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===Background===
'''Renown Pictures Corporation''' is a British distribution company formed in 1938 by film producer George Minter.<ref>McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film (fourth ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1887. ISBN 9781526111968.</ref><ref>Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780198159346.</ref>
 
===1st Logo (October 18, 1938-1960)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Against a cloudy sky background, wethere seeis a pedestal with three horses and an angel/goddess with her wings spread out (actually the Greek goddess Nike as depicted riding a quadriga). Written on the pedestal is...
 
<center>'''RENOWN'''<br>{{font|impact|PICTURES CORPORATION LTD.}}</center>
 
The company name is unnecessarilythen superimposed on the screen.
 
'''Variants:'''
*There is actuallywas a version where we actually see the pedestal was shown in its entirety, at least for a few seconds, and then the company name appears onscreen, each word fading in one- by- one, followed by the word "PRESENT".
*This logo was colorized by Four Star International around the mid '80s. It now has a brownish hue to it.
 
'''Technique:''' NoneA still printed image.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.▼
 
'''Availability:''' Was seen on ''Scrooge: A Christmas Carol''.▼
 
▲'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
 
▲'''Availability:''' WasIt was seen on ''Scrooge: A Christmas Carol''.
 
===2nd Logo (2009-)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a black background with a spotlight revealing a {{color|lavender}} ground, we seeis the 3D words "{{color|lavender|RENOWN PICTURES}}", with both words being far away from each other. The camera pans to the center of the words. A brief flash occurs, causing the background to turn into a {{color|lavender}}/white background. TheA similarly styled statue fromto the last logo is seen in the middle of the words. The logo now reads:
<center>
{{Resize|140%|{{color|lavender|A}}}}<br>
{{color|lavender|{{Resize|170%|RENOWN      PICTURES}}}}<br>
{{Resize|140%|{{color|lavender|PRESENTATION}}}}<br>
{{Resize|70%|{{Font|Times New Roman|DIGITALLY REMASTERED © RENOWN PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]}}}}
</center>
Later, the words on the logo turn {{color|gold}}.
 
'''Trivia:''' The sculpture was created by British sculptor Adrian Jones titled "Peace descending on the Quadriga of War", and has been displayed on top of the Wellington Arch since 1912, replacing the original statue comprising a monumental equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt with the reason being that the statue would "disfigure" his arch, according to English architect and landscaper Decimus Burton, who designed the arch.
 
'''Variant:''' A black-and-white variant exists.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
 
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' A bombastic fanfare, ending with a held choir note (a la [[Gameloft|the 1st Gameloft logo]]). It concludes with a short harp crescendo.
 
'''Availability:''' Current.
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*ItThis logo is currently seen on Talking Pictures TV reruns of their library.
*The B&W variant of the logo was also surprisingly seen on both the 2020 Sony Movies Christmas and December 22, 2022 Talking Pictures TV airings of ''Home for Christmas'' (1990), which was colorized and following the 1988 [[New World Entertainment|New World International]] logo.
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*It was also seen at the start and end of a February 21, 2023 UK airing of ''Captain Apache'' (1971) on Talking Pictures TV.
*It was also seen at the end of a June 22, 2023 UK airing of the 1993 TV movie ''Shepherd on the Rock'' on Talking Pictures TV.
*The color version of the logo is also seen at the start and end of the Talking Pictures TV airings of ''Madron'' (1971).
*It can also be seen on their dormant YouTube channel, where the logo is squished to widescreen.
 
=== References ===
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:British film logos]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

Latest revision as of 06:37, 22 October 2024

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Descriptions by
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Editions by
Henrynguye5 and Michael Kenchington


Background

Renown Pictures Corporation is a British distribution company formed in 1938 by film producer George Minter.[1][2]

1st Logo (October 18, 1938-1960)


Visuals: Against a cloudy sky background, there is a pedestal with three horses and an angel/goddess with her wings spread out (the Greek goddess Nike as depicted riding a quadriga). Written on the pedestal is...

RENOWN
PICTURES CORPORATION LTD.

The company name is then superimposed on the screen.

Variants:

  • There was a version where the pedestal was shown in its entirety, at least for a few seconds, and then the company name appears onscreen, each word fading in one by one, followed by the word "PRESENT".
  • This logo was colorized by Four Star International around the mid '80s. It now has a brownish hue to it.

Technique: A still printed image.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was seen on Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.

2nd Logo (2009-)


Visuals: On a black background with a spotlight revealing a lavender}} ground is the 3D words "RENOWN PICTURES", with both words being far away from each other. The camera pans to the center of the words. A brief flash occurs, causing the background to turn into a lavender/white background. A similarly styled statue to the last logo is seen in the middle of the words. The logo now reads:

A
RENOWN      PICTURES
PRESENTATION
DIGITALLY REMASTERED © RENOWN PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]

Later, the words on the logo turn gold.

Trivia: The sculpture was created by British sculptor Adrian Jones titled "Peace descending on the Quadriga of War", and has been displayed on top of the Wellington Arch since 1912, replacing the original statue comprising a monumental equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt with the reason being that the statue would "disfigure" his arch, according to English architect and landscaper Decimus Burton, who designed the arch.

Variant: A black-and-white variant exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A bombastic fanfare, ending with a held choir note (a la the 1st Gameloft logo). It concludes with a short harp crescendo.

Availability:

  • Seen on shows and movies distributed by the company since 2009.
  • This logo is currently seen on Talking Pictures TV reruns of their library.
  • The B&W variant of the logo was also surprisingly seen on both the 2020 Sony Movies Christmas and December 22, 2022 Talking Pictures TV airings of Home for Christmas (1990), which was colorized and following the 1988 New World International logo.
  • The B&W variant of the logo is also seen at the start and end of Talking Pictures TV airings of Take a Letter, Mr Jones.
  • It was also seen at the start and end of a February 21, 2023 UK airing of Captain Apache (1971) on Talking Pictures TV.
  • It was also seen at the end of a June 22, 2023 UK airing of the 1993 TV movie Shepherd on the Rock on Talking Pictures TV.
  • The color version of the logo is also seen at the start and end of the Talking Pictures TV airings of Madron (1971).
  • It can also be seen on their dormant YouTube channel, where the logo is squished to widescreen.

References

  1. ↑ McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film (fourth ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1887. ISBN 9781526111968.
  2. ↑ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780198159346.
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