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| Jul 16 2008, 10:27 PM EDT | wisp2007 | 2 photos added, 1 photo deleted |
| Jun 22 2008, 7:16 AM EDT | Newave | 9 words added, 7 words deleted |
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Written and Compiled by Juniorfan88 and others
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and others
Background: Miramax Films was founded in 1978 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, and named after their parents, Miriam and Max. Miramax was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 1993, with the Weinsteins continuing to run the company until they left Disney in 2005. After leaving, they established The Weinstein Company.
1st Logo
(1979-1987)
Nickname: "Filmstrip M"
Logo: On a black background, we see a filmstrip, made into an M. The text "MIRAMAX FILMS" is next to the M.
FX: None.
Music: Silent. In other cases, it used the intro/outro of the show's/movie's opening/closing theme.
Availability: Rare. It can be seen on Rockshow, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball and Playing for Keeps. David the Gnome no longer reairs on TV, so it's a hard call.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1987-1999)
Nicknames: "The M", "Big M", "Flashing M".
Logo: A blue "M" in Gill Sans Ultra Bold zooms out to the left of the screen. It scrolls to the left, revealing "MIRAMA" in gold, and when it gets to the end, it disappears in a flash of light, revealing an "X". The text "FILMS" (which is spaced from each other) fades in below with lines above and below it. A large, glowing "M" outline zooms out and borders the logo.
Variants:
FX: The zooming out of the M, the glowing letters, the flash, the "Big M"
Cheesy Factor: All 80s glowing effects, and the "M" zooming out at the beginning seems to be going in slow/delayed motion like the MTM kitten.
Music: A smooth, synthesizer jingle which actually makes this logo seem peaceful. In Pulp Fiction, the last two notes were cut. Sometimes the jingle is fast.
Availability: Found on several movies in the 1990's with the Films and Home Entertainment text; uncommon for the International Text because it maybe common in Europe and Asia, it's uncommon here in the United States; and rare for the Family Films one because it can only be found on 11 films between 1987-1998, and yes, including Tom and Jerry The Movie.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the flash might get to some, but it's pretty harmless. It's a favorite amongst the logo community.
3rd Logo
(1999- )
Nicknames: "The Buildings", "Lights/Lites in the Big City", "Manhattan Skyline", "The City"
Logo: We zoom down a river, and pan up to see the skyline of a city (which is really a skyline of Manhattan) at sundown. As the sun sets, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on, like normal when it is sundown. As we zoom in closer to the buildings, several lights begin forming the Miramax Films logo, simply in white (no glowy effects like last time). The city skyline fades to black as the Miramax Films logo forms, piece by piece, zooms towards the center of the screen (which is really a skyline of Manhattan).
Variants:
FX: CGI effects.
Music: The logo is usually silent; however, the 1999 movie Music of the Heart plays a pleasent orchestrated piece with few instruments in the selection. In the current release of House of Cards, suprisingly, it used the last logo's jingle!
Availability: This logo is pretty common as well, seen on all releases since 1999.
Scare Factor:None.
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and others
Background: Miramax Films was founded in 1978 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, and named after their parents, Miriam and Max. Miramax was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 1993, with the Weinsteins continuing to run the company until they left Disney in 2005. After leaving, they established The Weinstein Company.
1st Logo
(1979-1987)
Logo: On a black background, we see a filmstrip, made into an M. The text "MIRAMAX FILMS" is next to the M.
FX: None.
Music: Silent. In other cases, it used the intro/outro of the show's/movie's opening/closing theme.
Availability: Rare. It can be seen on Rockshow, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball and Playing for Keeps. David the Gnome no longer reairs on TV, so it's a hard call.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1987-1999)
Logo: A blue "M" in Gill Sans Ultra Bold zooms out to the left of the screen. It scrolls to the left, revealing "MIRAMA" in gold, and when it gets to the end, it disappears in a flash of light, revealing an "X". The text "FILMS" (which is spaced from each other) fades in below with lines above and below it. A large, glowing "M" outline zooms out and borders the logo.
Variants:
- For a number of years until Disney acquired the company, the word "Presents", blue and in script, would appear under the "MIRAMAX FILMS" logo.
- For releases that were released outside the USA and Canada only, the words "FILMS" was replaced with "INTERNATIONAL", the logo is less cheesy than before, and the flash of the outlined M was more flashy.
- Miramax adapted their logo for their Home Entertainment division. It is the same as the movie logo, although the logo is now on videotape and runs at a smoother frame rate, rendering it even more cheesy than before. "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" replaces "FILMS".
- Miramax also adapted their logo for their Family Films division. It's the same logo, only it's in perfect tempo, plus the music is double picthed, the oultlined M isn't flashing everywhere, and the words are yellow instead of cheesy! "FAMILY FILMS" replaces "FILMS".
- On Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), the words are in silver colour..
FX: The zooming out of the M, the glowing letters, the flash, the "Big M"
Cheesy Factor: All 80s glowing effects, and the "M" zooming out at the beginning seems to be going in slow/delayed motion like the MTM kitten.
Music: A smooth, synthesizer jingle which actually makes this logo seem peaceful. In Pulp Fiction, the last two notes were cut. Sometimes the jingle is fast.
Availability: Found on several movies in the 1990's with the Films and Home Entertainment text; uncommon for the International Text because it maybe common in Europe and Asia, it's uncommon here in the United States; and rare for the Family Films one because it can only be found on 11 films between 1987-1998, and yes, including Tom and Jerry The Movie.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the flash might get to some, but it's pretty harmless. It's a favorite amongst the logo community.
3rd Logo
(1999- )
Nicknames: "The Buildings", "Lights/Lites in the Big City", "Manhattan Skyline", "The City"
Logo: We zoom down a river, and pan up to see the skyline of a city (which is really a skyline of Manhattan) at sundown. As the sun sets, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on, like normal when it is sundown. As we zoom in closer to the buildings, several lights begin forming the Miramax Films logo, simply in white (no glowy effects like last time). The city skyline fades to black as the Miramax Films logo forms, piece by piece, zooms towards the center of the screen (which is really a skyline of Manhattan).
Variants:
- For this logo's first year, the words "20th Anniversary" appears above.
- Again, Miramax's Home Entertainment division adapted this logo. It's on videotape and shot at a faster frame rate, and again "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" replaces "FILMS".
- This logo was adapted for their new television division in 2002, which the animation is much faster and "TELEVISION" replaces "FILMS".
FX: CGI effects.
Music: The logo is usually silent; however, the 1999 movie Music of the Heart plays a pleasent orchestrated piece with few instruments in the selection. In the current release of House of Cards, suprisingly, it used the last logo's jingle!
Availability: This logo is pretty common as well, seen on all releases since 1999.
Scare Factor:None.
