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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 (24 June-14 July 1949)	2nd Logo (25 September 2009-27 April 2012)	3rd Logo (22 February 2013-2016)

1st Logo (24 June-14 July 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.

2nd Logo (25 September 2009-27 April 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 "DISTROBUTION" 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.

3rd Logo (22 February 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 Films|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 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, 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
+||1st Logo (24 June-14 July 1949)
+|Exclusive Films (2010).jpg|2nd Logo (25 September 2009-27 April 2012)
+|Exclusive Media (2013).jpg|3rd Logo (22 February 2013-2016)
+}}
+===1st Logo (24 June-14 July 1949)===
+{{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.
+'''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.''
+===2nd Logo (25 September 2009-27 April 2012)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Exclusive Films (2010).jpg
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 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 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 {{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}}" and byline "{{color|lightgreen|{{Big|A}}N {{Big|E}}XCLUSIVE {{Big|M}}EDIA {{Big|G}}ROUP {{Big|C}}OMPANY}}" fade in below the ship.
+'''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.
 '''Variants:'''
+* On films distributed by Exclusive, "{{color|lightgreen|EXCLUSIVE FILM}}" and "{{color|lightgreen|DISTROBUTION}}" fade in below the ship.
-* A <u>still version</u> exists, where the ship outline is black with light beaming behind it. The name is white, "FILMS" is instead "FILM" and "DISTRIBUTION" appears below the words. This is seen on films distributed by Exclusive, like ''Wake Wood''.
-* A version exists where <u>the logo is scrunched into a square in the middle of the screen, and only the word "EXCLUSIVE" appears</u>. "{{color|lightgreen|M E D I A G R O U P}}" is seen below that.
+** 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 PIC Collective.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Garrett Knisley and Hugo Codinach at PIC Collective.
-'''Audio:''' None. The "EXCLUSIVE" variant has an orchestral fanfare with sounds of the wheel turning, sails flapping and thunderclaps.
+'''Audio:''' An orchestral fanfare with sounds of the wheel turning, sails flapping and thunderclaps. Sometimes, it's silent.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on international prints of ''The Way Back'' and ''Let Me In''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Wake Wood'', and international prints of ''The Way Back'' and ''Let Me In''.
-===2nd Logo (22 February 2013-2016)===
+===3rd Logo (22 February 2013-2016)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Exclusive Media (2013).jpg
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=7FdTUpqev6s}}
+{{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.