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'''Franchise Pictures''' was an independent film company known for rescuing pet projects and their production of action films. Much of their output was negatively-reviewed and/or bombed at the box office. The company hit a major bump with the release of the wildly infamous ''Battlefield Earth'', which was slammed by critics, went drastically over-budget due to the company's embezzlements and marketing, and grossed only $29.7 million at the box office out of an overall $73 million budget. Already hit with major losses from the movie, Franchise was later sued into bankruptcy with accusations of purposely inflating the film's budget. The company, as well as subsidiary [[Phoenician Entertainment]], closed in 2004, although many unproduced films they funded were released years afterwards. | '''Franchise Pictures''' was an independent film company known for rescuing pet projects and their production of action films. Much of their output was negatively-reviewed and/or bombed at the box office. The company hit a major bump with the release of the wildly infamous ''Battlefield Earth'', which was slammed by critics, went drastically over-budget due to the company's embezzlements and marketing, and grossed only $29.7 million at the box office out of an overall $73 million budget. Already hit with major losses from the movie, Franchise was later sued into bankruptcy with accusations of purposely inflating the film's budget. The company, as well as subsidiary [[Phoenician Entertainment]], closed in 2004, although many unproduced films they funded were released years afterwards. | ||
=== | ===Logo (July 6, 1999-February 15, 2005)=== | ||
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Images= | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | ||
Franchise Pictures.png | |||
Franchise (2003).jpg | |||
Franchise (Heist).jpg | |||
Franchise Classics.jpg | |||
Franchise Classics (Rare).png | |||
Franchise (1998).jpg|Early print version | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Videos= | |||
{{YouTube|id=MsCBfxRINow|id2=NeNw12cEOlE|id3=s-8myRDy5B4|id4=i5DS6EMwC3Y}} | {{YouTube|id=MsCBfxRINow|id2=NeNw12cEOlE|id3=s-8myRDy5B4|id4=i5DS6EMwC3Y}} | ||
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'''Visuals:''' We start out by panning | '''Visuals:''' We start out by panning through a street with many buildings, then we pan out to a skyscraper with "{{color|lightblue|{{font|Impact|FRANCHISE}}}}" in Haettenschweiler above it, and "{{color|lightblue|{{font|Impact|PICTURES}}}}" in Helvetica Condensed on the base. The background soon changes to a {{color|teal}} background. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*The short version has the first 4 seconds cut off. | * The short version has the first 4 seconds cut off. | ||
*On ''Heist'', the logo is black and white and we only see the camera panning up to the skyscraper. | * On ''Heist'', the logo is black and white and we only see the camera panning up to the skyscraper. | ||
*On ''Green Dragon'', the word "{{color|lightblue|{{font|Serif|CLASSICS}}}}" in Trajan Pro flows from the right (a la [[Universal Pictures]]) and places on the skyscraper. | * On ''Green Dragon'', the word "{{color|lightblue|{{font|Serif|CLASSICS}}}}" in Trajan Pro flows from the right (a la [[Universal Pictures]]) and places on the skyscraper. | ||
* On earlier releases from the company, the logo is a {{color|blue}} still of the skyscraper and company name in a white box. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Audio:''' An ascending, majestic orchestral fanfare composed by David & Eric Wurst. On some films, it's the opening theme or none. | '''Audio:''' An ascending, majestic orchestral fanfare composed by David & Eric Wurst. On some films, it's the opening theme or none. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It was first seen in print form on early films distributed by the company, such as ''The Confession'' and ''A Murder of Crows''. The animated version debuted on ''The Boondock Saints''. A teal print variant also appeared on the GBA game ''A Sound of Thunder''. | ||
'''Legacy:''' Despite the quality of the company's output, the logo exhibits some great CGI. | '''Legacy:''' Despite the quality of the company's output, the logo exhibits some great CGI. |