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===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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'''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. | '''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:''' | '''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 syndicated prints of ''Riff Raff'', I Remember Mama'' (notably a November 1989 AMC broadcast), ''What Price Hollywood'', Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' (1941), ''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'' (1942), 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. | ||
===2nd Logo (April 10, 1987-March 21, 1992)=== | ===2nd Logo (April 10, 1987-March 21, 1992)=== | ||
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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:''' 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'' (1987). | ||
===3rd Logo (June 24, 1992)=== | ===3rd Logo (June 24, 1992)=== | ||
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===4th Logo (October 23, 1992)=== | ===4th Logo (October 23, 1992)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the words "RELEASED THROUGH" appear on the top. Below, there is "RKO PICTURES DISTRIBUTION". | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, the words "RELEASED THROUGH" appear on the top. Below, there is "RKO PICTURES DISTRIBUTION". | ||
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*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 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. | *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?'' | *On 4:3 prints of ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and ''Are We Done Yet?'', the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual, revealing more of the rotating Earth globe at the bottom. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI by Studio Productions (now known as "Flip Your Lid Animation"). | '''Technique:''' CGI by Studio Productions (now known as "Flip Your Lid Animation"). | ||
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*A high-toned version of the fanfare can be heard on ''Barely Lethal''. | *A high-toned version of the fanfare can be heard on ''Barely Lethal''. | ||
'''Availability:''' First seen on the 1996 television film ''Holiday Affair'' (it ''may'' have appeared on the 1996 film ''Milk & Money'', but this is unconfirmed as the film is too obscure to figure out). It | '''Availability:''' First seen on the 1996 television film ''Holiday Affair'' (it ''may'' have appeared on the 1996 film ''Milk & Money'', but this is unconfirmed as the film is too obscure to figure out). It later appeared on such films as ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998), ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (2002), ''Gin Game'', ''Are We Done Yet?'', ''Beyond a Reasonable Doubt'' (2009), ''A Late Quartet'', and ''Barely Lethal''. Since the release of the latter film in 2015, the company has not produced a new film due to a focus on licensing their library for stage shows and remakes by other film companies. It has reappeared in full on the trailer for ''Ocean of Lies''. | ||
===6th Logo (February 2, 2011-June 26, 2018)=== | ===6th Logo (February 2, 2011-June 26, 2018)=== | ||
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