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<b>Visuals:</b> Same as the [[Twentieth Century Pictures|Twentieth Century Pictures, Inc.]] logo, except "'''FOX'''" appears in place of "'''PICTURES, INC.'''".
'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[Twentieth Century Pictures|Twentieth Century Pictures, Inc.]] logo, except "'''FOX'''" appears in place of "'''PICTURES, INC.'''".


'''Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription:''' Searchlights pierce a starry night sky, sweeping the clouds and illuminating a towering edifice in the form of "20th CENTURY FOX".
'''Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription:''' Searchlights pierce a starry night sky, sweeping the clouds and illuminating a towering edifice in the form of "20th CENTURY FOX".
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* Fox Movietone News newsreels use a slightly altered version of the tower in the opening credits with "presents", in script, below it.
* Fox Movietone News newsreels use a slightly altered version of the tower in the opening credits with "presents", in script, below it.
*For early color releases (except for ''The Little Princess''), the structure is sepia-toned, the left searchlights are {{color|hotpink|pink}}, the right searchlights are {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|blue}}, the "stack" is {{color|blue}}, the middle searchlights are {{color|green}}, and the sky is {{color|indigo|dark purple}}.
*For early color releases (except for ''The Little Princess''), the structure is sepia-toned, the left searchlights are {{color|hotpink|pink}}, the right searchlights are {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|blue}}, the "stack" is {{color|blue}}, the middle searchlights are {{color|green}}, and the sky is {{color|indigo|dark purple}}.
*On the current print of <i>Les Miserables</i>, the logo fades into the [[National Telefilm Associates]] logo.
*On the current print of ''Les Miserables'', the logo fades into the [[National Telefilm Associates]] logo.
*On the 2002 restoration of the <i>20th Century Fox Hour</i>, the 0 is a bit more circular and has a bigger hole, and there are extra searchlights in front of the logo.
*On the 2002 restoration of the ''20th Century-Fox Hour'', the "0" is more circular and has a bigger hole, and there are extra searchlights in front of the logo.
<b>Closing Titles:</b> Superimposed on a special background or sometimes on the last scene of a movie, the words "The End" fade in (with the font varying depending on the movie) with the following text: "Released through Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", or "Produced and Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation".


'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame. Done by the special effects department of the studio.
'''Closing Titles:''' Superimposed on a special background or sometimes on the last scene of a movie, the words "The End" fade in (with the font varying depending on the movie) with the following text: "Released through Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", "Produced and Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation", or "Produced and Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation".


<p>'''Audio:''' A redone variant of the 20th Century Pictures fanfare once again composed and conducted by Alfred Newman,<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JLCzDgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> which has become one of the most famous pieces of music.</p>
'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame; this was done by the special effects department of the studio.
 
'''Audio:''' A redone variant of the 20th Century Pictures fanfare once again composed and conducted by Alfred Newman.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JLCzDgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>


'''Audio Variants:'''  
'''Audio Variants:'''  
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*1957-1987: Like the slanted zero version of the CinemaScope logo, but without the snipe and fades out.
*1957-1987: Like the slanted zero version of the CinemaScope logo, but without the snipe and fades out.
*There is an extended version without the CinemaScope snipe, which only appeared on ''High Anxiety'' (1977) and 1981's ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981).
*There is an extended version without the CinemaScope snipe, which only appeared on ''High Anxiety'' (1977) and 1981's ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981).
* 1968-1987: The structure and the sky background are off-center and shifted to the left. Starting in 1976 with <i>The Omen</i>, the registered trademark symbol "®" was added to the bottom-right of the logo.
* 1968-1987: The structure and the sky background are off-center and shifted to the left. Starting in 1976 with ''The Omen'', the registered trademark symbol ("®") was added to the bottom-right of the logo.
* A shorter version of this logo exists.
* A shorter version of this logo exists.
*On older international prints of ''Chariots of Fire'' and ''Breaking Away'' (and on a recent TV airing of the former), the logo is zoomed in, as those films were shot in "open matte" and the logo was not adjusted for widescreen.
*On older international prints of ''Chariots of Fire'' and ''Breaking Away'' (and on a recent TV airing of the former), the logo is zoomed in, as those films were shot in "open matte" and the logo was not adjusted for widescreen.
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*'''Soviet Russian snipe:''' On a 35mm Soviet release of ''The 300 Spartans'', the Cinemascope snipe is replaced by a blue background with white Russian text reading "ПРОИЗВОДСТВО 20-Й ВЕК ФОКС США", which translates to "PRODUCTION OF 20TH CENTURY FOX USA".
*'''Soviet Russian snipe:''' On a 35mm Soviet release of ''The 300 Spartans'', the Cinemascope snipe is replaced by a blue background with white Russian text reading "ПРОИЗВОДСТВО 20-Й ВЕК ФОКС США", which translates to "PRODUCTION OF 20TH CENTURY FOX USA".


'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, as done by the special effects department of the studio, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame by [[Terrytoons]].
'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame; once again, this was done by the special effects department of the studio.


'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
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'''Snipes:'''  
'''Snipes:'''  
*'''CinemaScope 55:''' The logo fades to: "A CINEMASCOPE PICTURE IN (or INTRODUCING) CINEMASCOPE 55"
*'''CinemaScope 55:''' The logo fades to: "A CINEMASCOPE PICTURE IN (or INTRODUCING) CINEMASCOPE 55"
*<b>Grandeur 70:</b> In 1961, ''The King and I'' was re-released in a 70mm version, called "GRANDEUR 70", so the [[CinemaScope]] snipe was replaced with a Grandeur 70 snipe, which is the text "IN" with the Grandeur 70 logo below it.
*'''Grandeur 70:''' In 1961, ''The King and I'' was re-released in a 70mm version, called "GRANDEUR 70", so the [[CinemaScope]] snipe was replaced with a Grandeur 70 snipe, which is the text "IN" with the Grandeur 70 logo below it.


'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, as done by the special effects department of the studio, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame by Terrytoons.
'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame; once again, this was done by the special effects department of the studio.


'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
<ul><li>February 16, 1956-1961: The full CinemaScope fanfare from the previous logo.</li>
*February 16, 1956-1961: The full CinemaScope fanfare from the previous logo.
<li href="CinemaScope">1960-1966: The 1935 fanfare or the opening theme of the movie.</li>
*1960-1966: The 1935 fanfare or the opening theme of the movie.
<li>1965-1967: Silent or the opening theme of the movie.</li></ul>
*1965-1967: Silent or the opening theme of the movie.


'''Audio Variants:'''  
'''Audio Variants:'''  
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**Sometimes, there is a variant where it reads "Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation" above the print logo, used on both said film.
**Sometimes, there is a variant where it reads "Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation" above the print logo, used on both said film.


'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame. Done by Pacific Title.
'''Technique:''' The monument was created as a painting on several layers of glass, and the searchlights were traditionally animated frame-by-frame; this time the logo was animated by Pacific Title.


'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
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'''Technique:''' CGI directed by the late Kevin Burns at Studio Productions (now Flip Your Lid Animation), who had previously animated the logos for [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Universal Pictures]], [[Buena Vista Television]], and [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]]. Animated in collaboration with Image Savant and Topix.
'''Technique:''' CGI directed by the late Kevin Burns at Studio Productions (now Flip Your Lid Animation), who had previously animated the logos for [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Universal Pictures]], [[Buena Vista Television]], and [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]]. Animated in collaboration with Image Savant and Topix.
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'''Audio:'''  
'''Audio:'''  
*July 12, 1994-January 30, 1998: A new arrangement of the extended CinemaScope fanfare, conducted by Bruce Broughton in the 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage (now the Newman Scoring Stage), in which the original 1935 fanfare was recorded. The orchestra is three times bigger, and the fanfare has more reverberation and larger brass/string sections than other fanfares.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230625005550/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlcJKqeEE1w&feature=youtu.be</ref> The last release (officially) to use this fanfare was ''Great Expectations''. However, ''The Object of My Affection'' (1998), ''Wing Commander'' (1999), some prints of ''Lake Placid 2'' (2007), and German productions such as ''Krabat'' (2008) and ''John Rabe'' (2009), used this fanfare instead of the 1997 recording. An ''E! News'' story on Bruce's fanfare can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlcJKqeEE1w here].
*July 12, 1994-January 30, 1998: A new arrangement of the extended CinemaScope fanfare, conducted by Bruce Broughton in the 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage (now the Newman Scoring Stage), in which the original 1935 fanfare was recorded. The orchestra is three times bigger, and the fanfare has more reverberation and larger brass/string sections than other fanfares.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230625005550/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlcJKqeEE1w&feature=youtu.be</ref> The last release (officially) to use this fanfare was ''Great Expectations''. However, ''The Object of My Affection'' (1998), ''Wing Commander'' (1999), some prints of ''Lake Placid 2'' (2007), and German productions such as ''Krabat'' (2008) and ''John Rabe'' (2009), used this fanfare instead of the 1997 recording. An ''E! News'' story on Bruce's fanfare can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlcJKqeEE1w here].
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*Like the previous logo, if one looks very close in the far right-hand corner before approaching the main structure, the same Hollywood sign (not very big, but still visible if one looks hard enough) from the previous logo can be seen.  
*Like the previous logo, if one looks very close in the far right-hand corner before approaching the main structure, the same Hollywood sign (not very big, but still visible if one looks hard enough) from the previous logo can be seen.  
**One can also see an ''Ice Age'' billboard, cars in the city, and stars at the end of the logo, but there are fewer than the previous logo.
**One can also see an ''Ice Age'' billboard, cars in the city, and stars at the end of the logo, but there are fewer than the previous logo.
<li>Following the release of ''Avatar'', Fox's movies used the 1994 logo until the movie ''Tooth Fairy'', released on January 22, 2010.</li>
*The "Celebrating 75 Years" variant for TCF's 75th anniversary is a contemporary throwback of (and a contemporary homage to) the 20th Century Fox CinemaScope logo, where the 20th logo faded after 10 seconds into the CinemaScope logo; the overall branding for the "Celebrating 75 Years" anniversary including the text included in the logos was created in collaboration with Struck Librarian, an agency in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information on the collaboration, including various unused designs, can be found [https://www.behance.net/gallery/29361715/75th-Anniversary-Logo-20th-Century-Fox here.]
*The "Celebrating 75 Years" variant for TCF's 75th anniversary is a contemporary throwback of--and a contemporary homage to--the 20th Century Fox CinemaScope logo, where the 20th logo faded after 10 seconds into the CinemaScope logo; the overall branding for the "Celebrating 75 Years" anniversary including the text included in the logos was created in collaboration with Struck Librarian, an agency in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information on the collaboration, including various unused designs, can be found [https://www.behance.net/gallery/29361715/75th-Anniversary-Logo-20th-Century-Fox here.]
*On September 16, 2014, 20th Century Fox posted a compilation of the logos and its variants (including the "William Fox Presents" version of the [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]] logo), backed by the 1998 re-recording of the 1997 fanfare (albeit with the drum roll played twice), as a promotion of the new Fox Movies website, on the studio's YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspzzsMRl-E here].
*Furthermore, on September 16, 2014, 20th Century Fox posted a compilation of the logos and its variants (including the "William Fox Presents" version of the [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]] logo), backed by the 1998 re-recording of the 1997 fanfare (albeit with the drum roll played twice), as a promotion of the new Fox Movies website, on the studio's YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspzzsMRl-E here].
*The 2013 version of this logo also appeared on a season 3 episode of ''This Is Us'' (despite [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]] producing that show) as well as the ''Family Guy'' season 20 episode, "All About Alana", using the 20.
*The 2013 version of this logo also appeared on a season 3 episode of ''This Is Us'' (despite [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]] producing that show) as well as the ''Family Guy'' season 20 episode, "All About Alana", using the 20.


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*A short version with a portion of the animation appears on licensed video games, such as ''Rio: The Video Game'' and ''Aliens vs. Predator''.
*A short version with a portion of the animation appears on licensed video games, such as ''Rio: The Video Game'' and ''Aliens vs. Predator''.
*A still print version can be seen on other games, such as ''Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games''.
*A still print version can be seen on other games, such as ''Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games''.
*On some movies with this logo, like ''Avatar'' (the logo's debut film) and <i>Penguins of Madagascar</i>, there is an error with the two opening searchlight beams during the fanfare's drumroll. Also, the camera-panning animation is different.
*On some movies with this logo, like ''Avatar'' (the logo's debut film) and ''Penguins of Madagascar'', there is an error with the two opening searchlight beams during the fanfare's drumroll. Also, the camera-panning animation is different.
* The final half of this logo's camera-panning sequence can be seen at the beginning of ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D'' (plastering the 1994 logo variant, before the Lucasfilm logo).
* The final half of this logo's camera-panning sequence can be seen at the beginning of ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D'' (plastering the 1994 logo variant, before the Lucasfilm logo).
*Starting with ''Turbo'', released on July 17, 2013, the News Corporation byline is excluded, and the logo is bylineless for the first time since the 4th logo, due to the aforementioned split.
*Starting with ''Turbo'', released on July 17, 2013, the News Corporation byline is excluded, and the logo is bylineless for the first time since the 4th logo, due to the aforementioned split.
*An open matte version exists. This was only seen on TV spots for ''Runner Runner'' and ''The Counselor'', ''The Peanuts Movie'' (albeit as a variant) and on video games based on 20th Century Fox properties.
*An open matte version exists. This was only seen on TV spots for ''Runner Runner'' and ''The Counselor'', ''The Peanuts Movie'' (albeit as a variant) and on video games based on 20th Century Fox properties.
*An enhanced variant of this logo exists. This variant includes an improved searchlight opening at the beginning, wider beams of light, and more detailed textures. Also, the "X' in "FOX" is brighter than usual. This variant was only used on <i>Ice Age: Collision Course</i>, ''Murder on the Orient Express'', ''Ferdinand'', ''Terminator: Dark Fate'' (only at the end, the beginning uses a variant), and ''Spies in Disguise'' (also the final Blue Sky Studios film).
*An enhanced variant of this logo exists. This variant includes an improved searchlight opening at the beginning, wider beams of light, and more detailed textures. Also, the "X" in "FOX" is brighter than usual. This variant was only used on ''Ice Age: Collision Course'', ''Murder on the Orient Express'', ''Ferdinand'', ''Terminator: Dark Fate'' (only at the end; the beginning uses a variant), and ''Spies in Disguise'' (also the final Blue Sky Studios film).
*A sped-up version of the 75 Years variant with the ending theme playing over it has been spotted at the end of a Polish airing of the [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]/[[Regency Enterprises|Regency]] film ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory''.
*A sped-up version of the 75 Years variant with the ending theme playing over it has been spotted at the end of a Polish airing of the [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]/[[Regency Enterprises|Regency]] film ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory''.
*Sometimes, such as on international prints of ''My Name is Khan'', ''Joy'', and ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', the logo cuts to black instead of fading out as it usually would. On the former, the logo cuts to the [[Star Studios|Fox Star Studios]] logo.
*Sometimes, such as on international prints of ''My Name is Khan'', ''Joy'', and ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', the logo cuts to black instead of fading out as it usually would. On the former, the logo cuts to the [[Star Studios|Fox Star Studios]] logo.
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'''Technique:''' CGI designed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha and animated at Twentieth Century Fox's now-defunct sibling company [[Blue Sky Studios]]. This was made using Autodesk Maya.
'''Technique:''' CGI designed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha and animated at Twentieth Century Fox's now-defunct sibling company [[Blue Sky Studios]]. This was made using Autodesk Maya.
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'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare composed and conducted by David Newman, same as the one from the previous logo.
'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare composed and conducted by David Newman.
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'''Audio Variants:'''  
'''Audio Variants:'''  
*The 2005 recording of the 1989 [[20th Century Fox Television]] fanfare is heard at the end of ''Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas''.
*The 2005 recording of the 1989 [[20th Century Fox Television]] fanfare is heard at the end of ''Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas''.
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*In rarer instances, such as US prints of ''Bridge of Spies'', the logo is silent.
*In rarer instances, such as US prints of ''Bridge of Spies'', the logo is silent.
*The 2012 recording of the 1989 [[20th Century Fox Television]] fanfare is heard at the end of ''Ice Age: The Great Egg-scapade'', albeit quieter.
*The 2012 recording of the 1989 [[20th Century Fox Television]] fanfare is heard at the end of ''Ice Age: The Great Egg-scapade'', albeit quieter.
*The 2016 enhanced variant has the fanfare being slightly modified that sounds like a combination of the regular 1997 fanfare and the ''Anastasia'' version.
*For the short version, none, the movie's closing theme, or the trailer's opening theme.
*For the short version, none, the movie's closing theme, or the trailer's opening theme.
*On most dubbed international prints to ''Ford v. Ferrari'', the music is in a lower pitch, along with those of [[TSG Entertainment|TSG]]'s and [[Chernin Entertainment|Chernin]]'s logos.
*On most dubbed international prints of ''Ford v. Ferrari'', the music is in a lower pitch, along with those of [[TSG Entertainment|TSG]]'s and [[Chernin Entertainment|Chernin]]'s logos.
*On a 2020 ABC broadcast of ''The Greatest Showman'', the opening theme of the second half of the movie's logo variant (including the 1953 logo variant in the first half and the broadcast itself) is higher-pitched, due to the usage of the PAL print.
*On a 2020 ABC broadcast of ''The Greatest Showman'', the opening theme of the second half of the movie's logo variant (including the 1953 logo variant in the first half and the broadcast itself) is higher-pitched, due to the usage of the PAL print.


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'''Visuals:''' The logo is similar to the 4th logo, but now in CGI and with some differences, those being a lighter background and darker lighting.
'''Visuals:''' The logo is similar to the 4th logo, but now in CGI and with some differences, those being a lighter background and darker lighting.


'''Technique:''' CGI done by Novocom.
'''Technique:''' CGI by Novocom.


'''Availability:''' The only known appearance of this logo is an image found on Novocom's website, which has since been shut down. An archived version of the site can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104193817/http://novo.com/broadcast.html here]. It is currently unknown if video footage of this logo exists.
'''Availability:''' The only known appearance of this logo is an image found on Novocom's website, which has since been shut down. An archived version of the site can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104193817/http://novo.com/broadcast.html here]. It is currently unknown if video footage of this logo exists.
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'''Closing Title:''' Usually, it's the same closing text from the previous logo.
'''Closing Title:''' Usually, it's the same closing text from the previous logo.


'''Technique:''' CGI produced and animated by Picturemill (based on Blue Sky's design), who also did the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, the enhanced/[[New Line Cinema]] versions of the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo and the 2008-09/2023 [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo.
'''Technique:''' CGI by Picturemill (based on Blue Sky's design), who also animated the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, the enhanced/[[New Line Cinema]] versions of the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo, and the 2008 [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo.


'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement composed and conducted by David Newman.
'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare composed and conducted by David Newman.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External Links==
==External Links==
*{{Wikipedia link}}
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