The oval and circle disappear in a flash of light, and the remaining text move closer to each other. The lion is also known for surviving several accidents, including a sinking ship, two train wrecks, an earthquake, and an explosion in the studio. [online] Available at: http://logok...", "[…] Find it here: Nike Logo on logok.org […]", "Isn't this supposed to be frontpage news? FX/SFX: The changing colors, and the scrolling of the "MGM/UA HOME VIDEO" text. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and TV content across all platforms. Unlike his successors but like the Goldwyn Pictures lion, Slats did nothing but look around in the logo, making him the only MGM lion not to roar; although it is rumored that Volney Phifer trained the lion to growl on cue, despite the fact that synchronized sound would not officially be used in motion pictures until 1927. (2016). Two different versions of this logo were used: an "extended" version, with the lion roaring three times, used from 1957–1960; and the "standard" version, with the lion roaring twice, used since 1960. Background: MGM DVD is the DVD brand from MGM Home Entertainment. Slats, Jackie, Coffee, Tanner en Leo. Leo roars once. The Laserdisc quality, which is also seen on some DVDs, has this cropped off and re-positioned a little. Loew merged these three production companies and formed the now well-known Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer media company. Logo: Just the standard MGM logo of the time with Leo the Lion roaring. MGM was born when Samuel Goldwyn’s studio merged with Metro pictures (belonging to Marcus Loew) and another studio owned by Louis B. Mayer. Doesn't appear on the 1998 THX remastered Laserdisc of Singin' in the Rain, despite showing the print logo on the cover. This variation had a lion cub on the pedestal, looking straight at the viewer. Variant: It is used with MGM/UA Home Entertainment for MGM Holdings. Mangini remixed Leo's 1982 roar in 1995, using digital audio technology to blend it in with several other roar sounds; the remixed sound effect debuted with the release of Cutthroat Island (1995). It was spotted on a French Canadian video release of. [13] The result, a circular still graphic of a lion known as "The Stylized Lion", appeared at the beginning of two films in the 1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Subject Was Roses, both released in 1968. One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 VHS of 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (the demo VHS used the 1990 Orion Home Video logo). On some videos from Australia and New Zealand, the logo animates as normal up until "HOME VIDEO" flashes. Leo, the seventh lion, is by far MGM's longest-used lion, having appeared on most MGM films since 1957. Music/Sounds: Leo's 1982 roar. The appearance of the MGM logo is marked with a loud explosion sound, and the 1995 roar is heard when Leo is seen. The new logo's design was based on that of MGM's then-current print logo, which had been introduced in 1992. Slats was replaced for this updated version by Jackie the Lion and it was the first logo where you would hear him roar. Shape of MGM Logo: Ever since MGM logo was shaped, it has preserved a unanimous shape. Availability: Common. Video captures courtesy of Eric S., 1MisterAaron, Swedishintros, ACDC48086, 'YarcoTV, winerrs, Muzzarino, VUKS5, LogoLibraryinc, DudeThatLogo, AussieRoadshow', 'DinoTelevision, Ryan Holman and Brandondorf Raguz. However, starting later in 2003, it was only used at the end of tapes. Strangely, this appears on a 1985 Betamax release of Forbidden Planet, but in an MGM/CBS case and with MGM/CBS labels. Slats,[2] trained by Volney Phifer, was the first lion used for the newly formed studio. MGM is now a separate holding company, an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. He was a wild lion brought from Sudan,[7] and the first MGM lion to roar.