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===Background===
'''Millar Gough Ink''' is an American film and television production company founded by Miles '''Millar''' and Alfred '''Gough'''.


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| Millar Gough Ink (2001, fullscreen).WEBP | 1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)
|Millar Gough Ink (2001, fullscreen).WEBP|1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)
| Millar Gough Ink (2015-19).webp | 2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)
|Millar_Gough_Ink_(2015).PNG|2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)
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===Background===
'''Millar Gough Ink''' is a production company founded in 1997 by Miles '''Millar''' and Alfred '''Gough'''. They are known for having produced the Superman prequel television series ''Smallville'', the 2011 remake of ''Charlie's Angels'', and the AMC series ''Into The Badlands''.


===1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)===
===1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)===
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File:Millar Gough Ink (2001, fullscreen).WEBP|Fullscreen
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File:Millar Gough Ink 1st logo.jpeg|Widescreen
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{{YouTube|id=ZqE6PWh6HjE|id2=L0lCG2OxWjA|id3=TqnH8S3lJ3I|id4=Jh6nSNefx9k}}
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'''Visuals:''' In an office setting is a bottle filled with {{color|orangered|scarlet}} ink. A black label covers the bottom half, containing the company name in Impact, gold, and a stacked format. "'''INK'''" has a bottom white gradient. A split-second before the logo ends, a hammer swings down and smashes the bottle, causing the ink to spread everywhere, including covering up the whole screen.
'''Nicknames:''' "Orange-Red Ink", "Ink Bottle Gets the Hammer"


'''Variant:''' The logo exists in both a <u>fullscreen</u> and <u>widescreen</u> format.
'''Logo:''' In an office setting, at the forefront, we see a bottle filled with {{color|orangered|orange red}} ink in it labeled:
<center><big>{{color|gold|'''MILLAR'''}}</big><br>
<big>{{color|gold|'''GOUGH'''}}</big><br><big>{{color|gold|'''INK'''}}</big></center><br>


'''Technique:''' Live-action.
in an {{Font|Impact|Impact}} font colored {{Color|yellow|yellow}}, with the bottom half of "<big>{{color|gold|'''INK'''}}</big>" in white/{{color|silver}}. After one of the music variants is heard, a hammer (which, if you look very closely can be seen in the reflection on the bottle) swings down and breaks the bottle, causing the ink to fly everywhere and cover up the whole screen.


'''Audio:''' It varies, but they usually end with a glass breaking sound.
'''Variant:''' On the short-lived show ''The Strip'' and some 4:3 prints of ''Smallville'', there is an open-matte version of the logo.
* October 12, 1999: After the ending theme of the show, a splattering sound is heard.
* 1999-2000: The ending theme of the show.
* October 2001-2002: None.
* 2001-2002 (''Smallville'' episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug"): Entirely silent.
* February-May 2002: An odd, three-note piano tune composed by Mark Snow.
* September 2002-November 10, 2011: A reverberating cartoon ditty again composed by Mark Snow.
* Original airings use a generic theme and a voice over.


'''Availability:''' It debuted on ''The Strip'' and was later seen on ''Smallville'', the 2006 TV pilot of ''Aquaman'', and ''Charlie's Angels'' (2011).
'''FX/SFX:''' The hammer hammering the lid, smashing the ink bottle, the ink splashing. All live-action.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Here are the main music variants:
* 1999: After the closing theme of the show plays, there is a splattering sound.
* 2001-2002: Just a sound of the bottle breaking.
* Early 2002: An odd 3-note piano tune with an eerie sound effect.
* 2002-2011: A reverberating cartoon ditty.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* On the ''Smallville'' season 1 episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug", the bottle breaking sound is absent.
* On early season 2 episodes of ''Smallville'', the reverberating cartoon ditty is somewhat slightly quieter before the bottle breaking sound appears.

'''Availability:''' Common. First seen on the short-lived show ''The Strip'', and later seen on ''Smallville'' and the 2011 version of ''Charlie's Angels''. It also made an appearance on the 2006 pilot of ''Aquaman'', which was initially released on iTunes and later included as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray release of ''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths''.


===2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)===
===2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)===
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background are the stacked words "{{color|red|MILLAR GOUGH}}". To the right is a red beaker with a big black water-drop in it. Inside the water-drop is "{{color|red|INK}}".


'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the stacked words "MILLAR GOUGH" in {{Font color|red|red}}. To the right of it is a {{Font color|red|red}} beaker with a big black water drop in it, and inside the drop is the text "INK", also in {{Font color|red|red}}.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the ending theme of the show.
'''Audio:''' None or the ending theme of the show.


'''Availability:''' Seen on the 2015 AMC series ''Into the Badlands'' and the 2016 MTV series ''The Shannara Chronicles''. This logo is expected to appear on the upcoming Netflix ''Addams Family'' spin-off series ''Wednesday''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Into the Badlands'' on AMC, ''The Shannara Chronicles'' on MTV, and ''Wednesday'' on Netflix. This does not show up on ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''.


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Latest revision as of 12:27, 19 October 2024


Background

Millar Gough Ink is an American film and television production company founded by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough.



1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)


Visuals: In an office setting is a bottle filled with scarlet ink. A black label covers the bottom half, containing the company name in Impact, gold, and a stacked format. "INK" has a bottom white gradient. A split-second before the logo ends, a hammer swings down and smashes the bottle, causing the ink to spread everywhere, including covering up the whole screen.

Variant: The logo exists in both a fullscreen and widescreen format.

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: It varies, but they usually end with a glass breaking sound.

  • October 12, 1999: After the ending theme of the show, a splattering sound is heard.
  • 1999-2000: The ending theme of the show.
  • October 2001-2002: None.
  • 2001-2002 (Smallville episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug"): Entirely silent.
  • February-May 2002: An odd, three-note piano tune composed by Mark Snow.
  • September 2002-November 10, 2011: A reverberating cartoon ditty again composed by Mark Snow.
  • Original airings use a generic theme and a voice over.

Availability: It debuted on The Strip and was later seen on Smallville, the 2006 TV pilot of Aquaman, and Charlie's Angels (2011).

2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)

Visuals: Over a black background are the stacked words "MILLAR GOUGH". To the right is a red beaker with a big black water-drop in it. Inside the water-drop is "INK".

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Into the Badlands on AMC, The Shannara Chronicles on MTV, and Wednesday on Netflix. This does not show up on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

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