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===Background===
===Background===
Square Pictures was a CGI animation studio formed in 1997 as a subsidiary of Japanese game developer [[Square (Japan)|SquareSoft]]. The company worked heavily on producing a ''Final Fantasy'' movie that would use groundbreaking computer graphics and photorealistic characters. That film would eventually become ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'', distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Square had incredibly lofty ambitions for the film, using beyond state-of-the-art computers and animation for the time and envisioning the film's lead character Aki Ross becoming a "virtual actress" (in the same vein as Laura, from Kenji Eno's ''D'' series). The film's budget ballooned from $75 million to a staggering $137 million, due to the expenses of said computers as well as the costs of running the studio, as it was located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it took years to develop. The film was completed and released in 2001 to mixed critical reception, with the visuals almost unanimously praised but the story and writing (a sci-fi plot with no ties to, or the feel of, any previous ''Final Fantasy'' games) being criticized, and grossed only $32 million in North America and $85 million worldwide. The failure of the film almost caused Square's [[Square Enix (Japan)|pending merger]] with [[Enix Corporation (Japan)|Enix]] to be called off altogether (The merger went forward in 2003, due to the success of ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''.), with Square Pictures producing one more project (''Final Flight of the Osiris'', a part of ''The Animatrix'') before being closed in January 2002.
'''Square Pictures''' was a CGI studio formed in 1997 as a subsidiary of Japanese game developer [[Square|'''Square'''Soft]]. The company worked heavily on producing a ''Final Fantasy'' movie that would use groundbreaking computer graphics and photorealistic characters. That film would eventually become ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'', distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Square had incredibly lofty ambitions for the film, using beyond state-of-the-art computers and animation for the time and envisioning the film's lead character Aki Ross becoming a "virtual actress" (in the same vein as Laura, from Kenji Eno's ''D'' series). The film's budget ballooned from $75 million to a staggering $137 million, due to the costs of running the studio and the said computers, and it took years to develop. The film was completed and released in 2001 to mixed critical reception, and it grossed only $85 million worldwide. The failure of the film almost caused Square's [[Square Enix|pending merger]] with [[Enix Corporation|Enix]] to be called off altogether (the merger went forward in 2003, due to the success of ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''). Square Pictures produced one more project (''Final Flight of the Osiris'', a part of ''The Animatrix'') before being closed in January 2002.


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===Logo (July 11, 2001)===
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'''Logo''': On a black background, we see the grayish text "S Q U A R E P I C T U R E S" fly down and place itself in the middle of a white rectangle. The rectangle is seen at a right angle at first, before moving to the center. As the logo zooms out, it turns from 3D to 2D.
'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the grayish text "'''S Q U A R E P I C T U R E S'''" flies down and places itself in the middle of a white rectangle. The rectangle is seen at a right angle at first, before moving to the center. As the logo zooms out, it turns from 3D to 2D.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''FX/SFX''': The text flying and logo rotating.


'''Music/Sounds''': None.
'''Audio:''' None.


'''Availability''': Rare. Seen only on ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within''.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within''.

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


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Latest revision as of 22:42, 19 May 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
CooleyBoy10

Captures by
The AVTB Archives, Broken Saw and SubparMario63

Video captures courtesy of
The AVTB Archives and Broken Saw

Background

Square Pictures was a CGI studio formed in 1997 as a subsidiary of Japanese game developer SquareSoft. The company worked heavily on producing a Final Fantasy movie that would use groundbreaking computer graphics and photorealistic characters. That film would eventually become Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, distributed by Columbia Pictures. Square had incredibly lofty ambitions for the film, using beyond state-of-the-art computers and animation for the time and envisioning the film's lead character Aki Ross becoming a "virtual actress" (in the same vein as Laura, from Kenji Eno's D series). The film's budget ballooned from $75 million to a staggering $137 million, due to the costs of running the studio and the said computers, and it took years to develop. The film was completed and released in 2001 to mixed critical reception, and it grossed only $85 million worldwide. The failure of the film almost caused Square's pending merger with Enix to be called off altogether (the merger went forward in 2003, due to the success of Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts). Square Pictures produced one more project (Final Flight of the Osiris, a part of The Animatrix) before being closed in January 2002.

Logo (July 11, 2001)


Visuals: Over a black background, the grayish text "S Q U A R E P I C T U R E S" flies down and places itself in the middle of a white rectangle. The rectangle is seen at a right angle at first, before moving to the center. As the logo zooms out, it turns from 3D to 2D.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

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