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* "Flat": Presented in 1.14:1 open matte for 35mm uncropped film scan prints, 1.37:1 academy or 1.85:1 "matted" widescreen, the logo appears to move somewhat faster than the widescreen version. The "UNIVERSAL" text is not blurred and simply fades in. Seen on films such as ''Coogan's Bluff'', ''Duel'', ''Charley Varrick'', ''The Sentinel'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''The Jerk'', ''Little Miss Marker'' (1980), ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', ''Somewhere in Time'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Videodrome'', ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Back to the Future I'' and ''II'', ''Weird Science'', ''Brazil'', ''Out of Africa'', ''An American Tail'' and ''The Land Before Time''. In an earlier variant, used in tandem with the normal version, "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" starts blurred, but becomes clearer, along with the Edward Muhl byline. The globe zooms in faster in this variant, used on movies like ''Shenandoah'', ''Send Me No Flowers'', ''Charade'' and ''Father Goose''. A B&W version of this variant can also be seen on ''Kitten with a Whip'', which was featured on an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (with the logo intact). It was also the default pan-and-scan version of the logo and plastered the above variant on older VHS copies of most if not all, Universal films shot in scope (a notable exception being the original VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', which was released by Thorn EMI Video). | * "Flat": Presented in 1.14:1 open matte for 35mm uncropped film scan prints, 1.37:1 academy or 1.85:1 "matted" widescreen, the logo appears to move somewhat faster than the widescreen version. The "UNIVERSAL" text is not blurred and simply fades in. Seen on films such as ''Coogan's Bluff'', ''Duel'', ''Charley Varrick'', ''The Sentinel'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''The Jerk'', ''Little Miss Marker'' (1980), ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', ''Somewhere in Time'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Videodrome'', ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Back to the Future I'' and ''II'', ''Weird Science'', ''Brazil'', ''Out of Africa'', ''An American Tail'' and ''The Land Before Time''. In an earlier variant, used in tandem with the normal version, "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" starts blurred, but becomes clearer, along with the Edward Muhl byline. The globe zooms in faster in this variant, used on movies like ''Shenandoah'', ''Send Me No Flowers'', ''Charade'' and ''Father Goose''. A B&W version of this variant can also be seen on ''Kitten with a Whip'', which was featured on an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (with the logo intact). It was also the default pan-and-scan version of the logo and plastered the above variant on older VHS copies of most if not all, Universal films shot in scope (a notable exception being the original VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', which was released by Thorn EMI Video). | ||
* Off-center: Only known to exist on old video prints of ''Charade'', the logo is slightly off-center, due to a sloppy job reformatting the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 into 4:3. Another off-center version can be found on the MCA Discovision, MCA Videocassette Inc. and MCA Home Video releases of ''Jaws''. | * Off-center: Only known to exist on old video prints of ''Charade'', the logo is slightly off-center, due to a sloppy job reformatting the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 into 4:3. Another off-center version can be found on the MCA Discovision, MCA Videocassette Inc. and MCA Home Video releases of ''Jaws''. | ||
* In the early years of the "Flat" version of the logo, Universal had a small registered trademark symbol (®) below the "L" in "UNIVERSAL," which faded in alongside the zooming text. By 1975, Universal added a larger ® in the same position, but it fades in after the text zooms out. However, | * In the early years of the "Flat" version of the logo, Universal had a small registered trademark symbol (®) below the "L" in "UNIVERSAL," which faded in alongside the zooming text. By 1975, Universal added a larger ® in the same position, but it fades in after the text zooms out. However, the smaller ® behind the bigger ® can still be seen. | ||
* Like the last logo, a credit for then-Universal head Edward Muhl can be seen on the lower-left of the first movies to feature this logo. | * Like the last logo, a credit for then-Universal head Edward Muhl can be seen on the lower-left of the first movies to feature this logo. | ||
* The 1971 version is bylineless on some films. | * The 1971 version is bylineless on some films. | ||
* The 1971 version, but with "PRESENTS" underneath the byline in a smaller font. This was seen on ''American Graffiti''. | * The 1971 version, but with "PRESENTS" underneath the byline in a smaller font. This was seen on ''American Graffiti''. | ||
* The widescreen version of ''Jaws 3-D'' has the MCA byline in a more extended font. | * The widescreen version of ''Jaws 3-D'' has the MCA byline in a more extended font. | ||
* There is a variation that contains the word "RELEASE" below the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including ''Rear Window'' and 1956's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' | * There is a variation that contains the word "RELEASE" below the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including ''Rear Window'' and 1956's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (including an August 11, 2001 UK airing of the latter on BBC Two)), and also appeared on U.S. theatrical prints of ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella''. | ||
* A black-and-white version was seen at the beginning of the 1980 MCA Videocassette, Inc. VHS release of ''Scarface'' (1932) (Also on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), the 1980 VHS release of ''Psycho'', and the 1965 unsold TV pilot ''Dark Intruder'' (which received a theatrical release). | * A black-and-white version was seen at the beginning of the 1980 MCA Videocassette, Inc. VHS release of ''Scarface'' (1932) (Also on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), the 1980 VHS release of ''Psycho'', and the 1965 unsold TV pilot ''Dark Intruder'' (which received a theatrical release). | ||
* There is another scope variant where the 1.85 version is cropped to 2.35. This can be found on ''Coupe Dd Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and ''Jaws: The Revenge''. However, the GoodTimes DVD of the latter uses the regular scope variant. The cropped Scope variant also appears, in reverse, on ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (more can be read about that on this company's [[Universal Pictures/Logo Variations|Logo Variations]] page). | * There is another scope variant where the 1.85 version is cropped to 2.35. This can be found on ''Coupe Dd Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and ''Jaws: The Revenge''. However, the GoodTimes DVD of the latter uses the regular scope variant. The cropped Scope variant also appears, in reverse, on ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (more can be read about that on this company's [[Universal Pictures/Logo Variations|Logo Variations]] page). | ||
* On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a {{color|orangered|red-orange}} color, and the Van Allen belts are more {{color|darkviolet|purple}}. This can be found on ''Parenthood'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''Field of Dreams'', the VHS release of ''Born on the Fourth of July'', ''Opportunity Knocks'', ''Coupe De Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and the theatrical trailers for ''Back to the Future Part III'' and ''Problem Child'' (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''The Dream Team'' and ''K-9'', would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also | * On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a {{color|orangered|red-orange}} color, and the Van Allen belts are more {{color|darkviolet|purple}}. This can be found on ''Parenthood'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''Field of Dreams'', the VHS release of ''Born on the Fourth of July'', ''Opportunity Knocks'', ''Coupe De Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and the theatrical trailers for ''Back to the Future Part III'' and ''Problem Child'' (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''The Dream Team'' and ''K-9'', would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also uses clips from the 5th and 6th logos. | ||
* On the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of ''Jaws'' and ''Jaws 2'', the logo is faster and the credits music plays over the logo. | * On the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of ''Jaws'' and ''Jaws 2'', the logo is faster and the credits music also plays over the logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' Live-action for the globe, combined with 2D animation for the Van Allen belts, and fading effects for the text. | '''Technique:''' Live-action for the globe, combined with 2D animation for the Van Allen belts, and fading effects for the text. | ||
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* On the | * On the U.S. DVD release of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' movie (which is really the pilot episode "Saga of a Star World" released as a theatrical film in Europe), the 1963 logo is heard with the CIC fanfare. | ||
* On the 1984 MCA Home Video VHS of ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' and a 1984 German ARD airing of ''The Trouble with Harry'' (1955), this logo has the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]/[[VistaVision]] music, which surprisingly fits quite well. | * On the 1984 MCA Home Video VHS release of ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' and a 1984 German ARD airing of ''The Trouble with Harry'' (1955), this logo has the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]/[[VistaVision]] music, which surprisingly fits quite well. | ||
* Sometimes, it used an updated version of the 1936-1947 fanfare (composed by Miklos Rosza for the 1982 film ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid''); this tune was mostly heard over the logo of [[Universal Pay Television]]. | * Sometimes, it used an updated version of the 1936-1947 fanfare (composed by Miklos Rosza for the 1982 film ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid''); this tune was mostly heard over the logo of [[Universal Pay Television]]. | ||
* On a print of ''The Projected Man'' featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', the logo curiously uses the Les Baxter-composed fanfare from the 1960-1963 American International Pictures logo (which was actually used for the logo of a British company called Compton Films, also the UK distributor). However, the Shout! Factory Blu-ray just uses the opening theme. | * On a print of ''The Projected Man'' featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', the logo curiously uses the Les Baxter-composed fanfare from the 1960-1963 American International Pictures logo (which was actually used for the logo of a British company called Compton Films, also the UK distributor). However, the Shout! Factory Blu-ray release just uses the opening theme. | ||
* ''Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life'' has its own unique fanfare (only on the main feature, not the preceding short feature ''The Crimson Permanent Assurance''), which was reused on the second disc of the 2003 special edition | * ''Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life'' has its own unique fanfare (only on the main feature, not the preceding short feature ''The Crimson Permanent Assurance''), which was reused on the second disc of the 2003 special edition DVD releases. | ||
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