Lord Miller

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

This is the production company of filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creators of such movies such as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, and The Lego Movie, as well as television shows such as Clone High and The Afterparty (the latter of which was created by Miller).



1st Logo (November 2, 2002-2005)


Logo: On a greenish background, there is a ribbon with the words "Lord Miller", and below it there is a drawing of a coat-of-arms lion with some lines. There's also two circles, which feature Christopher and Phil themselves, as they turn their heads, we see that they have false mustaches on their mouths. Above the two photos, there are two ribbons with the words: "Fine" and "Moustaches", and underneath all of it, we see the words, "Mission Statement".

Variant: On the failed pilot of Awesometown, the logo is still.

Technique: Christopher and Phil turning their heads.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or three off-key tuba notes (sounding much like farts).

Availability: Seen on Clone High and the failed pilot of Awesometown.

2nd Logo (March 1, 2015-)


Logo: On a green flag that waves, there is a shield (similar to the coat of arms from the previous logo) divided in three parts, two squares and a rectangle. The first square features a red and gold square pattern, the second one, a double-head gold dolphin, and the rectangle, a gold mustache. Below it is "Lord Miller" in a script font.

Trivia: There is a hidden message in The Afterparty variant: If the colored lines are converted to binary, where white is 0 and red is 1, and then decoded using A1Z26, you get "HOT DAMN YOU CRACKED THE CODE".

Variants:

  • A still version exists at the end of The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part where it shares the screen with the Lin Pictures (later Rideback) and Vertigo Entertainment logos. On The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, the background is black.
  • On Brigsby Bear, "Lord Miller" is replaced by "LM".
  • On Bless the Harts, the logo was given an enhanced look, with the waving flag being 2D animated and less wavy; the shield itself was modified with a different look: the red and gold pattern on the first square was replaced by the Cool S while the other signs on the shield remains the same.
  • On The Afterparty, the logo is slightly enhanced and has colored lines at the top and bottom.

Technique: The waving of the flag.

Music/Sounds: 6 toy car horns.

Music/Sounds Variants:

  • On the Lego-related films and Brigsby Bear, the logo is silent.
  • On early episodes of The Last Man on Earth, dolphin noises can be heard.
  • On Bless the Harts, the last two sounds are sped up.
  • On The Afterparty, different dolphin noises are heard after the regular fanfare.

Availability: Current.

  • Seen on The Last Man on Earth, the pilot episode of Son of Zorn, Making History, Brigsby Bear, Bless the Harts, Hoops, and The Afterparty.
  • Also seen at the end of The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and America: The Motion Picture.
  • This doesn't appear on any other projects that have Phil Lord and Christopher Miller involved, such as Storks, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series, Unikitty!, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Smallfoot, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Running Shadow, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

3rd Logo (September 25, 2016-February 19, 2017)


Logo: On a black background, the same shield from before, however covered with purplish colors. It zooms out while quickly turning around as "Lord Miller" in the same font as before is written by a laser.

Variant:

  • Starting with episode 9 of Son of Zorn, the animation is slowed down but the music is at the same speed.
  • Cocaine Bear: The logo is colored blue and pink and sports a 80s style.

Technique: CGI animation. This was done by Titmouse.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but synthesized, and with two laser sounds at the end.

Availability: Seen on episodes 2-13 of Son of Zorn; this was used in tandem with the previous logo.

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