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|AIP8.jpg|2nd Logo (November 23, 1959) | |AIP8.jpg|2nd Logo (November 23, 1959) | ||
|AIP11.jpg|3rd Logo (June 22, 1960-September 25, 1963) | |AIP11.jpg|3rd Logo (June 22, 1960-September 25, 1963) | ||
| | |American International Pictures (red logo variant).png|4th Logo (October 1963-April 1966) | ||
|AIP20.jpg|5th Logo (April 1966-July 21, 1968) | |AIP20.jpg|5th Logo (April 1966-July 21, 1968) | ||
|AIP23.jpg|6th Logo (August 1, 1968-April 22, 1971) | |AIP23.jpg|6th Logo (August 1, 1968-April 22, 1971) | ||
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'''Technique:''' The zoom in of the ellipse. | '''Technique:''' The zoom in of the ellipse. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
*1956-1957: The same trumpet fanfare from the 3rd ARC logo. | *1956-1957: The same trumpet fanfare from the 3rd ARC logo. | ||
*1958-1960: A patriotic fanfare. | *1958-1960: A patriotic fanfare. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Capitol building inside the same "ai" from the previous logo. The text "an American International Picture" appears next to it. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Capitol building inside the same "ai" from the previous logo. The text "an American International Picture" appears next to it. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A version with "Release" instead of "Picture" exists. | *A version with "Release" instead of "Picture" exists. | ||
*Another variant with the text "American International Pictures" vertically exists. The text here is much bigger than usual. | *Another variant with the text "American International Pictures" vertically exists. The text here is much bigger than usual. | ||
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*Some movies had the text in {{color|green}}. | *Some movies had the text in {{color|green}}. | ||
*On ''Frogs'', the whole logo is in {{color|blue}}. | *On ''Frogs'', the whole logo is in {{color|blue}}. | ||
*When Filmways acquired American International, this logo had a Filmways byline in the same font as their 3rd television logo. | * When Filmways acquired American International, this logo had a Filmways byline in the same font as their 3rd television logo. | ||
'''Closing Title:''' On a black screen, the words "An American International Release" in {{color|blue}} and in the same font as the movie logo, fade in. After a while the text fades out. | '''Closing Title:''' On a black screen, the words "An American International Release" in {{color|blue}} and in the same font as the movie logo, fade in. After a while the text fades out. | ||
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*On ''C.H.O.M.P.S.'', it has a majestic fanfare. | *On ''C.H.O.M.P.S.'', it has a majestic fanfare. | ||
*On the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM DVD]] of ''Bucktown'' (1975), it uses the last half of the 1997 [[Orion Pictures]] theme, even though the latter logo precedes the AIP logo. This is one of the strangest editing errors ever known. | *On the [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM DVD]] of ''Bucktown'' (1975), it uses the last half of the 1997 [[Orion Pictures]] theme, even though the latter logo precedes the AIP logo. This is one of the strangest editing errors ever known. | ||
* On the separate PAL DVDs of ''The Evictors'' (which is available as a bonus movie on the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD of ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'', which has the regular version instead), the logo is heard with the 1995 MGM lion roar that coincides with "The Roaring Paramount Mountain" on a foreign TV airing of ''Braddock: Missing in Action II'', as well as the Universal Pictures variant on select foreign prints of ''Conan The Destroyer'' and ''Firestarter''. | *On the separate PAL DVDs of ''The Evictors'' (which is available as a bonus movie on the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD of ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'', which has the regular version instead), the logo is heard with the 1995 MGM lion roar that coincides with "The Roaring Paramount Mountain" on a foreign TV airing of ''Braddock: Missing in Action II'', as well as the Universal Pictures variant on select foreign prints of ''Conan The Destroyer'' and ''Firestarter''. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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*However, some DVD releases of movies such as ''Bucktown'', ''Breaker! Breaker!'' and ''Joyride'' get iffy with the logo. | *However, some DVD releases of movies such as ''Bucktown'', ''Breaker! Breaker!'' and ''Joyride'' get iffy with the logo. | ||
*On the early '90s [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] VHS release of ''Breaker! Breaker!'', the logo was replaced with the abridged 1988 [[Orion Home Video]] logo and the DVD print only has the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] lion and the start of the film. | *On the early '90s [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] VHS release of ''Breaker! Breaker!'', the logo was replaced with the abridged 1988 [[Orion Home Video]] logo and the DVD print only has the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] lion and the start of the film. | ||
* The VHS and DVD releases of ''Bucktown'' replace it with the Orion Pictures logo (1982 logo on VHS, 1997 logo on DVD) and the DVD of ''Joyride'' only has the MGM logo. | *The VHS and DVD releases of ''Bucktown'' replace it with the Orion Pictures logo (1982 logo on VHS, 1997 logo on DVD) and the DVD of ''Joyride'' only has the MGM logo. | ||
*The closing version is sort of uncommon as it often had it in the style of the credits, but it's intact on the DVD releases of ''Black Caesar'' and ''Hell Up in Harlem'', as well as the Goodtimes VHS release of ''Breaker! Breaker!''. | *The closing version is sort of uncommon as it often had it in the style of the credits, but it's intact on the DVD releases of ''Black Caesar'' and ''Hell Up in Harlem'', as well as the Goodtimes VHS release of ''Breaker! Breaker!''. | ||
*As the 1994 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Orion Home Video Laserdisc of ''Meteor'' uses an international print, the [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] Shield of Staleness appears there instead. | *As the 1994 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Orion Home Video Laserdisc of ''Meteor'' uses an international print, the [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] Shield of Staleness appears there instead. | ||