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Background

North American Pictures is a production company with 30 year history of production in Canada and 16 year history in the Czech Republic. They specialize in co-productions, international productions and in service productions in all genres and budgets. The company was started by Lloyd Simandl in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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1st Logo (1987-1991)	2nd Logo (1991-1998)	3rd Logo (December 22, 1998-2000s)

1st Logo (1987-1991)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a statue in a blue silhouette with blue dots surrounding the statue. Below is the text

NORTH AMERICAN

PICTURES

also in blue.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be found on the company's first films, including Possession: Until Death Do You Part.

2nd Logo (1991-1998)

Visuals: A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure (now a silhouette standing on a big bell on one foot) appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening of the film's theme or a "whoosh" on some films. Sometimes, it will also be silent.

Availability: Can be found on its films at the time, including Xtro 2: The Second Encounter and Crackerjack.

3rd Logo (December 22, 1998-2000s)

Visuals: A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure standing on a big bell appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening of the film's theme.

Availability: Can be seen on their final films since 1998, including Act of War and CrackerJack 3, among others.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
 '''North American Pictures''' is a production company with 30 year history of production in Canada and 16 year history in the Czech Republic. They specialize in co-productions, international productions and in service productions in all genres and budgets. The company was started by Lloyd Simandl in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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 |North American Pictures (1990s).png|2nd Logo (1991-1998)
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a statue in a blue silhouette with blue dots surrounding the statue. Below is the text
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Blue Torch Man"
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a statue in a blue silhouette with blue dots surrounding the statue. Below is the text
 '''NORTH AMERICAN'''
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 also in blue.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
 '''Availability:''' Can be found on the company's first films, including ''Possession: Until Death Do You Part''.
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 ===2nd Logo (1991-1998)===
 [[File:North American Pictures (1990s).png|center|frameless]]
+{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1hEJpYEBcg&ab_channel=retroVHStrailers}}
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-'''Logo:''' A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure (now a silhouette standing on a big bell on one foot) appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.
+'''Visuals:''' A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure (now a silhouette standing on a big bell on one foot) appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The stars appearing and moving, the statue rotating.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening of the film's theme or a "whoosh" on some films. Sometimes, it will also be silent.
+'''Audio:''' The opening of the film's theme or a "whoosh" on some films. Sometimes, it will also be silent.
-'''Availability:''' Can be found on its films at the time.
+'''Availability:''' Can be found on its films at the time, including ''Xtro 2: The Second Encounter'' and ''Crackerjack''.
-===3rd Logo (1998-2000s)===
+===3rd Logo (December 22, 1998-2000s)===
 [[File:North American Pictures (1998).png|center|frameless]]
 {{YouTube|id=iS2S3Z0uDpo}}
+'''Visuals:''' A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure standing on a big bell appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The New Torch Man"
-'''Logo:''' A pack of stars fly into the screen, moving to the center, where the man figure standing on a big bell appears. The statue rotates, and the stars place themselves around. The company name doesn't appear.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The flash, the logo zooming out, the stars appearing.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening of the film's theme.
+'''Audio:''' The opening of the film's theme.
 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on their final films since 1998, including ''Act of War'' and ''CrackerJack 3'', among others.
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 [[Category:Canadian film logos]]
 [[Category:Czech film logos]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
+[[Category:Czech-language logos]]