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Background

Kinomost (КиноМост; transcripted as CinemaBridge) was a Russian movie and television production company and the subsidiary of MediaMost holding company, which was liquidated in 2001. The studio was then split up into Makdos, DomFilm and Avrora.

1st Logo (1998-2000)

Visuals: On a black background, a morning sky fades into view as an silhouette of a steppe eagle flies towards the camera, with a mountainous terrain at the bottom. The sun then rises from the right, illuminating the eagle as it swoops to the right slightly. The eagle then freezes when it looks directly into the camera as the scene becomes letterboxed, and the golden text "КиноМост" appears as glass letters first, before cross fading to its gold color. The logo then fades to an different print logo: a giant pair of silver letters "KM" tilted slightly upwards, with an abstract gold eagle symbol over the letters. The logo shrinks into the upper left corner of the screen, as occasionally additional producer credits appear in the blank space.

Variant: A 16:9 version exists.

Technique: Chroma-keyed live action and CGI.

Audio: A bell toll followed by a soft and peaceful theme consisting of bells, violins, oboe and an accordion, before suddenly segueing into a majestic fanfare. The theme is actually a re-orchestration of "Prelude: Dawn over the Moscow River" from Khovanshchina, by Modest Mussorgsky.

Availability: Can be seen on some films like President and his Granddaughter. Also seen at the opening of some TV series.

2nd Logo (2000-2001)

Visuals: On a black background, black-coated morning clouds wipe into view, with light rays eventually poking out of the top of the clouds. Gold-tinted footage of an African fish eagle eagle then fades in and flies in slow-motion, with motion blur added to it, and the footage fades to black before a translucent white filmstrip fades in and emits gold squares from each of its sprockets, revealing a clearer version of the eagle footage before the square eventually rearrange themselves into a rounded rectangular shape with a white outline, and the sky also returns in a darker shade. Parts of the footage are then cut away as it glows with white, first the edges and then a large square from the lower left corner, and the corner piece fades to white. It flashes an ethereal glow and a diamond-shaped portion is wiped away to form an abstract "KM", as well as revealing the eagle symbol from before and turning a light yellow color. Sprocket holes appear on the "K" and "КиноМост" wipes in below. The sky background can also be seen in a dark blue tint before it fully fades away. The logo then moves up into the upper left corner like before to make room for additional credits as it fades to a gold color, and then the eagle flashes in-sync with the final note of the music.

Technique: Live-action and computer animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: Seen on the DVD sets of some television series well-known in Russia.

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 ===Background===
-'''Kinomost''' ('''КиноМост'''; transcripted as CinemaBridge) was a Russian movie and television production company and the subsidiary of MediaMost holding company, which was liquidated in 2001. The studio was then split up into [[Makdos (Russia)|MakDos]], DomFilm and Avrora.
+'''Kinomost''' ('''КиноМост'''; transcripted as CinemaBridge) was a Russian movie and television production company and the subsidiary of MediaMost holding company, which was liquidated in 2001. The studio was then split up into [[Makdos]], DomFilm and Avrora.
 ===1st Logo (1998-2000)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a morning sky fades into view as an silhouette of a steppe eagle flies towards the camera, with a mountainous terrain at the bottom. The sun then rises from the right, illuminating the eagle as it swoops to the right slightly. The eagle then freezes when it looks directly into the camera as the scene becomes letterboxed, and the {{color|gold|golden}} text "{{color|gold|{{font|Serif|'''К{{big|ино}}М{{big|ост}}'''}}}}" appears as glass letters first, before cross fading to its {{color|gold}} color. The logo then fades to an different print logo: a giant pair of {{color|silver}} letters "{{big|{{color|silver|{{font|Arial|'''KM'''}}}}}}" tilted slightly upwards, with an abstract {{color|gold}} eagle symbol over the letters. The logo shrinks into the upper left corner of the screen, as occasionally additional producer credits appear in the blank space.
-'''Nicknames:''' "KinoMost KM", "KinoMost Eagle", "Filmmakers' Eagle", "Quiet/Loud Music: Russian Way", "Dawn Over the KinoMost River"
+'''Variant:''' A 16:9 version exists.
-'''Logo:''' We see an eagle (possibly a tawny eagle or Eastern imperial eagle) flying towards us over a sunset sky. When the eagle comes close, the background becomes letterboxed and everything morphs into a still image and the golden word "КиноМост" appears below from the outline. Suddenly, the logo cross-fades into a completely different one, with the silvery letters "KM" and a gold eagle insignia over them. It slides to the corner to make a room for the name of the other company which KinoMost associated with.
+'''Technique:''' Chroma-keyed live action and CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The live animation of the eagle, the letterbox, the transformation. The effects are used poorly and the logo looks rather cheesy. The transformation is also a weird thing.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A bell toll followed by a soft and peaceful theme consisting of bells, violins, oboe and an accordion, before suddenly segueing into a majestic fanfare. The theme is actually a re-orchestration of "Prelude: Dawn over the Moscow River" from ''Khovanshchina'', by Modest Mussorgsky. The theme became well-known on Russian television.
+'''Audio:''' A bell toll followed by a soft and peaceful theme consisting of bells, violins, oboe and an accordion, before suddenly segueing into a majestic fanfare. The theme is actually a re-orchestration of "Prelude: Dawn over the Moscow River" from ''Khovanshchina'', by Modest Mussorgsky.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on some films like ''President and his Granddaughter''. Also seen at the opening of some TV series (in Russia, the logos are used in the series opening instead of the closing credits like in other countries).
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on some films like ''President and his Granddaughter''. Also seen at the opening of some TV series.
-'''Editor's Note:''' The music is somewhat loud, and the closeup of the eagle might scare some.
 ===2nd Logo (2000-2001)===
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+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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 {{YouTube|id=JNaKvOKoChs}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, black-coated morning clouds wipe into view, with light rays eventually poking out of the top of the clouds. {{color|Gold}}-tinted footage of an African fish eagle eagle then fades in and flies in slow-motion, with motion blur added to it, and the footage fades to black before a translucent white filmstrip fades in and emits {{color|gold}} squares from each of its sprockets, revealing a clearer version of the eagle footage before the square eventually rearrange themselves into a rounded rectangular shape with a white outline, and the sky also returns in a darker shade. Parts of the footage are then cut away as it glows with white, first the edges and then a large square from the lower left corner, and the corner piece fades to white. It flashes an ethereal glow and a diamond-shaped portion is wiped away to form an abstract "'''KM'''", as well as revealing the eagle symbol from before and turning a {{color|lightyellow|light yellow}} color. Sprocket holes appear on the "'''K'''" and "{{color|lightyellow|'''К{{big|ино}}}}М{{big|ост}}'''" wipes in below. The sky background can also be seen in a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} tint before it fully fades away. The logo then moves up into the upper left corner like before to make room for additional credits as it fades to a {{color|gold}} color, and then the eagle flashes in-sync with the final note of the music.
-'''Nicknames:''' "KinoMost Eagle II", "Filmmakers' Eagle II", "Improved Filmmakers' Eagle", "Quiet/Loud Music: Russian Way II", "Dawn Over the KinoMost River II"
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and computer animation.
-'''Logo:''' On a cloudy sunset sky with heavenly rays beaming, a glowing animation of an African fish eagle flying briefly illuminates, before the sky fading to black, then the transparent close-up of a filmstrip fades in while golden rectangular frames appear from sprocket holes and shoot out from them, revealing the same eagle. The frame folds, finally turning into a glowing rounded rectangle and transforming into a golden four-section rectangle. The rectangle then ejects some of its parts and a section slides in to make a abstract "KM", with the familiar eagle insignia on its right corner. The word "КИНОМОСТ" is wiped in below and holes appear in the "K". The logo slides to the corner, making room for other logos, and the eagle shines.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The frame animations with the transformation. Looks really impressive for the time, making it even better than the previous logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same theme as before, but improved a bit.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on the DVD sets of some television series well-known in Russia.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 [[Category:Russian television logos]]
 [[Category:Russian film logos]]
-[[Category:Russian logos]]
+[[Category:Russia]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:Film logos]]