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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Universal Newsreel was a series of newsreels produced by [[Universal Pictures]] between 1929 and 1967, producing at least 40 volumes. The majority of the 7-10 minute reels were shot in black and white. In 1976, MCA, Universal's owner at the time, unusually turned over ownership of all their newsreels to The National Archives. This decision effectively ended Universal's copyright claim, releasing the films into the public domain. Many of Universal's newsreels can be found online, and have since become a popular source of file footage in recent years (two notable examples of the films' use are the 80's PBS TV show ''Newton's Apple'' starring Ira Flatow, and the kids' series ''Retro News: A Blast from the Past'' on TBN's family-oriented network Smile). | Universal Newsreel was a series of newsreels produced by [[Universal Pictures]] between 1929 and 1967, producing at least 40 volumes. The majority of the 7-10 minute reels were shot in black and white. In 1976, MCA, Universal's owner at the time, unusually turned over ownership of all their newsreels to The National Archives. This decision effectively ended Universal's copyright claim, releasing the films into the public domain. Many of Universal's newsreels can be found online, and have since become a popular source of file footage in recent years (two notable examples of the films' use are the 80's PBS TV show ''Newton's Apple'' starring Ira Flatow, and the kids' series ''Retro News: A Blast from the Past'' on TBN's family-oriented network Smile). | ||
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|Universal Newsreels (1930s, 1979, B).jpg|1st Logo (1929?-1932?) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(1932).png|2nd Logo (1929?-1934) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(Closing,_1933).png|3rd Logo (March 5, 1933-January 1935?) | |||
|Universal_Newsreel_(1935,_Source_-_Volume_7,_issue_324).png|4th Logo (July 7, 1934-1936) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(1936).png|5th Logo (1936-May 15, 1937?) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(1937).png|6th Logo (1936-1939) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(Opening,_1939).png|7th Logo (1939-1940) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(1941).png|8th Logo (1941-1944) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(Flags,_1944).png|9th Logo (1944-1946) | |||
||10th Logo (1944) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(Unknown).png|11th Logo (1946-1949) | |||
|Universal_International_Newsreels_(1951).png|12th Logo (1949-1955) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(1961).png|13th Logo (March 31, 1955-January 27, 1964) | |||
|Universal_Newsreels_(Early_opening_variant,_1965).png|14th Logo (September 3, 1964-October 24, 1967) | |||
}} | |||
=== 1st Logo (1929?-1932?) === | === 1st Logo (1929?-1932?) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be spotted at the end of the first few volumes up until Volume 4. | '''Availability:''' It can be spotted at the end of the first few volumes up until Volume 4. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (March 5, 1933-January 1935?) === | === 3rd Logo (March 5, 1933-January 1935?) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It was seen at the end of volume 5. Would probably be seen on volume 6 too. | '''Availability:''' It was seen at the end of volume 5. Would probably be seen on volume 6 too. | ||
=== 4th Logo (July 7, 1934-1936) === | === 4th Logo (July 7, 1934-1936) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be spotted at the end of the 8th and 9th volumes. | '''Availability:''' It can be spotted at the end of the 8th and 9th volumes. | ||
=== 6th Logo (1936-1939) === | === 6th Logo (1936-1939) === | ||
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* This can be seen in the beginning of volumes 10 and 11. | * This can be seen in the beginning of volumes 10 and 11. | ||
* The variant with different footage can be seen in the documentary ''Stringer - Portrait of a Newsreel Cameraman''. | * The variant with different footage can be seen in the documentary ''Stringer - Portrait of a Newsreel Cameraman''. | ||
=== 7th Logo (1939-1940) === | === 7th Logo (1939-1940) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It has been spotted in the 11th volume. | '''Availability:''' It has been spotted in the 11th volume. | ||
=== 8th Logo (1941-1944) === | === 8th Logo (1941-1944) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be seen from volumes 12 to 16. The Canadian variant is harder to find, since it was only seen on Canadian prints. | '''Availability:''' It can be seen from volumes 12 to 16. The Canadian variant is harder to find, since it was only seen on Canadian prints. | ||
=== 9th Logo (1944-1946) === | === 9th Logo (1944-1946) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be seen in volumes 17 to 19. Both the closing variant and the bombastic music variant have been spotted on later issues of the 17th volume. | '''Availability:''' It can be seen in volumes 17 to 19. Both the closing variant and the bombastic music variant have been spotted on later issues of the 17th volume. | ||
=== 10th Logo (1944) === | === 10th Logo (1944) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be seen in volume 17. | '''Availability:''' It can be seen in volume 17. | ||
=== 11th Logo (1946-1949) === | === 11th Logo (1946-1949) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' This could be in Volumes 18 and 19. | '''Availability:''' This could be in Volumes 18 and 19. | ||
=== 12th Logo (1949-1955) === | === 12th Logo (1949-1955) === | ||
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'''Availability:''' It can be seen from volumes 20 till 26. | '''Availability:''' It can be seen from volumes 20 till 26. | ||
=== 13th Logo (March 31, 1955-January 27, 1964) === | === 13th Logo (March 31, 1955-January 27, 1964) === | ||