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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''ABC Pictures Corporation''' was a film production division of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. The studio's films were distributed by [[Cinerama Releasing Corporation]]. |
'''ABC Pictures Corporation''' was a film production division of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., founded in 1965 and incorporated under ABC Pictures Holdings in 1967. The studio's films were distributed by [[Cinerama Releasing Corporation]]. API had two subsidiaries, [[Palomar Pictures International|Palomar Pictures]] and [[Selmur Pictures]], and also owned the [[Selznick International Pictures|Selznick Pictures]] library since 1965. The studio never turned a profit for ABC and was shut down in early 1973, although its holding company (which in October 1977 changed its name to ABC Pictures International, unrelated to the [[ABC Pictures International|new film production division]] of ABC at the time) was only dissolved in February 1988. |
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[[Walt Disney Pictures]] has owned the rights to the studio's library since 1996 when Disney acquired ABC. The home media rights are licensed to [[Kino Lorber]] after they were previously released by [[MGM Home Entertainment]], [[Fox Video]] and [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]]. |
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==ABC Pictures Corporation== |
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===(September 23, 1968-February 13, 1972)=== |
===Logo (September 23, 1968-February 13, 1972)=== |
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ABCMP1.jpg |
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ABCMP2.jpg |
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ABCMP3.png |
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{{YouTube|id=YLPSMaBq6wA|id2=16b5_daCUKs|id3=jcTGXt-zopQ|id4=C0hlkj0QzMQ}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, a globe of the Earth, with olive continents and teal water as well as white longitude and latitude lines, slowly rotates around clockwise. Over the globe, a rounded "'''ab'''" combo forms over the globe in white, before it spreads slowly apart to reveal the "'''abc'''" letters, which slowly turn blue as the globe fades to a black circle (just as the Americas fully come into view.) Below the letters, "{{color|blue|'''PICTURES CORP.'''}}" fades in as the logo moves left, with a stylized filmstrip wiping in upwards to reveal the globe there. Below, a byline reading "'''A SUBSIDARY OF THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.'''" in white fades in below, followed by "'''PRESENTS'''" below the filmstrip, also in white. |
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'''Variant:''' A rare variant exists where the background is white as the byline in orange, as the "PRESENTS" text in black. |
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'''Technique:''' Cel animation, with live-action for the globe. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the film, or none. |
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'''Availability:''' Was near extinction due to DVD releases from MGM Home Entertainment having ether the 2001 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo (or in some cases, having it blacked out with the opening theme), but is now uncommon. It can be seen on the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Magnetic Video Corporation]] VHS and Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-Ray releases of ''Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?'', ''Kotch'', ''The Grissom Gang'', ''Song of Norway'', and ''The Last Valley.'' Some films such as ''Straw Dogs'' (on [[The Criterion Collection]] DVD and Blu-Ray release (except the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM]] and [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] DVDs) only contains the 1968 [[Cinerama Releasing Corporation]] logo. It was also seen on the original [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Magnetic Video Corporation]] VHS and Laserdisc of ''They Shoot Horse's Don't They?'' (current prints have the ABC Pictures International logo), and the Anchor Bay DVD release and TCM airings of ''Too Late The Hero'' (though removed on the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM DVD]]). |
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==ABC Pictures International== |
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===(1973-1984?)=== |
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File:ABCMP5.jpg |
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File:ABCMP6.png |
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File:ABCMP7.png |
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File:ABCMP8.jpg |
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File:ABCMP9.jpg |
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ABCMP10.jpg |
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{{YouTube|id=6HTDF4r7Ou8|id2=oEbs_QvTEXA}} |
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'''Logo:''' It's the same as the previous logo, except it's a rotating Earth globe on a zooming space background. The letter "b" sketches in the center of the globe and the letters "a" and "c" uncover from the left and right of the "b" to form "abc". The globe turns black over the white "abc" letters, the words "PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" fade in below the "abc" as the logo moves to the left and a filmstrip with another rotating globe grows out from the right of the logo. The same ABC byline fades in below, and the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the filmstrip. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Sometimes, "'''PRESENTS'''" is not seen. |
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* On B&W movie re-releases such as the 1980 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] VHS and Betamax prints of ''Notorious'' (an [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO Radio Picture]] that was produced under license from [[Selznick International Pictures]] that ABC acquired the rights to in 1965 when they purchased the Selznick library from the David O. Selznick estate), the logo appears in black and white. |
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* On ''Jenny'', the logo is presented on a white background, with the byline and "'''PRESENTS'''" text seen in black. The logo is also smaller. |
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* On some prints of ''The Comeback Kid'', the regular ABC logo is entirely chyroned over, text and all, by a different black circle with the ABC text on it. You can tell because the logo does not match the film quality and shakes differently. Under it, the chyroned in text "ABC PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" is seen below it. "A Subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc." appears a second later below the text. The logo also freezes at the end. Strangely, some prints of the first season of ''The Littles'' also used this logo, as seen on a Junior DHX (WildBrain - Kids Videos) upload of the episode "The Little Winner". |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' A mix of cel animation and live-action model work. |
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'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the film, or none. The ''Jenny'' variant uses a whimsical-sounding flute tune with a string flourish and orchestral finale. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of "Industrial Power", by Keith Mansfield (which consists of brass instruments and drums), being remixed/abridged on later releases. In some cases, none. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-Ray releases of ''Midas Run'', ''Jenny'', ''They Shoot Horses Don't They?'', the international theatrical version of ''Nightmare in Badham County'', and the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Magnetic Video Corporation]] VHS and Betamax releases of ''Straw Dogs'', ''Take the Money and Run'', ''Notorious,'' and various television movies aired on ABC, such as ''Love Among The Ruins'', ''Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story'', and ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' among others. It makes a surprise appearance on the trailers for ''The High Commissioner'' on the Kino Lorber Blu-Ray and ''Ben'' on the [[Scream Factory]] release. The black and white version of the logo can be seen on the [[Mill Creek Entertainment]] DVD release of ''The Bat.'' |
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* It can be seen on the [[Magnetic Video Corporation]] VHS and [[Kino Lorber]] DVD and Blu-Ray releases of ''Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?'', ''Kotch'', ''The Grissom Gang'', ''Song of Norway'', and ''The Last Valley''. |
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* Some films such as ''Straw Dogs'' (on [[The Criterion Collection]] DVD and Blu-Ray release (except the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM]] and [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]] DVDs) only contains the 1968 [[Cinerama Releasing Corporation]] logo. |
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* It was also seen on the original Magnetic Video VHS and Laserdisc of ''They Shoot Horse's Don't They?'' (current prints have the [[ABC Pictures International]] logo), and the Anchor Bay DVD release and TCM airings of ''Too Late The Hero'' (though removed on the [[MGM DVD]]). |
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 24 September 2024
Descriptions by
Nicholas Aczel
Captures by
TangoWhiskeyDelta
Video captures courtesy of
Jordan Rios Logo Vault, LogicSmash, Cassavetesforaday, Mr. Gann and Peakpasha
Nicholas Aczel
Captures by
TangoWhiskeyDelta
Video captures courtesy of
Jordan Rios Logo Vault, LogicSmash, Cassavetesforaday, Mr. Gann and Peakpasha
Background
ABC Pictures Corporation was a film production division of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., founded in 1965 and incorporated under ABC Pictures Holdings in 1967. The studio's films were distributed by Cinerama Releasing Corporation. API had two subsidiaries, Palomar Pictures and Selmur Pictures, and also owned the Selznick Pictures library since 1965. The studio never turned a profit for ABC and was shut down in early 1973, although its holding company (which in October 1977 changed its name to ABC Pictures International, unrelated to the new film production division of ABC at the time) was only dissolved in February 1988.
Walt Disney Pictures has owned the rights to the studio's library since 1996 when Disney acquired ABC. The home media rights are licensed to Kino Lorber after they were previously released by MGM Home Entertainment, Fox Video and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Logo (September 23, 1968-February 13, 1972)
Visuals: On a blue background, a globe of the Earth, with olive continents and teal water as well as white longitude and latitude lines, slowly rotates around clockwise. Over the globe, a rounded "ab" combo forms over the globe in white, before it spreads slowly apart to reveal the "abc" letters, which slowly turn blue as the globe fades to a black circle (just as the Americas fully come into view.) Below the letters, "PICTURES CORP." fades in as the logo moves left, with a stylized filmstrip wiping in upwards to reveal the globe there. Below, a byline reading "A SUBSIDARY OF THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC." in white fades in below, followed by "PRESENTS" below the filmstrip, also in white.
Variants:
- Sometimes, "PRESENTS" is not seen.
- On Jenny, the logo is presented on a white background, with the byline and "PRESENTS" text seen in black. The logo is also smaller.
Technique: A mix of cel animation and live-action model work.
Audio: The opening theme of the film, or none. The Jenny variant uses a whimsical-sounding flute tune with a string flourish and orchestral finale.
Availability:
- It can be seen on the Magnetic Video Corporation VHS and Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?, Kotch, The Grissom Gang, Song of Norway, and The Last Valley.
- Some films such as Straw Dogs (on The Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-Ray release (except the MGM and Anchor Bay Entertainment DVDs) only contains the 1968 Cinerama Releasing Corporation logo.
- It was also seen on the original Magnetic Video VHS and Laserdisc of They Shoot Horse's Don't They? (current prints have the ABC Pictures International logo), and the Anchor Bay DVD release and TCM airings of Too Late The Hero (though removed on the MGM DVD).
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