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{{Infobox company

|name=USA Films
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|founded=April 7, 1999 ({{age|1999|4|7}} years ago)
|founder={{w|Barry Diller}}
|predecessors=[[Gramercy Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications]]<br>[[October Films]]
|country=[[:Category:United States|United States]]
|parent=USA Networks (1999-2001)<br>Vivendi S.A. (2001-2002)
|defunct=May 3, 2002 ({{age|2002|5|3}} years ago)
|fate=Merged into [[Focus Features]]
}}


===Background===
===Background===
'''USA Films''' was created by Barry Diller in 1999 as an arthouse film division of his USA Networks/[[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Television LLC]] by merging [[October Films]], the original [[Rogue|Rogue Pictures]] and [[Gramercy Pictures]]. In 2001, Diller sold Studios USA to Vivendi S.A., and then in 2002, [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] merged USA Films with [[Interscope Communications]], [[Good Machine Productions|Good Machine]] and [[Universal Focus]] to create [[Focus Features]].
'''USA Films''' was founded in 1999 by Barry Diller as an arthouse film division of his USA Networks/[[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Television LLC]] by merging [[October Films]], [[Interscope Communications]] and [[Gramercy Pictures]]. In 2001, Diller sold Studios USA to Vivendi S.A. In 2002, [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] merged USA Films with [[Good Machine Productions|Good Machine]] and [[Universal Focus]] to create [[Focus Features]].


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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are the words "USA" and "'''FILMS'''" stacked together and separated by a thin red line. The whole logo is zooming in slowly toward the camera.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are the words "USA" and "'''FILMS'''" stacked together and separated by a thin red line. The whole logo is zooming in slowly toward the camera.


'''Technique:''' Just the zooming in of the logo.
'''Technique:''' A printed image.


'''Audio:''' Just the opening theme of the movie.
'''Audio:''' Just the opening theme of the movie.


'''Availability:''' Seen on the American trailer for ''Plunkett and Macleane''. This logo is seen on the [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion Collection]] release of ''Being John Malkovich'', after the [[Universal Pictures]] logo. Other releases, however, either use the 2nd logo or just the Universal Pictures logo.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the US trailer for ''Plunkett and Macleane''. This logo is seen on the [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion Collection]] release of ''Being John Malkovich'', after the [[Universal Pictures]] logo. Other releases, however, either use the 2nd logo or just the Universal Pictures logo.


===2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)===
===2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)===
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* A print version of this exists.
* A print version of this exists.


'''Technique:''' Same as the previous logo.
'''Technique:''' A printed image.


'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film.
'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film.
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{{Chronology|[[October Films]]<br>[[Gramercy Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications]]<br>[[Rogue]]|[[Focus Features]]}}
{{Chronology|[[October Films]]<br>[[Gramercy Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications]]<br>[[Rogue]]|[[Focus Features]]}}
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Revision as of 16:55, 25 August 2024



Background

USA Films was founded in 1999 by Barry Diller as an arthouse film division of his USA Networks/Studios USA Television LLC by merging October Films, Interscope Communications and Gramercy Pictures. In 2001, Diller sold Studios USA to Vivendi S.A. In 2002, Universal Studios merged USA Films with Good Machine and Universal Focus to create Focus Features.



1st Logo (1999)


Visuals: On a black background, there are the words "USA" and "FILMS" stacked together and separated by a thin red line. The whole logo is zooming in slowly toward the camera.

Technique: A printed image.

Audio: Just the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on the US trailer for Plunkett and Macleane. This logo is seen on the Criterion Collection release of Being John Malkovich, after the Universal Pictures logo. Other releases, however, either use the 2nd logo or just the Universal Pictures logo.

2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)


Visuals: On a black background is the 1999 USA Network logo, the letters in blue, and the word "FILMS" below the letters, also in blue. The animation is the same as the previous logo.

Variants:

  • On The Man Who Wasn't There, the logo is in black and white.
  • A print version of this exists.

Technique: A printed image.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Seen on films such as Pitch Black, The Man Who Wasn't There, Session 9, Gosford Park, Possession, One Night at McCool's, Traffic, Series 7: The Contenders, Being John Malkovich, and Waking the Dead, among others. It is unknown if this was seen on the North American release of Plunkett and Macleane.

External links

October Films
Gramercy Pictures
Interscope Communications
Rogue
USA Films
Focus Features
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