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Matthew Bailey
Master Film Handler

Posts: 461
From: Port Arthur,TX
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 07-09-2001 07:53 AM

I am wondering if there are any Film-Tech members that are employed at
the Screen Gems studios in NC. The reason why I'm asking this
is there are some sites which poke fun at the Sreen Gems "S" logo
and matching music. For example there is a site entitled
"THE SCREEN GEMS NIGHTMARE",and also a site in which the URL
is www.jsf3.homestead.com

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 07-10-2001 12:09 AM

Hey, Matthew,

There's a forum on Film-Tech specifically for crap such as this. It's called 'Film-Yak'.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 07-10-2001 01:40 AM

...and that's exactly where this crap is going.

What kind of nutcase would actually be scared by that logo??? Anyone remember that logo with a lion at the end, but the "roar" was from a small kitten? Ooooooooh!

(Also, please do not post things like "read this" in the title. Why would anyone care, much less want to read about disturbed people who fear a logo?)

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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 07-10-2001 02:04 AM

What about the one where the guy would finish typing on a page ang would throw it brfing him and it would land on all the other pages and they would some up like a big tidal wave?

THAT was scary.

The only thing that would calm me down after that was knowing that UBU was a good dog.

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Matthew Bailey
Master Film Handler

Posts: 461
From: Port Arthur,TX
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 07-10-2001 06:03 AM

I apologize for that.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 07-10-2001 06:46 PM

The Paramount logo scares me. Mountains are evil. But that's not as bad as the Universal logo! Just watch it! They show the peaceful planet Earth, then all of a sudden the "Universal" logo comes flying in from outspace and conquers the planet! I'm frightened.

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 07-11-2001 03:15 AM

I'm afraid of that evil Fox logo! What are those searchlights looking for? I hide behind the Kinoton every time, just in case those evil Murdochs think they can discover me...but they haven't yet...yet...yet...

hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahah...etc...yawn...must sleep...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 07-12-2001 06:59 AM

What about MGM's roaring lion???

MTM's kitten was cute.

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Tao Yue
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 209
From: Princeton, NJ
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-12-2001 08:25 AM

And don't forget Warner Brothers. I'm sure it was fine sixty years ago, when all they had was the shield. Later, though, it became "A Kinney Company," then "A Warner Communications Company," then "A Time Warner Company," and now the ultimate: "An AOL Time Warner Company." Ah! I get scared every time I see AOL appear on the big screen (as if You've Got Mail wasn't enough). What's next? "The Wonderful World of MSN Disney?"

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Tao Yue
MIT '04: Course VI-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Projectionist, MIT Lecture Series Committee

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 07-12-2001 01:44 PM

With out a doubt, for me, it's that woman with the tourch that tries to blind you with that radiation burst. I cover my eyes when I see it coming

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
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Will Kutler
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 07-12-2001 02:16 PM

The Fox Searchlights are protecting Hollywood from a Japenese invasion--remember the film "1941"! Speaking of Fox, I have always loved their Fanfare, and the one-time version from "Those Magnificant Men And Their Flying Machines" is the best!

What about the commedy shorts--I think that it was the Three Stooges-- where Leo the Lion would sound like a little kitten! On occasion, they also dubbed in other sound effects in place of Leo's roar!

Too bad Paramount does not show Noah's Ark in their logo. Their logo is Mt. Ararat--no?

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Jesse Skeen
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 07-12-2001 05:07 PM

I "Boo"'ed when I first saw "A Viacom Company" under the Paramount logo and when the Warner Bros. logo first said "An AOL Time/Warner Company"- heck, I didn't even like it when they added "Time" in the first place! I boo'd really loud when New Line had "A Turner Company" appear under it, and again when it became "A Time Warner Company".
When Sony changed both the Columbia and Tri-Star logos, all I could think was "Huh??" I want the old Tri-Star horse and the old music back, dammit.

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

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From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 07-12-2001 06:28 PM

I'm amazed that Disney hasn't changed their logo in such a long time. They've been using that blue screen/white castle for about 20 years!

I still remember going to the drive in as a kid...when we saw "Buena Vista" on the screen, we knew the feature was on!

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Aaron Sisemore
Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day!

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From: Rockwall TX USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 07-12-2001 06:52 PM

There is the Pixar variation on the Disney logo with the 3-D castle and the moving shadow as the light arcs overhead.

I too miss the original BV logo, it also was my visual cue that the movie was starting when I was a kid...

-Aaron

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Tao Yue
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 209
From: Princeton, NJ
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-13-2001 08:30 AM

While most of Hollywood was bought out by huge media empires, Disney avoided that fate by becoming a media conglomerate.

For that matter, Disney has a history of being independent. They took a chance on three-strip Technicolor after it was first introduced, produced animated features when others were making shorts, and stuck to the 1.75:1 aspect ratio for their flat films when everybody else had standardized on American (1.85) or European (1.66) widescreen.

Of course, Disney wasn't unique in any of these cases. Still, it is interesting to note these and remark that Disney is probably the only independent filmmaker that has survived in its original form from the 1930s? Others got bought out, RKO died, but Disney is still here.

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Tao Yue
MIT '04: Course VI-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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