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Background

Spice Factory was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996. The company specialized in international productions spanning multiple genres. In 2018, the company closed after Cowan was brought down by investment fraud.

1st Logo (1999?-2008?)

Logo: On a black background, a thick white circular outline zooms out. Within the white portions we see images of what appears to be a filmstrip and other abstract shapes. More pieces zoom out and they form a rhombus, with the abstract shapes becoming visible and resembling the inside of a movie projector. The words "SPICE FACTORY" fade in below.

FX/SFX: The zooming shapes.

Music/Sounds: A faint droning synth chord, with a muted reprise.

Music/Sounds/Variant: On at least one film, it uses two windy synth tunes, ending with a muted reverb.

Availability: Appeared on Jericho Mansions, The Last Sign and Guy X. Possibly also seen on Plots with a View (released internationally as Undertaking Betty), New Blood and Mr In-Between, among many others. It existed as far back as 1999 in the form of a print logo on trailers. This doesn't appear on Merchant of Venice.

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 == Background ==
-Spice Factory was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996. In 2018, following investment frauds the label was shuttered and Cowan was put on a 13 year probation that prohibits him from acting as a director for any future company.
+Spice Factory was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996. The company specialized in international productions spanning multiple genres. In 2018, the company closed after Cowan was brought down by investment fraud.
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-=== 1st Logo (1996?-2008?) ===
+=== 1st Logo (1999?-2008?) ===
 '''Logo''': On a black background, a thick white circular outline zooms out. Within the white portions we see images of what appears to be a filmstrip and other abstract shapes. More pieces zoom out and they form a rhombus, with the abstract shapes becoming visible and resembling the inside of a movie projector. The words "SPICE FACTORY" fade in below.
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 '''Music/Sounds/Variant''': On at least one film, it uses two windy synth tunes, ending with a muted reverb.
-'''Availability''': Appeared on ''Jericho Mansions'', ''The Last Sign'' and ''Guy X''. The logo existed as far back as 1999 in the form of print logos, so the animated logo or some form of it could've also been seen on ''Plots with a View'' (released internationally as ''Undertaking Betty''), ''New Blood'' and ''Mr In-Between''. Many of the company's films were released through MoVision Entertainment Limited or Vine International Pictures (or both in the case of ''Jericho Mansions''). This doesn't appear on ''Merchant of Venice''.
+'''Availability''': Appeared on ''Jericho Mansions'', ''The Last Sign'' and ''Guy X''. Possibly also seen on ''Plots with a View'' (released internationally as ''Undertaking Betty''), ''New Blood'' and ''Mr In-Between'', among many others. It existed as far back as 1999 in the form of a print logo on trailers. This doesn't appear on ''Merchant of Venice''.