BMG Independents
CooleyBoy10 and TrademarkMagic04
Captures by
Dison and DamienCLG2007
Video captures courtesy of
Video Disorder and TheVHSVault
Background
BMG Independents was a subsidiary of BMG Video that acquired and distributed low-budget indie movies on video. It was formed by Susan Jackson, who later co-founded Freestyle Releasing.
1st Logo (1995-1997)
Visuals: Same as the 1995 BMG Video logo, but the cursive word "independents" zooms out beneath the red line instead of "VIDEO" flipping in.
Technique: Same as the 1995 BMG Video logo.
Audio: Same as the 1995 BMG Video logo.
Availability: Found on early releases of movies distributed by this company.
2nd Logo (1997-1999)
Visuals: Same as the 1997 BMG Video logo, but underneath the BMG logo, the "independents" text from before in black writes itself underneath.
Technique: CGI made by Flip Your Lid Animation.
Audio: Same as the 1997 BMG Video logo.
Availability: Can be found on VHS and maybe some DVD releases of the company's films, such as the 1998 VHS of Clockwatchers.