Allied Film Laboratory

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Allied Film Laboratory was a film processing company started in 1960 by William "Bill" Smith.

Leader (1960?-1980s?)

Visuals: On a white background, a black "a" is seen, segmented into squares. To the right "ALLIED" in a Bauhaus font, with "film laboratory" below.

Variants: Later films have this spliced into the SMPTE Universal Leader.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on 16mm films processed by this company, such as President Teddy Roosevelt The Right Man Right at the Right Time and a Datsun commercial from 1980.