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'''Spyglass Entertainment''' was a production company founded by Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber in 1998 after the former left [[Caravan Pictures]]. In 2010, Barber and Birnbaum became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], just as the company was recovering from bankruptcy, and due to that Spyglass's releases became heavily scaled back before bowing out entirely in early 2012. |
'''Spyglass Entertainment''' was a production company founded by Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber in 1998 after the former left [[Caravan Pictures]]. In 2010, Barber and Birnbaum became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], just as the company was recovering from bankruptcy, and due to that Spyglass's releases became heavily scaled back before bowing out entirely in early 2012. |
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===Logo (June 4, 1999-February 10, 2012)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' There is an ocean environment with mountains in the background on a portable telescope. The ocean then disappears, revealing that a man is looking through the telescope to the right on the background. "{{font|Serif|'''SPYGLASS'''}}", in the Spectrum MT font and with a transparent 3D glass texture, appears from behind the mountains and moves above the man. Then a box zooms out, surrounding him on a black screen with "{{font|Serif|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" wiping in at the bottom. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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'''Technique:''' Live action and CGI by Picturemill. |
'''Technique:''' Live action and CGI by Picturemill. |
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'''Audio:''' Either a dramatic, yet peaceful piano/string tune (composed by Randy Edelman, who also composed the fanfare for Spyglass's predecessor, [[Caravan Pictures]]), silence, or the opening theme of the movie. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* On ''The Sixth Sense,'' the sounds of the water waving and water splashes are added. |
* On ''The Sixth Sense,'' the sounds of the water waving and water splashes are added. |
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* On ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' and ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'', the last note is trimmed to fit the logo's duration. |
* On ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' and ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'', the last note is trimmed to fit the logo's duration. |
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* On the TV show ''Miracles'', 4 piano notes from the theme are heard. |
* On the TV show ''Miracles'', 4 piano notes from the theme are heard. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' It's seen on films produced by Spyglass from 1999 to 2012. It also appeared on the company's website. |
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{{Chronology|[[Caravan Pictures]]|[[Spyglass Media Group]]}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:05, 19 February 2024
Background
Spyglass Entertainment was a production company founded by Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber in 1998 after the former left Caravan Pictures. In 2010, Barber and Birnbaum became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, just as the company was recovering from bankruptcy, and due to that Spyglass's releases became heavily scaled back before bowing out entirely in early 2012.
Logo (June 4, 1999-February 10, 2012)
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Original version
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Updated version
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Visuals: There is an ocean environment with mountains in the background on a portable telescope. The ocean then disappears, revealing that a man is looking through the telescope to the right on the background. "SPYGLASS", in the Spectrum MT font and with a transparent 3D glass texture, appears from behind the mountains and moves above the man. Then a box zooms out, surrounding him on a black screen with "ENTERTAINMENT" wiping in at the bottom.
Variants:
- On Instinct (the first movie to use this logo), "SPYGLASS" appears in plain 2D (sans glass texture) from behind the mountains.
- Starting in 2010, coinciding with the music change, the glass texture on the "SPYGLASS" text is replaced with a shiny blue/white 3D lettering with a golden outline, and the water ripples on the ocean are more realistic.
- On movies shot in 2.39:1 scope, the logo zooms out towards the end to fit the aspect ratio. Some movies, like Eight Below, Stay Alive, Underdog, Evan Almighty and The Love Guru use the 16:9 version cropped to 2.39:1.
- A fullscreen open-matte version exists and was seen on 4:3 prints of Dinner for Schmucks.
- On 4:3 fullscreen prints of films shot in 2.39:1 scope starting with Reign of Fire, the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual.
- On widescreen 16:9 movies with the above variant, the mountains appear further away.
- On No Strings Attached, the logo cuts, rather than fades, to black.
- On the TV show Miracles, the logo is shortened to the final few seconds.
- At the end of The Lookout, the print logo is seen.
Technique: Live action and CGI by Picturemill.
Audio: Either a dramatic, yet peaceful piano/string tune (composed by Randy Edelman, who also composed the fanfare for Spyglass's predecessor, Caravan Pictures), silence, or the opening theme of the movie.
Audio Variants:
- On The Sixth Sense, the sounds of the water waving and water splashes are added.
- On The Count of Monte Cristo and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, the last note is trimmed to fit the logo's duration.
- On The Invisible, the string portion of the theme plays about a second early.
- On 27 Dresses, the theme is re-orchestrated and in a different key, segueing into the opening theme of the movie.
- In 2010, starting with Leap Year, the theme is re-orchestrated again; it sounds more powerful and in a higher key than the above one.
- On AMC's print of Shanghai Noon, the theme is low-pitched.
- On the TV show Miracles, 4 piano notes from the theme are heard.
Availability: It's seen on films produced by Spyglass from 1999 to 2012. It also appeared on the company's website.
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