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'''New World Pictures''' was founded by B-movie legend Roger Corman in 1970. However, they did not use an on-screen logo until 1976. | '''New World Pictures''' was founded by B-movie legend Roger Corman in 1970. However, they did not use an on-screen logo until 1976. | ||
In recent years, Roger Corman has reissued parts of the pre-1984 New World library on VHS and DVD on his own [[Concorde Films|New Concorde Home Video]] label (Corman left New World in 1984). [[Shout! Factory]] has been re-releasing and releasing films previously unreleased on DVD for pre-1984 New World films, but some have also seen releases from Scorpion Releasing and Code Red, under license from Corman himself. | In recent years, Roger Corman has reissued parts of the pre-1984 New World library on VHS and DVD on his own [[Concorde Films|New Concorde Home Video]] label (Corman left New World in 1984, taking the rights to the company's library up to that point with him). [[Shout! Factory]] has been re-releasing and releasing films previously unreleased on DVD for pre-1984 New World films, but some have also seen releases from Scorpion Releasing and Code Red, under license from Corman himself. (In the mid-2000s, [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] held home media rights and released the "Roger Corman Collection" of DVDs.) | ||
The 1970-1983 films except ''Battle Beyond the Stars'' (co-produced with and released through [[Orion Pictures]]) were licensed to [[Viacom Productions|Viacom Enterprises]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") for TV distribution. The syndication rights to the pre-1984 titles are now owned by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and licensed to [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]]. The rights to most of the New World Pictures library, post-1984, are held by [[Lakeshore Entertainment]], while [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] (previously [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]) holds the home video rights; however, Kino Lorber, Code Red, [[Vinegar Syndrome]], and [[Arrow Video]] have also released some post-1984 New World films on home video. The US rights to ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', which they originally distributed in the country in the form of [[Manson International]]'s dub of the film (''Warriors of the Wind''), now belong to GKIDS. | The 1970-1983 films except ''Battle Beyond the Stars'' (co-produced with and released through [[Orion Pictures]]) were licensed to [[Viacom Productions|Viacom Enterprises]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") for TV distribution. The syndication rights to the pre-1984 titles are now owned by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and licensed to [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]]. The rights to most of the New World Pictures library, post-1984, are held by [[Lakeshore Entertainment]], while [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] (previously [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]) holds the home video rights; however, Kino Lorber, Code Red, [[Vinegar Syndrome]], and [[Arrow Video]] have also released some post-1984 New World films on home video. The US rights to ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', which they originally distributed in the country in the form of [[Manson International]]'s dub of the film (''Warriors of the Wind''), now belong to GKIDS. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On an Orion-like starfield, the text "'''NEW WORLD PICTURES PRESENTS'''", stacked and curved like an open eye, trails itself from the right of the screen in multiple colors (a la [[Filmways Pictures|Filmways]]' second logo) onto the center. | '''Visuals:''' On an [[Orion Pictures|Orion]]-like starfield, the text "'''NEW WORLD PICTURES PRESENTS'''", stacked and curved like an open eye, trails itself from the right of the screen in multiple colors (a la [[Filmways Pictures|Filmways]]' second logo) onto the center. | ||
'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled motion graphics. | '''Technique:''' Camera-controlled motion graphics. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* Currently seen on [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]], [[Image Entertainment]] and possibly [[Arrow Video]], Kino Lorber and Code Red DVD and Blu-ray releases of New World Pictures material. | * Currently seen on [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]], [[Image Entertainment]] and possibly [[Arrow Video]], Kino Lorber and Code Red DVD and Blu-ray releases of New World Pictures material. Streaming prints of this content, ie. ''Transylvania 6-5000'' on Tubi, generally retains the logo (following the 4th Image logo in this case). | ||
* However, original [[New World Video]] VHS releases replaced this with the Home Video logo, so there is no chance of finding it there. | * However, original [[New World Video]] VHS releases replaced this with the Home Video logo, so there is no chance of finding it there. | ||
** However, it has been sighted on the [[Thorn EMI Video]] release of ''The Philadelphia Experiment'', as well as VHS copies of ''C.H.U.D.'', ''Hellgate'', ''Children of the Corn'', ''Meet The Applegates'', and ''City of Blood'', along with [[Malofilm Video|Malofilm]] releases of ''Midnight Fear'', ''Hide and Go Shriek'' and ''Frankenstein General Hospital'', and a Canadian [[Cineplex Odeon Video]]/[[Universal Studios Home Entertainment|MCA]] VHS release of ''Making Contact'' (aka ''Joey''). | ** However, it has been sighted on the [[Thorn EMI Video]] release of ''The Philadelphia Experiment'', as well as VHS copies of ''C.H.U.D.'', ''Hellgate'', ''Children of the Corn'', ''Meet The Applegates'', and ''City of Blood'', along with [[Malofilm Video|Malofilm]] releases of ''Midnight Fear'', ''Hide and Go Shriek'' and ''Frankenstein General Hospital'', and a Canadian [[Cineplex Odeon Video]]/[[Universal Studios Home Entertainment|MCA]] VHS release of ''Making Contact'' (aka ''Joey''). | ||