This is an Analysis of logos from popular film companies.

1. Pixar
Pixar’s logo is a minimalistic one, with
the lamp cleverly forming the I in the
name. The logo, on a deeper level,
may indicate the company “shining
the light” on the imaginative world of
animation that the company is so
incredibly famous for.
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Hammer
H a m m e r s l o g o i s b o l d a n d
minimalistic. In the company’s time it
was well known for its award-winning
thriller and horror films, and this is
symbolised with the dark red
commonly illustrating danger and
caution in those conventions and
genres.
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20th Century Fox
20th century fox is a well known
company, famous for its opening
sequence music being accompanied
by it’s bold logo. The logo itself uses
gold and ‘luxurious’ hues which could
symbolise the company’s fame or
w e a l t h , b u t c o u l d a l s o b e e n
interpreted as the company providing
a “beacon” in modern entertainment.
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MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) logo is
a lion. The lion is seen as almost
royalty within the animal kingdom, so
choosing this specific animal to
represent the company shows that
they wanted to be seen as important,
and almost iconic, within the film
industry.
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2. Bad Hat Harry
Bad Hat Harry is a company famous
for its role in the thriller/action genre,
most famous for helping in the
production of the X-Men movie
franchise. The logo is dark, with the
red making up most of the logo,
indicating danger or fear. The
presence of men (and in the animation
the men appear to be standing for a
suspect viewing) also has dangerous
connotations.
Bad Robot
Bad Robot is also a company famous
for its role in the action/thriller genre,
helping produce well-known films like
“Mission Impossible III” and the recent
Star Trek adaptations. The logo has a
similar colour scheme to that of other
companies in the same genre (Bad Hat
Harry in particular), with the red of the
robot also symbolising danger or
thriller conventions.
Lionsgate
Lionsgate plays upon its company
name with its logo being a gate. Upon
deeper thinking, one could correlate
the cloudy atmosphere with the
mystery of films they produce, but the
most common observation is that the
gates are into heaven (hence the
clouds and light palette), and that as a
result the company is regarded as
important, almost monarchic within
the film industry.
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3. Universal
The logo of Universal studios
establishes the idea that they are
viewed as a global company, well-
known and trusted for years. Upon
closer inspection I noticed the lights
shining from the earth, which could on
a deeper level symbolise a sense of
community, or life.
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Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures’ logo is primarily a
statue of a woman holding a beacon.
This is a lot more literal than the other
logos, with the statue obviously
establishing columbia pictures as a
landmark, a beacon in modern
entertainment.