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m Added a trivia section because there's one thing not everyone knows about why the chyroned text appears. If you follow the directions of the trivia correctly with the full color version of the logo, you should see how poorly they blacked out the Columbia Pictures Text. (Actual Fact) Tag: Visual edit |
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</tabber>'''Visuals:''' It's the same as the [[Columbia Pictures]] "Sunburst" theatrical logo, but at the end, it freezes frames just after " |
</tabber>'''Visuals:''' It's the same as the [[Columbia Pictures]] "Sunburst" theatrical logo, but at the end, it freezes frames just after "'''Columbia Pictures'''", which is blacked out and replaced by the chyroned in words below, arranged like this: <center>'''COLUMBIA PICTURES'''<br>'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''<br>'''PRESENTS'''}}</center> |
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All are written in a white Cooper Black font. |
All are written in a white Cooper Black font. |
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'''Triva:''' If one were to slow down the Color Version of the Logo at x0.25 Speed and pause it right before the chyroned text appears, |
'''Triva:''' If one were to slow down the Color Version of the Logo at x0.25 Speed and pause it right before the chyroned text appears, the Columbia Pictures text is briefly seen before it then vanishes. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*There is a black and white version of this logo seen on classic Columbia movies and shorts in B&W. |
*There is a black and white version of this logo seen on classic Columbia movies and shorts in B&W. |
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*The end will vary from video to video, with it fading to black in one version while another cuts to black. |
*The end will vary from video to video, with it fading to black in one version while another cuts to black. |
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*<u>''The Bridge on the River Kwai''</u> and <u>''Easy Rider''</u> have a shortened version that starts with the sunburst, similar to the [[Columbia Pictures Pay Television]] logo and has the text |
*<u>''The Bridge on the River Kwai''</u> and <u>''Easy Rider''</u> have a shortened version that starts with the sunburst, similar to the [[Columbia Pictures Pay Television]] logo and has the text in a white Helvetica font with a gray drop shadow. |
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'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled cel animation by Robert Abel & Associates, with the Torch Lady and backdrop being a matte painting, and the text chyroned over the Columbia Pictures name. |
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled cel animation by Robert Abel & Associates, with the Torch Lady and backdrop being a matte painting, and the text chyroned over the Columbia Pictures name. |
Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment was established in November 1979 by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., to distribute films from Columbia Pictures on VHS, Beta, LaserDisc, and Super 8mm, with Warner Bros. titles being released by them on the latter format. It was later renamed as "RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video" (or "RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video" for international distribution, "RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video" (in conjunction with Hoyts) in Australia and "Gaumont Columbia RCA Video" (in conjunction with Gaumont) in France) in 1981 as a joint venture with RCA.
All are written in a white Cooper Black font.
Triva: If one were to slow down the Color Version of the Logo at x0.25 Speed and pause it right before the chyroned text appears, the Columbia Pictures text is briefly seen before it then vanishes.
Variants:
Technique: Motion-controlled cel animation by Robert Abel & Associates, with the Torch Lady and backdrop being a matte painting, and the text chyroned over the Columbia Pictures name.
Audio: The 1976 Columbia Pictures theme by Suzanne Ciani, though some releases have it distorted.
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