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'''Matchbox Pictures''' is an Australian film and television production company that was founded in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Packhurst. The company produces |
'''Matchbox Pictures''' is an Australian film and television production company that was founded in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Packhurst. The company produces scripted and unscripted award-winning shows and feature movies like ''Nowhere Boys'' and ''The Real Housewives of Melbourne'' (an Australian version of ''The Real Housewives''). In 2011, NBCUniversal International Studios (now [[Universal International Studios]]) acquired a majority stake in the company and added it to its international portfolio, taking full ownership in 2014. In 2018, Matchbox and NBCUniversal International backed up a new production company called "Tony Ayres Productions", which was founded by Matchbox co-founder Tony Ayres. |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background we see the CGI |
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the CGI word "{{color|magenta|matchbox}}" in a script-like font with the "a" and "b" connected together with a vertical line. A {{color|magenta}} CGI match drops from above, hitting the floor and flipping. The match has "PICTURES" in white printed on it. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*Sometimes, the logo is still. |
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*An in-credit version has the logo in {{color|magenta}} or white with "PICTURES" in either white or black. |
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*A short version exists. |
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*For unscripted shows like ''The Real Housewives of Melbourne'', the same animation plays but "ENTERTAINMENT" appears on the match instead of "PICTURES". |
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* Sometimes it shares it with other logos. |
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*One variation used on ''The Turning'' (2013 version) has the logo still with "PRODUCTIONS" on the match instead of "PICTURES". |
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*On ''Ali's Wedding'', the match drops slower than usual. |
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* One variation was used on ''The Turning'' (the 2013 version not the 2020 version) has the word "PRODUCTIONS" instead of "PICTURES" and it's still. |
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* On ''Ali's Wedding'' the animation is different with the match dropping slowly. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The match dropping from |
'''FX/SFX:''' The match dropping from above. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
'''Music/Sounds:''' A quick slash with sounds of the match clanging, or the ending theme of the show. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on |
'''Availability:''' Seen on television shows and movies that the company produced such as ''Nowhere Boys'', ''Glitch'', ''Mustang FC'' and ''Fires''. The "ENTERTAINMENT" version is seen on unscripted shows such as ''Formal Wars'', ''The Real Housewives of Melbourne'', ''The Real Housewives of Sydney'' and ''Making It Australia''. It also appears on US shows co-produced with [[Universal Television]] and [[Universal Content Productions]] like ''Camp'', ''Young Rock'', ''La Brea'' and ''Joe vs. Carole''. |
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Matchbox Pictures is an Australian film and television production company that was founded in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Packhurst. The company produces scripted and unscripted award-winning shows and feature movies like Nowhere Boys and The Real Housewives of Melbourne (an Australian version of The Real Housewives). In 2011, NBCUniversal International Studios (now Universal International Studios) acquired a majority stake in the company and added it to its international portfolio, taking full ownership in 2014. In 2018, Matchbox and NBCUniversal International backed up a new production company called "Tony Ayres Productions", which was founded by Matchbox co-founder Tony Ayres.
Logo: On a black background, we see the CGI word "matchbox" in a script-like font with the "a" and "b" connected together with a vertical line. A magenta CGI match drops from above, hitting the floor and flipping. The match has "PICTURES" in white printed on it.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The match dropping from above.
Music/Sounds: A quick slash with sounds of the match clanging, or the ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on television shows and movies that the company produced such as Nowhere Boys, Glitch, Mustang FC and Fires. The "ENTERTAINMENT" version is seen on unscripted shows such as Formal Wars, The Real Housewives of Melbourne, The Real Housewives of Sydney and Making It Australia. It also appears on US shows co-produced with Universal Television and Universal Content Productions like Camp, Young Rock, La Brea and Joe vs. Carole.
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