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===3rd Logo (Asteroid) (1972-July 1996)=== | ===3rd Logo (Asteroid) (1972-July 1996)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
Hhh.png|Normal version | Hhh.png|Normal version (1972-1996) | ||
Pearl and Dean (1972, closing).png|Closing variant | Pearl and Dean (1972, closing).png|Closing variant, used as late as 1984 | ||
Pearl and Dean (1972, black and white).png|B&W variant | Pearl and Dean (1972, black and white).png|B&W variant (1972-1984?) | ||
Pearl and Dean (1972, black and white closing).png|B&W closing variant | Pearl and Dean (1972, black and white closing).png|B&W closing variant, used as late as 1984 | ||
Pearl and Dean (1972, phone number).png|Phone number closing variant | Pearl and Dean (1972, phone number).png|Phone number closing variant | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{YouTube|id=CCo1Ffn9_u8}} | {{YouTube|id=CCo1Ffn9_u8|id2=VOVl3SNFl8E}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' The sequence begins with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a blue background. An odd-looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "PEARL AND DEAN PRESENTS" in white (sometimes blue) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades. | '''Visuals:''' The sequence begins with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a blue background. An odd-looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "PEARL AND DEAN PRESENTS" in white (sometimes blue) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades. | ||
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* A closing version exists, with, "PEARL AND DEAN" zooming out, instead of in. The "PRESENTS" text is absent. Its time of usage is currently unknown, but it was shorter-lived than the opening. | * A closing version exists, with, "PEARL AND DEAN" zooming out, instead of in. The "PRESENTS" text is absent. Its time of usage is currently unknown, but it was shorter-lived than the opening. | ||
* Another closing version with the company's phone number underneath "PEARL AND DEAN". | ** On one reel (which ends with an advertisement for Hamlet cigarettes), the logo wipes in. | ||
* | ** Another closing version with the company's phone number underneath "PEARL AND DEAN". | ||
*** Sometimes, the phone number doesn't zoom out. | |||
* Starting in 1990, the logo was given an "enhanced" look. The blue background and the black space-changing shapes are switched to videotape. The black space-changing shapes and the 1970's Pearl and Dean text zooming are using the 1990s graphics. | * Starting in 1990, the logo was given an "enhanced" look. The blue background and the black space-changing shapes are switched to videotape. The black space-changing shapes and the 1970's Pearl and Dean text zooming are using the 1990s graphics. | ||
* A black and white version also exists. | * A black and white version also exists. | ||
* There is a short version of the opening variant where the "PRESENTS" text is absent. | |||
'''Technique:''' Cel animation. | '''Technique:''' Cel animation. | ||
'''Audio:''' A 20-second piece composed by Pete Moore. | '''Audio:''' A 20-second jazz/a capella piece, composed in C♭ minor by Pete Moore. Later, a stereo mix version was introduced. | ||
'''Availability:''' The logo and all of the variants have been preserved by movie enthusiasts, though the closing version was shorter lived. They might also be found in the hands of some film projectionists. | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* Warped versions exist, depending on the quality of the master recording. | |||
** A low-tone version exists. | |||
** A higher-pitched version exists. | |||
'''Availability:''' The logo and all of the variants have been preserved by movie enthusiasts, though the closing version was shorter lived. They might also be found in the hands of some film projectionists. The closing variant was seen after pre-show reels. | |||
'''Legacy:''' One of the most popular British cinema logos due to its fanfare, which continued to be in use with future logos, though reorchestrated. | '''Legacy:''' One of the most popular British cinema logos due to its fanfare, which continued to be in use with future logos, though reorchestrated. | ||