Logo descriptions by Logophile
Logo capture and editions by mr3urious
Background: Revolution Studios was a company founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox. The majority of its movies were distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company folded in October 2007 after its deal with Sony expired. The company didn't use a logo until 2001.
(2001-2007)
Nickname: "The Gyroscope"
Logo: On a blue cloudy background, curved metal bars fly by. As it zooms out, it's revealed to be a gyroscope. During the zoom, there are flashes of light. "REVOLUTION"
flashes in in front of the gyroscope. As the logo rests in its position, "STUDIOS" flashes in under "REVOLUTION". The letters shine and the globe shimmers.
Variant: After the end credits of Punch-Drunk Love, there is a shortened version of this logo.
FX/SFX: The globe, the flashes of light, the zoom-out. All great effects.
Music/Sounds: As the bars fly by, there are whooshing sounds. It usually doesn't have music or uses the beginning of the movie's theme, all with the whooshes. It did use an orchestrated theme one time, though.
Availability: Seen on films from Revolution Studios such as Click, Darkness Falls, 13 Going on 30, Little Man, The One, and The Benchwarmers.
Scare Factor: Minimal bordering on low for those who can't stand whooshes, but this is a great logo.