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Background

Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd. was a Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Quebec. It has no affiliation with The Criterion Collection.

Logo (Early 1970s-1974?)

Visuals: On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:distributed by
CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.
montreal

The film reels then move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.

Variant: On the Canadian film print of Asylum, the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.

Technique: 2D cel animation.

Audio: A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s Public Broadcasting Service and Children's Television Workshop logos.

Availability: Possibly seen on a few films that the company distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as Man About the House and Asylum.

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+===Background===
-Background: Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd. was an Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded back in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Canada. It has no relation to The Criterion Collection.
+'''Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.''' was a Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Quebec. It has no affiliation with [[The Criterion Collection]].
+===Logo (Early 1970s-1974?)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Criterion Pictures (1974).png
+Criterion Pictures (1972, red).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=psn4-1rHj_c|id2=sFrqDAfZ_4c}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:<center>distributed by<br>'''CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.'''<br>montreal</center>
-(1974?)
-Criterion Pictures Corp, Ltd.
-The logo can be seen at 0:22.
+The film reels then move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
-Nicknames: "The Filmreels", "PBS & Genesis' Older Brother"
+'''Variant:''' On the Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.
-Logo: On a dark blue background (possibly black due to the scratches), two white filmreels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The filmreels then continue to move, forming a pink rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:
+'''Technique:''' 2D cel animation.
-distributed by
-CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.
-montreal
+'''Audio:''' A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and [[Children's Television Workshop]] logos.
-The filmreels than move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
+'''Availability:'''  Possibly seen on a few films that the company distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as ''Man About the House'' and ''Asylum''.
-FX/SFX: 2D animation of the filmreels.
+[[Category:Canada]]
-Music/Sounds: A creepy warbling Moog synthesizer that keeps changing it's pitch, not too dissimilar to the 1970s Public Broadcasting Service and Children's Television Workshop logos.
-Availability: Very rare. Possibly on a few films that this company had distributed, although the only known release from the company was from the British comedy film Man About The House.
-Editor's Note: None.
-[[Category:Canadian logos]]
 [[Category:Film logos]]
 [[Category:Canadian film logos]]