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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Act III Communications is Norman Lear's current company formed on October 21, 1985, after four months and three days since Lear and Perenchio sold [[Embassy Communications|Embassy Communications, Inc.]] (Tandem, Embassy Television, etc.) to Coca-Cola. Operations began on January 1, 1986. His first film under the Act III name was ''Stand By Me'' and was released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Act III was also the name of a broadcaster Norman Lear was involved in, which owned several Fox and independent stations during the early '90s (most of its stations are now owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group). On February 2, 1989, Act III Communications formed a joint-venture with [[Columbia Pictures Television]] called "Act III Television" (later "Act III Productions") to produce television and not managing. This was marked as Norman Lear's return to television after exiting television production in 1978 to focus on feature films and in 1984 from executive producing the sitcom, ''a.k.a. Pablo.'' In 2006, Act III purchased 50% of [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] and merged his music industry "Concord Music Group". Act III did not have a logo until 1991. | '''Act III Communications''' is Norman Lear's current company formed on October 21, 1985, after four months and three days since Lear and Perenchio sold [[Embassy Communications|Embassy Communications, Inc.]] (Tandem, Embassy Television, etc.) to Coca-Cola. Operations began on January 1, 1986. His first film under the Act III name was ''Stand By Me'' and was released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Act III was also the name of a broadcaster Norman Lear was involved in, which owned several Fox and independent stations during the early '90s (most of its stations are now owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group). On February 2, 1989, Act III Communications formed a joint-venture with [[Columbia Pictures Television]] called "Act III Television" (later "Act III Productions") to produce television and not managing. This was marked as Norman Lear's return to television after exiting television production in 1978 to focus on feature films and in 1984 from executive producing the sitcom, ''a.k.a. Pablo.'' In 2006, Act III purchased 50% of [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] and merged his music industry "Concord Music Group". Act III did not have a logo until 1991. | ||
===1st Logo (February 16, 1991)=== | ===1st Logo (February 16, 1991)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' We see "'''ACT III'''" in white with a shadow effect with "'''III'''" in Roman numerals. There is a white line that's stretched out underneath the name with the word "TELEVISION" below, also in white. | '''Logo:''' We see "'''ACT III'''" in white with a shadow effect with "'''III'''" in Roman numerals. There is a white line that's stretched out underneath the name with the word "TELEVISION" below, also in white. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the last logo, but it's placed on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background. | '''Logo:''' Same as the last logo, but it's placed on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|dimgray|dark gray}} background, we see the ACT III logo fading in in chrome lettering with "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ACT III'''}}}}" in a Roman font and the word "{{Font color|silver|TELEVISION}}" in a stretched font. There are three black lines from the bottom of the Roman numeral "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''III'''}}}}" in between the words "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ACT'''}}}}" and "{{Font color|silver|TELEVISION}}". | '''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|dimgray|dark gray}} background, we see the ACT III logo fading in in chrome lettering with "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ACT III'''}}}}" in a Roman font and the word "{{Font color|silver|TELEVISION}}" in a stretched font. There are three black lines from the bottom of the Roman numeral "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''III'''}}}}" in between the words "{{Font color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ACT'''}}}}" and "{{Font color|silver|TELEVISION}}". | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a nighttime sky background we see the ACT III logo (as seen in the 1st and 2nd logos) in {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and underneath the logo is the [[Enchanté George]] logo. | '''Logo:''' On a nighttime sky background we see the ACT III logo (as seen in the 1st and 2nd logos) in {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and underneath the logo is the [[Enchanté George]] logo. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, pieces of the Roman numeral "{{Font color|blue|'''III'''}}" from the 1st, 2nd, and 4th logos rise up from the white field with a shadow effect as we pan above the logo. "{{Font color|blue|'''ACT'''}}" then rises up letter-by-letter as the view focuses onto the logo. "PRODUCTIONS" pops up below the logo and the logo becomes 2D as the logo becomes {{Font color|blue|blue}}. | '''Logo:''' On a white background, pieces of the Roman numeral "{{Font color|blue|'''III'''}}" from the 1st, 2nd, and 4th logos rise up from the white field with a shadow effect as we pan above the logo. "{{Font color|blue|'''ACT'''}}" then rises up letter-by-letter as the view focuses onto the logo. "PRODUCTIONS" pops up below the logo and the logo becomes 2D as the logo becomes {{Font color|blue|blue}}. | ||