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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Sony Pictures Animation | '''Sony Pictures Animation''' is an American animation studio owned by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio's films are distributed worldwide by [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] under their [[Columbia Pictures]] label, while all direct-to-video releases are released by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]. | ||
In 2001, Sony Pictures considered selling off its visual effects facility [[Sony Pictures Imageworks]] but after failing to find a suitable buyer, having been impressed with the CGI sequences of ''Stuart Little 2'' and seeing the box office successes of [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''Shrek'' and [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]]'s ''Monsters, Inc.'', SPI was reconfigured to become an animation studio. In 2002, Sony Pictures Animation was established to develop characters, stories and movies with SPI taking over the digital production while maintaining its visual effects production. | In 2001, Sony Pictures considered selling off its visual effects facility [[Sony Pictures Imageworks]] but after failing to find a suitable buyer, having been impressed with the CGI sequences of ''Stuart Little 2'' and seeing the box office successes of [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''Shrek'' and [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]]'s ''Monsters, Inc.'', SPI was reconfigured to become an animation studio. In 2002, Sony Pictures Animation was established to develop characters, stories and movies with SPI taking over the digital production while maintaining its visual effects production. | ||
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* On the DTV film ''Open Season 3'' and the special ''The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol'', the logo is sped up. When the animation is finished, it freezes instead of falling down at the end. On the latter, the animation plays in normal speed. | * On the DTV film ''Open Season 3'' and the special ''The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol'', the logo is sped up. When the animation is finished, it freezes instead of falling down at the end. On the latter, the animation plays in normal speed. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI from Sony Pictures Imageworks. | '''Technique:''' CGI from Sony Pictures Imageworks in association with BLT & Associates. | ||
'''Audio:''' A fast-paced jazzy fanfare composed by James Newton Howard. When the logo falls apart, a crowd is heard groaning. | '''Audio:''' A fast-paced jazzy fanfare composed by James Newton Howard. When the logo falls apart, a crowd is heard groaning. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On ''Peter Rabbit'', preceding from the [[Sony Entertainment|Sony]] logo, the text fades in as it moves forward and shines briefly up to the letter "a", where the shine becomes a very bright light, which fades into the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo. | * On ''Peter Rabbit'', preceding from the [[Sony Entertainment|Sony]] logo, the text fades in as it moves forward and shines briefly up to the letter "a", where the shine becomes a very bright light, which fades into the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo. | ||
*On ''Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween'', the text is light {{color|purple}}. | * On ''Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween'', the text is light {{color|purple}}. | ||
'''Technique:''' 2D light animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D light animation. | ||