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* | *Only seen after the 1994 20th Century Fox logo on the trailer for ''The Brothers McMullen''. | ||
*This was a custom variation made for the trailer, as FSP did not have a standalone logo yet. | *This was a custom variation made for the trailer, as FSP did not have a standalone logo yet. | ||
*The film itself uses the 1994 20th Century Fox logo instead. | *The film itself uses the 1994 20th Century Fox logo instead. | ||
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*This was a prototype for the next logo. | *This was a prototype for the next logo. | ||
* | *This logo is only seen on four films: ''Girl 6'', ''She's the One'', ''Looking for Richard'', and ''The Secret Agent''. | ||
*Current prints of the latter two films have the next logo or the 1994 20th Century Fox logo plastering it, though it survives on ''Girl 6'' with the 1994 TCF logo preceding it, and also remains on ''She's the One'' without any changes whatsoever. | *Current prints of the latter two films have the next logo or the 1994 20th Century Fox logo plastering it, though it survives intact on ''Girl 6'' with the 1994 TCF logo preceding it, and also remains intact on ''She's the One'' without any changes whatsoever. | ||
*It also | *It was also seen on trailers for very early releases from the company. | ||
===3rd Logo (September 19, 1996-February 11, 2011)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 19, 1996-February 11, 2011)=== | ||
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*On some films, the News Corporation byline is slightly smaller. This is primarily 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. This is primarily 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 looser cropped version exists. | ||
*An official bylineless version exists, but it was used solely for corporate purposes, and as such did not appear on any film. | *An official bylineless version also exists, but it was used solely for corporate purposes, and as such did not appear on any film. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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*On ''I Heart Huckabees'' and ''The Ringer'', after the light covers the screen, the opening voiceover begins. | *On ''I Heart Huckabees'' and ''The Ringer'', after the light covers the screen, the opening voiceover begins. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on all Fox Searchlight films from this era, beginning with ''Blood and Wine'', and it made its final appearance on ''Cedar Rapids'' (trailers for said film use the next logo). | ||
===4th Logo (March 18, 2011-December 16, 2019)=== | ===4th Logo (March 18, 2011-December 16, 2019)=== | ||
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*There are variants where the structure is seen in an extreme close-up (ala cropped from scope into 1.78:1) or shown at a far distance in the entire 16:9 frame. | *There are variants where the structure is seen in an extreme close-up (ala cropped from scope into 1.78:1) or shown at a far distance in the entire 16:9 frame. | ||
*A 4:3 variant exists, which | *A 4:3 variant exists, which was seen on some TV spots, and is also preserved on fullscreen prints of many films from 2012 onward, starting with ''Sound of My Voice''. | ||
*Starting with the release of ''Enough Said'' on September 18, 2013, the News Corporation byline is excluded and the logo is bylineless for the first time since the 1995 logo. This is mainly due to the split of News Corporation on June 28, 2013. | *Starting with the release of ''Enough Said'' on September 18, 2013, the News Corporation byline is excluded and the logo is bylineless for the first time since the 1995 logo. This is mainly due to the split of News Corporation on June 28, 2013. | ||
*On April 29, 2014, the company celebrated its 20th anniversary, where "20TH ANNIVERSARY" is engraved under "PICTURES". There is also no full version of this variant, nor did it appear on any films. | *On April 29, 2014, the company celebrated its 20th anniversary, where "20TH ANNIVERSARY" is engraved under "PICTURES". There is also no full version of this variant, nor did it appear on any films. | ||
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* | *This logo first appeared on the trailers for ''The Tree of Life'' on December 16, 2010, ''Cedar Rapids'' just two months later (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''. | *The last film to use this logo with the News Corporation byline was ''The Way Way Back''. | ||
*The last feature film to use this logo with the "Fox Searchlight Pictures" name was ''A Hidden Life'', and the last short film released under the name was ''Sew Torn''. | *The last feature film to use this logo with the "Fox Searchlight Pictures" name was ''A Hidden Life'', and the last short film released under the name was ''Sew Torn''. | ||
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* | * This logo first appeared on "For Your Consideration" spots for ''Jojo Rabbit'' (the film itself has the previous logo), released on January 29, 2020. | ||
* It then made its official theatrical debut on ''Downhill'', released on February 14, 2020 and then | * It then made its official theatrical debut on ''Downhill'', released on February 14, 2020, and is then seen on every film following it. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen as a de-facto home video logo on current Searchlight Pictures home media releases, after the final TCFHE logo retired, and is the first logo here to do so. | ||
* For some reason, it appears hidden in the files on the Blu- | * For some reason, it appears hidden in the files on the Blu-ray releases of ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' and ''The Little Mermaid''. | ||
==Copyright stamps== | ==Copyright stamps== | ||