Miles Films

Background

Miles Films is an independent Indonesian film company founded in 1995 by filmmaker Mira Lesmana, which is currently still running the company along with her long-time business partner and friend, Riri Riza, who is also the director to most of Miles' catalogue.

1st Logo (June 14, 2000)

Logo: Against a black BG, a small, out-shaped yellow TV tube icon falls onto the screen. And then an electric circuit effect appears around it, revealing "MILES" on the left (the out-shaped TV is behind the L), and "PRODUCTIONS", which in smaller font. The logo closes with a TV-style effect.

Logo: Against a black BG, a small, out-shaped yellow TV tube icon falls onto the screen. And then an electric circuit effect appears around it, revealing "MILES" on the left (the out-shaped TV is behind the L), and "PRODUCTIONS", which in smaller font. The logo closes with a TV-style effect.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Petualangan Sherina, which the film itself can be found in Cinekom VCD print as well as Netflix Indonesia.

2nd logo (July 14, 2005)

Logo: On a yellow cloudy background, a shining elixir rises up from the bottom to the center, followed by two red hand shadows also rise up while try to adjust their position against the elixir. Then the hands create a rectangle outline, stretching it around. Then the elixir turns into the letter "l" while the letters "mi" and "es" fade in, creating the word "miles", with "films" appears below it.

Technique: A mix of 2D animation and CGI.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme to the movie.

Availability: Seen on Gie.

3rd Logo (June 8, 2007-October 3, 2019)

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Logo: Just an in-credit version of the previous logo, usually put alongside co-producing companies altogether.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening/closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Can be seen on most Miles catalogue during the time period from 3 Days to Forever to Bebas.

3rd Logo (December 18, 2014-November 29, 2016)

Logo: A stop-motion painting of an Indonesian view is seen, followed by a flying yellow kite chased by a little boy. The painting zooms out later and then stops. The words "miles" with a smaller "films" right below appears under the painting.

Logo: A little boy, animated in stop-motion, runs through a forest (in CGI). He stops as soon as he sees a sunny mountain view. Then the scene zooms out later in frame over a black background. The words "miles" with a smaller "films" right below write themselves via ray glow.

Technique: Just a stop-motion animation mixed with CGI.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on some of the films during the time period by Miles from The Golden Cane Warrior to Athirah (a.k.a. Emma).

4th Logo (October 3, 2019)

Logo: On a black-yellow gradient BG, the miles logo in orange zooms out. Once it stops, it sparkles.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme to the movie.

Availability: Seen at the beginning of Bebas.

5th Logo (November 11, 2021-)

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Logo: On a black background, a line-shaped-crystal appears vertically from the bottom. It repeats its movement faster and faster as the line glows bigger. At one point the line eventually stops in the middle of the screen, the letters "mi" slides from the line to the left and "es" slides to the right, revealing the word "miles". The word "films" fades in below right after.

Technique: Simple 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Whooshes as the crystal moves rapidly. Otherwise, the opening theme to the movie is heard.

Availability: It first appeared on their YouTube channel. Theatrically, it debuted on Paranoia and will be seen on upcoming Miles projects.