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[[RKO General Productions|RKO General]]<br>(1981-1987)<br>Wesray Capital Corporation<br>(1987-1989)<br>{{w|Ted Hartley}}<br>(1989-)|country=}} | [[RKO General Productions|RKO General]]<br>(1981-1987)<br>Wesray Capital Corporation<br>(1987-1989)<br>{{w|Ted Hartley}}<br>(1989-)|country=United States}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In 1981, [[RKO General Productions|RKO General]], corporate heir to [[RKO Radio Pictures]] under the General Tire and Rubber Company, began to reenter film production by co-producing several films with various studios (such as [[Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]). Around 1985, General Tire's media holdings were reorganized to form GenCorp, with RKO General remaining as a subsidiary. A hostile takeover was attempted in 1987 on GenCorp and '''RKO Pictures''' was spun off and sold to Wesray Capital Corporation, who then spun off RKO Pictures in 1989. The studio was then purchased by actress Dina Merrill and her husband and film producer Ted Hartley to form RKO Pictures, LLC; Hartley remains as the current owner of the studio. | In 1981, [[RKO General Productions|RKO General]], corporate heir to [[RKO Radio Pictures]] under the General Tire and Rubber Company, began to reenter film production by co-producing several films with various studios (such as [[Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]). Around 1985, General Tire's media holdings were reorganized to form GenCorp, with RKO General remaining as a subsidiary. A hostile takeover was attempted in 1987 on GenCorp and '''RKO Pictures''' was spun off and sold to Wesray Capital Corporation, who then spun off RKO Pictures in 1989. The studio was then purchased by actress Dina Merrill and her husband and film producer Ted Hartley to form RKO Pictures, LLC; Hartley remains as the current owner of the studio. | ||
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|RKO Pictures 1983 A.png|1st Logo (September 25, 1981-1987) | |RKO Pictures 1983 A.png|1st Logo (September 25, 1981-1987) | ||
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===1st Logo (September 25, 1981-1987)=== | ===1st Logo (September 25, 1981-1987)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a plain black background, a segmented, white-lined rectangle with a cut on the left side and the text "RKO PICTURES" below emerges from the top of the screen, and moves down and curves up as if on a roller coaster, zooming up to the center of the screen. There is also a {{color | '''Visuals:''' On a plain black background, a segmented, white-lined rectangle with a cut on the left side and the text "RKO PICTURES" below emerges from the top of the screen, and moves down and curves up as if on a roller coaster, zooming up to the center of the screen. There is also a {{color|red}} variant of the thunderbolt from the closing 1929 RKO Radio Pictures logo flipping up and growing in size as it lands below the cut on the rectangle in between "RKO" and "PICTURES." The text "DISTRIBUTED BY" appears above the logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' Analog 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' Analog 2D animation. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A series of Morse code beeps. The closing variant is silent. | '''Audio:''' A series of Morse code beeps. The closing variant is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It appeared on some films that [[Paramount Pictures]] released from this time frame, including ''Campus Man'', ''Hamburger Hill'' and ''Hot Pursuit''. | ||
===3rd Logo (June 24, 1992)=== | ===3rd Logo (June 24, 1992)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' 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:''' | '''Availability:''' Only known to appear on the American release of ''The Elegant Criminal''. | ||
===4th Logo (October 23, 1992)=== | ===4th Logo (October 23, 1992)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' None. | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' The only known movie to use this logo is ''Frozen Assets''. | ||
===5th Logo (October 19, 1996-April 30, 2015)=== | ===5th Logo (October 19, 1996-April 30, 2015)=== | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A short version begins with the finished result. This can be seen at the end of some TV movies like ''Holiday Affair''. | *A short version begins with the finished result. This can be seen at the end of some TV movies like ''Holiday Affair''. | ||
*When viewed in 4:3 aspect ratio, there are varying versions where | *When viewed in 4:3 aspect ratio, there are varying versions where more of the rotating Earth globe is seen. There are medium and far views. A version of this can be seen on a demo reel from Flip Your Lid Animation. | ||
*On 4:3 prints of ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and ''Are We Done Yet?'' (2007), the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual, revealing more of the rotating Earth globe at the bottom. | *On 4:3 prints of ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and ''Are We Done Yet?'' (2007), the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual, revealing more of the rotating Earth globe at the bottom. | ||
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===6th Logo (February 2, 2011-June 26, 2018)=== | ===6th Logo (February 2, 2011-June 26, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' The Ted Hartley-composed fanfare from the 1996 logo, but the Morse code sounds play earlier. | '''Audio:''' The Ted Hartley-composed fanfare from the 1996 logo, but the Morse code sounds play earlier. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' This logo was used in the 2011 version of RKO's official website until the site was changed in mid 2018. | ||
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[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}} | [[Category:American film logos]] | ||
{{American film logos}} | |||
[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:RKO Pictures]] | [[Category:RKO Pictures]] | ||
[[Category:Logos made by Flip Your Lid Animation]] | [[Category:Logos made by Flip Your Lid Animation]] | ||