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'''Visuals:''' It starts with two sets of {{color|blue}} lines going into place one by one on a black background. One line turns to the left, another turns to the right, and so on. There are six lines altogether, revealing the logo of Transamerica Corporation, United Artists' former owner. The stylized {{color|blue}} "{{color|blue|T}}" design zooms out to the right side to make room for the company name "United Artists". A small byline pops in afterward, reading "Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation", which appears under the UA name. | '''Visuals:''' It starts with two sets of {{color|blue}} lines going into place one by one on a black background. One line turns to the left, another turns to the right, and so on. There are six lines altogether, revealing the logo of Transamerica Corporation, United Artists' former owner. The stylized {{color|blue}} "{{color|blue|T}}" design zooms out to the right side to make room for the company name "'''United Artists'''" in the Transamerica corporate typeface (a rounded, dotless version of Helvetica Extra Compressed), sliding in from the left. A small byline pops in afterward, reading "{{font|Helvetica|''Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation''}}", which appears under the UA name. | ||
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* | *<u>Starting in 1975</u>, the "T" would zoom out to the bottom left corner, the name (which is larger) slides in from the right, and the byline is placed to the right side. | ||
*A prototype variant also exists, where the "T" forms at a faster rate, the byline is already present, and everything zooms out farther before jarringly cutting back to the normal spot. This is only known to have appeared on <u>''The Thomas Crown Affair''</u>. | *A prototype variant also exists, where the "T" forms at a faster rate, the byline is already present, and everything zooms out farther before jarringly cutting back to the normal spot. This is only known to have appeared on <u>''The Thomas Crown Affair''</u>. | ||
*On <u>some trailers</u>, the "T" is white. | *On <u>some trailers</u>, the "T" is white. | ||
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*On a <u>few films</u>, such as ''Midnight Cowboy'', the logo fades into a white background to accompany the opening credits. | *On a <u>few films</u>, such as ''Midnight Cowboy'', the logo fades into a white background to accompany the opening credits. | ||
<!-- Please discuss legitimacy of this variation on Logo News and Discoveries thread: Allegedly, there is a variant just like the 5th logo. It starts off with "United Artists" and the Transamerica "T". Then "Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation" fades in, possibly as a way of United Artists bidding "farewell" to Transamerica after 14 years. This was seen on original theatrical prints of ''For Your Eyes Only''. Surprisingly, this variant currently appears in full on an American trailer for the 1980 release of ''Arabian Nights'' (a 1974 Italian film). --> | <!-- Please discuss legitimacy of this variation on Logo News and Discoveries thread: Allegedly, there is a variant just like the 5th logo. It starts off with "United Artists" and the Transamerica "T". Then "Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation" fades in, possibly as a way of United Artists bidding "farewell" to Transamerica after 14 years. This was seen on original theatrical prints of ''For Your Eyes Only''. Surprisingly, this variant currently appears in full on an American trailer for the 1980 release of ''Arabian Nights'' (a 1974 Italian film). --> | ||
*On <u>reissue trailers for some films</u> a still version of this logo is used, only it says "Re-released thru" above the logo. | *On <u>reissue trailers for some films</u> a still version of this logo is used, only it says "{{font|Helvetica|''Re-released thru''}}" above the logo. | ||
*On some Scope films, such as <u>''The Secret of Santa Vittoria''</u>, <u>''The Organization''</u>, <u>''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''</u>, <u>''Fellini Satyricon''</u>, <u>''The Long Goodbye''</u>, <u>''Visit to a Chief's Son''</u>, and <u>''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot''</u>, the logo is zoomed out further than usual. Other Scope films, including ''The Bridge at Remagen'', ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', ''Diamonds Are Forever'', and ''Fiddler on the Roof'', simply used the standard variant cropped heavily, and on Scope films that use the 1975 variant, the logo zooms out similar to the Scope variant of the 1984 Tri-Star Pictures logo. | *On some Scope films, such as <u>''The Secret of Santa Vittoria''</u>, <u>''The Organization''</u>, <u>''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''</u>, <u>''Fellini Satyricon''</u>, <u>''The Long Goodbye''</u>, <u>''Visit to a Chief's Son''</u>, and <u>''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot''</u>, the logo is zoomed out further than usual. Other Scope films, including ''The Bridge at Remagen'', ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', ''Diamonds Are Forever'', and ''Fiddler on the Roof'', simply used the standard variant cropped heavily, and on Scope films that use the 1975 variant, the logo zooms out similar to the Scope variant of the 1984 Tri-Star Pictures logo. | ||
*On some <u>full screen prints</u>, including the RCA VideoDisc release of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', the logo is squeezed to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio. On the cancelled VHD print of the film, the logo is cropped/zoomed in so that the "United Artists" text appears to be in the center of the screen, resulting in the "T" being cut off at the right side. | *On some <u>full screen prints</u>, including the RCA VideoDisc release of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', the logo is squeezed to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio. On the cancelled VHD print of the film, the logo is cropped/zoomed in so that the "United Artists" text appears to be in the center of the screen, resulting in the "T" being cut off at the right side. | ||