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Allied Film Makers (UK) (1960-1964) Various Film Companies - CLG WikiAllied Film Distributors

Nickname: "The Chains"

Logo: On a grey background, we see three chains (left and right in white, the center one in black) forming. The letters "A", "F", and "M" appears inside the chains respectively. The word "ALLIED FILM MAKERS present" or "an ALLIED FILM MAKERS presentation" appears under the chains.

Variant: The early version of this logo had the chains already formed and only a kettledrums arrangement of their jingle music.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation of the chains.

Music/Sounds: Bells and kettledrums synchronized to the action.

Availability: Rare. Has turned up on a recent Fox Classics airing of The League of Gentlemen.

Scare Factor: Medium. The scratchy prints and the darkness might startle someone.

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Alive Films (1986-1991)

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Nicknames: "The Script", "ALIVE"

Logo: On a black background, we see a zoom-out of letters, first an "A" in white, an "L" in black, an "I" in white, "V" in black and "E" in white, then we see azoom out of the "ALIVE" word, colored as if with color pencil from colors from blue to yellow. Then it colors fully and the word "FILMS" on a handwriting font zooms-out at the same time as it writes. Then two lines appears under "ALIVE" and under "FILMS".

Variants: • A still in-credit variant appears in the opening credits of the Wes Craven film Shocker and The Whales of August. • On earlier films such as Trouble in Mind, The logo starts out with the word "ALIVE" zooming out. This time the logo is a purple/blue color. Animation is the same as before.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zoom-out of the logo, which is very cheesy. Looks as if it were a logo from the '70s.

Music/Sounds: None, but sometimes a new age synth theme was used, or the closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare. Can be seen on Charter/Nelson/TV prints of Red Headed Stranger and the Nelson VHS of The Moderns.

Scare Factor: Low. Although it's cheap, there's nothing much to worry about.

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Ancla Century Films (Spain)

(1973-1977)

Various Film Logos - CLG Wiki Logo: Just an in-credit text saying "Es una Producción ANCLA CENTURY FILMS" with a copyright byline below.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare. It's seen on some horror movies from the era, such as Zombie Flesh Eater and Mark of the Devil 5: Return of the Blind Dead.

Scare Factor: Low.

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Artists Releasing Corporation

(1978-1984)

Nickname: "The ARC"

Logo: On a starry background, we see an stylized 3D "ARC" yellow lettering zooming from outer space (leaving a Artists Releasing Corporation3D trail, very similar to the Associated Film Distributors logo). Then the words "Artists Releasing Corporation" appear.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The computer-generated animation. The logo also looks similar to theAssociated Film Distributionlogo (they both debuted in 1978).

Music/Sounds: A majestic and dreamy fanfare.

Availability: Seen on an old VHS issue of Mortuary, other than that, its very rare.

Scare Factor: Medium. The darkness could possibly unnerve.

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The Ladd Company

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Nicknames: "The Oak Tree", "Digital Tree"

Logo: On a white (or black) background, a green oak tree is etched from top to bottom with long glowing lines, and a single line is drawn for the bottom. When the tree is completely drawn out, red text that says "THE LADD COMPANY" appears underneath. A few seconds later, smaller text appears at the bottom that says "THRU WARNER BROS. (\\') A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY".

Trivia: In an October 1979 interview with the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, two of its founders, Alan Ladd Jr. and Gareth Wigan, were asked about the relevance of the tree in the logo. Quoted Ladd: "The tree, well you can say it has a tie to the tree of life. Trees grow. Trees live. Trees do all kinds of things." Said Wigan: "They do everything movie companies do, except make movies. They last a long time. They're living things. They're strong. They provide protection, and fruit, and growth."

Variants: • On Blade Runner, this logo (in black) also contains a credit for Sir Run Run Shaw. This credit appeared seperate from the logo (on a black BG after the logo with the ending portion of the fanfare) on FX and AMC's prints of the film • A version of this logo (without the Sir Run Run Shaw credit) was seen on the film Twice Upon a Time. • On The Right Stuff, the oak tree is colored in blue, the text is in white, and the byline reads A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY in white. • On the trailers for films, the oak tree is small, the text reads A LADD COMPANY RELEASE in white, and the byline is in white. • The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel has a sped-up version of the logo, without the Warner byline since Paramount released these two films. •On the trailer for Five Days One Summer, the text (including the byline) is in white. •Depending on the film quality, the tree's color would be anywhere from pale green to white.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The tree being etched by glowing lines. It reeks of early computer effects.

Music/Sounds: A gentle-sounding orchestral horn fanfare written by John Williams. This logo was also silent on some films.

Availability: Still intact at the beginning of any film produced by the company in the early 1980s, including Blade Runner, Night Shift, Police Academy (preceeded on Encore by the 1998 WB logo), and The Right Stuff. There is no logo seen on Chariots of Fire, only a text notice. This also makes a surprising appearance on 1995's The Brady Bunch Movie and 1996's A Very Brady Sequel without the Warner byline, both distributed by Paramount. Also, a still version of this WB-bylineless logo can be seen at the end of 1995's Braveheart (distributed by Paramount) and 2007's Gone Baby Gone and 2005's An Unfinished Life, both distributed by Miramax.

Scare Factor: Minimal, because the music might seem dramatic to some; however, this is a favorite amongst the logo community.

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Lone Star Productions (1933-1935) Various Film Companies - CLG WikiLone Star ProductionsLone Star Picture (The End)Lone Star Picture (With NRA Symbol)

Nickname: "The Lone Star"

Logo: On a cloudy sky, we see a brown circle inside a yellow star zooming in. The words "LONE STAR PRODUCTIONS" are written inside the circle to fit in. This logo was originally seen in black and white, but was colorized around 1990 by Color Systems Technologies.

Variant: This also had a "The End" variant, featuring the words "The End" inside the circle, in a cursive font, and under it the words "A LONE STAR PICTURE" in a fancy-looking serif font.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming, as well as the cheese-ball synthesizer music scores and sound effects dubbed over the soundtracks on the Fox Lorber and colorized Color Systems Technologies prints.

Music/Sounds: The opening of the movie.

Availability: Was seen on Sagebrush Trail with John Wayne. All of the early John Wayne films made by this company are shown on occasion on TCM, AMC, and Encore Westerns in the original black and white (the circa 1985 Fox Lorber prints and 1990 colorized prints by Color Systems Technologies are colorized). Most of the films are on public domain DVDs sourced from old 16mm film prints.

Scare Factor: Low. The zooming may get to you, but this is pretty cool.

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Manhattan Pictures International

(2001-2003)

Nickname: "The Big M"

Logo: On a black background, an "M" zooms in. On the left is MANHATTAN and on the right is PICTURES sliding out of the M. Below them is INTERNATIONAL appearing below.

Various Film Companies - CLG Wiki Trivia: The entire logo is based on the Manhattan Bridge located in Manhattan, NY.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming "M" and text sliding.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Enigma.

Scare Factor: Low.

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Modern Sound Pictures Incorporated (1970?)

Logo: Over a sloppily-painted multicolored background, there's a tea green TV tube drawn so that it looks turned 45 degrees counterclockwise. The word Modern Sound Pictures Incorporated (1970)"Modern" in a fancy font and in warm gray is situated over the tube, and below it to the right are the words "SOUND PICTURES" in a square font, and "INCORPORATED" in a much smaller face below that. The words "A KEITH T. SMITH" and "RELEASE" appear above and below "SOUND PICTURES", respectively.

FX/SFX: None.

Cheesy Factor: The logo looks incredibly dated.

Music/Sounds: The closing music of the film or silence.

Availability: Ultra rare. Only known to be seen on the shortened cut of Santa and the Three Bears.

Scare Factor: Minimum. The strange background can startle some.

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Perennial Pictures Film Corporation (1984-1989?)

Nickname: "4P Tube"

Logo: On a black background, four stylized P's come together from all four sides of the screen, twirling. When they come together,Various Film Companies - CLG Wiki they zoom out and up while the words "PERENNIAL PICTURES Film Corporation" (in a yellow Souvenir font) zoom out from the bottom of the screen. When the words finish zooming out, a bright blue flash brings forth a blue TV tube like shape around the four P's, which are now colored white.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The flash looks cheesy.

Music/Sounds: A seven note jingle with the last note held and more triumphant sounding.

Availability: Extremely rare.

Scare Factor: Low. The flash could startle someone.

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Renown Pictures Corporation (1940-1960) renown pictures corporation ltdRenown Pictures Corporation (Color)

Nickname: "The Angel Statue"

Logo: Against a cloudy sky background, we see a pedestal with a few horses (hard to tell due to the text overlay) and an angel with her wings spread out. Written on the pedestal is... RENOWNPICTURES CORPORATION LTD.

The company name is unnecessarily superimposed on the screen.

Variants: • There is actually a version where we actually see the pedestal in its entirety, at least for a few seconds, 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.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None. Also, the fact that they just had to superimpose the company text on the screen even though the exact same image is printed on the pedestal.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Was seen on Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.

Scare Factor: None.

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Sack Attractions

Background: Was formed on the 1920s by Alfred Nathaniel Sack in San Antonio, Texas. This company was created for the production, distribution, and exhibition of "all-black" or "race" films (films made by black directors for black audiences, and containing black actors), between 1937 and 1948.

(1937-1948)

Nicknames: "Mark of Merit", Mark of Sack", "The Circle" Sack Attractions (1937, B&W) Logo: On an horizon, we see a big circle with the word "SACK" in large lettering zooming from a short distance. Surrounding it are several circles and the words "MARK OF MERIT" and "ATTRACTIONS".

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming of the circle.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare. It can be seen on their movies like The Blood of Jesus or The Devil's Daughter.

Scare Factor: Low. The zoom-in could unnerve.

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Sherwood Productions, Inc.

Background: Was founded by then-coin collector Bruce McNall and the family of Texas oil tycoon Nelson Bunker Hunt. McNall then hired ousted United Artists executive David Begelman to operate the company in the summer of 1982.

(1983-1984)

Various Film Logos - CLG WikiSherwood Productions variant

Nicknames: "Abstract S", "Hex-S"

Logo: On a black background, we see a group of pink and blue horizontal lines crossing over each other; the pink lines move upward, while the blue lines move downward. Then the groups of lines (in box-like shapes) pull away from each other towards both corners of the screen, with the pink line-square moving towards the top left corner and the blue line-square moving towards the bottom right corner. The two squares (which are slanted by this time) are still joined to each other, with the bottom right corner of the pink square joined to the top left corner of the blue square. As the two shapes move to opposite sides of the screen, the left side of the blue square crosses over the right side of the pink square. When the two shapes cross each other, vertical lines form from the opposite end of each shape and nearly connect to each other, forming an S-like shape. After the S is formed, two groups of lines travel from opposite corners of the screen, with the blue lines traveling from the bottom left corner and the pink lines traveling from the top right corner. The two groups of lines connect to the S, forming a hexagon. As the "S hexagon" shines, it moves backwards. When the "S hexagon" is in place right above the center of the screen, the words "SHERWOOD PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear underneath in a thin futuristic font.

Variants:

• On The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, the logo is stretched to fill the screen. • On Blame It On Rio, no company name is seen.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The pink and blue lines forming the S, extra lines forming the hexagon, the shining effects.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Can be seen at the beginning of any film produced by Sherwood such as Mr. Mom, Buckaroo Banzai, and Blame It on Rio.

Scare Factor: Low.

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TAKI Corporation (Japan) (2000)

Taki Corporation

Logo: On a black background, a rainbow brush stroke draws itself in. After it draws itself, the word "TAKI" in Times New Roman Bold zooms in and glows. Then a light brown box appears below, with "Corporation", in Brush Script MT, writing itself in.

FX/SFX: The rainbow brush stroke drawing in.

Music/Sounds: A light orchestral tune, complete with announcer saying "TAKI...Corporation."

Availability: Extremely rare. Can be seen on Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.

Scare Factor: Medium.

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UMC Pictures (1968?-1971?)

Logo: On a black background, three spinning circles fade in and zoom in towards the screen, flashing multiple colors. Once they stop zooming in, they stop spinning one by one, becoming a stylized orange "U", light-golden "M", and redUMC Pictures (1970) "C", while the words "UMC PICTURES" zoom in below. The byline "a division of universal marion corporation" is wiped in below.

FX/SFX: Typical 60s/70s animation.

Music/Sounds: Usually silent, but some films have a piece that starts with beeps in rhythm for the turning "UMC" and then a mish-mash of moog-synthesizer sounds rising in volume.

Availability: Very rare. Can be seen on the 1984 VHS, 2006 DVD, and 2009 Blu-Ray of The Twelve Chairs, and the VCI DVD of Quackster Fortune Has a Cousin in The Bronx.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

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United Film Distribution Company

1st Logo (1970s-1983)

A United Film Distribution Release (1982)

Logo: On a black background, we see "A UNITED FILM DISTRIBUTION RELEASE".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Dawn of the Dead, Q: The Winged Serpent, Mother's Day, Knightriders, and Class of 1984.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo (1983-1988)

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Nickname: "The UFDC"

Logo: On a black background, we see a group of four 3-dimensional letters zooming in, then the letter streaks zoom out, and the words "UNITED FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" appear below.

FX/SFX: The zooming, the design of the letters.

Music/Sounds: A thrilling electronic theme ("Videospots 4" by Harry Forbes, from the Parry Music Library).

Availability: Rare. Seen on Day of the Dead, Terminal Entry, and the trailer for Retribution.

Scare Factor: Low.

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Victory Film Partnership

(1981)

Nicknames: "V of Victory", "VICTORY!"

Logo: On a blue background, we see a red line and a white line back-to-back at the far left side of the screen, and a big red "V" Victory Film Partnership (1981)zooming, a la the V of Doom logo.

FX/SFX: The zooming FX of the "V".

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of Escape to Victory.

Availability: Seen only on Escape to Victory (a.k.a. Victory).

Scare Factor: Minimal. The "V" zooming in may put up bad memories of the Viacom "V of Doom" logo.