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Background

BRON Studios is a motion picture company founded in 2010 by Brenda Gilbert and Aaron L. Gilbert and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In June 2019, the company agreed to a $100 million co-financing slate deal with MGM. On July 19, 2023, the company filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy.^[1]

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1st Logo (November 19, 2010-December 3, 2011)	2nd Logo (April 20, 2013-October 7, 2016)	3rd Logo (September 5, 2014-February 5, 2016)	4th Logo (December 15, 2016-)

1st Logo (November 19, 2010-December 3, 2011)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the text "BRON" in a bold, blocky font with jagged edges. Many scenes are seen projected over the name (a la the Marvel flipbook logo) as it slowly zooms away, then fades into full color, revealing it to be in light tan, as it reflects off a floor. The logo continues zooming back before blurring away and cutting to black.

Variant: Sometimes, "STUDIOS INC" is seen underneath the logo in a more basic font.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Mechanical gearing sounds, or the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Appears on early releases from the company such as Foreverland, Paradox and Jabberwock.

2nd Logo (April 20, 2013-October 7, 2016)

Visuals: On a dark gray background, there is the text from before (now much cleaner and no longer jagged) in a gold color; which is now a little more prominent unlike last time, with "STUDIOS" seen underneath to fit the length. A gold lens flare then shines on the bottom tip of the "O" from behind, going slightly down to the middle point until it fades out. The logo slowly zooms in while all of this is happening.

Variants:

At the end of I Saw the Light, the logo is still and appears more contrasted on a black background.
On The Birth of a Nation, the text looks washed out and the background is in a faint gray-brown color. Also, the lens flares are absent.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening theme of the film or none.

Availability: Appears on Trust Me and the two aforementioned titles above.

3rd Logo (September 5, 2014-February 5, 2016)

Visuals: There is a bucket pouring lava in a metallic golden factory-like area while the lava transfers into a slide-like thing, and as the camera zooms out is more lava being transferred in other areas, similar to waterfalls. The entire thing then encloses into a rectangle on a black background, as it appears to form the word "BRON" from the last two logos. A golden glow then shines on the logo as it transforms into a gold glowing-like rectangle with the word carved into it. Then, the word "STUDIOS" from before (now in 3D) zooms back and positions underneath, completing the animation.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Sounds of gears turning and metal clanging, ending with a majestic-like fanfare when the logo forms.

Availability: Seen on films from the era such as Welcome to Me, Into the Forest, Meadowland, The Driftless Area, and Tumbledown. It was briefly used in tandem with the last logo.

4th Logo (December 15, 2016-)

Prototype version

Visuals: On a black-gray background, there is a backlight illuminating the name, as a light then wipes in, making it a metallic silver color, with part of the top-right bit (most noticeably in the "N") tinted in black.

Variants:

A prototype version existed during the early usage of this logo. The background is a little bit brighter and the light wipes in from the bottom. The logo also shines.
There exists a print version, sometimes smaller.
At the end of The Nightingale, the stacked words "FINANCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRON CREATIVE" is seen above the print logo.
A still version exists, which can be seen at the end of some films.
On Kin and on trailers for some films, the logo is shortened.
On The Idol, the print version of the logo is seen with the People Pleaser logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Usually the opening theme of the movie, none or the closing theme of the series.

Availability: More common than their other logos.

This logo made its first appearance on Fences, while the standard version debuted with Drunk Parents and can be seen on films from the company since.
This however, doesn't appear on The Spy Who Dumped Me, A Simple Favor or Chaos Walking (despite them being credited as Hercules Bron Creative Partnership).
Also seen on the TV series Shadowplay, Kin and The Idol.

References

↑ https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bron-studio-bankruptcy-financier-joker-house-of-gucci-1235674746/

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 ===Background===
+'''BRON Studios''' is a motion picture company founded in 2010 by '''Br'''enda Gilbert and Aar'''on''' L. Gilbert and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In June 2019, the company agreed to a $100 million co-financing slate deal with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]. On July 19, 2023, the company filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy.<ref>https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bron-studio-bankruptcy-financier-joker-house-of-gucci-1235674746/</ref>
-BRON Studios is a motion picture company founded in 2010 by '''Br'''enda Gilbert and Aar'''on''' L. Gilbert and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2012, the company launched a subsidiary called BRON Animation lead by Gil Rimmer and Ben Burden Smith as creative directors. The division's projects include three ''Mighty Mighty Monsters'' specials and ''The Willoughbys'' for Netflix. Sometime also around in 2012, BRON also launched a Releasing division which controls distribution rights for live-action and animated film productions, operating in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 2016, BRON Media and Creative Wealth Media formed a joint venture, BRON Creative, to fund films. The venture's first film was ''Fences'', released by [[Paramount Pictures]]. In September 2017, BRON Studios was reorganized with BRON Media Corporation becoming the former's parent company, with the Releasing and Animation divisions also joining the studio as BRON Media subsidiaries. In 2018, another unit, BRON Venture, was founded,  which is a media and entertainment equity fund manager investing globally in a diversified portfolio across the Content, Services and Infrastructure sectors. In December 2018, BRON Creative and [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] agreed to a six film slate deal with $100 million in co-financing. BRON Creative agreed to another $100 million co-financing slate deal with [[MGM]] in June 2019.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Bron Studios (2010s).jpeg|1st Logo (November 19, 2010-December 3, 2011)
+|Bron_Studios_2013.jpeg|2nd Logo (April 20, 2013-October 7, 2016)
+|Bron_Studios_3rd_logo.jpeg|3rd Logo (September 5, 2014-February 5, 2016)
+|Bron_Studios_4th_logo.jpeg|4th Logo (December 15, 2016-)
+}}
-===1st Logo (November 19, 2010?-December 3, 2011)===
+===1st Logo (November 19, 2010-December 3, 2011)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
+Bron Studios (2010s).jpeg
+Bron Studios (Paradox).jpeg
+</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the bold, blocky word "BRON" in shadow mode with a gray-yellowish light behind as it squishes and zooms out in three-dimensional. The word then situates on a black floor with a faint, gray light (looks a bit like an asphalt texture) as it slowly zooms out. A yellow-tinted spotlight coming from the right behind quickly then flies over the letters with its shadows bending in response to the light. Another light then wipes in, revealing the BRON logo in a faint yellowish color. The logo slowly keeps zooming out until it fades out.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the text "BRON" in a bold, blocky font with jagged edges. Many scenes are seen projected over the name (a la the [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] flipbook logo) as it slowly zooms away, then fades into full color, revealing it to be in light {{color|tan}}, as it reflects off a floor. The logo continues zooming back before blurring away and cutting to black.
+'''Variant:''' Sometimes, "STUDIOS INC" is seen underneath the logo in a more basic font.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of the text, the lights, and the zooming out. Simple, but decent animation for the time.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie.
+'''Audio:''' Mechanical gearing sounds, or the opening theme of the film.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only known to appear on ''Foreverland''. It was also possibly seen on ''Paradox'' and ''Jabberwock''.
+'''Availability:'''  Appears on early releases from the company such as ''Foreverland'', ''Paradox'' and ''Jabberwock''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+===2nd Logo (April 20, 2013-October 7, 2016)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
+Bron Studios 2013.jpeg
+Bron Studios (I saw the light).jpeg
+Bron Studios (The birth of a nation).jpeg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark gray background, there is the text from before (now much cleaner and no longer jagged) in a gold color; which is now a little more prominent unlike last time, with "{{color|gold|STUDIOS}}" seen underneath to fit the length. A gold lens flare then shines on the bottom tip of the "{{color|gold|O}}" from behind, going slightly down to the middle point until it fades out. The logo slowly zooms in while all of this is happening.
-===2nd Logo (April 20, 2013, September 11, 2015-October 7, 2016)===
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' We see the word "BRON" in the same yellowish color from the last logo on a dark gray background, but the color is a little more prominent here and "STUDIOS" is now seen underneath and spaced out to fit the width of "BRON". A lens flare then shines on the bottom tip of the "O" from behind, going slightly down to the middle point until it fades out. The logo slowly zooms in while all of this is happening.
+*At the end of ''I Saw the Light'', the logo is still and appears more contrasted on a black background.
+*On ''The Birth of a Nation'', the text looks washed out and the background is in a faint gray-brown color. Also, the lens flares are absent.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Variant:''' At the end of ''I Saw the Light'', we see just the text in gold on a black background. On ''The Birth of a Nation'', we see the same animation, but the print logo is used instead, the color looks faint (similar to the previous logo), there is no lens flares, and the background is more noticeably brighter.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the film or none.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The text zooming in and the lens flare shining. The same thing is used for ''The Birth of a Nation'' variant, but entirely different, as described above. On ''I Saw the Light'', none.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Trust Me'' and the two aforementioned titles above.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the last logo. None for the variants, though.
+===3rd Logo (September 5, 2014-February 5, 2016)===
-'''Availability:''' Was extinct at first, but then became rare due to it appearing at the end of two films. The animated version is only known to appear on ''Trust Me''. The first variant is seen at the end of ''I Saw the Light'' and the second variant is seen on ''The Birth of a Nation''.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Bron Studios 3rd logo.jpeg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' There is a bucket pouring lava in a metallic golden factory-like area while the lava transfers into a slide-like thing, and as the camera zooms out is more lava being transferred in other areas, similar to waterfalls. The entire thing then encloses into a rectangle on a black background, as it appears to form the word "{{color|saddlebrown|BRON}}" from the last two logos. A golden glow then shines on the logo as it transforms into a gold glowing-like rectangle with the word carved into it. Then, the word "{{color|gold|STUDIOS}}" from before (now in 3D) zooms back and positions underneath, completing the animation.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the last logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' Sounds of gears turning and metal clanging, ending with a majestic-like fanfare when the logo forms.
-===3rd Logo (2014-2015?)===
-'''Logo:''' We see a bucket pouring lava in a metallic golden factory-like area while the lava transfers into a slide-like thing, and as the camera zooms out, we see more lava being transferred in other areas, similar to waterfalls. The entire thing then encloses into a rectangle on a black background, as it appears to form the word "BRON" from the last two logos. A golden glow then shines on the logo as it transforms into a yellow, glowing-like rectangle with the word carved into it. Then, the word "STUDIOS", in 3D and in the same font from the last logo, zooms back and positions underneath "BRON". After a few seconds, we then fade out.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Very good CGI, and a big improvement over the last two logos.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' We hear the sounds of gears turning and metal clanging, ending with a majestic-like fanfare when the logo forms.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on films such as ''Welcome to Me'', ''Into the Forest'', ''Meadowland'', ''The Driftless Area'', ''Tumbledown'', among others.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the last two logos.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on films from the era such as ''Welcome to Me'', ''Into the Forest'', ''Meadowland'', ''The Driftless Area'', and ''Tumbledown''. It was briefly used in tandem with the last logo.
 ===4th Logo (December 15, 2016-)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
+File:Bron Studios 4th logo.jpeg
 File:Bron (2019).png
+File:Bron Studios 4th logo prototype.jpeg|Prototype version
-</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a black-gray background, we see a backlight illuminating the word "BRON". A light then wipes in, revealing the logo to be in a metallic silver color, with part of the top-right bit (most noticeably in the "N") tinted in black.
+File:Bron Studios (Print Logo).jpeg
+File:Bron Studios (Print Logo, Financed).jpeg
+File:Bron Studios (Print Logo, Small).jpeg
+File:People Pleaser and BRON (2023) (From - The Idol).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black-gray background, there is a backlight illuminating the name, as a light then wipes in, making it a metallic silver color, with part of the top-right bit (most noticeably in the "N") tinted in black.
 '''Variants:'''
-*There is a prototype version seen on ''Fences'' and ''The Layover'', where the background is a little bit brighter and the light wipes in from the bottom. The logo also shines.
+*A prototype version existed during the early usage of this logo. The background is a little bit brighter and the light wipes in from the bottom. The logo also shines.
+*There exists a print version, sometimes smaller.
-*On ''The Mule'' (2018), the animation happens differently.
+*At the end of ''The Nightingale'', the stacked words "FINANCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRON CREATIVE" is seen above the print logo.
-*On ''The Front Runner'', the logo appears in a 80's-like style.
-*On ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' and ''Beatriz at Dinner'', we see the print logo in white.
+*A still version exists, which can be seen at the end of some films.
+*On ''Kin'' and on trailers for some films, the logo is shortened.
-*At the end of ''The Nightingale'', we see the same print logo in white again, but with the stacked words "FINANCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRON CREATIVE" above.
-*At the end of ''Joker'', the logo is still.
+*On ''The Idol'', the print version of the logo is seen with the [[People Pleaser]] logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' Usually the opening theme of the movie, none or the closing theme of the series.
+'''Availability:''' More common than their other logos.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Good CGI.
+* This logo made its first appearance on ''Fences'', while the standard version debuted with ''Drunk Parents'' and can be seen on films from the company since.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the opening theme of the movie.
+* This however, doesn't appear on ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'', ''A Simple Favor'' or ''Chaos Walking'' (despite them being credited as Hercules Bron Creative Partnership).
+* Also seen on the TV series ''Shadowplay'', ''Kin'' and ''The Idol''.
+==References==
-'''Availability:''' Common, and it's more used than the last logo. This logo first appeared (albeit in prototype) on the two titles mentioned above. The more standard version first appeared on ''Drunk Parents'' and has been used ever since. Does not appear on ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' or ''A Simple Favor''. This also strangely doesn't appear at the beginning of ''The Willoughbys'' on Netflix for some reason, although they are credited (through the studio's own animation division).
+<references/>
+[[Category:Canadian film logos]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the last three logos.
-[[Category:Logo Animations on CGI]]
+[[Category:Canada]]
+[[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:Canadian television logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]