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===Background=== <!--T:1--> | ===Background=== <!--T:1--> | ||
'''Fox Searchlight Pictures''' was formed in 1994 under News Corporation (now owned by The Walt Disney Company) as a division of [[20th Century Studios]] (previously 20th Century Fox) for independent, arthouse, foreign, horror, and African-American film releases. | '''Fox Searchlight Pictures''' was formed in 1994 under News Corporation (now owned by The Walt Disney Company) as a division of [[20th Century Studios]] (previously 20th Century Fox) for independent, arthouse, foreign, horror, and African-American film releases. On January 17, 2020, Disney announced that it would remove "Fox" from the company's name, presumably to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation, renaming it to "Searchlight Pictures", along with its division becoming 20th Century Studios. | ||
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'''Logo:''' We start out looking at a city skyline (most likely that of Los Angeles). The camera begins to move right, past a searchlight. The searchlight turns on, followed by two more in the background turning on. We then reach the middle of the Fox "stack" structure, but instead of seeing a narrow "'''CENTURY'''", we see a large "<span style=" font-family: Impact; Arial, sans;">SEARCHLIGHT</span>". The camera pulls back and reveals "'''FOX'''" above and "'''PICTURES'''" below. After the logo is finished zooming out, the byline "'''<span style=" font-family: Times; Arial, sans;">A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY</span>'''" fades in, then the rightmost searchlight moves towards us, filling the screen with light, then we fade out. | '''Logo:''' We start out looking at a city skyline (most likely that of Los Angeles, California). The camera begins to move right, past a searchlight. The searchlight turns on, followed by two more in the background turning on. We then reach the middle of the Fox "stack" structure, but instead of seeing a narrow "'''CENTURY'''", we see a large "<span style=" font-family: Impact; Arial, sans;">SEARCHLIGHT</span>". The camera pulls back and reveals "'''FOX'''" above and "'''PICTURES'''" below. After the logo is finished zooming out, the byline "'''<span style=" font-family: Times; Arial, sans;">A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY</span>'''" fades in, then the rightmost searchlight moves towards us, filling the screen with light, then we fade out. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On some films, the News Corporation byline is slightly smaller. Primarily, this is used for films with a wider aspect ratio, but on some movies, such as ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' and ''Boys Don't Cry'', it is used on the regular 16:9 version of the logo, while some wider films, such as ''Titus'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'', use the regular byline instead. | * On some films, the News Corporation byline is slightly smaller. Primarily, this is used for films with a wider aspect ratio, but on some movies, such as ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' and ''Boys Don't Cry'', it is used on the regular 16:9 version of the logo, while some wider films, such as ''Titus'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'', use the regular byline instead. | ||
* A bylineless version exists, but it was used solely for corporate purposes and never appeared on any film. | * A bylineless version exists, but it was used solely for corporate purposes and never appeared on any film as a throwback variation. | ||
* The logo is cut short on trailers and TV spots. | |||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The movement of the camera; great CGI. | '''FX/SFX:''' The movement of the camera and the searchlights movie; great CGI. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' A few seconds of silence, as the searchlight turns on, the 1994 20th Century Fox fanfare plays. Later replaced in 1999 with the 1997 fanfare. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' A few seconds of silence, as the searchlight turns on, the 1997 Fox fanfare plays. Sometimes complete silence or the opening theme of the movie. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Very common. First seen on the trailers for ''The Tree of Life'', ''Cedar Rapids'' (the film itself used the previous logo), and on later trailers for ''Win Win'', which was also the first film with this logo. The last film to use this logo with the News Corporation byline was ''The Way Way Back'', and the last feature film to use this logo with the "Fox Searchlight Pictures" name was ''A Hidden Life'', while the last short film released under the "Fox Searchlight Pictures" name was ''Sew Torn''. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Nearly the same as the final Fox Searchlight Pictures logo, except "FOX" has been removed from the top of the structure and the words are slightly taller and | '''Logo:''' Nearly the same as the final Fox Searchlight Pictures logo, except "FOX" has been removed from the top of the structure and the words are slightly taller and larger, a la the final [[Fox Interactive]] logo. The Los Angeles cityscape is more realistic and bigger with greater depth, the skyline is much different, the mountains in the background are more layered, and darker-colored searchlights aside from their beams. Also, the Hollywood sign is pushed up to resemble the one in real life. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Brand new and current. | ||
*First seen on "For Your Consideration" spots for ''Jojo Rabbit'' and then first appeared theatrically on ''Downhill''. | *First seen on "For Your Consideration" spots for ''Jojo Rabbit'' and then first appeared theatrically on ''Downhill''. | ||
*It later appeared on ''Wendy'', ''The Personal History of David Copperfield'', ''Nomadland'', ''Summer of Soul'', ''The Night House'', ''The Eyes of Tammy Faye'', ''The French Dispatch'', and ''Antlers''. | *It later appeared on ''Wendy'', ''The Personal History of David Copperfield'', ''Nomadland'', ''Summer of Soul'', ''The Night House'', ''The Eyes of Tammy Faye'', ''The French Dispatch'', and ''Antlers''. | ||
*This logo is expected to appear on future releases such as ''Nightmare Alley''. | *This logo is expected to appear on future releases such as ''Nightmare Alley''. | ||
*Also appears as a de-facto home video logo on current Searchlight Pictures home media releases, after the final TCFHE logo retired. | *Also appears as a de-facto home video logo on current Searchlight Pictures home media releases, after the final TCFHE logo retired.a | ||
*It is possible this will plaster over old logos in the future. | |||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Like the [[20th Century Studios]] logo, it may take some time to get used to, but it is still an excellent logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' Like the new [[20th Century Studios]] logo, it may take some time to get used to, but it is still an excellent logo. | ||
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