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page created by: phantomhater on 11/23/2024 around 5 PM
Screen Gems was founded by Margaret J. Winkler in 1921 under the name M.J. Winkler Pictures/Productions.
Charles Mintz rebranded it to Winkler Pictures after taking it over in 1926 and partnered with
Columbia Pictures for distribution in 1929. it was renamed to The Charles Mintz Studio later.
in 1933 The Charles Mintz Studio became Screen Gems (which came from Columbia Pictures' early slogan:
"Gems of the Screen", which was a take on the song Columbia, the Gem Of The Ocean.
before his death Mintz gave Screen Gems to Columbia. it then shut down in 1949. it later then merged with Pioneer Telefilms
Ralph Cohn, Jack Cohn and Harry Cohn founded Pioneer Telefilms in 1947. Columbia acquired it for 50k bucks and turned it into Screen Gems.
the new Screen Gems started on April 15th 1949. in 1951 it became a full-fledged tv studio. in the 50s Screen Gems started owning TV and radio stations.
it somehow partially got Canal 11 Televisión in Venezuela from 1966 to 1968. in 1963 Screen Gems entered music publishing,
and then its music division Screen Gems-Columbia Music got sold to EMI for 23,5 million bucks in 1976.
in 1965 Columbia Pictures acquired a fifty per cent interested in EUE, which was then merged with Screen Gems and became EUE/Screen Gems.
(Those studios were then sold in 1982 to George Cooney). on december 23rd 1968 Screen Gems merged with Columbia Pictures Corporation
and became Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc for 24.5 million bucks. on May 6th, 1974 Screen Gems was renamed to Columbia Pictures Television.
and then shit hpapened im not writing more Sorry go to other page
visuals: traditional animation
audio:end theme
Nicknames: "tv box", "Screen Gems TV im awesome", "The TV Tube", "Screen Gems-on-TV"
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Scare factor: eh
Cheese factor: very 50s but its fine theres nothing wrong with it
CLG note: "The logo fits well with the company name as the "SCREEN" is the TV tube, and the "GEMS" are the stars on the screen. It's a rather peculiar concept that was shelved in favor of the "Torch Lady" years later."
Spida factor: Spida think... it good
visuals: traditional cel animation and matte painting for the text
audio: composed by Jack Shaindlin
nicknames: "Columbia Gems" "it look like... Columbia", "Torch Lady", "Fanfare of Doom"
Rarity: Rare
Scare factor: Big theme. Big font. Scare logos
Cheese factor: No
CLG note:: "It's mostly a well-liked logo, but some viewers in their youth were put off by the loud and dramatic nature of the fanfare heard on some shows, which has been referred to by some as the "Fanfare of Doom." "
Spida factor: Spida think... It Columbia
visuals: traditional cel animation and matte painting for the text
audio: Hal Gibney is the announcer
nicknames: "Columbia Gems Again", "Screen Gems Torch Lady", "Torch Lady II"
Rarity: Rare
Scare factor: Maybe
Cheese factor: Not really
Spida factor: Spida think... i feel like somethings missing here
visuals:traditional animation, the fonts "Benguiat Frisky"
audio:trumpet
nicknames:"Sticks", "Pixie Sticks", "Sticks n' Balls", "Stars and Spotlights", "The Dancing Sticks"
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Scare factor: b&w could be kinda unnervin to people but if in color Nah
Cheese factor: A bit cheesy.. like its really 60s
AVID note: "This logo was often nicknamed "Stars and Spotlights" among members of rec.arts.animation, due to the dots resembling spotlights and likely also due to them sparkling like stars."
CLG note: "A straight example of early 60s art decor. Advertising in the 1960s commonly used this style of art."
Spida factor: Spida think... It a classic. I think Maybe i dunno
visuals: camera controlled cel animation, logo/symbol created & animated by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
audio: composed by Van Alexander, arranged by Eric Siday, and performed on a Moog
the Batfink variant was composed by Winston Sharples
nicknames: "Ahhhhh" "Uh" "Screen Gems Logos" "Logo of DOOM", "S from Hell", "The S From Hell", "The Spiral S", "The Filmstrip S", "The Creepy Screen Gems Logo", "The S From Heck (by family friendly logo channels)", "The Spiral S (From Hell)", "Burning S", "Scream Gems", "Attack of the Killer S", "The Personification of All That Is Evil", "Shrill S,", "Buzzy S", "Hawk S"
Rarity: Common
Scare factor: Ahhhh
Cheese factor: Ahhhh
AVID note: "This logo has gained a relatively large cult following (even transcending the logo enthusiast community), due to its notoriety for scaring some viewers (particularly children), earning its unofficial nickname, the "S from Hell". This is mostly due to the animation and Siday's early Moog stinger, which has been described as "creepy"[2] and "horrifying"[1]. Commonly referred to alongside other "scary" logos, such as the Viacom "V of Doom", VID's "Mask of Guo Xiang", Klasky Csupo's "Splaat", Paramount Television's "Closet Killer", and THX's "Deep Note". Its notoriety was even enough to spawn a short mockumentary in 2010 called The S from Hell (directed by Rodney Ascher, who later directed the 2012 documentary Room 237), as well as for the logo to make a brief appearance in a particularly tense scene in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as mentioned in Trivia."
CLG note: "Though this logo has gained somewhat of a cult following, it is notorious for scaring some viewers, even enough to spawn a short documentary in 2010 called The S from Hell."
Spida factor: Spida think... Ahhhh