Myriad Pictures

Credits

Descriptions by
EnormousRat

Captures by
EnormousRat and SubparMario63

Video captures courtesy of
LogicSmash

Background

Myriad Pictures is a film production company founded in 1999 by Kirk D'Amico. On July 24, 2000, 76% of the company was purchased by the German company IN-motion for $4 million, and they later merged the J&M Entertainment library into Myriad. However, they sold the company back to its owners on September 6, 2002, due to financial struggles. The company has remained independent ever since, and has since expanded into international distribution.

1st Logo (November 2, 2001)

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Visuals: On a black background is a blue rectangle with the words "Myriad" (in white) and "pictures" (in cyan), both in the Impact font.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on Tangled (2001).

2nd Logo (April 5, 2002-March 12, 2010)

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Visuals: On a black background, a dark blue sphere comes into view and several rectangular shadows run fast over its surface. Soon after, flying cards with letters appear; they stop one by one over the sphere, forming "MYRIAD". Then a line and "PICTURES" fade in, followed by a byline saying: "AN IN-MOTION AG COMPANY".

Variants:

• A bylineless variant exists.
• A closing variant exists, where the sphere is absent and the logo is entirely white.
• On the trailer for La Terza Madre, and some others, the sphere and byline were absent, and other colored in bright blue.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A soft fanfare that has two different arrangements; one is primarily played on an electric piano alongside strings, synthesizers and whoosh sound effects, while the other is played entirely by a live string section with a backing piano. These were both composed by Jay Flood.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, it's silent or uses the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Can be found on National Lampoon's Van Wilder (the first film to use this logo), Jeepers Creepers 2, The Good Girl, The Cry of the Owl (the last film to use this logo) and many other films. Was also seen as a Flash intro on the company's website, though it interestingly used a VHS rip of the logo as its source.

3rd Logo (January 17, 2009-June 16, 2013)

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Visuals: Just the blue or black name:

MYRIAD
PICTURES

Variant: On the Showtime series The Borgias, the logo is on a black background.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on international releases. Every Day (2010) and Not Forgotten have this logo.

4th Logo (July 26, 2013-2019)

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Visuals: On a black background, a white line draws in the center, and the words "MYRIAD" and "PICTURES" slide out from the top and bottom of the line, respectively (a la Buena Vista International).

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Myriad films from the era, such as For Love or Money, Electric Slide, and Miss Meadows.

5th Logo (August 7, 2020-)

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Visuals: On a black background, several white dots appear in a close-up. They then zoom out to reveal the Myriad Pictures logo from before.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the opening theme/sounds of the movie.

Availability: Seen on newer Myriad films such as I Used to Go Here, Dead for a Dollar and Simulant.