Caravan Pictures: Difference between revisions

In 1992, '''Caravan Pictures''' was created by Joe Roth and Roger Birnbaum as part of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group of The Walt Disney Company for producing films for film units [[Hollywood Pictures]], [[Walt Disney Pictures]], and [[Touchstone Pictures]]. Their first movie was ''The Three Musketeers'', while their last film was ''Inspector Gadget''. In 1994, Roth became the head chief of Walt Disney Pictures and left Birnbaum in charge, while in 1998, Birnbaum himself left the company and formed [[Spyglass Media Group|Spyglass Entertainment]] with Gary Barber. The company closed down in late July 1999 after the release of its last film, ''Inspector Gadget''.

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a dark setting with {{color|blue}} hills and a road. A man with a fedora walks down the road, carrying a bindle on his shoulder, and the setting brightens. A box zooms out around the area with the man, and "{{font|Times New Roman|CARAVAN PICTURES}}" appears above and below the picture, respectively.

'''Trivia:''' The logo and company name is most likely a tribute to the 1941 film ''Sullivan's Travels'', about a filmmaker who sets out to make more meaningful movies. He travels on foot in a similar shot. At the end of the film, he describes his life as a "cockeyed '''caravan'''". Joe Roth is reportedly a fan of ''Sullivan's Travels'' director Preston Sturges, and his former company, [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek Productions]], is named after another Sturges film, ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek''. Also, the logo was designed and created by John Kehe. The logo was animated by REZN8.

'''Variant:''' On John Kehe's demo reel, the logo animates at a smoother rate.

'''Technique:''' CGI and live action.

'''Audio:''' A piano/woodwind/string jingle. After it stops, there is a gradual increase of the volume of the orchestrated part, ending with a triumphant finish sounded out by trumpets and brass. There are two versions of this theme, one more bombastic than the other, both of which were composed by Randy Edelman.