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== Background | === Background === | ||
The Criterion Collection (or just "Criterion") is a company owned by Jonathan B. Turell and Peter Becker, sons of Janus Films owners Saul J. Turell and William Becker, respectively. The Criterion Collection produces direct-to-video documentaries and distributes DVDs of art and important films. They were one of the first video companies to add special features to | The Criterion Collection (or just "Criterion") is a company owned by Jonathan B. Turell and Peter Becker, sons of [[Janus Films]] owners Saul J. Turell and William Becker, respectively. The Criterion Collection produces direct-to-video documentaries and distributes DVDs of art and important films. They were one of the first home video companies to add special features to Laserdisc releases, which would later become the standard for the DVD market. | ||
=== 1st Logo (December 3, 1984-1996, 1999) === | === 1st Logo (December 3, 1984-1996, 1999) === | ||
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'''Music/Sounds''': Whirring sounds, ending with a cymbal crash. | '''Music/Sounds''': Whirring sounds, ending with a cymbal crash. | ||
'''Availability''': Rare. Appears on the Criterion laserdisc of RoboCop (1995). | '''Availability''': Rare. Appears on the Criterion laserdisc of ''RoboCop (1995)''. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': Very poor 2D/3D animation for 1995. | '''Editor's Note''': Very poor 2D/3D animation for 1995. | ||
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'''FX/SFX''': None. | '''FX/SFX''': None. | ||
Music/Sounds: None. | '''Music/Sounds''': None. | ||
'''Availability''': Rare. Appears on Laserdiscs and early DVDs from this era. DVD examples include ''And The Ship Sails On'', and the rare releases of the John Woo films ''The Killer'' and ''Hard Boiled''. | '''Availability''': Rare. Appears on Laserdiscs and early DVDs from this era. DVD examples include ''And The Ship Sails On'', and the rare releases of the John Woo films ''The Killer'' and ''Hard Boiled''. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds''': None. | '''Music/Sounds''': None. | ||
'''Availability''': Seen on Criterion DVDs from this era. Examples include ''Seven Samurai, Kagemusha, Three Women, Making Close Encounters, The Ruling Class'', and ''RoboCop'', among others. | '''Availability''': Seen on Criterion DVDs from this era. Examples include ''Seven Samurai'', ''Kagemusha'', ''Three Women'', ''Making Close Encounters'', ''The Ruling Class'', and ''RoboCop'', among others. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': None. | '''Editor's Note''': None. | ||
=== 6th Logo (December 11, 2007- ) === | === 6th Logo (December 11, 2007-) === | ||
'''Logo''': On a black background, a ring made of several tones of grey spins around, with the shapes getting different shape sizes. As they spin, "THE CRITERION COLLECTION" in grey slides up on its side before entering the ring, turning black as it enters it. It curves along the top edge and then disappears under one of the layers. As the rings slows to a halt, the darkest grey section splits and all the sections slide into each other, forming the current logo (which is a "C" tilted at about a 45 degree angle) in a solid grey color. | '''Logo''': On a black background, a ring made of several tones of grey spins around, with the shapes getting different shape sizes. As they spin, "THE CRITERION COLLECTION" in grey slides up on its side before entering the ring, turning black as it enters it. It curves along the top edge and then disappears under one of the layers. As the rings slows to a halt, the darkest grey section splits and all the sections slide into each other, forming the current logo (which is a "C" tilted at about a 45 degree angle) in a solid grey color. | ||
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'''FX/SFX''': The ring spinning, the name going up and disappearing, the forming of the logo. | '''FX/SFX''': The ring spinning, the name going up and disappearing, the forming of the logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds''': None; although it used a portion of the 1997 Universal | '''Music/Sounds''': None; although it used a portion of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] fanfare at one point, due to goofy plastering. It does fit the logo, somehow. | ||
'''Availability''': Currently used on Criterion DVDs/Blu-rays such as ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Paris, Texas, Blow Out, The Honeymoon Killers'', and ''The War Room'' among others. It first appeared on the 2007 release of ''Two-Lane Blacktop'', while the print logo debuted on the single disc reissue of ''Faces''. The plaster variant can be seen on a Blu-Ray release of ''Quadrophenia''. | '''Availability''': Currently used on Criterion DVDs/Blu-rays such as ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', ''Paris, Texas'', ''Blow Out'', ''The Honeymoon Killers'', and ''The War Room'' among others. It first appeared on the 2007 release of ''Two-Lane Blacktop'', while the print logo debuted on the single disc reissue of ''Faces''. The plaster variant can be seen on a Blu-Ray release of ''Quadrophenia''. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': None. | '''Editor's Note''': None. | ||
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[[Category:American Home Entertainment Logos]] | |||