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'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A three-note synthesized tune with rising air and a thunderclap as the logo parts come together, followed by a gradual synthesized fade out.
'''Audio:''' A three-note synthesized tune with rising air and a thunderclap as the logo parts come together, followed by a gradual synthesized fade out.


'''Availability:'''  This logo was only used as a distribution logo on television and did not appear on any of the studio's film output. Appeared on 1980s syndie prints of ''What Price Hollywood'', ''None But the Lonely Heart'', ''Westward Passage'' and ''Nocturne'', among others; some of these prints air on TCM occasionally. Home media releases from [[RKO Home Video]] and [[The Nostalgia Merchant]] may include this logo at the end of such films as ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' and ''Isle of the Dead''. Also appears on the 1986 [[VidAmerica]] VHS release of ''Suspicion'' and the 1990 [[Turner Home Entertainment]] VHS release of ''Bringing Up Baby'' (Turner actually reprinted some older RKO Home Video releases). It is unknown which Turner reprints (or any [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] reprints) of RKO films have this logo.
'''Availability:'''  This logo was only used as a distribution logo on television and did not appear on any of the studio's film output. Appeared on 1980s syndie prints of ''What Price Hollywood'', ''None But the Lonely Heart'', ''Westward Passage'' and ''Nocturne'', among others; some of these prints air on TCM occasionally. Home media releases from [[RKO Home Video]] and [[The Nostalgia Merchant]] may include this logo at the end of such films as ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' and ''Isle of the Dead''. Also appears on the 1986 [[VidAmerica]] VHS release of ''Suspicion'' and the 1990 [[Turner Home Entertainment]] VHS release of ''Bringing Up Baby'' (Turner actually reprinted some older RKO Home Video releases). It is unknown which Turner reprints (or any [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] reprints) of RKO films have this logo.
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'''Technique:''' Live-action for the Earth globe, and 2D animation for the thunderbolts and RKO logo itself.
'''Technique:''' Live-action for the Earth globe, and 2D animation for the thunderbolts and RKO logo itself.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A series of Morse code beeps. The closing variant is silent.
'''Audio:''' A series of Morse code beeps. The closing variant is silent.


'''Availability:'''  It appeared on some films that [[Paramount Pictures]] released from this time frame, including ''Campus Man'', ''Hamburger Hill'' and ''Hot Pursuit''.
'''Availability:'''  It appeared on some films that [[Paramount Pictures]] released from this time frame, including ''Campus Man'', ''Hamburger Hill'' and ''Hot Pursuit''.
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation for the text, with the globe in live-action and thunderbolts using 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation for the text, with the globe in live-action and thunderbolts using 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Along with the Morse code beeps, a drumbeat is heard when each letter of "RKO" appears.
'''Audio:''' Along with the Morse code beeps, a drumbeat is heard when each letter of "RKO" appears.


'''Availability:'''  Only known to appear on the American release of ''The Elegant Criminal''.
'''Availability:'''  Only known to appear on the American release of ''The Elegant Criminal''.
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'''Technique:''' None.
'''Technique:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Audio:''' None.


'''Availability:'''  The only known movie to use this logo is ''Frozen Assets''.
'''Availability:'''  The only known movie to use this logo is ''Frozen Assets''.
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'''Technique:''' CGI by Studio Productions (now known as "Flip Your Lid Animation").
'''Technique:''' CGI by Studio Productions (now known as "Flip Your Lid Animation").


'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare (composed by RKO owner Ted Hartley) with the iconic Morse code beeps at the end.
'''Audio:''' A triumphant fanfare (composed by RKO owner Ted Hartley) with the iconic Morse code beeps at the end.


'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
*Sometimes, the opening theme is heard with the beeping played over it.
*Sometimes, the opening theme is heard with the beeping played over it.
*The short version has a short rendition of the fanfare.
*The short version has a short rendition of the fanfare.
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'''Technique:''' CGI, with 2D animation for the RKO print logo.
'''Technique:''' CGI, with 2D animation for the RKO print logo.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the last logo, but the Morse code sounds play earlier.
'''Audio:''' Same as the last logo, but the Morse code sounds play earlier.


'''Availability:'''  This logo was used in the 2011 version of RKO's official website until the site was changed in mid 2018. You can still see the logo using the Wayback Machine.
'''Availability:'''  This logo was used in the 2011 version of RKO's official website until the site was changed in mid 2018. You can still see the logo using the Wayback Machine.
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