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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|teal}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|blue}}, {{color|green}} or black background, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, white, or {{color|orange}} words "{{color|#FFD900|'''METROMEDIA PRODUCERS CORPORATION'''}}" zoom up to the right. The letters "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}", and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" fly from underneath in a flipping manner to the left, binding together to form the logo with "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}" on top, "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}" to the right, and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" at the bottom. | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, the stacked words "{{color|orange|'''METROMEDIA PRODUCERS CORPORATION'''}}", aligned to the left in a {{color|orange}} futuristic font, zoom in from the center, towards the right side. From the first letter of each work, the large abstract letters "{{color|orange|'''M'''}}", "{{color|orange|'''P'''}}", and "{{color|orange|'''C'''}}" emerge from them mirrored and revolve around to the front sides in a pseudo-3D style. The "{{color|orange|'''M'''}}" rests at the top, the "{{color|orange|'''P'''}}" is to the right connected to the "{{color|orange|'''M'''}}", and the "{{color|orange|'''C'''}}" is in the bottom left. Finally, "{{color|orange|'''PRESENTS'''}}" flips up from the bottom of the screen in a larger size and similar effect to the letters. | ||
On a {{color|teal}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|blue}}, {{color|green}} or black background, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, white, or {{color|orange}} words "{{color|#FFD900|'''METROMEDIA PRODUCERS CORPORATION'''}}" zoom up to the right. The letters "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}", and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" fly from underneath in a flipping manner to the left, binding together to form the logo with "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}" on top, "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}" to the right, and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" at the bottom. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * A <u>more common short version</u> has the logo fade out as soon as the letters settle. | ||
* The <u>colors of the background</u> usually vary (sometimes due to film deterioration). Known colors include {{color|teal}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|blue}}, {{color|green}}, and {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}}. | |||
* The <u>color of the logo</u> may be {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}. | |||
* On ''Go Ask Alice'', the logo is off-center. | |||
* On ''Chosen Survivors'', the logo is white while the background is black. | |||
* An in-credit variant can be found on the game show <u>''Pay Cards!''</u>. | * An in-credit variant can be found on the game show <u>''Pay Cards!''</u>. | ||
* An in-credit version | * An <u>early in-credit version</u> had the logo | ||
'''Technique:''' Analog computer effects. | '''Technique:''' Analog computer/Scanimate effects. | ||
'''Audio:''' A dramatic | '''Audio:''' A dramatic 8-note horn fanfare with a held note throughout. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* The short version has the last 5 notes of the fanfare, with the 3 louder notes synced up to the letters emerging out. | |||
* In some cases, it used only the opening/closing theme of the show or it's silent. | * In some cases, it used only the opening/closing theme of the show or it's silent. | ||
* | * On ''Tales of the Crypt'', the logo uses a fanfare composed by Elmer Bernstein, which is actually the closing fanfare from David L. Wolper's documentary ''Four Days in November'' (1964). | ||
* Sometimes, a generic theme was used. One example is the 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|PTV]] theme heard instead on early-to-mid-1970s prints of ''That Girl'', presumably because of an editing mistake. | * Sometimes, a generic theme was used. One example is the 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|PTV]] theme heard instead on early-to-mid-1970s prints of ''That Girl'', presumably because of an editing mistake. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on their movies, TV movies, and shows, thought the latter 2 that used to have this logo are not seen much on video or in syndication. | ||
* The regular version appears on ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''Chosen Survivors'', ''Maybe I'll Come Home Spring'', ''The People'', ''Tobor the 8th Man'', ''Thief'' (TV movie), and ''Here We Go Again''. | |||
* The short version appears at the end of their shows and TV movies. | |||
* The logo survives on a few Alpha Video DVD prints of ''Dusty's Trail'', DVD releases of ''Go Ask Alice'', and on FX Movie Channel's prints of ''Honor Thy Father'' and ''It's Good to Be Alive''. | * The logo survives on a few Alpha Video DVD prints of ''Dusty's Trail'', DVD releases of ''Go Ask Alice'', and on FX Movie Channel's prints of ''Honor Thy Father'' and ''It's Good to Be Alive''. | ||
===2nd Logo (February 21, 1973-1980)=== | ===2nd Logo (February 21, 1973-1980)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, an {{color|orange}} outline of the MPC logo from the first logo zooms out to the left with a trail effect. Then the words "'''METROMEDIA'''", "'''PRODUCERS'''", and "'''CORPORATION'''" fade in one by one, each filling in the letters corresponding to each word. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||