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'''Visuals:''' On a black screen, two rectangles, one {{color|blue}} and one orange, each one tilted forward at a 45-degree angle (making them appear like the floor and ceiling of a tunnel), shoot out towards the center of the screen. When they both connect at the center of the screen, they tilt back 45 degrees, so that they are facing the viewer completely, and enlarge to fill the screen. In the {{color|blue}} rectangle, which is on the top is the 1972 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] "Big W" logo and the words "{{color|orange|WARNER BROS}}". In the orange rectangle, which is on the bottom, there are the words "{{color|blue|ORION}} (in their trademark font) {{color|blue|PICTURES COMPANY}} (in an ITC Avant Garde Gothic font)". After a while, the {{color|blue}} and orange rectangles move to each other's spot, briefly overlapping. "A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" and "present" fade in under "{{color|orange|WARNER BROS}}".
'''Visuals:''' On a black screen, two rectangles, one blue and one orange, each one tilted forward at a 45-degree angle (making them appear like the floor and ceiling of a tunnel), shoot out towards the center of the screen. When they both connect at the center of the screen, they tilt back 45 degrees, so that they are facing the viewer completely, and enlarge to fill the screen. In the blue rectangle, which is on the top is the 1972 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] "Big W" logo and the words "{{color|orange|WARNER BROS}}". In the orange rectangle, which is on the bottom, there are the words "{{color|blue|ORION}} (in their trademark font) {{color|blue|PICTURES COMPANY}} (in an ITC Avant Garde Gothic font)". After a while, the blue and orange rectangles move to each other's spot, briefly overlapping. "A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" and "present" fade in under "{{color|orange|WARNER BROS}}".


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On the 1983 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS release of ''Time After Time'', the color scheme is brighter and is also zoomed in.
* On the 1983 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS release of ''Time After Time'', the color scheme is brighter and is also zoomed in.
* On the trailer for ''Zelig'', the logo appears in red and black rather than orange and {{color|blue}}.
* On the trailer for ''Zelig'', the logo appears in red and black rather than orange and blue.


'''Closing Variants:'''
'''Closing Variants:'''
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* Another version reads "PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" below the logo; "INTERNATIONAL" replaces "RELEASE".
* Another version reads "PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" below the logo; "INTERNATIONAL" replaces "RELEASE".
* Starting in 1984 on trailers, the logo is close up and begins from the stars spinning to form the "O", but, instead of the words "An" and "PICTURES RELEASE" fading in, the words "COMING FROM" (in a larger font) and "PICTURES CORPORATION" fade in above and below the logo, respectively.
* Starting in 1984 on trailers, the logo is close up and begins from the stars spinning to form the "O", but, instead of the words "An" and "PICTURES RELEASE" fading in, the words "COMING FROM" (in a larger font) and "PICTURES CORPORATION" fade in above and below the logo, respectively.
* Starting in 1986, an updated version with the words in {{color|blue}} and smaller size is used.
* Starting in 1986, an updated version with the words in blue and smaller size is used.
* On some trailers (''Bull Durham'' for example), the Orion logo fades out and the words "PREVIEW" and "COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU" fades in.
* On some trailers (''Bull Durham'' for example), the Orion logo fades out and the words "PREVIEW" and "COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU" fades in.
* On the trailer for ''Gorky Park'', right before the announcer states the actors in the movie, a screen is shown with "ORION PICTURES PRESENTS" with the announcer reading the words.
* On the trailer for ''Gorky Park'', right before the announcer states the actors in the movie, a screen is shown with "ORION PICTURES PRESENTS" with the announcer reading the words.
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'''Visuals:''' Starts similarly to the second logo. As the stars of Orion fade into view, the stars form a circle, but it stays at the center instead of shifting to the left. Additionally, the space background is now more detailed and continues to rotate along with the Orion stars. As the stars form the circle, a purple-{{color|blue}} cloud appears, which quickly turns into a constantly shifting spectrum of color. After a few seconds, the word "'''ORION'''" (now in a completely different font and straight up) emerges from the cloud on a different, far darker space background, lacking the holes in the letters. The dazzling colors then die down and form a backdrop within the letters, as a line slashes through the letters like the second logo and a byline fades in underneath the second "O".
'''Visuals:''' Starts similarly to the second logo. As the stars of Orion fade into view, the stars form a circle, but it stays at the center instead of shifting to the left. Additionally, the space background is now more detailed and continues to rotate along with the Orion stars. As the stars form the circle, a purple-blue cloud appears, which quickly turns into a constantly shifting spectrum of color. After a few seconds, the word "'''ORION'''" (now in a completely different font and straight up) emerges from the cloud on a different, far darker space background, lacking the holes in the letters. The dazzling colors then die down and form a backdrop within the letters, as a line slashes through the letters like the second logo and a byline fades in underneath the second "O".


'''Trivia:''' The new, colorful design of this logo is intended to correspond with Orion's current focus on underserved minority audiences for films (a "wide spectrum of stories waiting to be told", [https://www.adweek.com/creativity/orion-pictures-modernizes-both-its-visual-identity-and-approach-to-storytelling/# per this ''Adweek'' article]).
'''Trivia:''' The new, colorful design of this logo is intended to correspond with Orion's current focus on underserved minority audiences for films (a "wide spectrum of stories waiting to be told", [https://www.adweek.com/creativity/orion-pictures-modernizes-both-its-visual-identity-and-approach-to-storytelling/# per this ''Adweek'' article]).
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} starry background, there is a glowing {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} man wielding a sword, which resembles that of the mythological Orion. He spins his sword two times, and when he's about to do a third spin, he flashes and stops in a pose reminiscent of the Orion constellation and five silver stars flash on different parts of his body. When this happens, the stacked gold text "{{color|gold|{{font|Times New Roman|'''ORION'''}} P<small>ICTURES</small> C<small>OMPANY</small>}}" flashes underneath.
'''Visuals:''' On a blue starry background, there is a glowing {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} man wielding a sword, which resembles that of the mythological Orion. He spins his sword two times, and when he's about to do a third spin, he flashes and stops in a pose reminiscent of the Orion constellation and five silver stars flash on different parts of his body. When this happens, the stacked gold text "{{color|gold|{{font|Times New Roman|'''ORION'''}} P<small>ICTURES</small> C<small>OMPANY</small>}}" flashes underneath.


'''Trivia:''' The logo was done by famed title sequence designer Dan Perri, known for his work on ''Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'', ''Airplane!'' and ''The Exorcist'', and also designed [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] and [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] logos.
'''Trivia:''' The logo was done by famed title sequence designer Dan Perri, known for his work on ''Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'', ''Airplane!'' and ''The Exorcist'', and also designed [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] and [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] logos.
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