Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.: Difference between revisions
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Content added Content deleted
SuperMax124 (talk | contribs) m (SuperMax124 moved page Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd. (Canada) to Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.: Text replacement - "(Canada)" to "") |
IDENTfan111 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
===Background===
'''Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.''' was
===Logo (Early
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Criterion Pictures (1974).png
Criterion Pictures (1972, red).png
Line 9:
{{YouTube|id=psn4-1rHj_c|id2=sFrqDAfZ_4c}}
'''
▲'''Logo:''' On a black background, two white filmreels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The filmreels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:<center>distributed by<br>'''CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.'''<br>montreal</center>
'''Variant:''' On
▲The filmreels than move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
▲'''Variant:''' On a Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.
'''
▲'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation of the filmreels.
'''Availability:'''
▲'''Music/Sounds:''' A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and [[Children's Television Workshop]] logos.
▲'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Possibly seen on a few films that this company had distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as ''Man About The House'' and ''Asylum''.
▲[[Category:Canadian logos]]
[[Category:Film logos]]
[[Category:Canadian film logos]]
| |||
Latest revision as of 05:26, 11 April 2024
Background
Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd. was a Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Quebec. It has no affiliation with The Criterion Collection.
Logo (Early 1970s-1974?)
.png)
.png)
CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.
montreal
The film reels then move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
Variant: On the Canadian film print of Asylum, the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.
Technique: 2D cel animation.
Audio: A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s Public Broadcasting Service and Children's Television Workshop logos.
Availability: Possibly seen on a few films that the company distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as Man About the House and Asylum.
