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'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion VII", "Zooming Ribboning II", "Art for Art's Sake", "CGI Leo", "The Lion's New Design", "Animated Lion", "2020s Lion" | '''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion VII", "Zooming Ribboning II", "Art for Art's Sake", "CGI Leo", "The Lion's New Design", "Animated Lion", "2020s Lion" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a golden, rounded square passes by, bringing in a bright light. Another square passes while we zoom out through another to reveal we were inside the golden filmstrip ribbon. The ribbon zooms out and settles in place, this time reading "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ART FOR ART'S SAKE</span>" (the English translation of the usual "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ARS GRATIA ARTIS</span>"). A bright light is seen filtering out of the words in the ribbon. The light fades away from the right, making the metallic lustre of the ribbon more obvious and changing the English translation back to its familiar Latin version. The ribbons on either side of the circle unfurl into their familiar form as Leo (now a CGI rendering of the 1957 footage) fades in and roars. The mask (once again redesigned, with a solid mouth) and leaf-like design around it grow and fade from the darkness, and the company name zooms out and shines on top of the ribbon, "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">{{Font color|gold|TRADE MARK}}</span>" fading in. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a golden, rounded square passes by, bringing in a bright light. Another square passes while we zoom out through another to reveal we were inside the golden filmstrip ribbon. The ribbon zooms out and settles in place, this time reading "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ART FOR ART'S SAKE</span>" (the English translation of the usual "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ARS GRATIA ARTIS</span>"). A bright light is seen filtering out of the words in the ribbon. The light fades away from the right, making the metallic lustre of the ribbon more obvious and changing the English translation back to its familiar Latin version. The ribbons on either side of the circle unfurl into their familiar form as Leo (now a CGI rendering of the 1957 footage) fades in and roars. The mask (once again redesigned, with a solid mouth) and leaf-like design around it grow and fade from the darkness, and the company name zooms out (just like the previous logo) and shines on top of the ribbon, "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">{{Font color|gold|TRADE MARK}}</span>" fading in. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by Baked Studios. | '''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by Baked Studios. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' The ribbon settling in place, the "Art for Art's Sake" reading turning to Latin when painted gold, Leo himself appearing and roaring, and the text zooming out. Everything is completely done in extraordinarily breathtaking, exceptionally-well done and absolutely majestic CGI animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral fanfare plays in the beginning (notably marking the first time the MGM Lion's roar has been complimented with proper fanfare), which ends in a somber, violin-esque descent as the 1995 roar track caps it off. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral fanfare plays in the beginning (notably marking the first time the MGM Lion's roar has been complimented with proper fanfare), which ends in a somber, violin-esque descent as the 1995 roar track caps it off. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Brand new. It was first uploaded to MGM's official YouTube channel on March 8, 2021. The logo was originally supposed to debut on November 8, 2019 with the James Bond film ''No Time to Die'', but was delayed several times due to Boyle's departure and the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now scheduled for release on September 30, 2021 in the United Kingdom and on October 8, 2021 in the United States. As such, it is expected to make its first theatrical appearances on the film ''Dog'', which will be released on July 16, 2021, and ''Respect'', which will debut a month later. The previous logo is still in use as of this writing, though that could change in the perceptible future. | '''Availability:''' Brand new. It was first uploaded to MGM's official YouTube channel on March 8, 2021. The logo was originally supposed to debut on November 8, 2019 with the James Bond film ''No Time to Die'', but was delayed several times due to Boyle's departure and the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now scheduled for release on September 30, 2021 in the United Kingdom and on October 8, 2021 in the United States. As such, it is expected to make its first theatrical appearances on the film ''Dog'', which will be released on July 16, 2021, and ''Respect'', which will debut a month later. The previous logo is still in use as of this writing, though that could change in the perceptible future. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Though the CGI Leo could take some time for some people to get used to (similar to the [[20th Century Studios]] and [[Searchlight Pictures]] logos), this an absolutely stunning and truly worthy update to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo everyone knows and loves, especially since the 100th anniversary is nearly clocking in. This is also the first time the English translation of the Latin phrase has appeared on screen, which is an extremely nice touch. | ||
=== Copyright Stamps=== | === Copyright Stamps=== | ||