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* 1942: The lady looks much like she did in 1936, but the flag is now a plain red mantle (the Sony website implies that the change was to coincide with a new law that forbade the usage of the American flag as clothing; perhaps not coincidentally, this variation first appeared within a year of the United States' entry into World War II), dark on the left shoulder with only the shadows of the folds distinguishing the rest of it from the lady's white gown on her right side. The "COLUMBIA" lettering is also modified, still chiseled but less bold, and with darker shadowing. | * 1942: The lady looks much like she did in 1936, but the flag is now a plain red mantle (the Sony website implies that the change was to coincide with a new law that forbade the usage of the American flag as clothing; perhaps not coincidentally, this variation first appeared within a year of the United States' entry into World War II), dark on the left shoulder with only the shadows of the folds distinguishing the rest of it from the lady's white gown on her right side. The "COLUMBIA" lettering is also modified, still chiseled but less bold, and with darker shadowing. | ||
* 1943 (1): The logo is adapted for Technicolor. The pedestal is more visible now and the sky background is different. It made its debut on ''The Desperadoes'' (1943). | * 1943 (1): The logo is adapted for Technicolor. The pedestal is more visible now and the sky background is different. It made its debut on ''The Desperadoes'' (1943). | ||
* 1943 (2): Similar to the Technicolor variant, but the "COLUMBIA" text is | * 1943 (2): Similar to the Technicolor variant, but the "COLUMBIA" text is orange, and the clouds and lady are a bit different. This logo is adapted for Cinecolor, as well as the Technicolor process. | ||
* July 17, 1953: The Columbia Lady's robe is redrawn with a plunging neckline. The logo is also adapted for widescreen. After the introduction of the next three variants, it would be used in tandem with them until it was retired. | * July 17, 1953: The Columbia Lady's robe is redrawn with a plunging neckline. The logo is also adapted for widescreen. After the introduction of the next three variants, it would be used in tandem with them until it was retired. | ||
* January 26, 1955: The logo is adapted for CinemaScope. The Torch Lady loses her slipper-clad foot peeking out from the bottom of her robe as it divides just above the pedestal. Also, the clouds behind the logo are more concentrated in the center and more billowy in shape. | * January 26, 1955: The logo is adapted for CinemaScope. The Torch Lady loses her slipper-clad foot peeking out from the bottom of her robe as it divides just above the pedestal. Also, the clouds behind the logo are more concentrated in the center and more billowy in shape. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' | ||
* 1981-1990: The standard Torch Lady (a somewhat less detailed version of her 1970s iteration, wearing a more | * 1981-1990: The standard Torch Lady (a somewhat less detailed version of her 1970s iteration, wearing a more orange robe) is seen standing on a pedestal with her torch against a backdrop of clouds similar to that of the previous logo (albeit slightly less detailed and with a more {{color|blue|blueish}} tone). The light emitting from torch grows brighter, and briefly shines in a sunburst shape (the same one from the previous logo) behind the Torch Lady before dimming back into place. The metallic orange words "{{color|#FFA500|'''{{font|Serif|Columbia Pictures}}'''}}" (in the same font as the last logo) fade in on opposite sides of the Torch Lady as her torch continues to shine. | ||
* 1989-1993: Same as the original variant, but the sunburst animation is omitted (however, one can still see a glimpse of the red light from the sunburst if one looks closely). Instead, after a second, the "{{color|#FFA500|'''{{font|Serif|Columbia Pictures}}'''}}" text fades in (a la the 1936-1976 logo). | * 1989-1993: Same as the original variant, but the sunburst animation is omitted (however, one can still see a glimpse of the red light from the sunburst if one looks closely). Instead, after a second, the "{{color|#FFA500|'''{{font|Serif|Columbia Pictures}}'''}}" text fades in (a la the 1936-1976 logo). | ||
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'''Bylines:''' | '''Bylines:''' | ||
* Starting with ''The Juror'', released on February 2, 1996, the byline "{{color|#FFA500|'''a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company'''}}" fades in on the bottom, being slightly off-center. In its original appearance, the byline is cheaply chyroned in and is a lot bigger and wider than the proportion of the "COLUMBIA" name and the pedestal. Starting with ''The Craft'', released on May 3, 1996, the byline is darker in color, fades in, and is positioned under the Torch Lady instead of in front of her. However, some post-1996 films, such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''Wild Things'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Dance with Me'', ''Vampires'' and ''Gloria'', may have this logo without the byline, while trailers and TV spots continued to use the bylineless version of the logo until 1999. The last film to use this byline was ''Captain Phillips'', released on October 11, 2013. and also makes a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo on ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Starting with the 2006 version, the font of the byline is in Arial. | * Starting with ''The Juror'', released on February 2, 1996, the byline "{{color|#FFA500|'''a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company'''}}" fades in on the bottom, being slightly off-center. In its original appearance, the byline is cheaply chyroned in and is a lot bigger and wider than the proportion of the "COLUMBIA" name and the pedestal. Starting with ''The Craft'', released on May 3, 1996, the byline is darker in color, fades in, and is positioned under the Torch Lady instead of in front of her. However, some post-1996 films, such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''Wild Things'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Dance with Me'', ''Vampires'' and ''Gloria'', may have this logo without the byline, while trailers and TV spots continued to use the bylineless version of the logo until 1999. The last film to use this byline was ''Captain Phillips'', released on October 11, 2013. and also makes a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo on ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Starting with the 2006 version, the font of the byline is in Arial. | ||
* In late 2013, the byline was shortened to "{{color|#FFA500|'''a Sony Company'''}}" (in Arial Bold font), with the | * In late 2013, the byline was shortened to "{{color|#FFA500|'''a Sony Company'''}}" (in Arial Bold font), with the orange-{{color|gold}} color of the previous byline changed to a {{color|saddlebrown|bronze}}, and is properly centered. This byline debuted on US prints of ''American Hustle'' (it only appears at the end; the film itself uses the 1976 logo), ''The Monuments Men'', and trailers for ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' and ''22 Jump Street''. | ||
'''Evolution Variants:''' | '''Evolution Variants:''' | ||