GTO
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Captures by
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Video captures courtesy of
The AVTB Archives
Background
This was a film production and distribution company from the UK founded by Laurence Myers.
1st Logo (1974-1981, 2007)
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Visuals: We see what looks the side or lower outlined parts of three orange block letters streaking downwards on screen. The orange parts continue to streak outwards as white lines resembling those letters slide downwards on screen. As both parts zoom out, we see the full "GTO" in quasi-futuristic lettering with the orange streaks starting to become solid and the white lines now fixed. The logo zooms even farther back until we see only the white outline of the letters. The logo then moves forward towards us and the orange streaks now fill out the letters. The logo finally stops in the middle of the screen and stays there for a couple of seconds before the screen fades to black.
Variant: On some films, the word "FILMS" is place under "GTO".
Technique: The orange lines. Typical 70s animation.
Audio: A horn fanfare with some wah-wah chords. It has a minor riff that sounds somewhat like the Columbia Pictures Television logo of the 1980's.
Availability: Found in films that were either produced or distributed by that company such as The Last Moments.
2nd Logo (1975)
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Visuals: On a vertical orange scrolling scanline background, we see "A GTO FILM" in a black outline and in orange, also with a horizontal scrolling scanline effect masked around it.
Technique: Motion-controlled animation.
Audio: The opening theme, which is "Never Too Young To Rock" by Scott Fitzgerald.
Availability: Seen only on Never Too Young To Rock.
