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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Triumph Films''' (also known as '''Triumph Releasing Corporation''') was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] and | '''Triumph Films''' (also known as '''Triumph Releasing Corporation''') was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] and French studio [[Gaumont|Gaumont Film Company]] to distribute Gaumont content and some independent films in the US. This joint venture lasted until 1985, when Gaumont was looking to set up their own operations in the states. However, Columbia (through [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]) retained the Triumph branding rights and all films distributed during the venture. In 1988, it was revived as a specialty label to handle independent, low-budget, and direct-to-video film releases as well as distributing [[Epic Productions]] and [[Vision P.D.G. International|Vision International]] releases theatrically. The label went dormant again in 1998, and was reactivated in 2002 to release independent and direct-to-video fare such as ''Steamboy'' and ''Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2''. Triumph Films has been in dormancy since 2008 and has only been revived once as a one-off label in 2014; currently, [[Destination Films]] has supplanted Triumph's purpose within Sony. | ||
===1st Logo (February 10, 1982-August 2, 1985)=== | ===1st Logo (February 10, 1982-August 2, 1985)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. Appeared on select titles released from 1982 to 1985, such as older prints of ''Das Boot'', ''Querelle'', ''Purple Haze'', ''Le Dernier Combat'', ''Bizet's Carmen'', and ''Parsifal'', to name a few. The latter retains this logo on its U.S. [[Image Entertainment]] DVD and Laserdisc release. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. Appeared on select titles released from 1982 to 1985, such as older prints of ''Das Boot'', ''Querelle'', ''Purple Haze'', ''Le Dernier Combat'', ''Bizet's Carmen'', and ''Parsifal'', to name a few. The latter retains this logo on its U.S. [[Image Entertainment]] DVD and Laserdisc release. | ||
===2nd Logo (December 8, 1989-April 22, 1994)=== | ===2nd Logo (December 8, 1989-April 22, 1994)=== | ||
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'''Closing:''' There is a closing logo where everything is white and still. | '''Closing:''' There is a closing logo where everything is white and still. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The CGI name rising | '''FX/SFX:''' The CGI name rising. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on many Triumph releases such as ''Magic in the Water'', ''Jury Duty'', ''Solo'' (1996), ''SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2'', ''Screamers'', and the US release of ''Steamboy'', among others. The in-credit variant appears at the end of ''The Remaining'', but the start of the film only has the [[Affirm Films]] logo. This may have appeared on theatrical prints of ''Zombie Strippers'', but home media releases have the Stage 6 logo instead. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on many Triumph releases such as ''Magic in the Water'', ''Jury Duty'', ''Solo'' (1996), ''SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2'', ''Screamers'', and the US release of ''Steamboy'', among others. The in-credit variant appears at the end of ''The Remaining'', but the start of the film only has the [[Affirm Films]] logo. This may have appeared on theatrical prints of ''Zombie Strippers'', but home media releases have the Stage 6 logo instead. | ||
'''Legacy:''' | '''Legacy:''' On films released in matted widescreen after the company's revival in 2002, such as ''Steamboy'' and ''The Second Chance'', the logo is actually formatted in the 2:35.1 aspect ratio stretched to fill the frame, rather than using the 16:9 version of the logo. | ||
{{Navbox-Sony}}{{Movie-Navbox}} | {{Navbox-Sony}}{{Movie-Navbox}} | ||