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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''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. | ||
As of 2024, Act III remains active even after Lear's death on December 5, 2023. | |||
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'''Visuals:''' On a nighttime sky background, there is the | '''Visuals:''' On a nighttime sky background, there is the Act III logo from the 1st logo in {{color|blue}}, while sharing the screen with the [[Enchanté George]] logo placed underneath. | ||
'''Technique:''' A still image. | '''Technique:''' A still image. | ||
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'''Audio:''' The end-title theme. | '''Audio:''' The end-title theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' It was only seen on ''Channel Umptee-3'' on The WB's Saturday morning programming block, Kids' WB. | '''Availability:''' It was only seen on ''Channel Umptee-3'', which was broadcast on The WB's Saturday morning programming block, Kids' WB. | ||
===4th Logo (September 30, 2016-)=== | ===4th Logo (September 30, 2016-)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, pieces of the Roman numeral "{{color|blue|'''III'''}}" from the 1st | '''Visuals:''' On a white background, pieces of the Roman numeral "{{color|blue|'''III'''}}" from the 1st and 3rd logos rise up from the white field with a shadow effect as we pan above the logo. "{{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 {{color|blue}}. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A <u>still version</u> exists. | *A <u>still version</u> exists. | ||
*On the animated ''Good Times'' reboot, the logo is next to the Unanimous logo. | *On <u>the animated ''Good Times'' reboot</u>, the logo is next to the Unanimous logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||