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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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===Background===
'''Millar Gough Ink''' is an American television production company that has co-produced the short-lived series ''The Strip'', the ''Superman'' prequel television series ''Smallville'', the 2006 television pilot of ''Aquaman'', the 2011 ''Charlie's Angels'' revival, the AMC series ''Into The Badlands'', the MTV series ''The Shannara Chronicles'' and the upcoming 2022 Netflix series ''Wednesday''. It was founded in 1997 by Miles '''Millar''' and Alfred '''Gough''', but they did not use the logo until October 1999.
 
===1st Logo (October 12, 1999-November 10, 2011)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' In an office, wesetting seeis a bottle filled with {{color|orangered|orange redscarlet}} ink. insideA ofblack itlabel labeledcovers the stackedbottom wordshalf, reading withcontaining the company name in an Impact, fontgold, colored inand a {{color|gold}}-whitestacked gradientformat. After"'''INK'''" onehas ofa thebottom musicwhite variantsgradient. areA played,split-second abefore hammerthe (which,logo if you look veryends, very closely, you can see a hammer fallingswings down, as seen in the reflection on the bottle) falls down on top and breakssmashes the bottle, causing the ink in it to spread everywhere, including covering up the whole screen.
 
'''Variant:''' The logo exists in both a <u>fullscreen</u> and <u>widescreen</u> format.
'''Variant:''' There exists an open-matte version of the logo. This can be seen on 2003 DVD releases, Channel 4 and E4 airings of season 1 or 4:3 prints of all episodes of ''Smallville'' and the short-lived series ''The Strip''.
 
'''Technique:''' Live-action.
'''FX/SFX:''' The hammer falling, the hammer smashing the ink bottle, the ink spreading, the ink covering the screen. It's all entirely live-action. The live-action logo was made by Alfred '''Gough''' and Miles '''Millar'''.
 
'''Audio:''' It varies, but they usually end with a glass breaking sound.
'''Music/Sounds:''' There are music variants:
* October 12, 1999: TheAfter closingthe ending theme of the show, beforea thesplattering inksound spreadingis soundheard.
* October 20011999-February 20022000: JustThe aending soundtheme of the glass breakingshow.
* October 2001-2002: None.
* Early 2002: An 3-note odd, piano tune, accompanied by an eerie sound effect.
* 2001-2002 (''Smallville'' episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug"): Entirely silent.
* September 2002-November 2011: An 13-note, reverved, cathedral organ ditty, accompanied by an 7-note instrumental tune.
* February-May 2002: An odd, three-note piano tune composed by Mark Snow.
Both music variants ended with the sound of a glass breaking or the ink spreading, sometimes, louder.
* September 2002-November 10, 2011: A reverberating cartoon ditty again composed by Mark Snow.
* Most of the originalOriginal airings (e.g The CW) 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).
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* On the episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug" of the 1st season of ''Smallville'', the glass shattering sound is absent.
* On the early episodes of the 2nd season of ''Smallville'', the 2002-2011 music variant is somewhat a little quieter before the glass breaking sound is heard.
* Most of the original airings (e.g The CW) use a generic theme and a voice over.
 
'''Availability:''' Common. First seen on the short-lived series ''The Strip'', and later seen on ''Smallville'' and the 2011 remake of ''Charlie's Angels'' on ABC, Sony Crackle and the CTV Throwback in Canada. It also made an appearance on the 2006 television pilot of ''Aquaman'', which was initially released on iTunes on July 2006 and later included as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray release of ''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths''.
 
===2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' OnOver a black background, we seeare the stacked {{color|darkred|dark red}} words "{{color|darkredred|MILLAR GOUGH}}". To the right of it is a {{color|darkred|dark red}} beaker with a big black water -drop in it,. and insideInside the water-drop, we see theis "{{color|darkred|dark red}} text "{{color|darkred|INK}}".
 
'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the stacked {{color|darkred|dark red}} words "{{color|darkred|MILLAR GOUGH}}". To the right of it is a {{color|darkred|dark red}} beaker with a black water drop in it, and inside the drop, we see the {{color|darkred|dark red}} text "{{color|darkred|INK}}".
 
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
 
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None, or the ending theme of the show.
 
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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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