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'''Nickname:''' "The Film Reels" |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels 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> |
'''Logo:''' On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels 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> |
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'''Variant:''' On the Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red. |
'''Variant:''' On the Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation |
'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation. |
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'''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. |
'''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. |
Revision as of 15:25, 5 November 2022
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.
(Early 1970s-1974?)
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.
FX/SFX: 2D animation.
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 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.