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Gramercy Pictures
Logo descriptions by kidinbed
Logo captures by
Editions by thehugetvfan
Videos courtesy of ThatLogoDude, DigitalVideo1982, and Phasicblu
Background: Gramercy was a joint venture between PolyGram and Universal. Gramercy served as Polygram Films' US theatrical distributor and as Universal's art-house company (Named appropriately enough, if you notice, that both names are connected: the "GRAM" for PolyGram and "ERCY" for UnivERSal). When the latter bought out PolyGram, Universal merged October Films and Gramercy Pictures to form USA Films.
1st Logo
(1993-1997)
Nicknames: "Spotlight on Statue", "The Spotlight"
Logo: We see an outline of a circle, then a flash that illuminates it. The circle zooms out to form a statue that holds his arms up. A yellowish spotlight then shines on him, and then a blue spotlight shines on him as well. The two spotlights move a bit and form an abstract G under the statue. The statue and abstract G zoom out and the text
fades in.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Too much to mention, but everything! However, the animation is a tad choppy and unrefined.
Music/Sounds: None. On Grace of my Heart, a growl-like sound, then a soft yet very majestic string and piano fanfare is heard. Also, there was logo had a dark and dramatic piano tune with an ominous synth that appeared on Dream Lover (1994).
Availability: Uncommon; appears on Gramercy films from the era, including Dazed and Confused, Grace of My Heart, and Mallrats.
Scare Factor: Low; the slightly choppy animation, growl-like sound, and flash can get to some. Medium to high for the other music variant, and minimal for the silent variant.
2nd Logo
(1997-1999)
Nickname: "CGI Spotlight on Statue", "CGI Spotlight"
Logo: A flash illuminates a circle, as before. Then, the circle zooms out into a statue. The statue looks more abstract than in the last logo. While the statue zooms out, 2 spotlights form an abstract G and keep on zooming out. The text shown above also zooms out, and the logo is more gold-like than before. The byline "a PolyGram company" fades in below.
FX: This is another successful logo update. The animation is much cleaner and is in excellent CGI.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. Polygram Film properties they distributed skipped this and went straight to the Polygram Films red-line (Bean: The Movie) or the Icarus (The Big Lebowski, Elizabeth, etc.) logo. However, it was spotted on a VHS release of Going All The Way.
Scare Factor: Minimal. Better animation, but there's still a flash.
Logo captures by
Editions by thehugetvfan
Videos courtesy of ThatLogoDude, DigitalVideo1982, and Phasicblu
Background: Gramercy was a joint venture between PolyGram and Universal. Gramercy served as Polygram Films' US theatrical distributor and as Universal's art-house company (Named appropriately enough, if you notice, that both names are connected: the "GRAM" for PolyGram and "ERCY" for UnivERSal). When the latter bought out PolyGram, Universal merged October Films and Gramercy Pictures to form USA Films.
1st Logo
(1993-1997)
Nicknames: "Spotlight on Statue", "The Spotlight"
Logo: We see an outline of a circle, then a flash that illuminates it. The circle zooms out to form a statue that holds his arms up. A yellowish spotlight then shines on him, and then a blue spotlight shines on him as well. The two spotlights move a bit and form an abstract G under the statue. The statue and abstract G zoom out and the text
GRAMERCY
P--I--C--T--U--R--E--S
fades in.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Too much to mention, but everything! However, the animation is a tad choppy and unrefined.
Music/Sounds: None. On Grace of my Heart, a growl-like sound, then a soft yet very majestic string and piano fanfare is heard. Also, there was logo had a dark and dramatic piano tune with an ominous synth that appeared on Dream Lover (1994).
Availability: Uncommon; appears on Gramercy films from the era, including Dazed and Confused, Grace of My Heart, and Mallrats.
Scare Factor: Low; the slightly choppy animation, growl-like sound, and flash can get to some. Medium to high for the other music variant, and minimal for the silent variant.
2nd Logo
(1997-1999)
Nickname: "CGI Spotlight on Statue", "CGI Spotlight"
Logo: A flash illuminates a circle, as before. Then, the circle zooms out into a statue. The statue looks more abstract than in the last logo. While the statue zooms out, 2 spotlights form an abstract G and keep on zooming out. The text shown above also zooms out, and the logo is more gold-like than before. The byline "a PolyGram company" fades in below.
FX: This is another successful logo update. The animation is much cleaner and is in excellent CGI.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. Polygram Film properties they distributed skipped this and went straight to the Polygram Films red-line (Bean: The Movie) or the Icarus (The Big Lebowski, Elizabeth, etc.) logo. However, it was spotted on a VHS release of Going All The Way.
Scare Factor: Minimal. Better animation, but there's still a flash.
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