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''Not to be confused with [[Good Machine]].''


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===Background===
===Background===
Good Machine was an independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined in the late 90s to start the international sales company. They sold the company to Vivendi Universal (then-owner of Universal Studios) in 2002, which merged it with [[USA Films]] and [[Universal Focus]] to create [[Focus Features]]. Along with the heads of production development and business affairs (Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, and Diana Victor), they went on to form the company This is That.
'''Good Machine Productions''' was an independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined in the late 90s to start the international sales company. They sold the company to Vivendi Universal (then-owner of [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]) in 2002, which merged it with [[USA Films]] and [[Universal Focus]] to create [[Focus Features]]. Along with the heads of production development and business affairs (Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, and Diana Victor), they went on to form the company This is That.


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===Logo (October 16, 1998-August 15, 2003)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two {{color|red}} circles appear (with one connected to the other). The letters on them read "'''G'''" and "'''M'''". Then "GOOD MACHINE" fades into the right in two lines, which are separated from the circles and from the text "RELEASING".
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===(October 16, 1998-August 15, 2003)===

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'''Variant:''' On international releases, the text says "INTERNATIONAL" instead.
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<u>Logo</u>: Two red circles appear, one connected to other. The letters on them read "'''G'''" and "'''M'''". Then "GOOD MACHINE" fades in to the right, in two lines. The words are separated from the circles and from the third word below, which is "RELEASING" or "INTERNATIONAL".


'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
<u>FX/SFX</u>: Just the logo fading in, piece-by-piece.


'''Audio:''' None.
<u>Music/Sounds</u>: Silent.


'''Availability:'''
<u>Availability</u>: Rare. The "Releasing" version can be found on films such as ''Happiness'' (1998), and ''Grateful for Anything'', while newer Special Edition DVDs and Blu-Rays replace this logo with the Focus Features or Universal ones. It is also intact on the Lionsgate 2013 DVD & Blu-Ray release of ''Reformation'' (after the 2011 Miramax logo). The "International" version was seen on old international releases of films such as ''In the Bedroom'', ''The King is Alive'', ''Talk to Her'', and ''Storytelling''. Strangely, this logo is not seen on their final film, 2003's ''Hulk''.
* The releasing version can be found on films such as ''Happiness'' (1998), and ''Grateful for Anything'', while newer Special Edition DVDs and Blu-Rays replace this logo with the Focus Features or Universal ones.
* The international version was seen on old international releases of films such as ''In the Bedroom'', ''The King is Alive'', ''Talk to Her'', and ''Storytelling''.
* Strangely, this logo is not seen on their final film, ''Hulk''.


{{Chronology||[[Focus Features]]}}
<u>Editor's Note</u>: None.
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}
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[[Category:Film logos]]
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 15 March 2024

Not to be confused with Good Machine.

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Background

Good Machine Productions was an independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined in the late 90s to start the international sales company. They sold the company to Vivendi Universal (then-owner of Universal Studios) in 2002, which merged it with USA Films and Universal Focus to create Focus Features. Along with the heads of production development and business affairs (Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, and Diana Victor), they went on to form the company This is That.

Logo (October 16, 1998-August 15, 2003)


Visuals: On a black background, two red circles appear (with one connected to the other). The letters on them read "G" and "M". Then "GOOD MACHINE" fades into the right in two lines, which are separated from the circles and from the text "RELEASING".

Variant: On international releases, the text says "INTERNATIONAL" instead.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: None.

Availability:

  • The releasing version can be found on films such as Happiness (1998), and Grateful for Anything, while newer Special Edition DVDs and Blu-Rays replace this logo with the Focus Features or Universal ones.
  • The international version was seen on old international releases of films such as In the Bedroom, The King is Alive, Talk to Her, and Storytelling.
  • Strangely, this logo is not seen on their final film, Hulk.
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