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=== Background===
=== Background===
Lumiere Pictures was a British film and television company formed in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100705122847/http://www.europeanproducersclub.org/member/list/France 1992] as a merger between two French companies: Jean Cazes' Initial Groupe (est. 1984) and Investissements en Droits Audiovisuelles (est. 1987). Lumiere owned a substantial library of films from the [[Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]]/[[Weintraub Entertainment Group|Weintraub]] library, representing a third of all films made in the UK from the beginning of silent pictures. In 1996, it was acquired by UGC, which was acquired in turn by Canal+ that same year. As a result, Lumiere's library is now owned by [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]].
Lumiere Pictures was a British/French film and television company formed in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100705122847/http://www.europeanproducersclub.org/member/list/France|1992] as a merger between two French companies: Jean Cazes' Initial Groupe (est. 1984) and Investissements en Droits Audiovisuelles (est. 1987). Lumiere owned a substantial library of films from the [[Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]]/[[Weintraub Entertainment Group|Weintraub]] library, representing a third of all films made in the UK from the beginning of silent pictures. In 1996, it was acquired by UGC, which was acquired in turn by Canal+ that same year. As a result, Lumiere's library is now owned by [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]].


=== 1st (known) Logo (Early-Mid 1990s)===
=== 1st (known) Logo (1992-1996)===
[[File:Lumiere Pictures (1986 1993).png|right|200px]]
[[File:Lumiere Pictures (1986 1993).png|right|200px]]


Logo: On a blue background we see a gold and silver logo that has the words "LUMIERE" drawn in a 3D isometric view. Rays appear to be hovering on the top and bottom of the logo, to give the logo it's distinctive look. "PICTURES" appears in a box, under the logo.
Logo: On a blue background, the word "LUMIERE" is seen in the middle of the screen, all in silver and shown in a isometric view, with the "I" being shown as a corner. Surrounding it is a golden structure with an column top until the "I", and a banner with the word "PICTURES" on it. Rays also are seen on top and bottom. The logo shines throughout.


FX/SFX: None.
FX/SFX: The shining.


Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds: None.


Availability: Appears on the Republic Pictures Home Video releases of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus,'' and the 1996 Director's Cut VHS of ''Highlander.''
Availability: Uncommon. This logo was used on VHS releases in the USA. Appears on the Republic Pictures Home Video releases of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus,'' and the 1996 Director's Cut VHS of ''Highlander.''


Editor's Note: None
Editor's Note: None


===2nd (known) Logo (Mid 1990s-1996)===
===2nd (known) Logo (1992-1997)===
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Logo: Zooming through brown thunderstorm clouds, a yellow spotlight emerges in the middle of the screen. When we pass through the clouds, the light rises from the ground, fanning out to 4 smaller lights emerging through the corners. The camera rotates around the box, and it stops at one of the corners as the top light fans out, and some letters poke out for a bit. The corners and top light ut close before the walls around the exposed explode out, shining the entire screen in yellow light, with the faint indication of the letters "LUM ERE" on the former walls. The lights pivot to coat the entire screen in them, with the Lumiere logo exposed, but all in wine red, 2D, and doesn't have a banner with "PICTURES" under it.
Logo: We zoom into a cloudy background with faint lightning piercing through the clouds. The camera then pans into a box that is opening up and illuminating light. The camera zooms into an isometric view of the box, in which you could faintly see the words "LUMIERE". The box then explodes and the logo reveals itself.


FX/SFX: Wonderful CGI.
FX/SFX: Wonderful CGI.


Music/Sounds: A cool jazz tune, which ends with a choir theme when the logo reveals itself.
Music/Sounds: The sounds of thunder going off before transitioning into a cool jazz tune, which ends with a 2-beat choir theme when the logo reveals itself.


Music/Sounds Variants:
Music/Sounds Variants: On the 1997 DVD of ''Highlander'', it uses the 1995 [[Republic Pictures]] theme. This is likely due to a strange plaster attempt.
*On the 1997 DVD of ''Highlander'', it uses the 1995 [[Republic Pictures]] theme. This is likely due to a strange plaster attempt.
*There exists a version of the music with more SFX of the light shining and the walls exploding.


Availability: Uncommon in European territories, but very rare in the United States. It can be seen on the 1997 DVD of ''Highlander'', the 1997 film ''Touch'', and the Platinum Disc Corporation release of ''Somebody to Love''. It is also seen on some R2/4 and StudioCanal BD releases of ''The Deer Hunter'' and ''Leaving Las Vegas''. This logo is common in Brazil, can be seen in some Brazilian releases, as ''O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul'', ''Olga, Os Normais - O Filme'' and ''Cidade de Deus.''
Availability: Uncommon in European territories, but very rare in the United States. It can be seen on the 1997 DVD of ''Highlander'', the 1997 film ''Touch'', and the Platinum Disc Corporation release of ''Somebody to Love''. It is also seen on some R2/4 and StudioCanal BD releases of ''The Deer Hunter'' and ''Leaving Las Vegas''. This logo is common in Brazil, can be seen in some Brazilian releases, as ''O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul'', ''Olga, Os Normais - O Filme'' and ''Cidade de Deus.''


Editor's Note: None.
Editor's Note: None.

Revision as of 01:20, 31 October 2020


Background

Lumiere Pictures was a British/French film and television company formed in [1] as a merger between two French companies: Jean Cazes' Initial Groupe (est. 1984) and Investissements en Droits Audiovisuelles (est. 1987). Lumiere owned a substantial library of films from the Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment/Weintraub library, representing a third of all films made in the UK from the beginning of silent pictures. In 1996, it was acquired by UGC, which was acquired in turn by Canal+ that same year. As a result, Lumiere's library is now owned by StudioCanal.

1st (known) Logo (1992-1996)

Logo: On a blue background, the word "LUMIERE" is seen in the middle of the screen, all in silver and shown in a isometric view, with the "I" being shown as a corner. Surrounding it is a golden structure with an column top until the "I", and a banner with the word "PICTURES" on it. Rays also are seen on top and bottom. The logo shines throughout.

FX/SFX: The shining.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. This logo was used on VHS releases in the USA. Appears on the Republic Pictures Home Video releases of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, and the 1996 Director's Cut VHS of Highlander.

Editor's Note: None

2nd (known) Logo (1992-1997)


Logo: Zooming through brown thunderstorm clouds, a yellow spotlight emerges in the middle of the screen. When we pass through the clouds, the light rises from the ground, fanning out to 4 smaller lights emerging through the corners. The camera rotates around the box, and it stops at one of the corners as the top light fans out, and some letters poke out for a bit. The corners and top light ut close before the walls around the exposed explode out, shining the entire screen in yellow light, with the faint indication of the letters "LUM ERE" on the former walls. The lights pivot to coat the entire screen in them, with the Lumiere logo exposed, but all in wine red, 2D, and doesn't have a banner with "PICTURES" under it.

FX/SFX: Wonderful CGI.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of thunder going off before transitioning into a cool jazz tune, which ends with a 2-beat choir theme when the logo reveals itself.

Music/Sounds Variants:

  • On the 1997 DVD of Highlander, it uses the 1995 Republic Pictures theme. This is likely due to a strange plaster attempt.
  • There exists a version of the music with more SFX of the light shining and the walls exploding.

Availability: Uncommon in European territories, but very rare in the United States. It can be seen on the 1997 DVD of Highlander, the 1997 film Touch, and the Platinum Disc Corporation release of Somebody to Love. It is also seen on some R2/4 and StudioCanal BD releases of The Deer Hunter and Leaving Las Vegas. This logo is common in Brazil, can be seen in some Brazilian releases, as O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul, Olga, Os Normais - O Filme and Cidade de Deus.

Editor's Note: None.

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