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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | *A variant without the Transamerica byline exists. | ||
*A <u>short version</u> | *A <u>short version</u> also exists, which appears on trailers starts with the logo already revealed and the sparkles on the "UNITED ARTISTS" text. | ||
'''Technique:''' Possibly live-action by Edstan Studio. | '''Technique:''' Possibly live-action by Edstan Studio. | ||
'''Audio:''' | '''Audio:''' None or the film's opening theme. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', it uses the 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD release had the 1994 logo). | '''Audio Variant:''' On the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', it uses the 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD release had the 1994 logo). | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on films from the company only for an year, such as original prints of ''Rocky'' along with being retained on the film's 2001 DVD release. | ||
*The bylineless version can be found on the original 1976 film ''Carrie'' and is intact on modern releases of the film (which has no logical reason to be plastered). | *The bylineless version can be found on the original 1976 film ''Carrie'' and is also intact on modern releases of the film (which has no logical reason to be plastered). | ||
*The rendition with the Transamerica byline is much harder to find due to plastering, and was seen during the rest of its short run. Its only original appearances in this form | *The rendition with the Transamerica byline is much harder to find due to plastering, and was seen during the rest of its short run. Its only original appearances in this form are on ''Champion of Death'' (AKA ''Karate Bullfighter''), ''Network'' (international prints only), ''Rocky'', and ''Bound for Glory''. | ||
*It is preserved on the 2001 DVD release of ''Rocky'' (with the 1994 music tacked on, due to sloppy editing), but then replaced with the current logo on the 2006 DVD release. | *It is also preserved on the 2001 DVD release of ''Rocky'' (with the 1994 music tacked on, due to sloppy editing), but then replaced with the current logo on the 2006 DVD release. | ||
**However, the 1990 VHS release has this logo plastered with the 1987 logo and the MGM/UA Communications logo, while the 1996 VHS, 1998 DVD, and current releases have it plastered with the 1994 logo. | **However, the 1990 VHS release has this logo plastered with the 1987 logo and the MGM/UA Communications logo, while the 1996 VHS release, 1998 DVD release, and current releases have it plastered with the 1994 logo. | ||
**However, it | **However, it is still kept on the RCA CED release, which was released months before Transamerica sold UA to MGM. | ||
*Occasionally, it did some plastering of its own, usually over the later variant of the 1968 logo. This is believed to have happened with ''Rollerball'' and ''The Return of a Man Called Horse''. | *Occasionally, it did some plastering of its own, usually over the later variant of the 1968 logo. This is believed to have happened with ''Rollerball'' and ''The Return of a Man Called Horse''. | ||
*Also seen on current TV airings of ''Champion of Death'', after the 2008 MGM logo. | *Also seen on current TV airings of ''Champion of Death'', after the 2008 MGM logo. | ||
**This logo was last seen on ''Bound for Glory'', in which the R2 DVD releases and ThisTV airings (following the 10th logo) retain it, while the R1 DVD releases have it plastered with the 1987 logo. | **This logo was last seen on ''Bound for Glory'', in which the R2 DVD releases and ThisTV airings (following the 10th logo) retain it, while the R1 DVD releases have it plastered with the 1987 logo. | ||
*It | *It also appears on some trailers of films of the time period like ''Carrie'' and even ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' (the film itself would use the previous logo). | ||
===8th Logo (May 28, 1982-October 8, 1987)=== | ===8th Logo (May 28, 1982-October 8, 1987)=== | ||