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'''Availability''': Only seen on ''Splash''. It's still seen on TV airings and VHS and DVD prints of said film as well as on Disney+, but some late-'80s to mid-'90s issues plaster it with the early version of the 3rd logo. | '''Availability''': Only seen on ''Splash''. It's still seen on TV airings and VHS and DVD prints of said film as well as on Disney+, but some late-'80s to mid-'90s issues plaster it with the early version of the 3rd logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': This was most likely a placeholder logo, as Disney introduced the Touchstone name and logo less than a month before the release of ''Splash'', which explains its static nature. The pink color scheme for the background | '''Editor's Note''': This was most likely a placeholder logo, as Disney introduced the Touchstone name and logo less than a month before the release of ''Splash'', which explains its static nature. The pink color scheme for the background is very 1980s. | ||
===2nd Logo (September 29, 1984-March 22, 1985)=== | ===2nd Logo (September 29, 1984-March 22, 1985)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames''': "Shattering Thunderball", "Thunderball II", "Touchstone Thunderball II" | '''Nicknames''': "Shattering Thunderball", "Thunderball II", "Touchstone Thunderball II" | ||
'''Logo''': We start on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, which then shrinks into a ball on a black background zooms out into the upper center portion of the screen. After it heads toward the background | '''Logo''': We start on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, which then shrinks into a ball on a black background zooms out into the upper center portion of the screen. After it takes a small dip, it heads toward the background where it flashes and turns into the thunderball from the 1st logo. The thunderbolts shine as the background lightens up with salmon concentric circles, which get dimmer the farther out they go. "{{Font color|navy|TOUCHSTONE FILMS}}" at the bottom in {{Font color|navy|navy}} blue text, then fades in below. | ||
'''Variant''': On fullscreen versions of ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', as that film was shot in 2.35:1, the logo was squeezed vertically to fit the standard TV aspect ratio, so the circle became an vertical oval. | '''Variant''': On fullscreen versions of ''Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'', as that film was shot in 2.35:1, the logo was squeezed vertically to fit the standard TV aspect ratio, so the circle became an vertical oval. | ||
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'''Nicknames''': "The Snake", "Thunderball III", "Touchstone Thunderball III", "Snake Thunderball" | '''Nicknames''': "The Snake", "Thunderball III", "Touchstone Thunderball III", "Snake Thunderball" | ||
'''Logo''': On a black background, a {{Font color|blue|blue}} oblong moves from the right side of the screen to the left. As it shrinks to the left of the screen, the stacked text "TOUCHSTONE PICTURES" slides next to it. After the oblong morphs into a {{Font color|blue|blue}} ball, the text shines from right to left before hitting the ball. After the text hits the ball, the thunderbolt from the last 2 logos | '''Logo''': On a black background, a {{Font color|blue|blue}} oblong moves from the right side of the screen to the left. As it shrinks to the left of the screen, the stacked text "TOUCHSTONE PICTURES" slides next to it. After the oblong morphs into a {{Font color|blue|blue}} ball, the text shines from right to left before hitting the ball. After the text hits the ball, the ball flashes and glows orange, gaining the thunderbolt from the last 2 logos on it. | ||
'''Variants''': | '''Variants''': | ||
* For the first two years of this logo's use, "FILMS" was seen instead of "PICTURES". The "shining" of the letters is also difficult to see. This version appeared on ''My Science Project'', ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', ''Off Beat'', ''Ruthless People'', and ''The Color of Money''. | * For the first two years of this logo's use, "FILMS" was seen instead of "PICTURES". The "shining" of the letters is also difficult to see and the flash was bigger. This version appeared on ''My Science Project'', ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', ''Off Beat'', ''Ruthless People'', and ''The Color of Money''. | ||
* The positioning of the logo varies. Earlier variants were in the middle; for the rest of the logo's run, it was on the bottom. | * The positioning of the logo varies. Earlier variants were in the middle; for the rest of the logo's run, it was on the bottom. | ||
* In its later years, the logo was enhanced with a motion blur effect added when the logo slides, and a slightly larger shine. This variant can be seen on movies like ''Unbreakable'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', and ''Veronica Guerin''. | * In its later years, the logo was enhanced with a motion blur effect added when the logo slides, and a slightly larger shine. This variant can be seen on movies like ''Unbreakable'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', and ''Veronica Guerin''. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': The "flash" and the "electricity", pretty good 2D animation from Walt Disney Productions (now known as [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]). | '''FX/SFX''': The stretching ball, the "flash" and the "electricity", pretty good 2D animation from Walt Disney Productions (now known as [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]). | ||
'''Music/Sounds''': A series of synthesized bells, ending in a "twang" when the circle and thunder meet, composed by John Debney. In other cases, it used the opening/closing theme of the movie or silent. On some films, such as ''The Color of Money'', ''3 Ninjas'' and ''The Waterboy'', the film's opening score deliberately syncs up with the logo's animation. | '''Music/Sounds''': A series of synthesized bells, ending in a "twang" when the circle and thunder meet, composed by John Debney. In other cases, it used the opening/closing theme of the movie or silent. On some films, such as ''The Color of Money'', ''3 Ninjas'' and ''The Waterboy'', the film's opening score deliberately syncs up with the logo's animation. | ||
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'''Nicknames''': "Thunderball IV", "CGI Golden-Light Thunderball", "Touchstone Thunderball IV", "CGI Touchstone Thunderball" | '''Nicknames''': "Thunderball IV", "CGI Golden-Light Thunderball", "Touchstone Thunderball IV", "CGI Touchstone Thunderball" | ||
'''Logo''': On a black background, the lightning bolt from the previous logo streaks in and zooms back onto a grey-blue 3D sphere. After that, the text "TOUCHSTONE PICTURES" zooms out, at first a shadow then is lit up. | '''Logo''': On a black background, the lightning bolt from the previous logo streaks in and zooms back onto a grey-blue 3D sphere. After that, the text "TOUCHSTONE PICTURES" zooms out, at first a shadow then is lit up. The lightning bolt also lets out orange streaks that die down when the text settle in place. | ||
'''Variant''': Beginning in the late 2000s, the logo has a more orange tint to it. | '''Variant''': Beginning in the late 2000s, the logo has a more orange tint to it. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants''': | '''Music/Sounds Variants''': | ||
* On some films such as ''Under the Tuscan Sun'', the synth chord in the background and the final note are removed and a different synth note sustains itself. | * On some films such as ''Under the Tuscan Sun'', the synth chord in the background and the final note are removed and a different synth note sustains itself. | ||
* Composer James Newton Howard wrote a theme for the logo to be specially used for ''Signs''. Although it wound up unused, it was later featured in the respective film's expanded score album. It might have been created as a main theme for the logo in general, but this remains unknown. The possible theme can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDaT4ougkw here], and its alternate version can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3JtHEAe2Ms here]. | * Composer James Newton Howard wrote a theme for the logo to be specially used for ''Signs'', played on a piano. Although it wound up unused, it was later featured in the respective film's expanded score album. It might have been created as a main theme for the logo in general, but this remains unknown. The possible theme can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDaT4ougkw here], and its alternate version can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3JtHEAe2Ms here]. | ||
'''Availability''': Common. Seen on all Touchstone releases starting with the debut of ''Signs'' in 2002, and ending with ''The Light Between Oceans'' in 2016. Despite the logo appearing as early as 2002, the previous logo continued to be used until 2003, where this logo's use became more widespread, starting with ''Bringing Down the House'', released on March 7. Also seen at the start of DreamWorks films starting with ''I Am Number Four'', and at the end of trailers for those films, as well as American prints of ''The Wind Rises''. | '''Availability''': Common. Seen on all Touchstone releases starting with the debut of ''Signs'' in 2002, and ending with ''The Light Between Oceans'' in 2016. Despite the logo appearing as early as 2002, the previous logo continued to be used until 2003, where this logo's use became more widespread, starting with ''Bringing Down the House'', released on March 7. Also seen at the start of DreamWorks films starting with ''I Am Number Four'', and at the end of trailers for those films, as well as American prints of ''The Wind Rises''. | ||