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===Background===
'''Focus Features LLC''' is the current indie/arthouse film subsidiary of [[Universal StudiosPictures]], which was formed in 2002 byfrom the mergingmerger of [[USA Films]], [[Universal Focus|Universal '''Focus''']] and [[Good Machine Productions|Good Machine]],. andThe label specializes in independent and foreign films, as well as other genre titles.
 
In 2004, Focus revived [[Rogue|Rogue Pictures]] as a genre-specific subsidiary of horror, thriller, African-American, high suspense and action. In 2014, the label acquired [[FilmDistrict]] and absorbed it shortly after. A year later, Focus revived [[Gramercy Pictures]] as a full-on film label, but dissolved it again in 2016 following the box office failure of ''Ratchet & Clank''.
===1st Logo (August 16-November 8, 2002, March 28, 2022)===
 
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===1st Logo (August 16-November 8, 2002, March 28, 2022)===
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'''Variant:''' On ''The Northman'' (2022), the Comcast byline is below the logo. Plus, it's still.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Rare. CanIt can be seen on ''Possession'', ''8 Women'', and ''Far from Heaven''.
 
===2nd Logo (December 25, 2002-)===
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'''Variants:'''
* For international releases, "INTERNATIONAL" would be shown under "FEATURESunderneath."
* At the end of some movies (and on the start of ''The Northman''), the print logo is used. It looks rather similar to the last logo.
* On YouTube prints of ''The Man Who Wasn't There'', the logo is in black and white (followed by the USA Films logo).
* On the American release of ''The World's End'', the animation is slowed down in order to plaster the Universal Pictures logo.
* Starting in 2015, with the bylinetrailer "Afor COMCAST''Suffragette'', the COMPANY"Comcast byline was added underneath the logo. This also applies to the ending print logo. This was first seen on the trailer for ''Suffragette''.
* In 2022, when Focus Features celebrated its 20th anniversary, the logo (thatset hasin a slightly different font) (and its byline) was moved down to make room for a big number "20" with "YEARS" inside the 0.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. This was made by [[Devastudios]].
 
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'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Common. This was first seen on ''The Pianist'' and can be seen on films from the company ever since, such as ''Brokeback Mountain'', ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'', ''Somewhere'', ''9'', and ''Blockparty''. In a rarity for ''Independent Lens'', this logo is preserved on their presentation of ''Won’t You Be My Neighbor?''. So far, the 20th Anniversary variant only appeared on its reel. It also plasters the [[Savoy Pictures]] logo on an AMC airing of ''A Bronx Tale''.
 
'''Availability:''' Common.* This was first seen on the American release of ''The Pianist'' and can be seen on films from the company ever since, such as ''Brokeback Mountain'', ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'', ''Somewhere'', ''9'', and ''Blockparty''. In a rarity for ''Independent Lens'', this logo is preserved on their presentation of ''Won’t You Be My Neighbor?''. So far, the 20th Anniversary variant only appeared on its reel. It also plasters the [[Savoy Pictures]] logo on an AMC airing of ''A Bronx Tale''.
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* The 20th Anniversary variant only appeared on an anniversary reel and did not appear on any movie.
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* It also plasters the [[Gramercy Pictures]] logo on newer prints of their films (ie. ''Mallrats''), and it plastered the [[Savoy Pictures]] logo on an AMC airing of ''A Bronx Tale''.
* The logo can be seen on [https://devastudios.com/work/logo/focus-features/ Devastudios' website],
 
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 25 August 2024



Background

Focus Features LLC is the current indie/arthouse film subsidiary of Universal Pictures, formed in 2002 from the merger of USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine Productions. The label specializes in independent and foreign films, as well as other genre titles.

In 2004, Focus revived Rogue Pictures as a genre-specific subsidiary of horror, thriller, African-American, high suspense and action. In 2014, the label acquired FilmDistrict and absorbed it shortly after. A year later, Focus revived Gramercy Pictures as a full-on film label, but dissolved it again in 2016 following the box office failure of Ratchet & Clank.

1st Logo (August 16-November 8, 2002)


Visuals: On a black background, one by one, there is a light revealing each of the five letters of the text "F O C U S", with the "O" slightly out-of-focus, while under it there is "FEATURES", all in white. The light emits a shadow behind the logo of what it just revealed.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: It can be seen on Possession, 8 Women, and Far from Heaven.

2nd Logo (December 25, 2002-)

Visuals: There are various yellow, green, and blue circular bokeh (blurry images caused by the shallow focus technique) moving around in the background, then the text from before (in yellow) fades in.

Variants:

  • For international releases, "INTERNATIONAL" would be shown underneath.
  • At the end of some movies (and on the start of The Northman), the print logo is used. It looks rather similar to the last logo.
  • On YouTube prints of The Man Who Wasn't There, the logo is in black and white (followed by the USA Films logo).
  • On the American release of The World's End, the animation is slowed down in order to plaster the Universal Pictures logo.
  • Starting in 2015 with the trailer for Suffragette, the Comcast byline was added underneath. This also applies to the ending print logo.
  • In 2022, when Focus Features celebrated its 20th anniversary, the logo (set in a different font) was moved down to make room for a big number "20" with "YEARS" inside the 0.

Technique: 2D computer animation by Devastudios.

Audio: A calm 2-note string theme composed by Gregory Hainer and Michael A. Reagan. On some of their early films, this theme is accompanied by the sounds of children laughing and birds twittering. Otherwise, it's either silence or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability:

  • This was first seen on the American release of The Pianist and can be seen on films from the company ever since, such as Brokeback Mountain, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Somewhere, 9, and Blockparty.
  • The 20th Anniversary variant only appeared on an anniversary reel and did not appear on any movie.
  • It also plasters the Gramercy Pictures logo on newer prints of their films (ie. Mallrats), and it plastered the Savoy Pictures logo on an AMC airing of A Bronx Tale.
  • The logo can be seen on Devastudios' website,
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