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Background

This is Heat writer/director Michael Mann's production company, formed through a rename of Michael Mann Productions after he expanded the company to film production.

Logo (September 27, 2002-April 21, 2003)

Visuals: Essentially just the company's logo, a red box with the black words "FORWARD PASS" and "M.M." (Mann's initials) in the middle, on a black background.

Variant: On the first two episodes of Robbery Homicide Division, the company name and Mann's initials are in white.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: The closing theme of the show. When originally shown on CBS, the network's generic theme played over it.

Availability: Only seen on Robbery Homicide Division.

◄	Michael Mann Productions

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 ===Background===
-This is Michael Mann's production company. It was formerly known as Michael Mann Productions.
+This is ''Heat'' writer/director Michael Mann's production company, formed through a rename of [[Michael Mann Productions]] after he expanded the company to film production.
-== Michael Mann Productions ==
-===Logo (September 16, 1984-January 25, 1990)===
-[[File:A Michael Mann Production (1984).png|center|350px]]
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/fkLb03jEU9Y|id2=https://youtu.be/wMvh3nSawRI|id3=https://youtu.be/5PZcr4IWhI4}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the text "MICHAEL MANN" in a stylized font, with "a" and "production" above and below it in a smaller, less stylized font. Behind it, two screens both with odd neon-colored shapes on them flash multiple times. The first shows a fence-looking door with a blue squiggle to the right, and the second shows a row of lines arranged like a rectangle and a weird "splotch" thing. They eventually stop flashing, landing on the second screen.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On early episodes of ''Miami Vice'', the animation is slower with different shapes appearing. It also shakes a lot.
-*On the second episode of ''Miami Vice'', there is an in-credit card for "The Michael Mann Co., Inc."; such is depicted above.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation, which is actually in sync with the last notes of the ''Miami Vice'' theme.
-'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
-'''Audio Variant:''' On the second episode of ''Miami Vice'' on the U.S. Season 1 DVD, the 1982 [[Universal Television (1963-1998)|Universal Television]] theme plays over it.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Miami Vice'' and ''Crime Story''.
-== Forward Pass ==
 ===Logo (September 27, 2002-April 21, 2003)===
 {{YouTube|id=-xgO8uswjeY}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a red box with the black text "FORWARD PASS" and Michael Mann's initials M.M. in the middle.
-'''Variant:''' On the first two episodes of ''Robbery Homicide Division'', the text and Mann's initials are in white.
+'''Visuals:''' Essentially just the company's logo, a {{color|red}} box with the black words "FORWARD PASS" and "M.M." (Mann's initials) in the middle, on a black background.
+'''Variant:''' On <u>the first two episodes of ''Robbery Homicide Division''</u>, the company name and Mann's initials are in white.
 '''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
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 '''Availability:'''  Only seen on ''Robbery Homicide Division''.
+{{Chronology|[[Michael Mann Productions]]|}}
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