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===Background===
===Background===
'''Raintree Pictures''' is a movie branch of the Singaporean company '''[[MediaCorp]]'''. Since 1999 the company has ventured in movies from Hong Kong and Singapore as well as New Zealand production ''The Tattooist'' (2007) with Daydream Productions and NZ Film Commission.
'''Raintree Pictures''' is a movie branch of the Singaporean company '''[[Mediacorp]]'''. Since 1999, the company has ventured in movies from Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as the New Zealand production ''The Tattooist'' (2007) with Daydream Productions and NZ Film Commission.


{{ImageTOC
{{ImageTOC
|Raintree_Pictures_(2000).png|1st Logo (1999-2000)
|Raintree_Pictures_(2000).png|1st Logo (1999-2000)
|Raintree_Pictures_(2000,_2).png|2nd Logo (November 16, 2000)
|MediaCorp_Raintree_Pictures_(2007).png|2nd Logo (November 16, 2000-2010)
|Mediacorp_Studios_Raintree_Pictures_Pte_Ltd_(2003).png|3rd Logo (April 26, 2001-2003)
|Raintree Pictures (2011-2012).png|3rd Logo (2011-2012)
|MediaCorp_Raintree_Pictures_(2007).png|4th Logo (2003-2010)
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|Raintree Pictures (2011-2012).png|5th Logo (2011-2012)
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}}


===1st Logo (1999-2000) ===
===1st Logo (1999-2000) ===
[[File:Raintree Pictures (2000).png|400px|center]]
[[File:Raintree Pictures (2000).png|400px|center]]
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'''Visuals:''' The screen fades to a blue background with the black Chinese text, with an underline below and "RAINTREE PICTURES" below it. The logo shines into silver, then it turns white.
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'''Logo:''' We fade to a blue background with the black Chinese text, with an underline below and "RAINTREE PICTURES" below it. The logo shines into silver, then it turns white.


'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A battle drum fanfare.
'''Audio:''' A battle drum fanfare.


'''Availability:''' Spotted on their earlier movies, such as ''Liang Po Po: The Movie'' and ''2000 AD.''
'''Availability:''' Spotted on their earlier movies, such as ''Liang Po Po: The Movie'' and ''2000 AD.''


===2nd Logo (November 16, 2000)===
===2nd Logo (November 16, 2000-2010)===
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[[File:Raintree Pictures (2000, 2).png|400px|center]]
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Raintree Pictures (2000, 2).png|Early version
'''Logo:''' We see a tree on a sunny grass field. Ripples appear on the screen, making a transition to the green words "RAINTREE PICTURES" with an underline below on a white background.
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Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003).png

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Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003, 2).png
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003, 3).png

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MediaCorp Raintree Pictures (2007).png|Later version
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

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'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Chicken Rice War''.

===3rd Logo (April 26, 2001-2003)===
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[[File:Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003).png|400px|center]]
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{{YouTube|id=ybM6Fracnhw}}
'''Logo:''' On a marble background, we see the blue [[MediaCorp (Singapore)|MediaCorp]] logo and it's Chinese name. Below it, there's the green Raintree Pictures logo.

'''Technique:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

'''Availability:''' Can be found on ''The Tree, I Not Stupid , Internal Affairs II,'' and ''The Eye''.

===4th Logo (2003-2010) ===
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
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File:Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003, 2).png
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File:Mediacorp Studios Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (2003, 3).png
File:MediaCorp Raintree Pictures (2007).png
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</gallery>
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'''Logo:''' Similar to the second logo, but this time the tree is different, and when the ripples appear on the screen, making a transition to one of the following logos, on the same marble background:
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*Early: "RAINTREE PICTURES". The [[Mediacorp (Singapore)|MediaCorp]] logo would later fade in above with the "Studios" script below.
'''Visuals:''' There is a wide raintree on a sunny grass field. Ripples appear on the screen, making a transition to the words "{{color|green|'''RAINTREE PICTURES'''}}" (both in Chinese and English) on a marble background. The MediaCorp logo would later fade in above with the Chinese translation below.
*Late: A wide green drawing of a tree, with "MediaCorp Raintree Pictures" below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* An early version exists, where the tree is different and after the transition, only the "RAINTREE PICTURES" name appears on a plain white background.
*On ''Homerun'', the ripples transition to the same logo from the 3rd logo, with the green Raintree Pictures logo gains shadow.
* On some films, the logo appears still.
*On ''The Tattooist'', the later variant of the logo fades in when the ripples appear on the screen.
* In 2003, the Chinese MediaCorp text was replaced with the "Studios" script. The logo also gains a shadow after appearing.
* On ''Homerun'', the Chinese name is absent.
* Later on, the ripples would transition to a drawing of the raintree on the same marble background, with "{{color|blue|'''MediaCorp Raintree Pictures'''}}" in a plain font below.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A relaxing violin/piano theme, with the sounds of water drops splashing.
'''Audio:''' Originally none. In 2003, a relaxing violin/piano theme was added, with the sounds of water drops splashing.


'''Availability:''' The most common of their logos, seen on ''The Eye 2, The Best Bet, The Maid and I Not Stupid Too, etc''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on a majority of the company's films from the era.
* It appears on ''The Tree'', ''I Not Stupid'' and its sequel, ''Internal Affairs II'', ''The Eye'' and its sequel, ''The Best Bet'', ''The Maid'', and ''Homerun''.
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* The early version is only seen on ''Chicken Rice War''.
* The later version also appears on the New Zealand production ''The Tattooist''.


===5th Logo (2011-2012)===
===3rd Logo (2011-2012)===
<tabber>
Image=
[[File:Raintree Pictures (2011-2012).png|350px|frameless|center]]
[[File:Raintree Pictures (2011-2012).png|350px|frameless|center]]
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{{YouTube|id=aC4fYP-G_2o}}
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{{YouTube|id=-e3LCkOINUw}}
'''Logo:''' TBA.
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'''Visuals:''' Unknown.


'''Technique:''' TBA.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Audio:''' Unknown.


'''Availability:''' It's seen only on the final two films from the company, ''It's A Great Great World'' and ''Dance Dance Dragon''.
'''Availability:''' It's seen only on the final two films from the company, ''It's A Great Great World'' and ''Dance Dance Dragon''.

{{Film logos}}
[[Category:Singapore]]
[[Category:Singapore]]
[[Category:Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Hong Kong]]

Latest revision as of 18:18, 1 July 2024



Credits
Descriptions by
2K-tan

Video captures courtesy of
CSYC's Singapore Logos, Asia Movie Logos and EnormousRat

Background

Raintree Pictures is a movie branch of the Singaporean company Mediacorp. Since 1999, the company has ventured in movies from Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as the New Zealand production The Tattooist (2007) with Daydream Productions and NZ Film Commission.


Contents

1st Logo (1999-2000) 2nd Logo (November 16, 2000-2010) 3rd Logo (2011-2012)
1st Logo (1999-2000) 2nd Logo (November 16, 2000-2010) 3rd Logo (2011-2012)


1st Logo (1999-2000)

Visuals: The screen fades to a blue background with the black Chinese text, with an underline below and "RAINTREE PICTURES" below it. The logo shines into silver, then it turns white.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A battle drum fanfare.

Availability: Spotted on their earlier movies, such as Liang Po Po: The Movie and 2000 AD.

2nd Logo (November 16, 2000-2010)

  • Early version
    Early version
  • Later version
    Later version

Visuals: There is a wide raintree on a sunny grass field. Ripples appear on the screen, making a transition to the words "RAINTREE PICTURES" (both in Chinese and English) on a marble background. The MediaCorp logo would later fade in above with the Chinese translation below.

Variants:

  • An early version exists, where the tree is different and after the transition, only the "RAINTREE PICTURES" name appears on a plain white background.
  • On some films, the logo appears still.
  • In 2003, the Chinese MediaCorp text was replaced with the "Studios" script. The logo also gains a shadow after appearing.
  • On Homerun, the Chinese name is absent.
  • Later on, the ripples would transition to a drawing of the raintree on the same marble background, with "MediaCorp Raintree Pictures" in a plain font below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Originally none. In 2003, a relaxing violin/piano theme was added, with the sounds of water drops splashing.

Availability: Seen on a majority of the company's films from the era.

  • It appears on The Tree, I Not Stupid and its sequel, Internal Affairs II, The Eye and its sequel, The Best Bet, The Maid, and Homerun.
  • The early version is only seen on Chicken Rice War.
  • The later version also appears on the New Zealand production The Tattooist.

3rd Logo (2011-2012)

Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: It's seen only on the final two films from the company, It's A Great Great World and Dance Dance Dragon.

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