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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
After the collapse of [[Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)|Alliance Atlantis]] in 2007, the movie distribution arm was re-launched as '''Alliance Films'''. On January 9, 2013, | After the collapse of [[Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)|Alliance Atlantis]] in 2007, the movie distribution arm was re-launched as '''Alliance Films'''. On January 9, 2013, competing studio [[Entertainment One (Canada)|Entertainment One]] (now owned by [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]]) acquired and folded Alliance Films. | ||
===1st Logo (August 10, 2007-August 31, 2012)=== | ===1st Logo (August 10, 2007-August 31, 2012)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on a lot of Canadian-released movies and distributed DVDs/Blu-Rays from 2007 to 2012. This logo surprisingly appears on the U.S. Sony Blu-ray of ''Planet 51'' instead of the 1993-2015 [[TriStar Pictures]] logo if you select the French Canadian audio track, or press the "angle" button on the player's remote. | '''Availability:''' Common. Appears on a lot of Canadian-released movies and distributed DVDs/Blu-Rays from 2007 to 2012. This logo surprisingly appears on the U.S. Sony Blu-ray of ''Planet 51'' instead of the 1993-2015 [[TriStar Pictures]] logo if you select the French Canadian audio track, or press the "angle" button on the player's remote. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' An excellent successor. | '''Editor's Note:''' An excellent successor to the final Alliance Atlantis logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (March 27, 2012-April 26, 2013)=== | ===2nd Logo (March 27, 2012-April 26, 2013)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Fireworks", "Alliance A II", "Alliance Hero II" | '''Nicknames:''' "Fireworks", "Alliance A II", "Alliance Hero II" | ||
'''Logo:''' A spark lights up on a dark background, which causes other sparks to light up and shoot fireworks across the screen. We then zoom out to see that the fireworks are drawing the familiar Alliance logo. "'''ALLIANCE FILMS'''" in Century Gothic Bold in gold, also being drawn in | '''Logo:''' A spark lights up on a dark background, which causes other sparks to light up and shoot fireworks across the screen. We then zoom out to see that the fireworks are drawing the familiar Alliance logo. "'''ALLIANCE FILMS'''" in Century Gothic Bold in gold, also being drawn in (exactly the same font color just like from the 2004-2007 [[Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)|Alliance Atlantis]] logo), then the text zooms out and takes its place below the Alliance logo, then a yellow light shines below it, before fading to black. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This logo was designed by Framework Studio. | '''Trivia:''' This logo was designed by Framework Studio. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming. Very nice special effects. | '''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming. Very nice special effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The re-arranged version of the last logo's fanfare, accompanied by firework sounds ( | '''Music/Sounds:''' The re-arranged version of the last logo's fanfare, accompanied by firework sounds (similar to the 2006 and 2022 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] logos), and a whoosh when the text zooms out, and a sound when the light shines. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare (even more so in America), as this logo only lasted a short time before they were folded into Entertainment One. The only known films with this logo were ''The Tall Man'', ''Sinister'', ''The Bay'', ''Dark Skies'', ''Antiviral'', ''The Lords of Salem'', and Canadian prints of ''ParaNorman''. However recently, this logo made a surprise reappearance on a Canadian Netflix print of ''The Hurt Locker''. | '''Availability:''' Rare (even more so in America), as this logo only lasted a short time before they were folded into Entertainment One. The only known films with this logo were ''The Tall Man'', ''Sinister'', ''The Bay'', ''Dark Skies'', ''Antiviral'', ''The Lords of Salem'', and Canadian prints of ''ParaNorman''. However recently, this logo made a surprise reappearance on a Canadian Netflix print of ''The Hurt Locker''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' A good way to end the Alliance name, thanks to the animation and music. | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||