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First Look Studios, Inc. was an American independent film and home video distributor based in Los Angeles, California. The company specialized in the acquisition and direct distribution of, and worldwide license and sale of distribution rights to, independently produced feature films and television series.
In 2003, founders Robert and Ellen Little left First Look, and Overseas Filmgroup was renamed First Look International. On July 29, 2005, the company merged with Canadian businessman Henry Winterstern's Capital Entertainment, and in September, the company's name was changed to First Look Studios.
Today's First Look barely resembles the company that Robbie and Ellen Little founded in 1980 as Overseas Filmgroup, handling foreign sales for independent films and later becoming known for...
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- 1st Logo (Late 1990s-2001)
- 2nd Logo (2001-2006)
- 3rd Logo (2006-2010)
Background: Overseas Filmgroup was a Los Angeles based film company that was established in the early 1980s. In January 2001, it was renamed as one of its subsidiaries and became First Look Media (not to be confused with news organization of the same name). It eventually became a subsidiary of the Calfornian home distribution company Ventura Distri...
Logo: We see a light blue, stylized F made of two triangles. The words FIRST LOOK PICTURES, each below the other, appear one after one. Below is the byline: "'A Division of Overseas Filmgroup".
FX/SFX: The words appearing.
Variant: There is a variant with RELEASING below, shown on the trailer for Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
Music/Sounds: None.
Logo: We see light blinks on a small glass sphere. It zooms out and being cut in half, along with the distorted triangle to the left. The words "FIRST LOOK" with "MEDIA" appear below.
Variants:
•There's a variant in which INTERNATIONAL appears in place of MEDIA. This version has the byline, "A Division of First Look Media" below.
•There is a version with PICTURES below. It also has the byline.
Logo: We see an image of a sea at sunrise with clouds moving. Then, the area around the screen darkens, and a bright flash occurs. We see an image of a green eye. The lens flare moves off to the right as "FIRST LOOK STUDIOS" fades in above and below, respectively.
Variant: There's a variant in which "PICTURES" appears in place of "STUDIOS". This is usually seen on trailers.
FX/SFX: The sea, the clouds moving, the lens flaring.
Music/Sounds: A short piano tune that ends in a five-note orchestral fanfare.
Aug 9, 2024 · In July 2005, First Look Media merged with Capital Entertainment into First Look Studios, which Nu Image acquired a majority stake in in March 2007. In November 2010, First Look went bankrupt; sister company Millennium Films acquired its film library and assets afterwards, reorganizing it as their distribution company .
May 29, 2024 · If there’s one overarching narrative in Hollywood right now, it’s that there’s been a significant scaling back in content production. Yet despite all the talk, studios and streamers have made a multitude of splashy first-look deals this year with both actors and behind-the-camera talent.
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Topic Studios is an American film production company owned by First Look Media. The company is known for producing films Leave No Trace (2018), Luce (2019), The Climb (2019), The Mauritanian (2021). The company also produces television shows including Love Fraud (2020) and 100 Foot Wave (2021).
