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Background

C.B. Films was apparently founded in 1939 as a distribution company, both for local and foreign films, entering into production in the 1960s. It shut down in 1994. C.B. was also the Spanish distributor of the vast majority of films that were released by United Artists until 1983.

Logo (February 26, 1970-1994)

Visuals: The logo starts with a fade-in of a starry space background. Upon starting, four sparks start glowing to end up forming four 6-pointed stars. The golden, sparkling letters "CB" zooms in and places itself in the center of the screen, as the four stars are totally formed. Then, a golden three-lined circle starts surrounding the letters, uniting the stars, while the sparkling text "films" is drawn just below. By the end, the white text "PRESENTA" wipes in left-to-right below the aforementioned text.

Variant: On the variant with the Atlantic Releasing sound effects, the logo stretches in from the left (like in video editing softwares).

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: An orchestral tune by Guillermo A. Martínez. Sometimes, the music of logos plastered by this one would be used instead.

Availability:

The earliest appearance of the logo was on De Profesión Sus Labores.
It later appeared on El Planeta de los Dinosaruios and Xavana: The Island of Love.
It was also seen on Spanish prints of non-domestic films such as Making the Grade.

External links

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-''Logo description and video capture by bigladiesman and naxo-ole''
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+===Background===
-'''Background:''' C.B. Films was apparently created in 1939 (the same year the Spanish Civil War ended) as a distribution company, both for local and foreign films and it lasted until 1994, even entering production world in the late 60's. C.B. distributed, between other feature films, the "official" James Bond films, from ''Dr. No'' until ''Octopussy''. For further info, check imdb (http://www.imdb.com/company/co0069351/) and this other site (http://www.basecine.net/ficha_dp.php?)
+'''C.B. Films''' was apparently founded in 1939 as a distribution company, both for local and foreign films, entering into production in the 1960s. It shut down in 1994. C.B. was also the Spanish distributor of the vast majority of films that were released by [[United Artists]] until 1983.
-===1st (known) Logo (1960's-1994)===
+===Logo (February 26, 1970-1994)===
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+CB Films (1980) (From - Los Locos Vecinos del Segundo).png
+</gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=Suy5AaJEmhU}}
+'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with a fade-in of a starry space background. Upon starting, four sparks start glowing to end up forming four 6-pointed stars. The {{color|gold|golden}}, sparkling letters "{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''CB'''}}}}" zooms in and places itself in the center of the screen, as the four stars are totally formed. Then, a {{color|gold|golden}} three-lined circle starts surrounding the letters, uniting the stars, while the sparkling text "{{font|cursive|{{color|gold|films}}}}" is drawn just below. By the end, the white text "PRESENTA" wipes in left-to-right below the aforementioned text.
-'''Nickname:''' "Circles in Space", "Not-so-Solid Gold", "Space Storm"
+'''Variant:''' On the variant with the Atlantic Releasing sound effects, the logo stretches in from the left (like in video editing softwares).
-'''Logo:''' We fade to a starfield from the black background. Then, four sparks start glowing to end up forming four 6-pointed stars. Meanwhile, a golden, sparkling "CB" zooms in à la "V of Doom" and places itself in the center of the screen, just when the four stars are totally formed. Then, a golden three-lined circle starts surrounding the CB, uniting the stars, while the word "films" (in a cursive font that resembles the "Magneto" type), also in gold, write themselves down just below, sparkling. The word "PRESENTA" wipes in (appearing left-to-right) below the finished logo.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
-'''Variant:''' On the variant with the Atlantic Releasing sound effects, the logo stretches in from the left (like in the video editing softwares).
+'''Audio:''' An orchestral tune by Guillermo A. Martínez. Sometimes, the music of logos plastered by this one would be used instead.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sparks, the circles appearing, the word "films" writing itself
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A somewhat nostalgic orchestral tune (see the link on the thread below to watch a video of the logo with the original tune. By Guillermo A. Martínez).Sometimes this logo plastered other logos, and its music was heard instead of the orchestral tune. For instance, same music as heard in the 2nd Atlantic Releasing Company logo.
+* The earliest appearance of the logo was on ''De Profesión Sus Labores''.
+* It later appeared on ''El Planeta de los Dinosaruios'' and ''Xavana: The Island of Love''.
+* It was also seen on Spanish prints of non-domestic films such as ''Making the Grade''.
+==External links==
-'''Availability:''' Presumably Extinct.
+*http://www.imdb.com/company/co0069351/
+*http://www.basecine.net/ficha_dp.php
+{{Movie-Navbox}}
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Spanish logos]] [[Category:Spanish film logos]] [[Category:Spanish home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Spain]] [[Category:Spanish film logos]] [[Category:Spanish home entertainment logos]]