The film industry is one of the biggest industries in the world, which is constantly striving to do better and perform on the top level. There is no denying to the fact, the biggest credit for its success goes to us, we enjoy watching movies and hype up the ones that we love the most. Even though in the current era, more and more movies are being made in a warehouse full of technology and transposed in images using various digital techniques such as camera lenses and film reels are the main symbols of the film industry.

One thing that is for certain is the film logos are the main aspect through which we identify the film industry. With the use of camera lenses and film reels in logos, one can instantly realize that it is a film logo. Therefore, here we will be discussing different film logos in the blog and which effortlessly reflects the film industry through its easily identifiable logos.

The film industry in these modern times is advancing very quickly. Each one of us truly likes watching a movie. Movies offer a virtual reality of life in the shortest and refined form. It presents well-framed and characterized objects, fine background or sound, replicating the experience of viewing real events in exaggerated form. About the medium, the illusions incorporate sound, colors, items, movement, and sound effects.

A video is designed to pleasure us when we are bored and teach us moral lessons. It is an impersonation of life stripped of its boredom and dresses in its prettiest costumes.

Why you need a film logo

After creating your movie, how would you showcase it, or by what method can your audience identify your artwork in your film work? That is when Film Logos come in. Logos are a significant piece of visual expression that can help market your film company. Think about your film logo as a design with a highly defined objective and think about its design strategy as a ‘reasonable and visual IQ test.’

Films are the truest depiction of reality, think about a human outline or a simplified scene. You can design them as symbolic splashes of colors, letters, and shapes. Regardless of the styles, all the film logos are directed by the same major rule and there is one fundamental business purpose attached to each one of them. Their main role is to promote instant public recognition and support it as well.

The saddest thing about this film industry is, most of the filmmakers do next-level work but it often goes unnoticed as nobody really cares about them because they are not really famous. In order to be the king of the film industry, you have to be consistent in your efforts. One most important thing that every filmmaker must focus on is they should promote the film as much as possible.

Filming is a fine art. If you yearn to be taken seriously as a production proficient, then it is important to have the correct logo design for your film production company. After all, if you don’t have the creative edge and organizational capacity to supervise the design of a professional film logo, in what capacity can clients anticipate that you will put together a portfolio of video recordings for them?

Filming is competitive, and you require a bold image to represent you if you need to be one of a kind in a crowded market. You require a logo that is simple and stylish. It should make a strong statement about you and your work. Your filming company needs to put some more significance on getting the ideal design than business people in different ventures to do.

Nevertheless, let’s talk about a few of the film logos that we know and we think are doing exceptionally well.

30 Catchy Film Logos

1) Warner Bros

The crazy Suicide Squad movie that we all have been a fan of is a production of Warner Bros. the company was founded by brothers based in Poland. Just like many other companies, its logo underwent numerous changes in its logo designs. However, the recent one has a white color shield with WB written inside it.

2) Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures has produced many great movies but one of the most famous movies that they have produced yet is Men in Black. Like all the other production companies Columbia Pictures has made numerous changes in its logos. In the very first logo, the company showed a female Roman soldier holding a shield in her left arm and a sheaf of wheat in her right arm.

The recent logo features a female holding a torchlight in her right hand. The current logo has become one of the most famous logos in the film industry.

3) Universal Pictures

We all can agree to the fact that Jurassic Park made our childhood memorable and Despicable Me 2 and Furious 7 are the movies whose each scene is etched in our minds. Its production house was originally named as Moving Pictures Company. In 1912, the founder of the film production company made an alliance with many other studios, which resulted in Universal Pictures in 1914. Even though there have been tremendous changes in its logo, the globe has always been a part of it.

4) Dream Works

The Boss Baby, a movie that every person has watched in his/ her childhood. The credit for this movie goes to none other than the Dream Works. Steven Speilberg, David Geffen, and Jeffery Katzenberg are the biggest shots that started this company in 1994. In the current logo, you can see a young boy sitting on a crescent moon and holding a fishing rod. The creativity and simplicity of Dream Works film logo top the list.

5) Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures have made the childhood of every girl through its fantasy movies and the love for the princes and princesses. The most surprising fact about them is until 1985, the company did not have any professional logo. Only the production company name was visible in everything. When they first designed their logo it had Disney castle on a blue background. The logo has tremendously evolved over the years and the current logo features a pretty realistic picture of the castle.

6) Twentieth Century Fox

Life of Pi, a movie that stuns us all every time we watch it is created by Twentieth Century Fox. Emil Kosa, the renowned French American artist has created the original 20th Century Pictures logo. After the merger, he replaced ‘Pictures’ with ‘Fox’. The main attraction of Twentieth Century Fox productions is the searchlights and the music accompanying the logo. If you are planning to create a logo for your company or production house, then we would suggest you take the logo design services of professional designers.

7) Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Metro Goldwyn Mayer is the producer of one of the many famous movies such as The Hobbit and Casino Royale. The production house came into being after the alliance of Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Corporation. Even though the company logo was revamped a lot of times, the phrase “Art Gratia Artis” fit right above the lion’s head has always been featured in it.

However, you must know the production house has used different kinds of lions in their logos.

8) Tristar Pictures

It is one American film studio that has produced movies like Terminator and Sony Pictures Entertainment owns this production house. The iconic logo features a flying Pegasus with the TriStar written just above his head. It is believed that the reason behind using Pegasus in TriStar film studio logos is that the founder, Victor Kaufman, and his family have an interest in riding horses. If you have such thoughts and want to create film company logos for your production house, then use our logo maker tool. The AI-powered tool allows its users to create a logo within minutes.

9) Good Universe

The famous movie Neighbors was produced by Good Universe, and it is one of the masterpieces that people all over the world are still in awe of.  When you closely look at the logo you see 4 kids writing something in the night sky with the sparklers. These four kids [two boys and two girls] are children of the production house founder Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake. The primary idea behind this creative logo is to promote independence.

10) Pixar Animation Studio

It is no hidden fact that Steve Jobs the founder of Apple was associated with Pixar as well, and Toy Story is one of the most-watched movies that they have produced up till now. It is an American animation studio that came into existence in 1977. The brand is a subsidiary of Walt Disney. The name of the brand is a made-up noun, just similar to Xerox and Kodak. Talking about filmmaker logos, well, you can’t help but smile when you see a little Luxo Jr squash the ‘I’ in Pixar and turn its bulb towards you. According to the company, they choose the hopping lamp in their logo because Pixar produced its first film in 1986.

11) Paramount Pictures

Mission Impossible, the movie that we all have been a crazy fan of is produced by one of the pioneers of the production house named Paramount Pictures. William Hodkinson is the main creative person behind the company’s original logo. He drew the image of a mountain which is quite similar to Ben Lomond Mountain in Utah. Like all the other production houses, they also made some changes in their logos however, stars and mountains have always been in the picture. The total number of stars has been reduced to 22 from 24, but the main reason behind this change is still not known.

12) New Line Cinema

It is one of the most famous film production houses in the world as they have made some crazy movies like The Lord of the Rings that rocked the box office. Another name of New Line Cinema is New Line Productions Inc which is the studio of Warner Bros. There was not any company logo until the 1970s however, they introduced one in 1973. There has been a huge difference in their current and previous logos.

The recent logo features a film strip attached to one of the sides of the black box and the other film strips tilt to half right angle and attached to the top of the box. The company name is written right below the image, all in capitals.

13) Legendary

The comic movie Hangover has spread millions of laughs and smiles all over the world, is the masterpiece that Legendary has created. Its logo is simple yet pretty effective as it shows a symbol on the black background and the name of the company is written right below it.

14) Castle Rock Entertainment

We all are crazy fans of the movie “Friends with benefits” it’s a phrase that was not as commonly used before as it is now. It is a Time Warner Company that has undergone various revisions in its logo but the final logo is one perfect logo that shows the picture of the tower with the company name written right on it.

15) Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films is one of the most famous Bollywood production houses in India that has produced many memorable movies. They are pretty famous in Subcontinent, movies like Veer Zara, Dhoom, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayengy, and Fanaa. The logo is all red in color and creatively shows the letter Y- the initial of the first name of the founder of the production house.

16) United Artists

The United Artists is famous for the crazy movies that it has produced till now, movies like Lions for Lambs, Skyfall and Ghost World come under the banner of United Artists. The logo is pretty simple which shows UA the initials of the brand name. Like all the other production houses, United Artists has also undergone a lot of changes in their logos.

17) Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group

The crazy Spider-Man movie is a masterpiece that was produced by none other than Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. The brand name has other many movies under their name which include Die Another Day, Skyfall, Quantam of Solace, and The Mermaid. Its logo is pretty complicated as it shows various colors over vertical strips all caged in a slanted rectangle. Right below the image you can see the brand name written.

18) The Weinstein Company

The Hateful Eight and Spy Kids are some famous movies of The Weinstein Company. The brand is well known for its creative movies that has rocked the box office for many years. The company logo is pretty simple as it shows W in grey, and below the image you can see the name of the company written in all capitals.

19) RKO Pictures

Are we done yet? The movie that we all have watched numerous times is the masterpiece created by RKO Pictures. The RKO logo is the simplest of all as it has an only black background with RKO written in greyish and white shade. There have been various changes in the logo but the final logo shows exactly what the brand is all about.

20) EROS International

Many famous Indian movies like Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Badlapur, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and Raanjhana. The EROS international is one of the many organizations in India that has made a name of itself by producing exciting yet creative movies in India. The world is indebted to Eros International for the wonderful movies that it has produced. The logo of EROS International is pretty simple yet clear.

21) STX Entertainment

Movies like Second Act, Bad Moms, and Peppermint are produced by STX Entertainment. It is one authentic production house that has been making movies for years and is serving the world through its entertaining content. Its logo is pretty straightforward after undergoing hundreds of changes the recent logo is simple and quite self-explanatory.

22) Revolution Studios

I cannot be the only one who crazily follows XXX, 13 going on 30, and Next, these movies have been produced by Revolution Studios. The world will always remember its contribution to the film industry. The company’s logo is quite simple and features a symbol over which the brand name is mentioned.

23) Lionsgate

The credit for making movies like The Hunger Games, Now You See Me, Who Dumped Me and The Expendables goes to Lionsgate. They are the pioneer of making movies that top on the box office. Its logo is plain and features the classic combination of black and white. The white background with the black typography completes the whole logo of the production house.

24) Empire International Pictures

We are highly indebted to Empire International Pictures for producing some crazy movies like the Godfather, Star Wars, Back to the Future, and The Dark Knight. The production house has made some pretty famous movies that have been a total hit on the box office. The logo is quite complicated and we believe they can do a better job with it.

25) Fleischer Studios

The famous movies like Electric Earthquake, Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, and The Superman (1941) are a few movies that come under the name of Fleischer Studios. The logo has undergone numerous changes since its foundation however the current logo is the creative piece of art that we all love. The excellent typography along with the use of right colors is what steals the whole show.

26) Level 1 Entertainment

Rendition, Strange Wilderness, Anonymity, and Grandma’s Boy are a few movies that this production house has produced and we are in love with all of them. One can see how creative they are just by looking at their logo which has been changed a lot of times. The logo features different shades of blues with L1 on the top and the whole brand name written below it. The shape of reel shows the brand is all about films and TV.

27) Bad Robot Productions

Mission Impossible, Cloverfield, Star Wars, and Morning Glory are a few of many famous movies that Bad Robot Productions has produced. The production house is known for producing all kinds of movies in a way that no other production house has done it yet. The logo of Bad Robot is pretty attractive and shows the world what they are all about.

28) UTV Motions

The fans of Bollywood must be already aware of this production house as they have produced some crazy movies that have rock the Bollywood box office and earned them. Movies like PK, Rang De Basanti, Dangal, and Barfi are all hit movies that went to international functions as well. Its logo is, however, pretty basic with the black background and UTV written in bold and colors.

29) Bhansali Productions

Bhansali Productions is one of the most liked production houses of Bollywood all over the world. They have been behind some pretty well-known and hit movies such as Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, and Devdas. The production house’s logo is pretty creative and one can judge how creative the movies would be just by looking at the logo of it. The logo features B and S both in red and white fashionably joined and below it, the name of the production house is also mentioned.

30) Focus Features

Pride and Prejudice, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Darkest Hour are a few of the well-known movies that this production house has produced. The logo of the production house features the timeless combination of black and white same as Liongate, with a white background and black typography.

Wrapping up

Film logos are often the most ignored aspect of the production houses. I mean when the movie starts we do come across the logos but we do not generally give much thought to it. Today we have talked about some famous film logos and now we hope next time when you see these logos you have some background information about them.