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Background

MGN Paradise, also known as Paradise Group, Paradise Digital and MGN, is one of the oldest home video distributors in Russia and CIS. It was originally founded in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1991, and later moved to Moscow. In 1995 Paradise opened an office in Los Angeles. It also has a film production division.

1st logo (December 30, 2004-August 17, 2014)

The early version of the logo

Visuals: There is the word coming from beyond the planet, like the Universal logo, but the action is faster and the objects are silver. The planet slowly zooms out, while the text "ПЦП ПАРАДИЗ" continues to swirl around. Suddenly the borders appear around the planet making it looks like an eye. Four more borders then appear in each side. Then "ПЦП" and "ПАРАДИЗ" in another font compress and place themselves above and below the logo respectively.

Variants:

On a variant of the logo, the words are "MGN" and "PARADISE". "DIGITAL" later appears below "PARADISE".
In 2008, the logo was enhanced and remade: the CGI was improved, the glow behind the planet looks different and the font of "ПАРАДИЗ" has changed (the "ПЦП" part was removed).
On another variant of the logo, "DIGITAL" appears above the logo together with "ПАРАДИЗ".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Ominous humming sounds.

Availability: Seen on their film output and their TV programs of the time.^[Examples?] It was also used as a de-facto home video logo on their DVDs and Blu-rays. The logo was debuted on Слушатель (The Listener) (2004), and the 2008 enhanced variant was first seen on Монтана (Montana) (2008).

2nd logo (November 20, 2008; August 9, 2012)

Visuals: On a black background, a white rectangle appears. After that, 4 more rectangles appear and they form a square. Then, there is a silhouette of a man and a woman. A yellow circle appears above their hands. The silhouette stops shaking, zooms in and disappers. The yellow circle turns black and the rest of the Paradise logo wipes in. "PARADISE" (set in the Eras Bold font) blurs in below.

Variant: On От винта 3D, the final result of the logo simply blurs in.

Technique: 2D animation done by the On3D motion graphics studio.

Audio: Whoosh sounds are heard when the rectangle appears and when the logo wipes in. A synthesized humming sound is also heard in the background.

Availability: Only seen on Платон (Plato) (2008) and От винта 3D (2012; released in the USA as Wings).

3rd logo (July 5, 2012; January 1, 2016-)

Visuals: On a black background with a white spotlight is the same eye logo as below, but with "ПАРАДИЗ" in a different font. The logo slowly zooms in.

Variants:

On the trailer to От винта 3D, the logo is outlined, the text is taller and the background has a blue light behind the logo.
Starting with All Our Hope (2016), the logo lacks the spotlight.
The logo is in yellow and is placed on a blue background on some of their recent trailers.
On От винта 2, the logo is red (with a gold outline) and is placed on a dark-red background. The logo also shines.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A whoosh with a thud.

Availability: It was first seen on the trailer to От винта 3D, but it didn't debut on their main movie output until Богатырша (2016). It's also seen on their recent trailers uploaded to their YouTube channel.

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+{{PageCredits|edits=Grig2007‎}}
-Background: MGN Paradise, also known as Paradise Group, Paradise Digital and MGN, is one of the oldest home video distributors in Russia and CIS. It was originally founded in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1991, and later moved to Moscow. In 1995 Paradise opened an office in Los Angeles. It also has a film production division.
+===Background===
-(2000's)
+MGN Paradise, also known as Paradise Group, Paradise Digital and MGN, is one of the oldest home video distributors in Russia and CIS. It was originally founded in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1991, and later moved to Moscow. In 1995 Paradise opened an office in Los Angeles. It also has a film production division.
+=== 1st logo (December 30, 2004-August 17, 2014)===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=150>
+File:MGN Paradise (2004).png|The early version of the logo
+File:UyKF2MHM_bYyRIvDP8sxkg181069.png
+File:TkoMoRnqaZyEVSvshcQUcw154900.png
+File:MGN Paradise (2013).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' There is the word coming from beyond the planet, like the Universal logo, but the action is faster and the objects are silver. The planet slowly zooms out, while the text "ПЦП ПАРАДИЗ" continues to swirl around. Suddenly the borders appear around the planet making it looks like an eye. Four more borders then appear in each side. Then "ПЦП" and "ПАРАДИЗ" in another font compress and place themselves above and below the logo respectively.
-Nickname: "Boring Planet", "Creepy Eye"
+'''Variants:'''
-Logo: We see the word coming from beyond the planet, like the Universal logo, but the action is faster and the objects are silver. The planet slowly zooms out, while the words MGN and PARADISE continue to swirl around. Suddenly the borders appear around the planet making it looks like an eye. Four more borders then appear in each side. Then two words compresses in above and below. They vary depending on the variants.
+* On a variant of the logo, the words are "MGN" and "PARADISE". "DIGITAL" later appears below "PARADISE".
+* In 2008, the logo was enhanced and remade: the CGI was improved, the glow behind the planet looks different and the font of "ПАРАДИЗ" has changed (the "ПЦП" part was removed).
+* On another variant of the logo, "DIGITAL" appears above the logo together with "ПАРАДИЗ".
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Variants: There are at least three variants, with the words can be in Russian or English, glowing or relief. They also may vibrate after the moving. Main variants are:
+'''Audio:''' Ominous humming sounds.
-* MGN and PARADISE are spinning around the planet, DIGITAL and ПАРАДИЗ appear in between the logo.
-* ПАРАДИЗ spinning around the planet, MGN and PARADISE DIGITAL appear in between the logo. This version is newer and in better quality.<br />
+'''Availability:''' Seen on their film output and their TV programs of the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}} It was also used as a de-facto home video logo on their DVDs and Blu-rays. The logo was debuted on ''Слушатель'' (The Listener) (2004), and the 2008 enhanced variant was first seen on ''Монтана'' (Montana) (2008).
-FX/SFX: The animation of the logo.
+=== 2nd logo (November 20, 2008; August 9, 2012) ===
-Music/Sounds: Ominous humming sounds.
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+File:Paradise (2008).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a white rectangle appears. After that, 4 more rectangles appear and they form a square. Then, there is a silhouette of a man and a woman. A yellow circle appears above their hands. The silhouette stops shaking, zooms in and disappers. The yellow circle turns black and the rest of the Paradise logo wipes in. "PARADISE" (set in the Eras Bold font) blurs in below.
-Availability: Seen on DVD and Blu-ray releases around Russia.
+'''Variant:''' On ''От винта 3D'', the final result of the logo simply blurs in.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation done by the On3D motion graphics studio.
-'''Paradise Group'''
+'''Audio:''' Whoosh sounds are heard when the rectangle appears and when the logo wipes in. A synthesized humming sound is also heard in the background.
-(2010's)
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Платон'' (Plato) (2008) and ''От винта 3D'' (2012; released in the USA as ''Wings'').
-Logo: TBA
+=== 3rd logo (July 5, 2012; January 1, 2016-) ===
-FX/SFX: TBA
+<gallery mode=packed heights=150>
+File:Paradise (2012).png
+File:Paradise (2016).png
+File:Paradise (2018).png
+File:Paradise (2019).png
+File:Paradise (2022).png
+File:Paradise (2022) (2).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background with a white spotlight is the same eye logo as below, but with "ПАРАДИЗ" in a different font. The logo slowly zooms in.
-Music/Sounds: Synthesized metallic ambience, followed by silence, or the opening theme of the film.
+'''Variants:'''
-Availability: Can be seen on the few films they produce. Opening theme variant could be found on ''Vdrebezgi''.
+* On the trailer to ''От винта 3D'', the logo is outlined, the text is taller and the background has a blue light behind the logo.
+* Starting with All Our Hope (2016), the logo lacks the spotlight.
+* The logo is in yellow and is placed on a blue background on some of their recent trailers.
+* On ''От винта 2'', the logo is red (with a gold outline) and is placed on a dark-red background. The logo also shines.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Audio:''' A whoosh with a thud.
-[[Category:Home Entertainment logos]] [[Category:Russian logos]] [[Category:Russian home entertainment logos]]
+'''Availability:''' It was first seen on the trailer to ''От винта 3D'', but it didn't debut on their main movie output until ''Богатырша'' (2016). It's also seen on their recent trailers uploaded to their YouTube channel.
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Russia]] [[Category:Russian home entertainment logos]]