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New Line Cinema
Written and Compiled by Matt Williams
Logo captures by Eric S.
Editions by V of Doom
Video captures courtesy by Lethalforcethemovie, VHSGuy2007 and ColumbiaPictures58
Background: New Line Cinema was started in 1967 as an independent film studio originally; however, they did not use a logo until 1982. New Line merged with Turner in 1994, and merged with Time Warner in 1996, and is the parent company of NLC. In 2008, the company became a subsidary of Warner Bros. Pictures.
1st Logo
(1982-1987)
Nicknames: "The (Creepy) Red Line", "Nightmare on the New Line Street"
Logo: On a black background, a red line stretches out across the screen. It then "flashes" many times, seeming to vibrate and form more lines above. The lines eventually form the words "NEW LINE CINEMA", and when the word is completed the screen begins to flash red. When the flashing is finished, the logo is now red with black segmenting (think the CBS/Fox logo), and the word "FROM" can be seen above and to the left of the logo. The logo is "wiped" away at the end.
Variants:
FX: The "flashing" and the line effects.
Cheesy Factor: The logo looks butt ugly, first off. Secondly, the vibration and flashing effects are not well done.
Music/Sounds: None, and this increases this logo's scare factor; although sometimes it uses the beginning of the movie's theme or '60s surf rock music.
Availability: Can be seen on the first two Nightmare on Elm Street movies and the first Critters movie, as well as Alone in the Dark (1982).
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the ugliness of the logo and the black and blood red color scheme is hard to swallow. Low to medium for the movie theme variant; the music adds some zing to this logo. This goes for the B&W version as well - the color scheme is not as hard to swallow.
2nd Logo
(1987-1994)
Nicknames: "Box and Filmstrips I", "The Ladder"
Logo: On a blue/white ethereal background, a black box zooms and twirls from the screen. In the background, several filmstrips float by, as the box is joined by two filmstrips. One of the filmstrips attaches itself to the side of the box, and the other filmstrip tilts to a 45 degree angle and attaches itself to the top right of the box. The background fades to black, with the box/ladder "glowing" blue at the end. The words "NEW LINE CINEMA" fade under the logo.
FX: The spinning box and filmstrip; excellent 2D animation
Music/Sounds: No music, though it has been rumored that logo 3's music has been used on the Home Video logo late in its life...
Availability: Still saved on most 1987-1994 New Line releases. Some of these titles include the Nightmare on Elm Street films (third installment on), and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flicks.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a harmless logo.
3rd Logo
(1994-)
Nicknames: "Box and Filmstrips II", "The CGI Ladder"
Logo: A black box rotates out from an extreme close-up, with a blue light in the background. Various filmstrips zooms past the box as two more filmstrips rotate in, one attaching itself to the side of the box, and one attaching itself to the top-right to form the familiar logo. The blue light dies down to create a glowing effect around the "ladder" as "NEW LINE CINEMA" zooms out from below. The byline fades in underneath.
Byilne Variants: Several variations on this logo:
FX: Well done CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: Composed by Michael Kamen, a scale performed with a flute or woodwind instrument followed by a quiet horn tune at the end. Shortened on some movies. Very understated and popular fanfare. In 2001, a different fanfare was composed that had a flute/choir theme. For this one, the New Line Home Entertainment logo was kept silent.
Availability: Much more prolific than their past logos, given their higher-profile status thanks to the Turner and Time Warner acquisitions. A Turner logo is a hard find, but not too hard. Turner-era New Line Home Video releases can still be found on the markets if you look hard enough. On newer issues of Turner-era releases, the Turner byline has been replaced with a Time Warner byline, but it's nothing major.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a very popular logo.
Logo captures by Eric S.
Editions by V of Doom
Video captures courtesy by Lethalforcethemovie, VHSGuy2007 and ColumbiaPictures58
Background: New Line Cinema was started in 1967 as an independent film studio originally; however, they did not use a logo until 1982. New Line merged with Turner in 1994, and merged with Time Warner in 1996, and is the parent company of NLC. In 2008, the company became a subsidary of Warner Bros. Pictures.
1st Logo
(1982-1987)
Nicknames: "The (Creepy) Red Line", "Nightmare on the New Line Street"
Logo: On a black background, a red line stretches out across the screen. It then "flashes" many times, seeming to vibrate and form more lines above. The lines eventually form the words "NEW LINE CINEMA", and when the word is completed the screen begins to flash red. When the flashing is finished, the logo is now red with black segmenting (think the CBS/Fox logo), and the word "FROM" can be seen above and to the left of the logo. The logo is "wiped" away at the end.
Variants:
- New Line used a different logo in print and at the end of trailers and movies from 1967 to 1987; it is the letters "NL" connected together. As far as we know, this was never used as an actual New Line logo.
- On the 1936 movie Reefer Madness, this logo came in black and white.
FX: The "flashing" and the line effects.
Cheesy Factor: The logo looks butt ugly, first off. Secondly, the vibration and flashing effects are not well done.
Music/Sounds: None, and this increases this logo's scare factor; although sometimes it uses the beginning of the movie's theme or '60s surf rock music.
Availability: Can be seen on the first two Nightmare on Elm Street movies and the first Critters movie, as well as Alone in the Dark (1982).
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the ugliness of the logo and the black and blood red color scheme is hard to swallow. Low to medium for the movie theme variant; the music adds some zing to this logo. This goes for the B&W version as well - the color scheme is not as hard to swallow.
2nd Logo
(1987-1994)
Nicknames: "Box and Filmstrips I", "The Ladder"
Logo: On a blue/white ethereal background, a black box zooms and twirls from the screen. In the background, several filmstrips float by, as the box is joined by two filmstrips. One of the filmstrips attaches itself to the side of the box, and the other filmstrip tilts to a 45 degree angle and attaches itself to the top right of the box. The background fades to black, with the box/ladder "glowing" blue at the end. The words "NEW LINE CINEMA" fade under the logo.
FX: The spinning box and filmstrip; excellent 2D animation
Music/Sounds: No music, though it has been rumored that logo 3's music has been used on the Home Video logo late in its life...
Availability: Still saved on most 1987-1994 New Line releases. Some of these titles include the Nightmare on Elm Street films (third installment on), and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flicks.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a harmless logo.
3rd Logo
(1994-)
Nicknames: "Box and Filmstrips II", "The CGI Ladder"
Logo: A black box rotates out from an extreme close-up, with a blue light in the background. Various filmstrips zooms past the box as two more filmstrips rotate in, one attaching itself to the side of the box, and one attaching itself to the top-right to form the familiar logo. The blue light dies down to create a glowing effect around the "ladder" as "NEW LINE CINEMA" zooms out from below. The byline fades in underneath.
Byilne Variants: Several variations on this logo:
- Mid 1994-Late 1995: Videotaped version of the logo, but a chyroned in "A TURNER Company" byline.
- Late 1995-1997: "A Turner Company".
- 1997-2001, 2003: "A Time Warner Company".
- 2001-2003: "An AOL Time Warner Company".
- 2003-: "A TimeWarner Company".
FX: Well done CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: Composed by Michael Kamen, a scale performed with a flute or woodwind instrument followed by a quiet horn tune at the end. Shortened on some movies. Very understated and popular fanfare. In 2001, a different fanfare was composed that had a flute/choir theme. For this one, the New Line Home Entertainment logo was kept silent.
Availability: Much more prolific than their past logos, given their higher-profile status thanks to the Turner and Time Warner acquisitions. A Turner logo is a hard find, but not too hard. Turner-era New Line Home Video releases can still be found on the markets if you look hard enough. On newer issues of Turner-era releases, the Turner byline has been replaced with a Time Warner byline, but it's nothing major.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a very popular logo.
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| Midaba2004 | First New Line Cinema Movie Ident | 0 | May 10 2008, 9:49 PM EDT by Midaba2004 | |
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Thread started: May 10 2008, 9:49 PM EDT
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The first indent may be weird, but the theme music from the movie on the YouTube video embedded here sounds like it came out of a beach movie from the 1960s, and it goes along well with the indent.
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| Silversword55 | Official, NLC will be folded to Warner Bros Entertainment | 2 | Feb 29 2008, 12:21 AM EST by PF9ThePikachuLover | |
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Thread started: Feb 28 2008, 9:28 PM EST
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/media_nm/timewarner_newline_dc_2
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