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Lions Gate Films
Logo descriptions by Silversword55, WizardDuck, EnormousRat and mr3urious
Logo captures by Bob Fish, Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by Eric S., WizardDuck, mr3urious, Nathan B. and Bob Fish
Video Captures by KinotonRelease, IdentsandLogos, IntrosCentralChannel and EnormousRat
Background: Inspired on a Vancouver landmark, the Lions' Gate Bridge (officially known as the First Narrows Bridge), this Canadian film production/distribution company was founded in 1995 by Frank Giustra, eventually absorbing Cinépix Film Properties, Inc. (CFP). It is currently a film subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment.
1st Logo
(1995-1999)
Nickname: "The Constellation"
Logo: On a black background, we see the words "LIONS GATE FILMS" in gold zooming-out one by one. At the same time, several stars join together at the right of the screen to form the constellation Leo. As this happens, a stylized white drawing of a lion standing on its hind legs and looking to the right is drawn in. The words shine, and the stars grow dimmer, turning into little dots. Sometimes, "PRESENTS" appears on the bottom-left.
FX/SFX: The words zooming-out, the stars forming the constellation, the shining.
Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare coupled with whooshing and shining sounds.
Availability: Seen on pre-1999 films of the era from Lions Gate.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1999-2004)
Nicknames: "The Comets", "The Shining Constellation", "Leo in Space"
Logo: Against a dark blue starfield background, several stars swirl around to form a stylized light blue lion standing on its hind legs, 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/SFX: The stars and sparkling.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Seen on Lions Gate films from the period.
Scare Factor: Low.
3rd Logo
(2004)
Nickname: "Early Variant LGF"
Logo: We see the black letters "LGF" with "LIONS GATE FILMS" below (all separated by two lines). The blue light spot passes on a background. Suddenly the words switch to blue, and background fades to black. The logo zooms in. Then the light streak draws the same byline as in the previous logo.
FX/SFX: Various light effects.
Music/Sounds: First we can hear the whoosh, then the vibration sounds, and finally the streak drawing.
Availability: Extremely rare; was found only on Stage Beauty so far.
Scare Factor: Low.
4th Logo
(2004-2005)
Nickname: "LGF"
Logo: Against a dark sky with clouds and thunder, the words "LGF", followed by "LIONS GATE 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:
FX/SFX: 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, Search for Bobby Long, and Saw.
Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the darkness, thunderclap, and sudden appearance of the logo.
5th Logo
(2005- )
Nickname: "The Lions Gate Sky"
Logo: We see several gears moving quickly on pipes, then the camera zooms all the way back and out through a keyhole, revealing an enormous gate, with the company's "lion" logo on both sides of it. The gates open and we see the words "LIONSGATE" over a heavenly sky background with clouds surrounding it.
Variations:
FXSFX: The animation of the gears and gate.
Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare (which takes cues from Danny Elfman's Batman theme) for the regular version; the horror version has the sounds of a rusty gate and gears.
Availability: The regular version can be seen on several movies, such as Akeelah and the Bee. The horror version can be seen on the Saw movies from Saw II to the upcoming Saw 3D, The Descent, and recently The Expendables, among others.
Scare Factor: It depends on the version shown. The normal version is considered low and is a favorite amongst users, but the horror version is medium to high due to the surprisingly reddish background and sounds.
Logo captures by Bob Fish, Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by Eric S., WizardDuck, mr3urious, Nathan B. and Bob Fish
Video Captures by KinotonRelease, IdentsandLogos, IntrosCentralChannel and EnormousRat
Background: Inspired on a Vancouver landmark, the Lions' Gate Bridge (officially known as the First Narrows Bridge), this Canadian film production/distribution company was founded in 1995 by Frank Giustra, eventually absorbing Cinépix Film Properties, Inc. (CFP). It is currently a film subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment.
1st Logo
(1995-1999)
Nickname: "The Constellation"
Logo: On a black background, we see the words "LIONS GATE FILMS" in gold zooming-out one by one. At the same time, several stars join together at the right of the screen to form the constellation Leo. As this happens, a stylized white drawing of a lion standing on its hind legs and looking to the right is drawn in. The words shine, and the stars grow dimmer, turning into little dots. Sometimes, "PRESENTS" appears on the bottom-left.
FX/SFX: The words zooming-out, the stars forming the constellation, the shining.
Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare coupled with whooshing and shining sounds.
Availability: Seen on pre-1999 films of the era from Lions Gate.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1999-2004)
Nicknames: "The Comets", "The Shining Constellation", "Leo in Space"
Logo: Against a dark blue starfield background, several stars swirl around to form a stylized light blue lion standing on its hind legs, 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/SFX: The stars and sparkling.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Seen on Lions Gate films from the period.
Scare Factor: Low.
3rd Logo
(2004)
Logo: We see the black letters "LGF" with "LIONS GATE FILMS" below (all separated by two lines). The blue light spot passes on a background. Suddenly the words switch to blue, and background fades to black. The logo zooms in. Then the light streak draws the same byline as in the previous logo.
FX/SFX: Various light effects.
Music/Sounds: First we can hear the whoosh, then the vibration sounds, and finally the streak drawing.
Availability: Extremely rare; was found only on Stage Beauty so far.
Scare Factor: Low.
4th Logo
(2004-2005)
Nickname: "LGF"
Logo: Against a dark sky with clouds and thunder, the words "LGF", followed by "LIONS GATE 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.
- There is a version with black letters and glowing blue background, then it fades to black and the letters become blue.
FX/SFX: 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, Search for Bobby Long, and Saw.
Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the darkness, thunderclap, and sudden appearance of the logo.
5th Logo
(2005- )
Nickname: "The Lions Gate Sky"
Logo: We see several gears moving quickly on pipes, then the camera zooms all the way back and out through a keyhole, revealing an enormous gate, with the company's "lion" logo on both sides of it. The gates open and we see the words "LIONSGATE" over a heavenly sky background with clouds surrounding it.
Variations:
- 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.
- On the video game Reservoir Dogs, it is a still logo except fading from the Eidos logo to this. It has the "LIONSGATE" on a white background with the letters in black.
FXSFX: The animation of the gears and gate.
Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare (which takes cues from Danny Elfman's Batman theme) for the regular version; the horror version has the sounds of a rusty gate and gears.
Availability: The regular version can be seen on several movies, such as Akeelah and the Bee. The horror version can be seen on the Saw movies from Saw II to the upcoming Saw 3D, The Descent, and recently The Expendables, among others.
Scare Factor: It depends on the version shown. The normal version is considered low and is a favorite amongst users, but the horror version is medium to high due to the surprisingly reddish background and sounds.
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| sonic_rareware8 | Nice logo theme | 0 | Aug 18 2010, 12:28 AM EDT by sonic_rareware8 | ||
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I like the theme of the 5th logo. Really nice fanfare!
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| JustTheTip69 | Lionsgate Gears | 0 | Jun 23 2010, 11:13 AM EDT by JustTheTip69 | ||
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Hello, Where might I find some still shots of the 'gears' u see inside the 'keyhole' on some Lionsgate films? I see them in the vids posted above, but any chance of finding still shots? Or anyway to get a still from a youtube vid? Either way, helps appreciated.
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| GabyInocencio | Black and White version of Hellish Sky | 0 | Mar 31 2010, 7:09 PM EDT by GabyInocencio | ||
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At "Blood Creek" (2009), the hellish version is black and white.
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