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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''MTV Films''' was the film production arm of Music Television (MTV), which it was established in 1995 by Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global). The studio's origins can be traced back around 1993 when MTV signed a two-picture deal with Geffen Pictures, in which only one film | '''MTV Films''' was the film production arm of Music Television (MTV), which it was established in 1995 by Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global). The studio's origins can be traced back around 1993 when MTV signed a two-picture deal with Geffen Pictures, in which only one film (''Joe's Apartment'') was released due to the 1994 acquisition of Paramount Pictures by MTV's parent company Viacom. The studio is best known for some of its feature films, such as ''Beavis and Butt-head Do America'', ''Coach Carter'', ''Election'', the ''Jackass'' movies, and ''Napoleon Dynamite''. | ||
In 2020, MTV Films was merged into MTV Studios, which became [[MTV Entertainment Studios]] in 2021, encompassing content for and based on all of MTV's brands. | In 2020, MTV Films was merged into MTV Studios, which became [[MTV Entertainment Studios]] in 2021, encompassing content for and based on all of MTV's brands. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Starting with ''Crossroads'' in 2002, the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" is replaced by "'''FILMS'''" in spaced-out letters. ''Orange County'' was the last film to use the "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" variant, but only on theatrical prints. | *Starting with ''Crossroads'' in 2002, the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" is replaced by "'''FILMS'''" in spaced-out letters. ''Orange County'' was the last film to use the "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" variant, but only on theatrical prints. | ||
*On TV shows from the company, it just shows the logo zooming out. | *On TV shows from the company, it just shows the logo zooming out. | ||
*On ''Jenny'', the logo is still. The text "In Association With" fades in below. | *On ''Jenny'', the logo is still. The text "In Association With" fades in below. | ||
*On home media prints of ''Orange County'', the part where the astronaut comes close to the camera is removed. | *On home media prints of ''Orange County'', the part where the astronaut comes close to the camera is removed. | ||
*At the end of ''Jackass'' films from the period, the logo scrolls up with the credits alongside the [[Dickhouse Productions|Dickhouse]] logo. | *At the end of ''Jackass'' films from the period, the logo scrolls up with the credits alongside the [[Dickhouse Productions|Dickhouse]] logo. | ||
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'''Logo:''' We see an overhead view of Earth, which turns out to be a reflection on the helmet of an astronaut. The astronaut is sitting in a movie theater along with many others, as popcorn flies around in zero-gravity. We then zoom out of a hole in the shape of the MTV logo (with "MUSIC TELEVISION" intact underneath) as "'''FILMS'''" in spaced-out letters zooms in underneath it. | '''Logo:''' We see an overhead view of Earth, which turns out to be a reflection on the helmet of an astronaut. The astronaut is sitting in a movie theater along with many others, as popcorn flies around in zero-gravity. We then zoom out of a hole in the shape of the MTV logo (with "MUSIC TELEVISION" intact underneath) as "'''FILMS'''" in spaced-out letters zooms in underneath it. | ||
''' | '''Variant:''' There is a prototype version of the logo where it has a slower zoom-out, the astronauts are in different positions and are all wearing white spacesuits. The word "'''FILMS'''" appears letter-by-letter. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. scrolling for in-credit version. | '''Technique:''' CGI. scrolling for in-credit version. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* In some cases, such as ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' and ''Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'', the opening theme of the movie plays over the logo. | * In some cases, such as ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' and ''Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'', the opening theme of the movie plays over the logo. | ||
* In-credit variant is silent. | * In-credit variant is silent. | ||