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'''Visuals:''' The logo from before appears as a
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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Lionsgate Films (trading as Lionsgate since 2005) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with headquarters in Santa Monica, California. Named after Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge, it was formed on January 12, 1998, when Cinépix Film Properties was renamed to this company. The company grew in 2000 with the purchase of Trimark Pictures and in 2003 with the purchase of Artisan Entertainment in order to become the largest mini-major distributors. In 2012, the company acquired Summit Entertainment. In 2015, the company bought out the live-action library of Hearst Entertainment and a year later, the company purchased Starz, including Anchor Bay Films, which was absorbed into Lionsgate.
Visuals: On a black background, several stars join together at the right of the screen to form the constellation of the lion. As this happens, a stylized white drawing of a lion standing on its hind legs and looking to the right (in a heraldic "lion rampant" pose) fades in. "LIONS GATE" fades in the Bernhard Modern typeface, then "FILMS" and "PRESENTS".
Variant: On the trailer for Buffalo '66, it doesn't have the word "PRESENTS".
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A majestic, ethereal synth theme, coupled with whooshing and shining sounds. Composed by Robert J. Walsh.
Availability: Seen on films of the era such as Stardom, Metroland, Mr. Jealousy, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Also seen on the trailers for Buffalo '66. This last appeared on the teaser trailer for The Rules of Attraction (which used the next logo).
Visuals: Against a dark blue starfield background, several stars swirl around to form the lion logo from before, which zooms out. Some more stars that turn from white to gold zoom out and arrange themselves on the logo, and the words "LIONS GATE FILMS" (with "GATE" in Garamond) flash in at the top right of the lion. A burst of light wipes in a white line with the byline "A LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" underneath it. The words sparkle a bit.
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Technique: CGI.
Audio: Same as the last logo. Sometimes, it is silent or has the film's opening theme.
Availability: Seen on films produced by Lions Gate from the period. It appears on some early Lions Gate and late period Artisan/Trimark DVD releases as a de facto home video logo as well; some examples of this include the two-disc edition of Step Into Liquid and a reprint of All of Me. The AMEX variant appears on later films such as Wonderland. It makes an appearance at the end of the TV movie Student Seduction.
Visuals: Against a dark sky with clouds and thunder, the letters "LGF", followed by "LIONS GATE FILMS" below, appear in a "flashing" effect. It zooms forth, and the Lions Gate byline from before gets wiped in from left to right.
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Technique: CGI.
Audio: Thunderclap sounds with the sound of a sword being drawn and hitting another sword. Sometimes, it's silent or uses the opening theme.
Audio Variant: On the Mill Creek Blu-Ray print of Hostel, the audio from the 1st Screen Gems Pictures logo is used due to an editing error.
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Visuals: The logo from before appears as a blue spotlight passes on the background. Suddenly, the words turn into the aforementioned color, while the background fades to black as it zooms in. Then a light streak draws the same byline as the previous logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A whoosh, then vibration sounds, and finally the streak drawing.
Availability: This was only used for a very short time. It can be found on In the Mix and Undiscovered. Also seen on current prints of Love and a .45 and some older prints of Pi.
Visuals: The screen fades in close to several gears and zooms out to a view of them rotating within a chamber. The camera then zooms all the way back and out through a keyhole, revealing an enormous gateway, with the company's "lion rampant" logo on both of them (intended to evoke its heraldry-inspired appearance) and a geometric pattern as well. The gates open and the word "LIONSGATE", now written as one word and with a metallic texture, is seen over a heavenly sky background with clouds surrounding it.
Closing Title: Just the Lionsgate print logo, often scrolling with the credits, or still.
Trivia: The logo is a literal expression of the term "Lion's gate".
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Technique: CGI by Devastudios. It can be seen on their site.
Audio: A majestic fanfare with brass and string instruments and drums (which takes cues from Danny Elfman's Batman theme) for the standard version. The horror version has the sounds of the gears cranking and door creaking, alongside sounds resembling a heartbeat and moaning. The standard logo was scored by Bill Johnson, while the horror variant was scored and sound designed by Billy Mallery, who not only composed Caged, but also did the music for the next logo.
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Legacy: Well-regarded by the logo community for its CGI and concept.
Visuals: It starts on a view of the horizon of the Earth surrounded by clouds as it zooms away from the camera. Stars fly past the camera as they form a lion constellation based on the first two logos. As soon as the constellation forms, it is seen reflected on the "S" of the company name in 3D lettering as the word flies past through the clouds from the fifth logo. A light shines through the "S" and "G" as the name is revealed in a deep blue color. The clouds swoop away, leaving only the light behind the logo on a deep blue background.
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Technique: CGI from Devastudios, who also did the previous logo. It can be seen on their site.
Audio: A triumphant orchestral and choir fanfare. This was composed by Billy Mallery and Jason Johnson and performed by the Seattle Symphony and Choir. A video showing the rehearsal of the fanfare can be shown on Billy's Facebook page here.
Audio Trivia: Billy's work for the fanfare won him a Silver Award for Outstanding Original Music in the 2013 Mobius Awards, as well as a nomination for Best Song/Score in a Special Feature in the 2014 HMMA (Hollywood Music In Media) Awards.
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