Written by: Silversword55
Editing by Eric S. and WizardDuck.


Background: TBA


1st Logo
(1998-1999)

Nickname: TBA

Logo: TBA

FX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: TBA



2nd Logo
(1999-2006)

Nicknames: "Comets", "Shining Constellation"

Logo: Against a dark blue stafield BG, several stars swirl around to form a stylized light blue lion, which zooms out. Some more stars that turn from white to gold zoom out and arrange themselves on the logo, and the words "LIONS GATE FILMS", in gold, flash in at the top right of the lion. A burst of light wipes in a white line with the byline "A LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" underneath it. The words sparkle a bit.

FX: The stars and sparkling.

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare coupled with whooshing and shining sounds.

Availability: Seen on Lions Gate films from the period.

Scare Factor: Low.



3rd Logo
(2004-2005)

Nickname: "LGF"

Logo: Against a dark sky with clouds and thunder, the words "LGF", followed by "LIONS GATE" and "FILMS" below, appear in a "flashing" effect. It zooms forth, and the Lions Gate byline from before gets wiped in from left to right.

Variant: On some films, the logo is tinted green.

FX: The clouds, thunder, and "LGF" appearing.

Music/Sounds: Usually silent, but some films use thunderclap sounds with the sound of a sword being drawn and hitting another sword.

Availability: Can be seen on films such as The Punisher and Search for Bobby Long.

Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the darkness,thunderclap and sudden appearance of the logo.



4th Logo
(2005- )

Nickname: "The Lions Gate Sky"

Logo: We see a several gears moving, then the camera zooms all the way back, and out through a keyhole, revealing an enormous gate, with the company's "lion" logo on it. The gates open and we see the words "LIONSGATE" over a heavenly sky background.

Variant: There is a version which appears on horror films, where the gears and gate are rusted, and the "LIONSGATE" text appears over a hellish, red sky, in a metallic texture.