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Background

Exclusive Films was an old distribution arm of the British film company Hammer Productions, created in 1935 by Enrique Carreras. Several years later, Hammer went bankrupt, but Exclusive survived and registered the name again in 1949, then in 1975 it collapsed and went inactive for several decades.

In May 2007, Dutch producer John De Mol (co-founder of Endemol and Talpa) retrieved the rights for Hammer and Exclusive to resurrect the company; the new company started distributing under the management of Nigel Sinclair and Guy East. The revived company was folded into AMBI Group (now AMBI Distribution) in 2016.

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1st Logo (August 17, 1936)	2nd Logo (June 24-July 14, 1949)	3rd Logo (September 25, 2009-April 27, 2012)	4th Logo (February 22, 2013-2016)

1st Logo (August 17, 1936)

Visuals: Over a gray background, there is a white circle, which contains a stylistic drawing of a ship being sailed rightwards with clouds at the back of it over the sea. There is a roll being rolled diagonally at the back, which folds and has a white, serif "EXLUSIVE" underneath and folded diagonally back and folded back to have a white, serif "FILMS". Below it is a banner reading "PRESENT" in serif.

Technique: A still printed image.

Audio: Opening part of the movie.

Availability: Seen on Song of Freedom.

2nd Logo (June 24-July 14, 1949)

Visuals: A picture of a "Ship O' The Line" type ship on the open sea fades in. Then the words "EXCLUSIVE FILMS" and small "present" in a serif font wipe in from the left. After a while, the text wipes out and the picture soon fades out.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation superimposed over a still image.

Audio: A drum and brass fanfare culminating in five hits.

Availability: Seen on Ringside and Arson, Inc.

3rd Logo (September 25, 2009-April 27, 2012)

Visuals: In a thick cloud of mist, there is a ship's wheel spinning clockwise, that flies by to the right of the screen. It disappears in a cloud of fog, then the fog disappears, revealing the sails of a ship, which too disappear in the fog. The fog then splits in two and reveals a light green ship (it appears to be a "Ship O' The Line" type). A flash appears below the ship, and the words "EXCLUSIVE FILMS" (or just "EXCLUSIVE") fade in below the ship. The byline "AN EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" is seen on the bottom.

Variants:

On films distributed by Exclusive, "EXCLUSIVE FILM" and "DISTRIBUTION" fade in below the ship.
- A still version exists, where the ship outline is black with light beaming behind it and the name is white.
A version exists where "M E D I A G R O U P" is seen right below "EXCLUSIVE".

Technique: CGI by Garrett Knisley and Hugo Codinach at PIC Collective.

Audio: An orchestral fanfare with sounds of the wheel turning, sails flapping and thunderclaps. Sometimes, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Wake Wood, and international prints of The Way Back and Let Me In.

4th Logo (February 22, 2013-2016)

Visuals: It starts off the same as the previous logo, but the ship doesn't flash, the fog stays moving in one direction and the camera zooms out farther than usual. Then, the ship disappears in a thick cloud of fog revealing the text "EXCLUSIVE" in a Monument Ultrabold font. A line flashes below that, and "M E D I A" is seen as well.

Technique: CGI by PIC Collective.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie or none.

Availability: Seen on Snitch, Metallica Through The Never, Parkland and international prints of A Walk Among The Tombstones, among other films.

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 ===Background===
-'''Exclusive Films''' was an old distribution arm of the British film company Hammer Productions, created in 1934. Several years later, Hammer went bankrupt, but Exclusive survived and registered the name again in 1949, then in 1975 it collapsed and proceeded in hibernation state. In May 2007, Dutch producer John De Mol retrieved the rights for Hammer and Exclusive to resurrect the company, and the new company started distributing. The revived company was folded into AMBI Group (now AMBI Distribution) in 2016.
+'''Exclusive Films''' was an old distribution arm of the British film company [[Hammer Films|Hammer Productions]], created in 1935 by Enrique Carreras. Several years later, Hammer went bankrupt, but Exclusive survived and registered the name again in 1949, then in 1975 it collapsed and went inactive for several decades.
+In May 2007, Dutch producer John De Mol (co-founder of [[Endemol]] and [[Talpa Media|Talpa]]) retrieved the rights for Hammer and Exclusive to resurrect the company; the new company started distributing under the management of Nigel Sinclair and Guy East. The revived company was folded into AMBI Group (now AMBI Distribution) in 2016.
-===1st Logo (2010-2012)===
+{{ImageTOC
+|Exclusive Films (1936).png|1st Logo (August 17, 1936)
+|Exclusive Films (1949).png|2nd Logo (June 24-July 14, 1949)
+|Exclusive Films (2010).jpg|3rd Logo (September 25, 2009-April 27, 2012)
+|Exclusive Media (2013).jpg|4th Logo (February 22, 2013-2016)
+}}
+===1st Logo (August 17, 1936)===
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+Exclusive Films (1936).png
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-{{YouTube|id=7FdTUpqev6s}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a gray background, there is a white circle, which contains a stylistic drawing of a ship being sailed rightwards with clouds at the back of it over the sea. There is a roll being rolled diagonally at the back, which folds and has a white, serif "EXLUSIVE" underneath and folded diagonally back and folded back to have a white, serif "FILMS". Below it is a banner reading "PRESENT" in serif.
-'''Logo:''' In a thick cloud of mist, we see a ship's wheel spinning clockwise, that flies by us to the right of the screen. It disappears in a cloud of fog, then the fog disappears, revealing the sails of a ship, which too disappear in the fog. The fog then splits in two, and we see a light green ship (it appears to be a "Ship O' The Line" type). A flash appears below the ship, and the words "EXCLUSIVE FILMS" and byline "AN EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" fade in below the ship.
-'''Variants:'''
+'''Technique:''' A still printed image.
-* A still version exists, where the ship outline is black with light beaming behind it. The name is white and "DISTRIBUTION" appears below the words. This is seen on films distributed by Exclusive, like ''Wake Wood''.
-* A version exists where the logo is scrunched into a square in the middle of the screen, and only the word "EXCLUSIVE" appears. The byline "AN EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" is seen below that.
-'''Technique:''' The animation of the ship.
+'''Audio:''' Opening part of the movie.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Song of Freedom''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None. The "EXCLUSIVE" variant has an orchestral fanfare with sounds of the wheel turning, sails flapping and thunderclaps.
+===2nd Logo (June 24-July 14, 1949)===
-'''Availability:''' Seen on international prints of ''The Way Back'' and ''Let Me In''.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Exclusive Films (1949).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=ZyuIwum-q0k}}
+'''Visuals:''' A picture of a "Ship O' The Line" type ship on the open sea fades in. Then the words "{{font|Serif|EXCLUSIVE FILMS}}" and small "{{font|Serif|''present''}}" in a serif font wipe in from the left. After a while, the text wipes out and the picture soon fades out.
-===2nd Logo (2013-2016)===
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation superimposed over a still image.
+'''Audio:''' A drum and brass fanfare culminating in five hits.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Ringside'' and ''Arson, Inc.''
+===3rd Logo (September 25, 2009-April 27, 2012)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Exclusive Films (2010).jpg
-File:KRGuGfLhFv-l6tzJn1vKQA17436.jpeg.jpg
+Exclusive Media Group (2010).jpg
+Exclusive Film Distribution (2010).jpg
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=7FdTUpqev6s}}
+{{YouTube|id=7FdTUpqev6s|t=12|id2=BuqlPTCHxgo}}
+{{Vimeo|id=23320882}}
+'''Visuals:''' In a thick cloud of mist, there is a ship's wheel spinning clockwise, that flies by to the right of the screen. It disappears in a cloud of fog, then the fog disappears, revealing the sails of a ship, which too disappear in the fog. The fog then splits in two and reveals a {{color|lightgreen|light green}} ship (it appears to be a "Ship O' The Line" type). A flash appears below the ship, and the words "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE FILMS}}" (or just "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE}}") fade in below the ship. The byline "{{color|lightgreen|{{Big|A}}N {{Big|E}}XCLUSIVE {{Big|M}}EDIA {{Big|G}}ROUP {{Big|C}}OMPANY}}" is seen on the bottom.
-'''Logo:''' It starts off the same as the previous logo, but the ship doesn't flash, the fog stays moving in one direction and the camera zooms out farther than usual. Then, the ship disappears in a thick cloud of fog revealing the text "EXCLUSIVE" in a Zono Pro Bold font. A line flashes below that, and "M E D I A" is seen as well.
-'''Technique:''' Same as before.
+'''Variants:'''
+* On films distributed by Exclusive, "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE FILM}}" and "{{color|lightgreen|DISTRIBUTION}}" fade in below the ship.
+** A <u>still version</u> exists, where the ship outline is black with light beaming behind it and the name is white.
+* A version exists where "{{color|lightgreen|M E D I A G R O U P}}" is seen right below "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE}}".
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Garrett Knisley and Hugo Codinach at PIC Collective.
+'''Audio:''' An orchestral fanfare with sounds of the wheel turning, sails flapping and thunderclaps. Sometimes, it's silent.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Wake Wood'', and international prints of ''The Way Back'' and ''Let Me In''.
+===4th Logo (February 22, 2013-2016)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Exclusive Media (2013).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=7FdTUpqev6s|t=23}}
+'''Visuals:''' It starts off the same as the previous logo, but the ship doesn't flash, the fog stays moving in one direction and the camera zooms out farther than usual. Then, the ship disappears in a thick cloud of fog revealing the text "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE}}" in a Monument Ultrabold font. A line flashes below that, and "{{color|lightgreen|M E D I A}}" is seen as well.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie or silence.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by PIC Collective.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Snitch'', ''Metallica Through The Never'', international prints of ''A Walk Among The Tombstones'' and other newer releases.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie or none.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Snitch'', ''Metallica Through The Never'', ''Parkland'' and international prints of ''A Walk Among The Tombstones'', among other films.
 [[Category:British film logos]]
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 [[Category:Film logos]]
 [[Category:AMBI Distribution]]
+[[Category:Logos made by PIC Collective]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]