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'''Act III Communications''' is Norman Lear's current company formed on October 21, 1985, following Lear and Jerry Perenchio's sale of [[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'' which was released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Act III was also the name of a broadcaster Lear was involved in, which owned several Fox and independent stations during the early 1990s (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, following Lear and Jerry Perenchio's sale of [[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'' which was released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Act III was also the name of a broadcaster Lear was involved in, which owned several Fox and independent stations during the early 1990s (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. | ||
Following | Following Lear's death on December 5, 2023, it is unclear, if not unlikely, if Act III Productions would ever continue its active future without him in presence. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' There is "'''ACT III'''" in white with a shadow effect and with "'''III'''" in Roman numerals. There is also a white line that's stretched out underneath the name with the word "T E L E V I S I O N" below, also in white. | '''Visuals:''' There is "'''ACT III'''" in white with a shadow effect and with "'''III'''" in Roman numerals. There is also a white line that's stretched out underneath the name with the word "T E L E V I S I O N" below, also in white. | ||
'''Variant:''' On ''Sunday Dinner'', the logo is placed on a {{color|blue}} background. | '''Variant:''' On <u>''Sunday Dinner''</u>, the logo is placed on a {{color|blue}} background. | ||
'''Technique:''' Chyron effects, or a still graphic. | '''Technique:''' Chyron effects, or a still, digital graphic. | ||
'''Audio:''' The end of the show's theme. | '''Audio:''' The end of the show's theme. | ||