Logo descriptions by bigladiesman
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Background: Lauren Films is a production, distribution, and film company founded in 1980 and based in Barcelona. It started as the exclusive distributor of Golden Harvest, and later Orion Pictures, in Spain, expanding itself and entering the production world (its major feature being Pedro Almodóvar's "Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios", nominated for an Academy Award in 1989). Nowadays they hold the theatrical distribution rights of Miramax, Summit, Good Machine, Artisan, and some Hong Kong companies, as well as all Walt Disney films dubbed in the Catalan language. Formerly, they handled United Artists and New Line rights as well. Lauren Films is nowadays centered in the theatrical distribution, leaving the home video distribution to Filmax due to a business agreement between the two companies, signed in 2006. The company's website: http://www.laurenfilm.es/

1st (known) Logo
(1980's-1995)

Nicknames: "Lauren's Showcase", "The Good-Natured Filmstrip"

Logo: On a grey background, a shining silver filmstrip shows multiple screens featuring clips of some of the company's distributed films (I've counted 26 in total). After showing them, the filmstrip fades out to make place to a logo another filmstrip, forming some kind of uncomplete triangle/teardrop shape in yellow, accompained by segmented letters reading "LAUREN VIDEO HOGAR". The whole thing zooms in and shines.

The 26 Films: I only recognized the following ones: Remo Williams, Wheels on Meals, Terminator, and The Woman in Red. If anyone recognizes more of them, please put them in this section.

FX/Cheesy Factor: The zoom in. Pretty cheesy effects, and moreover, all the clips shown SCREAM '80s!!!

Music/Sounds: A very catchy '80s pop theme, played with an organ, electric guitar, and beatbox.

Availability: Scarce; only found on old VHS tapes by the company.

Scare Factor: Minimal; it's a bit cheesy and very long, but both the uplifting music and trying to recognise all the films shown make it an enjoyable logo.


2nd Logo
(1995- )

Nickname: "Spacial Gold"

Logo: On a space background, a golden comet flies towards the back of the screen, followed by a golden filmstrip with rotating letters on it. The strip turns left and suddenly folds, causing the letters to jump and take their place at the bottom of the strip to form the words "LAUREN FILMS". The filmstrip keeps on folding until it forms the finished logo from before. The letters shine.

DVD Variant: The official DVD logo in gold fades in under the logo after the whole thing is complete.

FX/Cheesy Factor: Very professional CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A whooshing sound when the comet appears, then an orchestral piece by Johann Strauss, ending with a louder whoosh when the letters shine.

Availability: Common.

Scare Factor: Low; despite the nice music and good animation, the whooshing sounds could scare most first-time viewers.