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== Background ==
Spice Factory was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996. The company specialized in international productions spanning multiple genres. In 2018, the company closed after Cowan was brought down by investment fraud.
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===Background===
=== 1st Logo (1999?-2008?) ===
'''Spice Factory''' was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996, based in Brighton. The company specialized in acquisitions of international productions, along with producing independent films. Early on the company co-produced films with [[Great British Films]], whom they shared the same headquarters with. Cowan and Piette would become directors at the management division of [[MoVision Entertainment]], whom would co-produce the company's films from 2002 to 2005. In 2018, following a decade long dormancy after the release of their last film, the company closed following an investment scandal between Cowan and Steven Wilkinson.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/end-credits-roll-for-two-film-investment-companies-following-insolvency-service-investigation</ref>
'''Logo''': On a black background, a thick white circular outline zooms out. Within the white portions we see images of what appears to be a filmstrip and other abstract shapes. More pieces zoom out and they form a rhombus, with the abstract shapes becoming visible and resembling the inside of a movie projector. The words "SPICE FACTORY" fade in below.
=== 1st Logo (1999-2008) ===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a thick white circular outline zooms out. Within the white portions we see images of what appears to be a filmstrip and other abstract shapes. More pieces zoom out and they form a rhombus, with the abstract shapes becoming visible and resembling the inside of a movie projector. The words "SPICE FACTORY" fade in below.
'''FX/SFX''': The zooming shapes.


'''Variant:'''
'''Music/Sounds''': A faint droning synth chord, with a muted reprise.
* Early on, the logo was entirely still and set in solid white. The company name was written in a stretched stylized font with "THE" above it and "LTD" in the "Y". It either appeared during the credits or, occasionally, at the start of a movie.
* When the logo debuted, the rhombus was turned 90 degrees to the right and the "THE" was moved to the top left of the bottom text
* At the end of ''Out of Bounds'', the logo is encased in a white box, with the colors inverted.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/Sounds/Variant''': On at least one film, it uses two windy synth tunes, ending with a muted reverb.


'''Audio:''' A faint droning synth chord, with a muted reprise.
'''Availability''': Appeared on ''Jericho Mansions'', ''The Last Sign'' and ''Guy X''. Possibly also seen on ''Plots with a View'' (released internationally as ''Undertaking Betty''), ''New Blood'' and ''Mr In-Between'', among many others. It existed as far back as 1999 in the form of a print logo on trailers. This doesn't appear on ''Merchant of Venice''.

'''Audio/Variant''': On at least one film, it uses two windy synth tunes, ending with a muted reverb.

'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Jericho Mansions'', ''The Last Sign'', ''Guy X'', and ''Undertaking Betty'' (aka ''Plots with a View''). The early variant seen on ''Out of Bounds'', ''Black Plague'' (aka ''Anazapta''), ''Mr. In-Between'', ''An Angel for May'', and ''Taking Sides''. It debuted at the end of ''New Blood''. This doesn’t appear on ''Merchant of Venice'' or ''The Secret of Moonacre''.

===References===
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 12 April 2024


Background

Spice Factory was a production company created by producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette in 1996, based in Brighton. The company specialized in acquisitions of international productions, along with producing independent films. Early on the company co-produced films with Great British Films, whom they shared the same headquarters with. Cowan and Piette would become directors at the management division of MoVision Entertainment, whom would co-produce the company's films from 2002 to 2005. In 2018, following a decade long dormancy after the release of their last film, the company closed following an investment scandal between Cowan and Steven Wilkinson.[1]

1st Logo (1999-2008)


Visuals: On a black background, a thick white circular outline zooms out. Within the white portions we see images of what appears to be a filmstrip and other abstract shapes. More pieces zoom out and they form a rhombus, with the abstract shapes becoming visible and resembling the inside of a movie projector. The words "SPICE FACTORY" fade in below.

Variant:

  • Early on, the logo was entirely still and set in solid white. The company name was written in a stretched stylized font with "THE" above it and "LTD" in the "Y". It either appeared during the credits or, occasionally, at the start of a movie.
  • When the logo debuted, the rhombus was turned 90 degrees to the right and the "THE" was moved to the top left of the bottom text
  • At the end of Out of Bounds, the logo is encased in a white box, with the colors inverted.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A faint droning synth chord, with a muted reprise.

Audio/Variant: On at least one film, it uses two windy synth tunes, ending with a muted reverb.

Availability: Appeared on Jericho Mansions, The Last Sign, Guy X, and Undertaking Betty (aka Plots with a View). The early variant seen on Out of Bounds, Black Plague (aka Anazapta), Mr. In-Between, An Angel for May, and Taking Sides. It debuted at the end of New Blood. This doesn’t appear on Merchant of Venice or The Secret of Moonacre.

References

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