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| − | <div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font><font color="#333333"> It'sATrap</font><br/><font color="#ffa500">Photos by</font><font color="#333333"> youjustfailedfilms and StephenCezar15</font><br/><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> <font color="#333333">StephenCezar15</font></i><br/><br/><u>Background</u><font color="#333333">: Pearl and Dean is a British cinema advertising company, founded by brothers Charles and Ernie <b>Pearl</b>, and Robert "Bob" <b>Dean</b>. They advertise </font></font></font><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">in cinemas which aren't part of the Vue, Cineworld or Odeon chains, like for example Empire Cinemas or the Prince Charles Cinema just off of Leicester Square.<br/></font></font><br/></font><font face="Arial"><br/><br/><font color="#333333">1st Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333">(1953-1968, 1970-1972)</font></font></font><div align="center"><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"> | + | <div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font><font color="#333333"> It'sATrap</font><br/><font color="#ffa500">Photos by</font><font color="#333333"> youjustfailedfilms and StephenCezar15</font><br/><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> <font color="#333333">StephenCezar15</font></i><br/><br/><u>Background</u><font color="#333333">: Pearl and Dean is a British cinema advertising company, founded by brothers Charles and Ernie <b>Pearl</b>, and Robert "Bob" <b>Dean</b>. They advertise </font></font></font><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">in cinemas which aren't part of the Vue, Cineworld or Odeon chains, like for example Empire Cinemas or the Prince Charles Cinema just off of Leicester Square.<br/></font></font><br/></font><font face="Arial"><br/><br/><font color="#333333">1st Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333">(1953-1968, 1970-1972)</font></font></font><div align="center"><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:C2cNbVT1ejgOiQ8D5TszlA22378.jpeg|197px|Pearl & Dean (1953-1968) #2]][[File:ZVEc0if0wk tRwYw8UUeRg23935.jpeg|198px|Pearl & Dean (1970-1972) #2]][[File:Ot1o V9qV-KwDpgZ-fLNqw142216.jpeg|221px|Pearl and Dean 1st logo "Pillars"]][[File:GONiuCXDrr-TNhsDNOL0Yg25066.jpeg|198px|Pearl & Dean (1953-1968)]]</font></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="161" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/355c8d587419573fcc128ea48eac3aa949f7ec48" width="278"></iframe></font></div><div><div align="center"><div align="center"></div></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nickname</u>: "Pillars"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a sky background, we see some pillars. Some text fades in at the center of the pillars, and we then begin zooming in. Once we get close, the camera stops, and the text is then revealed to say "</font><font color="#333333" face="Times"><b>PEARL & DEAN present</b></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">" in </font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">yellow</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. The logo then fades out.<br/><br/><u>Variants</u>:</font></font><div><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">A later variant in the early 70's had the camera not zooming in as much, and the sky was brighter. This variant has been nicknamed "Pillars II".</font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">A version that says, "</font><font color="#333333" face="Times"><b>PEARL, DEAN & YOUNGERS</b></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">" exists.</font></font></li></ul><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The zooming in of the logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: For the first variant, a rather majestic fanfare. For the second, a Latin-flavored music piece.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds Variant</u>: The later "Pillars II" variant mentioned above had a slightly cheerful all-brass fanfare.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Was seen in UK cinemas in the 50's.<br/><br/><u>Editor’s Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(1968-1970)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font><div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:N2 qFvsF541knyCMsINJVA27109.jpeg|265px|Pearl & Dean (1968-1970)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="203" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/12b2d0ee27b4947b5e8b0c13f64c1c8e238ed275" width="358"></iframe></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "Groovy Dancers"</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: Two vertical lines (one </font><font color="#00ff00" face="Arial">green</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, one </font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">yellow</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">) are made on the screen. They unfold and make the letters "<b>P</b>" and "<b>D</b>" (for Pearl and Dean). Each has a clip of someone dancing in it. They fold back again, and unfold to the "<b>P</b>" and "<b>D</b>" again, but this time with different clips. They yet again fold back, but this time, they disappear. Ten smaller lines in rows are five are made, which unfold to make the words “<b>PEARL & DEAN</b>” in a rather odd looking font. Each letter has a small clip in it, but they then combine to make a large image of a car passing. When the car goes by, the smaller clips return to normal, and seven lines appear under the "<b>PEARL & DEAN</b>", and they unfold to read “<b>PRESENTS</b>”.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Pretty much all the unfolding of the lines and the dancing clips. <br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A rather fitting dance tune.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Very rare. Was shown in UK cinemas in the 60's.<u><br/></u></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font><br/></u></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Editor’s Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>3rd Logo<br/>(1972-1997)<br/> </font></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:PR165ZlYkVdYo9 6DmFdyw23876.jpeg|225px|Pearl & Dean (1970's)]][[File:L5yz0TLbIu4ghhRAoEDkBA21003.jpeg|214px|Pearl & Dean (1970's, Blue Text)]][[File:Fbd738860ed60e6789266114f188fcbb.jpeg|217px|Pearl & Dean (With Phone Number - 1970's)]]<font face="Arial">[[File:Cd7ce187bf26cf4f6d334e4efe4e8081.jpeg|294px|Pearl & Dean (1970's)]]</font></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="159" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/68e189ec360752666f2f89ad6254ff4e24394ef4" width="277"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="159" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/99382167e9b2ed635d5011f0fffe5df826323735" width="189"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Nickname</u>: "Asteroid"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: We begin with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background. An odd looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "</font><font color="#333333" face="Impact">PEARL & DEAN PRESENTS</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">" in </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">white </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">(sometimes </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades.<br/><br/><u>Trivia</u>: Heineken used the music in this logo to create an ad specifically for British cinema where the song keeps breaking down and is refreshed by the drink.<br/><br/><u>Variants</u>:</font></font></div><div><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">A closing version exists, with, "</font><font color="#333333" face="Impact" size="3">PEARL & DEAN</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">" zooming out, instead of in. The "PRESENTS" text is absent.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">Another closing version with the company's phone number underneath "</font><font color="#333333" face="Impact" size="3">PEARL & DEAN</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">".</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">A higher-pitched version exists, although this might be because of deterioration.</font></li></ul><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The zooming in of the shapes, the black space changing shapes, and the zooming in of the Pearl and Dean text.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: The now iconic twenty-second piece named "Asteroid" composed by Pete Moore.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: No longer showing in cinemas, but has now been recognized as legendary by many people. Lots of videos of it are on YouTube, and it can be seen on Pearl and Dean's official website.<br/><br/><u>Editor’s Note</u>: This logo is very memorable and a favorite, thanks to the music.<br/><br/><br/><br/>4th Logo<br/>(1997-2011)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:CpP1bWZYU7MZJLIg-5fasw21353.jpeg|332px|Pearl & Dean (1990's)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="188" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/f9c39b38b68d0dfb97d0af064b3927d023541c12" width="236"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="190" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/238e487d701303b24d78f0d2b0c030e6d809e8db" width="252"></iframe></font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "Asteroid II", "Fast Filmstrips"<br/><br/>Logo: We see lots of colorful images of filmstrips (or at least the sprockets most of the time) moving around, constantly changing scene, in time with the music. When that finishes, on a background of the filmstrips, the words "<b><font face="Helvetica">PEARL & DEAN</font></b>" appear in the middle of the screen.<br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: <br/></font></div><div><ul><li><font size="3">In its earlier years, the text is smaller, in a different font, and it fades in.<br/></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">There is a SpongeBob variant of this. The normal filmstrip plays but it also has SpongeBob singing the tune. Then, when the logo finishes the "Pearl & Dean" text is missing and the logo zooms out to reveal the Nickelodeon 'splat' logo and the phrase "Enjoy the Show". SpongeBob then appears one last time doing his signature laugh.</font></li></ul><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Pretty much all the filmstrip animation.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A re-recorded version of the music from the third logo. On the SpongeBob variant, Gary meows then SpongeBob says "Quiet Gary, it's starting!". He then proceeds to sing the Pearl & Dean theme. Then, when the logo zooms out to the Nickelodeon splat, a THX-like synth note which is interrupted by SpongeBob's laugh.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: No longer current.<br/><br/><u>Editor’s Note</u>: Like the previous logo, this is also very memorable. The SpongeBob variant is a favorite amongst SpongeBob fans.<br/><br/><br/><br/>5th Logo<br/>(2006-2011)</font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt='Pearl and Dean 5th logo "Film Lovers"' height="153" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/GWqmJrlSLzKSk-iXfeiO3w8776/GW277H153" title='Pearl and Dean 5th logo "Film Lovers"' width="277"/><iframe align="bottom" frameborder="0" height="152" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/f7356f7f3c9776b939d7193e775daf5121ac13d3" width="173"></iframe></font></div><div></div><div><font><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "Film Lovers"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: This logo bears a resemblance to "Asteroid". On a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="3">blue </font><font color="#333333" size="3"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">background, we see filmstrips appearing from the center of the screen, and then the following text zooms up all the way from the centre of the screen, in this order:</font><br/><div align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br/></font></div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font>all the latest film news...</b></div></font><div align="center"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br/></b></font></div><div align="center"><b>reviews of the latest releases...</b></div><div align="center"><b><br/></b></div><div align="center"><b>movie merchandise and ringtones...</b></div><div align="center"><b><br/></b></div><div align="center"><b>cinema listings for every site in the UK and Ireland...<font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font></b></div><div align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br/></font></b></div><div align="center"></div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When that text finishes appearing, the filmstrips stop appearing, the text "</font><b>Pearl & Dean <font color="#f75cff">for film lovers everywhere</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" flips in, with "</font><b>Pearl & Dean</b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" in white</font></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><font size="3">, and at the same time, the website URL, <a class="external" href="http://www.pearlanddean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pearlanddean.com</a>, fades in. The URL shines, and the "Pearl & Dean for film lovers everywhere" text zooms in, with "Pearl & Dean" zooming in first.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The filmstrips appearing, all the text zooming in, the "Pearl & Dean for film lovers" text, and the website URL fading in and shining.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Same as the fourth logo.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: No longer current but can still be seen on YouTube.<br/><br/><u>Editor’s Note</u>: None.<br/><br/><br/><br/>6th Logo</font><br/>(2011-2014)</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:H8H20EF-c4H1bX4bDcTYnA20059.jpeg|339px|Pearl & Dean (2011)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="199" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/4dab13dbcbd1ca10ae87f82255090968657b8505" width="350"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: On a </font><font color="#ae00ff" face="Arial">purple </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background, a sort of wave appears along with what looks like glitter. When that is almost off the screen, a shooting star flies on from the right of the screen, splits in two and draws a </font><font color="#e824f2" face="Arial">carmine pink</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> "<b>&</b>" sign. That zooms out as the words "<b>Pearl</b>" and "<b>Dean</b>" appear on either side of it. They stop in the center of the screen.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The wave, the shooting star and the text zooming out.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A shortened and remixed version of the Asteroid music.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: No longer current.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u><br/></u></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Editor’s Note</u>: None.<br/></font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><br/>6th Logo<br/>(2014- )</font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:3abbc87e059dea3d7dec912f33eb8094.jpeg|364px|Pearl & Dean (2014)]]<iframe align="bottom" frameborder="0" height="206" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/21aae5a76fb3e8049384e56df24dd29719329a05" width="373"></iframe></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "Circles"<br/></font><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>: A group of </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">white </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">circles' movement is being synchronized on a </font><font color="#af03ff" face="Arial">violet </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background. After the music finishes, a larger circle with the "Pearl & Dean" name appears.<br/><br/></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The circles.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Same as before.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Currently in use.<br/><br/><u>Editor’s Note</u>: None.</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br/></div> |
Latest revision as of 00:00, 6 November 2020
Logo descriptions by It'sATrap
Photos by youjustfailedfilms and StephenCezar15
Editions by StephenCezar15
Background: Pearl and Dean is a British cinema advertising company, founded by brothers Charles and Ernie Pearl, and Robert "Bob" Dean. They advertise in cinemas which aren't part of the Vue, Cineworld or Odeon chains, like for example Empire Cinemas or the Prince Charles Cinema just off of Leicester Square.
1st Logo
(1953-1968, 1970-1972)
Nickname: "Pillars"
Logo: On a sky background, we see some pillars. Some text fades in at the center of the pillars, and we then begin zooming in. Once we get close, the camera stops, and the text is then revealed to say "PEARL & DEAN present" in yellow. The logo then fades out.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The zooming in of the logo.
Music/Sounds: For the first variant, a rather majestic fanfare. For the second, a Latin-flavored music piece.
Music/Sounds Variant: The later "Pillars II" variant mentioned above had a slightly cheerful all-brass fanfare.
Availability: Was seen in UK cinemas in the 50's.
Editor’s Note: None.
2nd Logo
(1968-1970)
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Music/Sounds: The now iconic twenty-second piece named "Asteroid" composed by Pete Moore.
Availability: No longer showing in cinemas, but has now been recognized as legendary by many people. Lots of videos of it are on YouTube, and it can be seen on Pearl and Dean's official website.
Editor’s Note: This logo is very memorable and a favorite, thanks to the music.
4th Logo
(1997-2011)
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Nicknames: "Asteroid II", "Fast Filmstrips"
Logo: We see lots of colorful images of filmstrips (or at least the sprockets most of the time) moving around, constantly changing scene, in time with the music. When that finishes, on a background of the filmstrips, the words "PEARL & DEAN" appear in the middle of the screen.
Variant:
FX/SFX: Pretty much all the filmstrip animation.
Music/Sounds: A re-recorded version of the music from the third logo. On the SpongeBob variant, Gary meows then SpongeBob says "Quiet Gary, it's starting!". He then proceeds to sing the Pearl & Dean theme. Then, when the logo zooms out to the Nickelodeon splat, a THX-like synth note which is interrupted by SpongeBob's laugh.
Availability: No longer current.
Editor’s Note: Like the previous logo, this is also very memorable. The SpongeBob variant is a favorite amongst SpongeBob fans.
5th Logo
(2006-2011)
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FX/SFX: The wave, the shooting star and the text zooming out.
Music/Sounds: A shortened and remixed version of the Asteroid music.
Availability: No longer current.
Photos by youjustfailedfilms and StephenCezar15
Editions by StephenCezar15
Background: Pearl and Dean is a British cinema advertising company, founded by brothers Charles and Ernie Pearl, and Robert "Bob" Dean. They advertise in cinemas which aren't part of the Vue, Cineworld or Odeon chains, like for example Empire Cinemas or the Prince Charles Cinema just off of Leicester Square.
1st Logo
(1953-1968, 1970-1972)
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Nickname: "Pillars"
Logo: On a sky background, we see some pillars. Some text fades in at the center of the pillars, and we then begin zooming in. Once we get close, the camera stops, and the text is then revealed to say "PEARL & DEAN present" in yellow. The logo then fades out.
Variants:
- A later variant in the early 70's had the camera not zooming in as much, and the sky was brighter. This variant has been nicknamed "Pillars II".
- A version that says, "PEARL, DEAN & YOUNGERS" exists.
FX/SFX: The zooming in of the logo.
Music/Sounds: For the first variant, a rather majestic fanfare. For the second, a Latin-flavored music piece.
Music/Sounds Variant: The later "Pillars II" variant mentioned above had a slightly cheerful all-brass fanfare.
Availability: Was seen in UK cinemas in the 50's.
Editor’s Note: None.
2nd Logo
(1968-1970)
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Logo: Two vertical lines (one green, one yellow) are made on the screen. They unfold and make the letters "P" and "D" (for Pearl and Dean). Each has a clip of someone dancing in it. They fold back again, and unfold to the "P" and "D" again, but this time with different clips. They yet again fold back, but this time, they disappear. Ten smaller lines in rows are five are made, which unfold to make the words “PEARL & DEAN” in a rather odd looking font. Each letter has a small clip in it, but they then combine to make a large image of a car passing. When the car goes by, the smaller clips return to normal, and seven lines appear under the "PEARL & DEAN", and they unfold to read “PRESENTS”.
FX/SFX: Pretty much all the unfolding of the lines and the dancing clips.
Music/Sounds: A rather fitting dance tune.
Availability: Very rare. Was shown in UK cinemas in the 60's.
FX/SFX: Pretty much all the unfolding of the lines and the dancing clips.
Music/Sounds: A rather fitting dance tune.
Availability: Very rare. Was shown in UK cinemas in the 60's.
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Editor’s Note: None.
3rd Logo
(1972-1997)
Nickname: "Asteroid"
Logo: We begin with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a blue background. An odd looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "PEARL & DEAN PRESENTS" in white (sometimes blue) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades.
Trivia: Heineken used the music in this logo to create an ad specifically for British cinema where the song keeps breaking down and is refreshed by the drink.
Variants:
3rd Logo
(1972-1997)
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Nickname: "Asteroid"
Logo: We begin with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a blue background. An odd looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "PEARL & DEAN PRESENTS" in white (sometimes blue) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades.
Trivia: Heineken used the music in this logo to create an ad specifically for British cinema where the song keeps breaking down and is refreshed by the drink.
Variants:
- A closing version exists, with, "PEARL & DEAN" zooming out, instead of in. The "PRESENTS" text is absent.
- Another closing version with the company's phone number underneath "PEARL & DEAN".
- A higher-pitched version exists, although this might be because of deterioration.
Music/Sounds: The now iconic twenty-second piece named "Asteroid" composed by Pete Moore.
Availability: No longer showing in cinemas, but has now been recognized as legendary by many people. Lots of videos of it are on YouTube, and it can be seen on Pearl and Dean's official website.
Editor’s Note: This logo is very memorable and a favorite, thanks to the music.
4th Logo
(1997-2011)
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Logo: We see lots of colorful images of filmstrips (or at least the sprockets most of the time) moving around, constantly changing scene, in time with the music. When that finishes, on a background of the filmstrips, the words "PEARL & DEAN" appear in the middle of the screen.
Variant:
- In its earlier years, the text is smaller, in a different font, and it fades in.
- There is a SpongeBob variant of this. The normal filmstrip plays but it also has SpongeBob singing the tune. Then, when the logo finishes the "Pearl & Dean" text is missing and the logo zooms out to reveal the Nickelodeon 'splat' logo and the phrase "Enjoy the Show". SpongeBob then appears one last time doing his signature laugh.
FX/SFX: Pretty much all the filmstrip animation.
Music/Sounds: A re-recorded version of the music from the third logo. On the SpongeBob variant, Gary meows then SpongeBob says "Quiet Gary, it's starting!". He then proceeds to sing the Pearl & Dean theme. Then, when the logo zooms out to the Nickelodeon splat, a THX-like synth note which is interrupted by SpongeBob's laugh.
Availability: No longer current.
Editor’s Note: Like the previous logo, this is also very memorable. The SpongeBob variant is a favorite amongst SpongeBob fans.
5th Logo
(2006-2011)
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Nickname: "Film Lovers"
Logo: This logo bears a resemblance to "Asteroid". On a blue background, we see filmstrips appearing from the center of the screen, and then the following text zooms up all the way from the centre of the screen, in this order:
When that text finishes appearing, the filmstrips stop appearing, the text "Pearl & Dean for film lovers everywhere" flips in, with "Pearl & Dean" in white, and at the same time, the website URL, <a class="external" href="http://www.pearlanddean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pearlanddean.com</a>, fades in. The URL shines, and the "Pearl & Dean for film lovers everywhere" text zooms in, with "Pearl & Dean" zooming in first.
FX/SFX: The filmstrips appearing, all the text zooming in, the "Pearl & Dean for film lovers" text, and the website URL fading in and shining.
Music/Sounds: Same as the fourth logo.
Availability: No longer current but can still be seen on YouTube.
Editor’s Note: None.
6th Logo
(2011-2014)
Logo: This logo bears a resemblance to "Asteroid". On a blue background, we see filmstrips appearing from the center of the screen, and then the following text zooms up all the way from the centre of the screen, in this order:
"all the latest film news...
reviews of the latest releases...
movie merchandise and ringtones...
cinema listings for every site in the UK and Ireland..."
FX/SFX: The filmstrips appearing, all the text zooming in, the "Pearl & Dean for film lovers" text, and the website URL fading in and shining.
Music/Sounds: Same as the fourth logo.
Availability: No longer current but can still be seen on YouTube.
Editor’s Note: None.
6th Logo
(2011-2014)
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FX/SFX: The wave, the shooting star and the text zooming out.
Music/Sounds: A shortened and remixed version of the Asteroid music.
Availability: No longer current.
Editor’s Note: None.
6th Logo
(2014- )
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6th Logo
(2014- )
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Logo: A group of white circles' movement is being synchronized on a violet background. After the music finishes, a larger circle with the "Pearl & Dean" name appears.
Logo: A group of white circles' movement is being synchronized on a violet background. After the music finishes, a larger circle with the "Pearl & Dean" name appears.
FX/SFX: The circles.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Currently in use.
Editor’s Note: None.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Currently in use.
Editor’s Note: None.