipes in from the right, both set in the Amazon Ember typeface. Then a white overlay of the text fades in from the center. The background fades, and the logo wipes out after a few seconds. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A scope version of this logo exists. | * A <u>scope version</u> of this logo exists. | ||
* On ''A Very British Scandal'', the logo is still and also shares the screen with both the 2021 [[Blueprint Television]] and 1997 [[BBC Productions|BBC]] logos. | * On <u>''A Very British Scandal''</u>, the logo is still and also shares the screen with both the 2021 [[Blueprint Television]] and 1997 [[BBC Productions|BBC]] logos. | ||
'''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None. | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On ''Borat's American Lockdown'', the 2015 rearrangement of the 2013 [[Amazon Originals]] jingle is heard. | '''Audio Variant:''' On <u>''Borat's American Lockdown''</u>, the 2015 rearrangement of the 2013 [[Amazon Originals]] jingle is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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* Following the renaming to Amazon MGM Studios, all movies produced by the studio going forward now carry the 2021 MGM logo. | * Following the renaming to Amazon MGM Studios, all movies produced by the studio going forward now carry the 2021 MGM logo. | ||
=== 5th Logo (January 19, 2024-) === | ===5th Logo (January 19, 2024-)=== | ||
[[File:Amazon MGM Studios (2024).png|center|frameless| | [[File:Amazon MGM Studios (2024).png|center|frameless|350px]] | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a flash of yellow light appears from left to right, revealing the golden text "{{ | |||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a flash of yellow light appears from left to right, revealing the golden text "{{color|gold|AMAZON 𝐌𝐆𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐒}}" with "AMAZON" set in the light weight of the Amazon Ember typeface, and "𝐌𝐆𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐒" set in the bold weight of Metro Mayer Serif. The logo shines for a bit, then fades out. | |||
'''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Simple computer animation. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None. | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' It | '''Availability:''' It debuted on the 2024 series adaptation of ''Zorro''. | ||
==References== | ==References== |