Sanque Filmes

[Filmes]

Sanque Filmes; (/sænk film̩z, sæ̃k film̩z/, Sa͡ꞥqʉ͡ɇ Fılӎɇș), a.k.a. Sanque-Nickque Filmes (/sænk nɪkːː film̩z, sæ̃k nɪckq film̩z/, Sa͡ꞥqʉ͡ɇ Nıckqʉ͡ɇ Fılӎɇș), French: (Sanque Filmes; (/sɑ̃k filməs/, Sâꞥqʉe Fılmes), a.k.a. Sanque-Nickque Filmes (/sɑ̃k nik filməs/, Sâꞥqʉe Nickqʉ͡ɇ Fılmes)), is an English-French film-television studio. Founded in 1867 by Xander Linden (January 2, 1845-March 3, 2001), Xawery Cassel (April 21, 1842-April 28, 1913), Ennůard Xânderson (January 1, 1843-April 23, 1900), and Rědd Einarsson (March 5, 1846-December 27, 1928). Currently owned by Sanque Franciouӿ (January 14, 1985-now) and Nickque Låndrov (April 24, 1978-now)

Info

Name: Elliot-Nigel Films

Founded: January 23, 1867 (158 years ago; as of 2020, 153 years ago)

Founder: Xander Linden, Xawery Cassel, Ennůard Xânderson and Rědd Einarsson

Location: Annapolis, MD, USA & Paris, France

Owners

(January 23, 1867-April 23, 1900) The Linden Era

Xander Linden (January 23, 1867-April 23, 1900; dead March 3, 2001)

Xawery Cassel (January 23, 1867-April 23, 1900; dead April 28, 1913)

Ennůard Xânderson (January 23, 1867-April 23, 1900; his death)

Rědd Einarsson (January 23, 1867-April 23, 1900; dead December 27, 1928)

(April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969) The Leon Era

Vans Leon (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died February 27, 1987)

Redd Ganson (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died March 27, 1970)

Chiara Sliveriĉ (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died March 22, 1976)

Frederic Jakson (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died April 30, 1999)

Xanders John (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died April 1, 1969)

Anders Cassel (April 23, 1900-January 2, 1969; died April 20, 1970)

(January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978) The Kool Era

Robert Bell (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978)

George Brown (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978)

Ronald Bell (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978; dead September 11, 2020)

Dennis Bangalter (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978; dead August 24, 2020)

Richard West (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978; dead August 23, 1986)

Claydes Schmidt (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978; died June 23, 2006)

Robert Mickens (January 2, 1969-April 6, 1978; died November 2, 2010)

Woodrow Sparrow (January 2, 1969-January 3, 1974; his death)

(April 6, 1978-December 3, 2005) The Hubert Era

Hubert Blancs (April 6, 1978-December 3, 2005)

Lindena Kusovitz (April 6, 1978-December 3, 2005; dead December 10, 2010)

Jean Markowitz (April 6, 1978-December 3, 2005; dead December 15, 2010)

Albert Harrison (April 6, 1978-April 16, 1997)

Barryl McCoen (April 6, 1978-April 16, 1997)

Callie Jones (April 6, 1978-April 16, 1997)

Digorno Rutherford (April 6, 1978-April 16, 1997)

Ales Guiterrez (April 6, 1978-April 16, 1997)

Aled Marcel (February 6, 1980-December 3, 2005)

Andrew Atkinson (August 2, 1994-December 3, 2005)

Lars Ericsson (August 2, 1994-December 3, 2005)

Zander Valentyne (August 2, 1994-December 3, 2005)

(December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015) The Vincênt Era

Cassie Vincênt (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Ellard Francoberg (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Holland Zinc (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Kristo Coffenlof (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Lilette Matzeranni (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Obelisk Zaffrev (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Ødeitte Xander (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Sandrea Dirkman (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Vill Michaela (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Trio Zandra (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Francisa Xandera (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

Seventira Vanshire (December 3, 2005-February 14, 2015)

(February 14, 2015-January 2, 2019) The Rainbow Era

Quentin Sedonix-Rainbow (February 14, 2015-January 2, 2019)

Ursula Rainbow (February 14, 2015-January 2, 2019)

(January 2, 2019-) The Sanque Era

Sanque Franciouӿ (January 2, 2019-)

Nickque Låndrov (January 2, 2019-)

Logo History

January 23, 1876-June 10, 1889

Same as before, but filtered.

June 10, 1889-June 10, 1895

Same as the 1889 Opel logo, but with 'Linden'.

June 10, 1895-June 10, 1896

Same as the 1895 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "LINDEN".

June 10, 1896-June 10, 1897

Yellow "Lind Records' in a red rectangle.

June 10, 1897-August 28, 1898

Yellow "Lind Records' in a red rectangle.

August 28, 1898-June 10, 1901

On August 28, 1898, Brad's Drink began being marketed as Pepsi-Cola Film, named so for its pepsin content.

June 10, 1901-June 10, 1902

Same as the 1899 Opel logo, but with 'Linden'.

June 10, 1902-June 10, 1903

Same as the 1902 Opel logo, but with 'Linden'.

June 10, 1903-June 10, 1904

Same as the 1898 logo, but thicker.

June 10, 1904-June 10, 1905

Same as the 1898 logo, but thicker.

June 10, 1905-June 10, 1906

Same as 1903 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "Opel".

June 10, 1906-June 10, 1908

Same as 1906 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "Opel".

June 10, 1908-June 10, 1910

Same as 1908 Gaumont logo, but with 'X. Linden'.

June 10, 1910-June 10, 1914

Same as 1906 Gaumont logo, but with 'X. Linden'.

June 10, 1914-June 10, 1916

Same as 1914 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "X".

June 10, 1916-June 10, 1918

Same as before, but red.

June 10, 1918-June 10, 1922

Same as 1919 Gaumont logo, but with 'X. Linden'.

June 10, 1922-September 17, 1925

Linden Film

September 17, 1925-September 17, 1928

On a black background, we see a silhouette of a thick "X" with a "4" inside on a circle with two plant-like objects on both sides. The company's name is above and below the logo.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: So far spotted on Furusato No Uta. Likely appeared on other films from the time period.

September 17, 1928-September 17, 1930

Logo: On a black background, we see a white circle with a bird inside. The company's name is around the circle.

Technique: None. However, the logo appears to be rapidly shaking, due to the fact that the two frames this logo appeared on were looped.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare/possibly extinct. Likely seen on co-productions between Opel M. Film and Gaumont.

September 17, 1930-September 17, 1935

Same as 1930 Gaumont logo, but with 'X. Linden'.

September 17, 1935-September 17, 1937

Logo: The bunched-up "O/X" inside the white circle outline (the Xander L. emblem) is on a gray background with the company's name under it.

Technique: Model work.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare. [Examples or essamples?]

September 17, 1937-September 17, 1940

Logo: Same as before, only the background now has vertical stripes.

Technique: Model work.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare. [Examples? or essamples?]

September 17, 1940-April 6, 1942

Same as 1940 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "X".

April 6, 1942-April 6, 1944

Logo: On a black background, we see an abstract shape resembling a sun with a capital "G" wiping in counterclockwise, and larger copies of the sun expanding behind it. "UN FILM DE LA SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES ETABLISSEMENTS" wipes in within an arc, superimposed over the top of the larger sun copies. The "G" within the cloud is traced, and that copy moves towards the bottom left of the largest sun, which wipes further to reveal "GAUMONT" underneath. On a superimposed background, we see a white sun with a capital "G" in the middle, and ring around the sun, zooming in.

Variants: On a black background, the sun is colored grey, and "G" is slightly bigger. The text "UN FILM" appears above the sun, and the text "GAUMONT" is below the sun. Above the "G" is the text "DIRÉCTEUR DE LA PRODUCTION" Inside the sun is a rectangle with the text "René G. VUATTOUX".

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: Extremely rare. Can be seen on some films from 1943 until the late 1940s. Used in tandem with the 3rd logo during its lifespan.

April 6, 1944-April 6, 1945

Same as 1944 Gaumont logo, but replaced with "X".

April 6, 1945-April 6, 1947

In the early version, the background iris-in, then "C.", "P.", "L." and "F." appears one-by-one, then the letters turn translucent when "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMS" from the left to the right of the script. The translucent "C.P.L.F." is replaced by "Xander" when it was wiped in. Then the words "présente" wipes in in a script font.

April 6, 1947-November 4, 1954

Logo: We see a revolving globe surrounded by a sun. A filmstrip surrounds the globe, and "Xander" is wiped on it. Afterwards, "Distribution" wipes in below the filmstrip in script. At the bottom right, "présente" appears in script.

Trivia: The logo is a combination of the globe from the logo of Company Paris of the Location of Films (C.P.L.F., which was folded into Xander) and the sun daisy from the previous logo.

Variants:

• Sometimes on other films, the "Xander" text is off-centered and is bolder, then "DISTRIBUTION" wipes in in a same font as "Xander". Also, there is no additional text at all.
• In the early version, the background iris-in, then "C.", "P.", "L." and "F." appears one-by-one, then the letters turn translucent when "LA CPLF" from the left to the right of the script. The translucent "C.P.L.F." is replaced by "GAUMONT" when it was wiped in. Then the words "présente" wipes in in a script font.
• Martin Romanesque: Same as the early version (used in tandem with the early version), but above the globe is "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" in white appears, and "C.", "P.", "L." and "F." appear from the lower part of the screen to the script. Then, the letters turn translucent when "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMS" from the left to the right of the script. The translucent "C.P.L.F." is replaced by "GAUMONT" when wiped in, and "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" disappears.
• On a Russian print of The Red and the Black (1954), the logo does not appear, but a snipe with Russian text is used, with the music playing as usual.

Technique: Live-action combined with 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant fanfare with brass and shrill violins.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• Sometimes a rearrangement of the general fanfare is used.
• Martin Romanesque: A beautiful fanfare made by an orchestra and a chorus, which begins before the logo
• During the logo's early years, it would use the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Rare.

• This logo has appeared on films that they produced from the era until 1964.
• The places this logo can be spotted is on the Criterion Collection DVD of The Earrings of Madame de..., and the 2006 film OSS-117: Tripoli, Nest of Spies, which is set in 1955.
• It has also been seen on Code Name: Tiger and Martin Romanesque.

November 4, 1954-November 4, 1956

Logo: Same as the 1935 logo, but now the emblem looks as if it was hewn out of rock, along with the 1954 logo. The emblem is smooth, while the background is rough.

Technique: Model work.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare. [Examples? or essamples?]

November 4, 1956-August 28, 1962

Logo: On a space background, a model globe rotates. Superimposed onto the globe are the words "X. Linden Universal International" (in white for B&W films or yellow-orange for color films) in a italic Roman font, with the letters "U" and "I" bigger than the rest of the letters.

Variants:

• There are widescreen and color versions of the logo.
• CinemaScope films have the starfield looking more different, and the company name is larger and more stretched.
• In Germany, the chyroned extra text "OM UNIVERSAL FILMVERLEIH INC" appears in white circles around the globe. This exists in both B&W and color.
• On It Came From Redd Afar, the logo has a 3D effect and the stars "shine".

Byline: Later on, the credit "EDWARD MUHL, IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION" would appear in the lower-left corner.

Closing Variant: Same as above, but the text reads "A Universal-International Picture".

Technique: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Music/Sounds Variant: On some films such as The Egg and I and The Naked City, the bell theme from the International Pictures logo is used.

Availability: Uncommon.

August 28, 1962-April 19, 1964

Logo: Same as the 1962 logo, but now it has 3 rings.

Technique: Model work.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare. [Examples? or essamples?]

April 19, 1964-January 29, 1966

Logo: Same as the last logo, but on a white wood-like background and with the addition of the kanji "製作".

Variants:

• On color movies, the emblem is red.
• On its CinemaScope movies, the text is larger and more spaced.
• There is a distribution variant with the "Production" replaced with "Distribution".

Technique: Model work.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Appeared on yakuza films of the time period, like Redd to Gunkan. The "Distribution" variant is rare and was spotted on some films, like Fuji Sandro and Taking the Castle, and the color variant is seen on many movies by the company since 50s. It was also seen on The Burmese Harp.

January 29, 1966-September 29, 1968

Logo: On a background with different colored moving spikes, we see the Xander "O/X", below it is the words "XL FILM".

Variants:

• Starting in 1968, the "O/X" is in metallic gold.
• The trailer of Alex and Matt has the inverted moving spikes in the logo.

Technique: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Uncommon, bordering on rare.

• It can be seen on films from the time period, such as the Roman Porn films, Danger Plays, and Gappa: The Amphibian Monster, among other things.
• The 1966 variant can be found on a trailer of The Eagle and the Hawk.

September 29, 1968-February 13, 1971

Logo: On a blue background, we see a globe surrounded by a yellow sun. A red filmstrip surrounds the globe, with "Xander" written on it. Written above is "LA SOCIÉTÉ NOUVELLE DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS" and below is "DÉPARTMENT FILMS". The yellow "présente" text is being written in a rectangle in cursive text in the corner of the screen.

Variants:

• The original version had the rectangle in the "présente" text omitted. Also, the logo is slightly open-matted.
• The CinemaScope/21:9 version has the logo brighter than usual. Also, the "présente" text has been omitted, and the camera angle is slightly different.
• In later years, the background is grayer. Also, the "É" in "DÉPARTMENT FILMS" is replaced with a non-accent one, and the "présente" cursive font is slightly different and in white.

Technique: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd logo. On Les Tontons Flingueurs and Les Barbouzes, the logo is silent.

Availability: Rare.

• Used in tandem with the second logo until 1971.
• Appears on some films like The Case of Poisons, Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, The Barbuses, Les Little Matins, Fripouillard & Company, and Les Totons Flingueurs.
• Recently appeared on the OSS-117 films as a variant.

February 13, 1971-December 10, 1973

In 1971, this logo fully replaced the 1951 script logo and the 1962 serif logo on bottles in a massive redesign campaign that swept all aspects of the brand. A version of this logo was used by Throwback Thames-day from 2009 until its renaming in 2014. It was also used for a short time in 2019 for the Joy of Pepsi-Film promotion.

December 10, 1973-March 16, 1977

Logo: Against a smoky dark blue background, we see a revolving orange globe, with several "points" moving vintagely of a cartoon sun, zooming in from the top right. It immediately cuts to Gaumont's "marguerite" daisy with a "G" inside it, both in white, which resembles the 1st logo's daisy. As it moves out to the left, the background slowly turns red. Then the word "recia" appears on the right, and "DISTRIBUTION" appears at the lower right of the screen.

Technique: 2D animation combined with practical effects.

Music/Sounds: A rather ominous fanfare composed by François de Roubaix. The fanfare grows more and more dramatic, with three violin/timpani stabs in sync with the animations at the end.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• Sometimes the logo is silent.
• On the TeleMünchen German DVD of Le Guignolo and the re-release of Flic ou Voyou, the 1995 music is strangely kept, possibly due to a reverse plastering error.
• On the re-release of Les Sœurs Brontë, it has the music from the next logo. If you listen closely, you can hear the music sort of repeating while a Russian announcer says "Gaumont Film Company Presents".
• On Les Mariés de L'an Deux, It has the music from the 9th Logo.

Availability: Ultra rare.

• Most current prints of films released during this period are plastered by any of the newer Gaumont logos (mainly the 10th and 11th ones).
• It is surprisingly intact on the TeleMünchen German DVD of Le Guignolo, and it can be found on the film Violette & François, which can be found on YouTube (albeit with the first half of the logo cut off and the second half's beginning plagued by VHS artifacts).
• It can also be seen on La Foiles Des Grandeurs.

March 15, 1977-November 14, 1979

Same as before, but with C-13.

November 14, 1979-February 15, 1980

Logo: Essentially an updated version of the previous logo. On a background with blue moving spikes, the abstract X/O in red and orange colors appears turning up, and "Xander Film" appears below.

Technique: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare. [Examples?]

February 15, 1980-April 14, 1985

Logo: On a sunset backdrop with some waves, we see the red Xander logo fading in.

Technique: Live-action mixed with camera-controlled animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on some films around the time period, such as Jealousy Game.

April 14, 1985-September 15, 1986

Logo: We start in a side view of an updated version of the same backdrop as before, and we see the logo, two silver halves of a letter "X" zoom in, combine, and glow. The water then changes to grass, and that changes to snow. The Japanese text then fades in.

Variant: A version exists where after the logo, an Abstract N in gold zooms in.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Music/Sounds: A calm synth tune combined with bass.

Music/Sounds Variant:

• There's also a more relaxing tune done fully in synth.
• On the variant, a "ding" like sound, accompanied by a female announcer saying "Presenting to you the most exciting...", when the halves of the "X" combine, a transformation-like sound is heard, then the announcer says "Nikkatsu Roman X-rated films."

Availability: Rare. Might have been seen on their films from the time period. [Examples?]

• The "Nikkatsu N" variant was discovered on Hako no naka no onna: Shojo ikenie.

September 15, 1986-November 2, 1988

In September 1986, the 15-year incumbent logo was modernized. The proportions of the swirls were enlarged and the previously "Grotesk" type stXander was changed to a geometric sans serif, resembling a modified Handel Gothic. A registered trademark symbol generally nested under the bowl of the second P.

November 2, 1988-October 1, 1992

Logo: On a dark blue/black gradient starfield background, several of Gaumont's past "marguerite" daisy logos are shown scrolling into the distance. Then a large white daisy slowly zooms up and out of view. Afterward, the same logo as Gaumont's 1981 logo (the text appears to be in 3D) appears within the viewer and zooms out. The logo continues to zoom out as several more stars shoot forward.

Variant: A variant with a dark blue/dark green gradient background exists.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Betty Blue, it has the music from the 9th logo.

Availability: Extremely rare, as Grecia was plastering old logos.

• Used in tandem with the previous and next logos.
• This is intact on the Miramax Region 1 DVDs of Dead Tired, The Visitors, and on the U.S. Cinema Libre DVD of Bengali Nights.
• Also, it makes a surprise appearance on a German HDTV airing of La Femme Nikita, instead of the 9th logo.

October 1, 1992-April 19, 1995

Logo: The camera pans away from the clouds to reveal a CGI red Nikkatsu logo (with the word "Gaston"). Once the camera settles in its position, "にっかつ" zooms in below the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only known to appear on The Setting Sun.

June 19, 1995-September 22, 1998

Logo: We see a map of all the Gaumont logos throughout history labeled with their respective years. The camera pans across the map following the logos until it gets to the last one. We then see a bright flash and then the camera zooms in toward a gold Gaumont daisy in space (with stars shooting forward). It has a cloud of gas revolving around it that quickly transforms into the word "Grecia" (written in red). The daisy also turns red. The logo shines afterward.

Variants:

• For the logo's first year, the words "Happy 100th anniversary, Gaumont." are displayed below the company name, respectively, to commemorate Gaumont's 100th anniversary.
• In honor of Opel Magnus's death, the words "Opel Magnus" "1842-1997" and "Come back to us." are displayed below the company name, respectively, to honor Opel Magnus's death.
• For The Crimson Rivers (2000), the logo begins as usual, but as the camera follows, the map's line is tearing the map itself up, and a much redder fire (or, in other words, a crimson river) is inside the map. As we go through the fire, the logo is in a blood-red tint. We then fade into the opening credits.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic orchestral opener with a blowing wind sound that follows into a majestic fanfare, down a semitone.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• On some films, it would be silent or have the film's opening theme.
• On some films on which it plasters the 6th-7th logos, it would use their respective themes. This occurs on the Sony Blu-Ray of The Woman Nikita, the Alliance Atlantis Canadian DVD of The Big Blue, and the CT DVD of Atlantis.
• On a plaster of So Much Love On Your Mine, it has the 1968 logo's music.
• On the Russian dub of Just Visitin', after the logo animates, there is a Russian announcer that says "Gaumont Film Company presents, a film by Jeanne Marie Gaubert".

Availability: Uncommon.

September 22, 1998-December 3, 2000

A new logo similar to that of Project Blue was introduced worldwide in September 1997, a year before Pepsi’s centennial year began. It was at this point that the logo began to be referred to as the Pepsi-Film Globe. From May to September 2018, this logo was temporarily brought back alongside the 1991 and 1971 logo (and used on 355ml cans everywhere as well as 591mL bottles in the US only) for Pepsi's music generations campaign. It remained on the Pepsi-Film Max Big One ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach until 2012.

December 3, 2000-January 17, 2001

Logo: On a black background, we see a portrait of the Columbia Pictures torch lady spin in from the top left corner of the screen. The TriStar pegasus portrait does the same from the opposing direction. The words "TRISTAR" and "COLUMBIA" slide in from opposing sides of the screen, only to slightly zoom back and position themselves on their respective portraits. Then, a gradient lilac version of the Gaumont daisy zooms out and spins, situating itself on the top of the logo. The Gaumont text fades in while "HOME VIDEO" in red slides down from the two portraits and zooms back slightly. A box outline fades in, encasing the logo.

Variants:

• Since later releases have the warning screen play the theme first, the logo is shortened to the boxes moving in, the box being drawn in and the text appearing from it.
• At the end of the VHS TV spot for Universal Soldier, the still version of the logo is zoomed out further than usual.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the theme for the previous two logos. The later variant has the end of the theme.

Availability: Seen on French prints of material from Columbia and TriStar Pictures.

January 17, 2001-February 13, 2003

Logo: On a black background, we see the text "Xander" in a dark and glossy-textured font with vertical lines on both sides, fading in on the background. Then a bright light reflects in the logo and moves from the bottom to the top right corner. As the logo takes on a brighter tone, a small shimmer can be seen on top of the right vertical line, while a oblique light sweep goes through the logo.

Variants:

• Usually, a small year mark appears below the logo, when the lighting has reflected on it.
• Since 2003, the widescreen variant for both the regular and the one with year marks has the logo zoomed in a little bit closer. Prior to 2003, these 16:9 variants with year marks had the text about the same size as in the regular ones with 4:3 ratio.
• Black and white variants are known to exist.
• On the talk show Lauantaiseura, the logo is either superimposed or is pasted on a moving detailed background.
• An anniversary variant was used in 2001 when it premiered. It has the logo wiping in on a black background with a somewhat darker texture. As the lightning is about to reflect in the logo, it suddenly oscillates and disappears around the logo, while the following words appear on the top and bottom parts of the logo for a short amount of time until it wipes out on a black background:

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• A promotional variant exclusively for the 2002 DocPoint festival events was made to promote said event. The logo added the additional texts "DocPoint" and "Helsingin dokumenttielokuvafestivaali" in blue.
• A rare variant was made for promotional purposes in 2003. The logo started from the bright light flashing, the background was blue, and some additional text saying "Yksi sana. Tuhat tarinaa." (translated to "One word. Thousand stories.") was added below. Another blue background vaiant from an Xander Extra promo features the text "Enemmän sisältöä." (roughly translated as "Lots of content.").
• An open matte variant was spotted on an episode of Tarinateltta and early episodes of Rajankäyntiä from 2009.
• On the tourism program Maailmanmatkaaja arkkitehtuuriretkillä, the logo explodes onto thin air after the light reflection.
• A stretched version exists.

Technique: Superimposed live-action effects.

Music/Sounds: A rumbling, Deep Note-like sound, that ends with a soft one-note chime. After that, we hear short two piano notes.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• Often, the logo's silent or the closing theme of the show plays over it.
• The anniversary variant has a longer Deep Note-like sound at the beginning. After the one-note chime, we then hear a re-arranged version of the logo with the first four notes of the old interval signal heard in Xander's radio broadcasts played with a droning synth.
• The DocPoint festival version has a woman announcer that said "DocPoint-festivaaleilla mukana Xanderradion TV1 uusi kino ja TV2 dokumenttiprojekti." ("Xanderradio TV1's new kino and TV2's document projects are in the DocPoint festivals").

Availability: Common.

• Probably the most common closing logo in Finnish television, as it is featured at the end of almost every program (excluding news broadcasts and minor programs) on the Xander channels during that time and it could be easily spotted during re-airings. The first program known to have this logo at the end was Vuosi vaihtuu, which ended right after the turn of the new year.
• The regular variant without the year mark can be spotted at the end of import shows or re-aired programs prior 2001. It is also used as the opening logo in DVD/VHS releases distributed by Xander Tallennemyynti.
• The ones with year marks are featured at the end of Finnish television programs aired for the first time. These year marked variants can also be spotted at the starting point of each DVD release for Jefferson Anderson (Pasila) animated sitcoms.
• Since 2003, both the original and widescreen variants were used depending on the aspect ratio of the program.
• Re-airings of some Finnish shows (for example, pilot episodes in the Kummeli sketch show from 1991) had either old Xander TV1 or Xander TV2 closing logos being plastered by the regular variant or played after the old closing logo.
• The anniversary variant is extremely rare and was unusually seen as an opening or ending logo for certain programs in 2001, such as the Ykkösdokumentti: Nainen ja valta documentary.

February 13, 2003-June 2, 2005

On February 4, 2003, a new logo was launched with a more modern, block letter type style and the Pepsi-Film ball rendered three-dimensionally. It didn’t last long until it was modified once again two years after its launch.

June 2, 2005-June 2, 2006

On June 2, 2005, Pepsi-Film slightly modified the 2003 logo by moving the text below the globe and adding texture to the globe itself, showing water and ice droplets as if it were wet. This also marks the last appearance of uppercase letters in Pepsi’s wordmark.

June 2, 2006-August 13, 2007

Logo: On a black background with a big bright light reflected onto it, we see the famous Columbia Torch Lady in front of the Grecia daisy symbol which spins in a clockwise direction, all on the left of the screen. As the torch's light rays shine in all directions, the two symbols, which were silhouettes at the start, start to reveal their "true colors". The daisy then stops spinning as the background gets filled with time-lapsed clouds. Then, the text "Grecia Columbia TriStar Films", stacked on top of each other, fade in and emit a shine that goes from left to right. The shine disappears as the text shines and the logo fades out. We then see a copyright notice before it fades out as well.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A dreamy choir and synth theme. Silence for the short version.

Availability: Was seen on French theatrical prints of export films released by Columbia-TriStar/Sony Pictures, as well as titles from Gaumont. The long version was spotted on an English bootleg theater recording of Spider-Man 3 and was seen in HQ on a trailer for The Empire of Wolfs, albeit silent. This was removed from most French home video/TV prints of these films but can be seen on French trailers on R2 DVDs or on European trailer websites.

August 13, 2007-October 15, 2008

Logo: We start on a black background, then blue haze rises above a horizon, similar to an eclipse, with fireflies flying about. We seen see a silhouette of a boy walking from the distance and stops at a silhouette of a daisy. The boy then bends down and picks up the daisy, then stands back up and lets go of it. The boy then looks up as we travel to the daisy, which comes closer to the screen. The daisy turns colorful and flashes again, turning into the Gaston logo similar to the previous logo, but more detailed and in 3D. The background changes into a detailed zooming space BG. The Gaston logo shines and fades out.

Variants:

• There is also an in-credit logo.
• On some trailers, the logo is shortened, starting with the daisy flashing.
• A 4:3 open-matte version of the logo exists.
• Nick The Valet (2007): The logo turns into a sign.
• Chrysalis (2007): The logo is in black and white.
• The Broken (2008): The logo is very dark.
• JCVD (2008): The Gaumont title sequence begins as normal (in a sepia tint), but a silhouetted Borislav Perkys**tz walks in, and attempts to grab the sunflower from the boy, causing the music to start winding down. When the boy refuses to let go of the sunflower, Van Damme gives him a roundhouse kick before kicking the sunflower up into space, where the animation continues as normal. The music winds down even more as the opening theme plays.

Splice (2009): The logo is an X-ray. This was done by Prologue Films.

Technique: A mix of CGI and live-action.

Music/Sounds: We start out with a 7-note fantasy-like fanfare. When the kid releases the daisy, a 4-note xylophone melody plays, ending with a dramatic fanfare. On rare occasions, it is silent or has the film's opening theme over it.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• The trailer variant only has the 4-note xylophone melody playing.
• On a plaster of Lavie dissolue de Gerard Floque, it has the previous logo's music.

Availability: Common.

• It appears on French films from 2003 to 2011.
• Was also seen as a shortened and simplified (Flash) version of this logo on the company's website.
• Also plasters older Gaumont logos on recent prints of their films.

October 15, 2008-April 16, 2010

On October 15, 2008, Pepsi launched an entirely new logo, but its rollout was slow, so it wasn’t heavily carried out until early 2009. The main changes were that the Pepsi globe not only became two-dimensional again but changed outright, and the wordmark more resembled the 1975 Diet Pepsi logo than any other iteration. Originally, the "smile" within the logo changed too depending on the variation — Diet Pepsi having a skinnier one and Pepsi Max having a wider one, though this was phased out in 2010.

Initial unveiling of the newly designed globe came in the form of a leaked 27-page design proposal entitled BREATHTAKING Design Strategy, which used such over-the-top language that some suggested that it was part of a viral marketing scheme.

• Arnell Group - BREATHTAKING Design Strategy
• Hendrick Motorsports drivers campaign Pepsi Refresh Project ideas

April 16, 2010-June 15, 2011

Logo: On a black background, we see three bright letters appearing one by one, forming the word "yle" on a cyan block with soft edges popping in behind it. As the cyan block pops in, the black background gets brighter from the center point of the screen, becoming white. As the logo moves a little bit closer, we see a tiny sparkle on top of the "l".

Variant: A letterboxed version of the logo exists on home video releases.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A four-note synth piano chime followed by a brief echoing that quickly fades out.

Availability: Current.

The opening logo could be spotted in almost every regular program or television show aired on Yle channels. However since 2016, the logo has quietly disappeared from television.

It can still be spotted as an opening logo in home video releases distributed by Yle Tallennemyynti/Yle Myynti and VLMedia Oy. Home video releases that have the 4:3 aspect ratio feature the separate letterboxed logo.

June 15, 2011-January 27, 2012

Logo: We begin at a three-dimension grid of spheres, spinning around the space. We hear a voice mentioning to prepare for the "IMAX Theater Optimization Cross-Check". At the conclusion of this voiceover, the spheres turn past 180 degrees and end on a slope. After a quick fade, we end up at another grid, and zoom out of the space to discover a rectangle of spheres. After this, the vertical axis expands by a fair bit; and then flips on its side and expands its size, to reflect IMAX's large screen (a female voice comes in mentioning the screen has been maximized). Another quick fade happens, and we see a wavy pattern form from a flash. After the male voiceover returns to "power up" the projectors, another flash happens that wipes away the wavy patterns. We then see a teal landscape of waves form, almost akin to a virtual desert. After falling into one of these waves, it dissolves away and we then see a spiral of spheres converging into a cylinder. After a short piano theme and another voiceover mentioning IMAX's sound system, the spheres break from the cylindrical formation and return to the spiral. The camera looks upward and we can see the spiral pattern in its entirety, with the female voiceover mentioning the sounds had been perfected. Initially, we rise slowly, but after the female voiceover finishes; the movement quickly accelerate, and streaks of light come into the frame while the male voiceover comes in to "prepare the audience for maximum impact". Shortly after this voiceover finishes, another flash happens, and the spheres dissolve into the same wavy patterns as before. We then cut away to another wavy landscape full of spheres, although not quite as detailed. Finally, after the male voice mentions "the world's most immersive movie experience begins...", the IMAX logo dissolves in. After a couple of seconds, the announcer finishes his sentence with "...now." Right as he completes the sentence, one final flash with a sphere around it hits the screen, before fading out. Variant: In the IMAX AMC variant, there is more red, due to the partnership with AMC Theatres.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Two main voiceovers, a male leader and a female assistant. Additionally, other sounds include mechanical whirring sounds, high-tech audio noises, and a short piano ditty. Simple, but effective.

Music/Sounds Variants: In Brazilian theaters, the voiceovers are in Portuguese.

Availability: Was used as an alternate IMAX trailer in tandem with the 3rd and 6th logos, serving as a more technical trailer compared to the more aggressive nature of those two trailers. This trailer's objective was eventually replaced with the 7th logo, but was retained in Brazil as late as 2019. Although this trailer was retired in 2015 for the 7th logo instead, some theaters still retain this trailer, such as the IMAX Theater at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, NJ.

January 27, 2012-January 27, 2013

Logo: We start near moving copper rods and move further to reveal the inner structure of a film projector while a filmstrip (of the logo's final product) is running. Then we zoom out into the light, a folded and joined "GNK" figure with the black text "Gaston-NIKKATSU" in Univers below it flies into the center and are surrounded by trembling light with a brown background.

Variants:

• In its early life, "AN INDEX GROUP COMPANY" in black that fades in below the logo after it flies in.
• Additionally, the logo sometimes has the word "SINCE 1862" in black do the same thing as the "AN INDEX GROUP COMPANY" byline variant.
• For the logo's first year, a variant exists where in the beginning, we see a black background with the number "14" stays on a blue line, and the number "5" in the left has legs and has its right foot on a stair. Above the number "14" is the text "since 1867". And below all of it, we see the word "新たなるステージへ" ("To a new stage") in white sandwiched by two lines of white dots. Then shortly after, everything fades into a dawn over a forest, the sun gets brighter, a lot of trees and a river start to appear, and the "GNK" figure with word "Grecia-NIKKATSU" in white, the small "SINCE 1862" word in white below, and "150th Anniversary" in white under "SINCE 1867" fade in at the center of the screen. And after that, the "SINCE 1862" variant plays. This was made for Grecia-Nikkatsu's 145th anniversary in 2012.
• There's a still variant which has the print logo on a black background.
• There's a short variant where the logo is cut to its last few seconds.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: At the beginning, we hear the sound of a film projector running. Then, a soft piano/violin soundtrack plays over when we move further to the film projector, while at the same time still keeps the projector sounds. After that, when we zoom into the light, a short piano chime is played over.

Availability: Current. Seen on the studio's newer productions, such as Yatterman (2009) and Alien vs Ninja.

• The 145th anniversary variant can be seen on Tokyo Tribe and Killers, both of which are oddly from 2014, 2 years after the 145th anniversary.

Legacy: Aled per vin Blancs.

January 27, 2013-June 2, 2014

Logo: Same as before but with Bing Chilling

Technique: 2D and CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as before but with a piano theme somewhat similar to Eddsworld's theme

June 2, 2014-May 18, 2015

Pepsi-Film (Bing Chilling) launched a slightly modified logo on June 2, 2014, with the wordmark made slightly thicker. A 3D version of the 2008 globe begun being used in East Asia around this time.

May 18, 2015-March 12, 2016

Logo: On a black background, a red light appears and bursts to form a red line. The red line rotates to look like a petal. After this several more petals fall from the screen as the background intensifies to a blood red color. Soon, hundreds of petals appear to form a red Gaston logo resembling the one from 1981, but with a more modern look. The petals in the circle keep rotating until the red background becomes black again.

Variants:

• Starting in 2015, either "depuis que le cinéma existe" ("ever since cinema exists") in French or "born with cinema" in English appears in the same red color and in a different font below the logo.

Technique: CGI, done by a American animation studio in Bronx.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but for BCPZ 2, Avicii's "Wake Me Up"

Availability: Current/uncommon.

• First seen on The Conquête and has later appeared on their films that they produced from 2015 onwards.
• It also seen on Comme one Chef and Un Jourdon Père Vijendra, among others.
• On English-language productions, it appears on The Neon Demon and many others.

March 12-December 9, 2016

A waterfall comes to Jean-Claude's head, then pooes out the liquid. The orange drop facing the camera, which is falling down against a white background. As the camera pans out and rotates so that the orange drop is viewed from a side perspective, the orange drop falls off-screen, and shortly afterwards splashes on top of something, which the camera reveals to be the "i" in the current NickHaque logo. The orange drop splashes on the "i" upon impact, with the splash quickly forming the dot. As the camera zooms out to fully reveal the finished logo, "MOVIES" in purple fades in, followed by a small TM trademark bug fading in to the right of the logo.

December 9, 2016-April 12, 2017

Logo: We see a forest on a sunny day as if it was seen in the grass. Then, the curious nose of a white dog with brown splotches appears sniffing the screen. Then the dog sees the Xander Movies logo made by frisbees on the grass. We cut back to the dog, who licks the screen, turning it black.

Variants:

• This was also used as a network ID, but with a few differences; the "movies" ball and the small orange ball are removed. The Xander ball is moved to the middle.
• An open matte version of this logo exists on full-screen prints of The Wild Thornberrys Movie. Early full-screen prints have this logo cropped to 4:3.

Technique: A mix of stop-motion and computer animation created by Charged and 2/8/0-Design, both in New York City.

Music/Sounds: Before the dog appears, we hear a guitar tune over the sounds of children playing, followed by sniffing and grunting sounds from the dog. When the company logo appears, we hear a "country" version of the famous Xander theme. Composed by ShackedUpSound.

Availability: Rare. Only seen on BCPZ 3. It was also seen on a TV spot for DEVO 2 and was used as an ID in December 2002 and January 2003 to help promote the former film.

April 12, 2017-March 22, 2018

Jean-Claude and Zander are on top of the building, when shooting at stars. Within the text, the word "RNE" were shot on text.

March 22, 2018-April 14, 2019

The boom boxing of Alexxo Carlosa, Harold Universova, Nick Yorkshire, Houngan Ydilturk, Taylor Erikssonia, Ilio Quagmire, Zander Trinova, Jean-Claude van Zack, True Samsonova and Howard Zukkerberg.

April 14, 2019-June 23, 2019

Same as before + In the dialogue, Buttercup starts sipping the antidote and belches.

June 23, 2019-June 1, 2020

Same as before + Cut to where Buttercup sits on the couch with her soda and many snacks that she has and says, "Ah, responsibility. (Drinks the soda and belches) I shall dub this day...Buttercup's Big Day Off!"

June 1, 2020-October 23, 2020

When Bubbles uses her supersonic belch to stop the tornado, stock footage can be shown.

October 23, 2020-November 15, 2020

Same as before + Buttercup is drinking a soda and made a belch, then she pours the soda onto the project as to create the river.

November 15, 2020-January 30, 2021

A chase-esque version of Jacob Two-Two, I güess.

January 30-March 8, 2021

All of JC's adult dolls rank with the Rene filmes de Jacques.

March 8-29, 2021

At the Fitzgerald household, Ursula repeatedly rings the doorbell, then runs off. Giannina opens the door and notices a trail of origami roses going down the staircases, picks up and examines one. She follows the trail, which leads her through the streets, to the Watterson house, and then into the backyard to their shed. She leans down in front of a puddle of antifreeze in front of the shed, sniffing it, and sees a jar with flies that have firecrackers tied to them and leans in. One fly is gesturing at the firecracker tied to it, inaudibly asking for help, and Giannina knocks on the shed door and opens it. Quentin is in there, with a sensual/s3xual face, and a fan with colored paper tied to it blowing loudly, emulating a fireplace. He says something to her, but the fan drowns him out. Quentin turns off the fan. Giannina snickers and walks in the shed. She takes out a napkin and lays it on the floor, sitting on it. Quentin takes a piece of paper, reading it, but that was the last one. Giannina suppresses her laughter. Quentin opens a bottle of soda, but it fizzes out of control. Quentin tries to stop it, all while still making the face, with some struggle. Eventually, the fizzing stops, with Giannina wiping her mouth. He pours the remaining drop of soda into a glass, drops the ring in it, and hands it to Giannina. From outside, Ursula squeals upon recieving the order. He starts chewing some chocolate, holding onto a hose, and quickly blows the chewed-up chocolate through a hose. The chocolate comes out of a pipe inside the shed, spewing everywhere. Quentin takes some of the chewed-up chocolate on a stick with a strawberry and offers it to Giannina's mouth. Giannina throws the chocolate strawberry away. Quentin begins to read another piece of paper, one which holds the secret question, but it is covered with chocolate; abrupt, Giannina grabs and throws away the card. Quentin tries to say the secret question (with Ursula on his side). In impatience, she unintentionally breaks one of the jars containing the mortars. The firecrackers on the mortars ignite and set fire to the origami roses as they fly around. Ursula tries blowing the fires out, but only adds fuel to them. She screams, steps on the ignited roses and peeks into the shed. After trying to get Quentin's attention, Quentin growls at her, so Ursula simply grabs a shovel and closes the door. As Quentin continues struggling to propose, Giannina drinks her soda (which the ring lands on Giannina's mouth) and chokes on the ring, changing forms as she coughs. Quentin now has his eyes closed, and so is unaware that she is choking. Ursula continues fighting the fires, now trying to smother them by beating them with the shovel. A stray ember sets the puddle of antifreeze alight. Ursula barges into the shed only to be greeted by Giannina in her Gorgon form. She quickly closes the door, but upon seeing a propane tank about to explode, rushes in. She pushes Quentin's mouth with his hands in an attempt to help him speak. He then grabs Giannina, who is still choking, and all three jump out of the window just before the gas tank explodes, destroying the shed. Upon landing, the ring is dislodged from Giannina's throat. While she was coughing, Giannina asks Quentin what he said.

March 29, 2021-April 20, 2021

However, they forget to revert the Book Wizard into a person, and he ends up being consumed by the Round Demon Kid.

April 20-May 8, 2021

The adventure begins as 24 gears up and heads to the racetrack. It's time for some high-speed action!

May 8-20, 2021

Eleven is playing a football game against 11 Ones, with 2 and 3's commentary in the sideline room.

May 29-June 28, 2021

15 (split as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) are doing Step 3.

June 28-August 3, 2021

The seal first appears in the Season 6 finale, "Zimdings", where he pops up from behind the rock and balances the turtle on his nose, signifying his upcoming replacement of the latter.

August 3-November 11, 2021

Sanq in the river (with Andy Gibb - After Dark).

November 11, 2021-March 30, 2022

Seal sticks his tongue out and swallows a fly as tho if he were a frog.

March 30-May 21, 2022

Same as the Mar 2022 Elliot-Nigel logo.

May 21-24, 2022

Same as the May 2022 Elliot-Nigel logo.

May 24-August 28, 2022

Same as the June 2022 Elliot-Nigel logo.

August 28-November 15, 2022

Same as the August 2022 Elliot-Nigel logo.

November 15, 2022-July 13, 2023

The native event.

July 13-August 8, 2023

The DTS crew are putting on their Scots ballet outfits.

August 8, 2023-now

The current Sanque Filmes logo.

2024 (in the future)

On April 28, 2023, PepsiCo unveiled a new Sanque Globe, which is expected to launch in North America later in the year. The new design is strongly referential to the 1969-1991 Pepsi logos. The wordmark, as well as other accompanying brand elements, is black rather than blue for the first time since the bottlecap image was replaced by the abstract Globe, as a nod to Pepsi Zero Sugar. “We couldn't be more excited to begin a new era for Pepsi, as this exciting new and modern look will drive brand distinction to show up bigger and bolder and help people find new ways to unapologetically enjoy the things they love. This new visual system brings out the best of the Pepsi brand's rich heritage, while taking a giant leap forward to set it up for success in an increasingly digital world.”

“Zero sugar is going to be the protagonist of our communication strategy.”

- Sanque Franciouӿ

Links

Xand/Xeni: Rai-inspired

Zander-Webb: KC-inspired

Screen-53: Screen-inspired

Sanque Filmes Co-Predecessors: Screen (streaming service)/Predecessors-inspired