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===Background===
===Background===
'''Platinum Dunes''' is a production company founded in 2001 by director Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Bradley Fuller. Platinum Dunes specializes in horror film remakes, as well as sequels to remakes and original projects. Although very successful, they are quite notable for having pretty much all of their films produced get a rotten rating on film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Despite being formed in 2001, this company didn't use a logo until 2003.
'''Platinum Dunes''' is an American production company created in November 2001 by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller. The company specializes in horror film remakes, as well as sequels to remakes and original projects.

On October 7, 2009, [[Paramount Pictures]] announced a first-look deal with the company, which planned to branch out into action and thrillers. In 2014, the company was named The Hollywood Reporter's Producers of the Year and again in 2015. In 2018, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form made a split from the company in order to launch Fully Formed Entertainment. In June 2022, Fuller returned to Platinum Dunes, with the company signing an overall first look deal with [[Universal Pictures]].


===1st Logo (October 17, 2003-March 6, 2009)===
===1st Logo (October 17, 2003-March 6, 2009)===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Desert"
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see several platinum lines zooming out and overlapping each other. After a few seconds, the lines fill in with color and reveal themselves to be a drawing of dunes in a desert. As a sky fades in over the dunes, "PLATINUM DUNES", in a silver font, zooms in underneath the picture (compressed in a box) and shines.
'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the logo starts with several {{color|silver|platinum silver}} lines zooming out and overlapping each other. After a few seconds, the lines fill in with color and reveal themselves to be a drawing of dunes in a desert. As a sky fades in over the dunes, "{{color|silver|PLATINUM DUNES}}", in a Copperplate font, zooms in underneath the picture (compressed in a box) and shines.


'''Variant:''' Starting in 2006, the logo freezes after the dunes are formed.
'''Variant:''' Starting in 2006, the logo freezes after the dunes are formed.


'''FX/SFX:''' Decent CGI animation of the dunes.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie.
'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie.


'''Availability:''' Common. It can be found on any movie such as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003 remake), ''The Amityville Horror'' (2005 remake), ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'', and ''The Hitcher'' (2007 remake). The last movie to use this logo was ''Horsemen''.
'''Availability:''' Made its first appearance on ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003 remake) and last appeared on ''Horsemen''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===2nd Logo (January 9, 2009-)===
===2nd Logo (January 9, 2009-)===
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'''Nickname:''' "Over the Desert"
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'''Logo:''' We see live-action footage of a camera moving across some dunes. As the picture begins to compress into a box, the words "PLATINUM DUNES" appear from behind the dunes and the action freezes.
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'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with live-action footage of a camera moving across some dunes. As the picture begins to compress into a box, the company name, (in the same font as before), appears from behind the dunes and the action freezes.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Friday the 13th'' (2009), the logo (except the company name) is tinted red.
*On ''Friday the 13th'' (2009), the logo (except the company name) is tinted in a red color.
*A shortened version exists.
*On ''The Last Ship'', the logo is shortened
*At the end of ''Ouija'' (and its sequel)and on ''Black Sails'', the logo is still.
*Sometimes, the logo is still.
*On ''The Expecting'', the logo shares the screen with the [[Dark Castle Entertainment]] and [[Propagate Content]] logos.

'''FX/SFX:''' Mostly live action.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo.
'''Technique:''' Mostly live-action.


'''Audio:''' Same as before.
'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on ''The Unborn'' (where it debuted), ''The Purge'' films, ''Friday the 13th'' (2009 remake), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010 remake), the recent ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' films, and ''A Quiet Place'' and ''A Quiet Place Part II''. Also appears on the series ''Black Sails'', ''The Last Ship'', and ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan''.


'''Availability:''' It debuted on ''The Unborn'' and has since appeared on all further movies from the company.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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Latest revision as of 17:52, 8 August 2024

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Descriptions by
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Captures by
EnormousRat and SuperMax124

Video captures courtesy of
The Movie Logo Database

Background

Platinum Dunes is an American production company created in November 2001 by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller. The company specializes in horror film remakes, as well as sequels to remakes and original projects.

On October 7, 2009, Paramount Pictures announced a first-look deal with the company, which planned to branch out into action and thrillers. In 2014, the company was named The Hollywood Reporter's Producers of the Year and again in 2015. In 2018, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form made a split from the company in order to launch Fully Formed Entertainment. In June 2022, Fuller returned to Platinum Dunes, with the company signing an overall first look deal with Universal Pictures.

1st Logo (October 17, 2003-March 6, 2009)

Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with several platinum silver lines zooming out and overlapping each other. After a few seconds, the lines fill in with color and reveal themselves to be a drawing of dunes in a desert. As a sky fades in over the dunes, "PLATINUM DUNES", in a Copperplate font, zooms in underneath the picture (compressed in a box) and shines.

Variant: Starting in 2006, the logo freezes after the dunes are formed.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Made its first appearance on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) and last appeared on Horsemen.

2nd Logo (January 9, 2009-)

Visuals: The logo starts with live-action footage of a camera moving across some dunes. As the picture begins to compress into a box, the company name, (in the same font as before), appears from behind the dunes and the action freezes.

Variants:

  • On Friday the 13th (2009), the logo (except the company name) is tinted in a red color.
  • A shortened version exists.
  • Sometimes, the logo is still.
  • On The Expecting, the logo shares the screen with the Dark Castle Entertainment and Propagate Content logos.

Technique: Mostly live-action.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: It debuted on The Unborn and has since appeared on all further movies from the company.
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