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The Story Behind Hollywood Studio Logos

You see these opening logos every time you go to the
movies, but have you ever wondered who is the boy on the moon in the DreamWorks
logo? Or which mountain inspired the Paramount logo? Or who was the Columbia
Torch Lady? Let’s find out:
1. DreamWorks SKG: Boy on the Moon

In 1994, director Steven Spielberg, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg,
and record producer David Geffen (yes, they make the initial SKG on the
bottom of the logo) got together to found a new studio called DreamWorks.
Spielberg wanted the logo for DreamWorks to be reminiscent of Hollywood’s
golden age. The logo was to be a computer generated image of […]

Original post by Alex

The Stories Behind Hollywood Studio Logos

You see these opening logos every time you go to the
movies, but have you ever wondered who is the boy on the moon in the DreamWorks
logo? Or which mountain inspired the Paramount logo? Or who was the Columbia
Torch Lady? Let’s find out:
1. DreamWorks SKG: Boy on the Moon

In 1994, director Steven Spielberg, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg,
and record producer David Geffen (yes, they make the initial SKG on the
bottom of the logo) got together to found a new studio called DreamWorks.
Spielberg wanted the logo for DreamWorks to be reminiscent of Hollywood’s
golden age. The logo was to be a computer generated image of […]

Original post by Alex