JO
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
As well as a spectacularly crap new ident and logo, a bizarre section of the website offers you the opportunity to purchase HD copies of current and classic Pearl & Dean sequences. That's right, please the anoraks and the money'll come pouring in.
The music is great on the P&D ident. I haven't seen it in ages, they supplied Virgin/UGC/Cineworld for years and then Vue for a while.
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
As well as a spectacularly crap new ident and logo, a bizarre section of the website offers you the opportunity to purchase HD copies of current and classic Pearl & Dean sequences. That's right, please the anoraks and the money'll come pouring in.
MA
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
As well as a spectacularly crap new ident and logo, a bizarre section of the website offers you the opportunity to purchase HD copies of current and classic Pearl & Dean sequences. That's right, please the anoraks and the money'll come pouring in.
Sad that it's come to that, isn't it!
The music is great on the P&D ident. I haven't seen it in ages, they supplied Virgin/UGC/Cineworld for years and then Vue for a while.
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
As well as a spectacularly crap new ident and logo, a bizarre section of the website offers you the opportunity to purchase HD copies of current and classic Pearl & Dean sequences. That's right, please the anoraks and the money'll come pouring in.
Sad that it's come to that, isn't it!
CH
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
Showcase uses Pearl & Dean.
http://staging.showcasecinemas.co.uk/advertising
Talking of which...
The music is great on the P&D ident. I haven't seen it in ages, they supplied Virgin/UGC/Cineworld for years and then Vue for a while.
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
Showcase uses Pearl & Dean.
http://staging.showcasecinemas.co.uk/advertising
Talking of which...
Last edited by Chie on 29 January 2012 11:51pm
RD
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
Just been reading their website. Apparently their Irish presence has been reduced to acting as UK agents for Carlton. Given that they were never acting on behalf of any more than one cinema at any time I'm not sure why they were in the Irish market in the first place, but its just an example of the weird way the Irish cinema market is constructed (whereby the big UK chains operate in Dublin, but Ward Anderson runs what is almost an monopoly outside the capital).
rdd
Founding member
The music is great on the P&D ident. I haven't seen it in ages, they supplied Virgin/UGC/Cineworld for years and then Vue for a while.
The local independent Tyneside Cinema were still showing that fabulous 90s example before switching to DCM last month. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think there's a national cinema chain left using P&D.
Just been reading their website. Apparently their Irish presence has been reduced to acting as UK agents for Carlton. Given that they were never acting on behalf of any more than one cinema at any time I'm not sure why they were in the Irish market in the first place, but its just an example of the weird way the Irish cinema market is constructed (whereby the big UK chains operate in Dublin, but Ward Anderson runs what is almost an monopoly outside the capital).
IS
Always an odd sequence. It forms up the sort of futuristic TV set and then goes to black and then animates something unconnected
Stretching it a bit, but of course nothing is better than
Always an odd sequence. It forms up the sort of futuristic TV set and then goes to black and then animates something unconnected
IS
Here's a load of 80's adverts and stings from Rank Cinemas. This Is Cinema! from the days when you could smoke, but only on the left
LO
I love all those old optical effects, just imagine the painstaking amount of work involved in making them, I like the quirkiness of them. a lot of the early 2000s CG sequents look rather bland and sterile by comparison.
the 100th anniversary of universal studios still looks lovely, will be interesting to see how they evolve that.
the classic warner bros logo reminds me of the looney toons as a kid, i liked that.
considering how big warner bros is and how valuable their heritage the 1990s-2000s idents were always pretty bland I thought.
my favourite is probably this one:
the animation itself is a bit poo, but the 'as time goes by' jingle is at least a nod to the golden age.
seeing all these idents together, I've also just noticed how almost all of them feature clouds as a prominent device in the animation.
the 100th anniversary of universal studios still looks lovely, will be interesting to see how they evolve that.
the classic warner bros logo reminds me of the looney toons as a kid, i liked that.
considering how big warner bros is and how valuable their heritage the 1990s-2000s idents were always pretty bland I thought.
my favourite is probably this one:
the animation itself is a bit poo, but the 'as time goes by' jingle is at least a nod to the golden age.
seeing all these idents together, I've also just noticed how almost all of them feature clouds as a prominent device in the animation.
AN
That terrified me as a kid. It looks rediculously retro, and I'm pretty sure I had that on videos from the early-mid 90s.
I remember that and the Central Video ident from a Rosie and Jim tape:
And I did used to like this one:
Stretching it a bit, but of course nothing is better than[...]
That terrified me as a kid. It looks rediculously retro, and I'm pretty sure I had that on videos from the early-mid 90s.
I remember that and the Central Video ident from a Rosie and Jim tape:
And I did used to like this one:
Last edited by Ant on 30 January 2012 11:01pm
PC
What do I think of the sequence?
Just that the soundtrack is vaguely reminiscent of a slowed-down but pitched-up BBC1 Xmas 2000 symbol.
Other than that searing insight, s'alright innit?
the 'as time goes by' jingle is at least a nod to the golden age.
Long intro or not, I hear those 4 main notes and my brain lyrically replaces 'As time goes by' with 'For mash, get Smash'.
Heck, it took the namesake sitcom starring Judi Dench before I even knew the song existed. Is it any surprise I ended up on a site called 'TV Forum'?
What do I think of the sequence?
Just that the soundtrack is vaguely reminiscent of a slowed-down but pitched-up BBC1 Xmas 2000 symbol.
Other than that searing insight, s'alright innit?
the 'as time goes by' jingle is at least a nod to the golden age.
Long intro or not, I hear those 4 main notes and my brain lyrically replaces 'As time goes by' with 'For mash, get Smash'.
Heck, it took the namesake sitcom starring Judi Dench before I even knew the song existed. Is it any surprise I ended up on a site called 'TV Forum'?