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===1st Logo (August 14, 1991-August 18, 1995, March 9, 2009-May 16, 2016)=== | ===1st Logo (August 14, 1991-August 18, 1995, March 9, 2009-May 16, 2016)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Beacon Tower", "Dismembered City" | '''Nicknames:''' "Beacon Tower", "Dismembered City" | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A rising synth note not unlike THX's Deep Note, followed by a "shining" sound effect when the beacon lights, then a piano chord, then a choir. Sometimes, the opening theme of the movie is heard or even silence. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A rising synth note not unlike THX's Deep Note, followed by a "shining" sound effect when the beacon lights, then a piano chord, then a choir. Sometimes, the opening theme of the movie is heard or even silence. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It's known to exist on ''Princess Caraboo'', ''The Road to Wellville'' and ''The Baby-Sitter's Club'', among others. Strangely, | '''Availability:''' Rare. It's known to exist on ''Princess Caraboo'', ''The Road to Wellville'' and ''The Baby-Sitter's Club'', among others. Strangely, a short version of this logo can be seen on the TV series ''Castle''. | ||
===2nd Logo (July 25, 1997- )=== | ===2nd Logo (July 25, 1997- )=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Beacon Tower II" | '''Nicknames:''' "Beacon Tower II" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the same buildings from before can be seen, but expanded out into a full city, as well as some mountain peeks to the right of it. The top of the tallest building flashes and a large spotlight emerges, which then fades to a simple beam. A box then wipes in downwards around the city, and "BEACON" in the same font, but spaced out to fit the logo, zooms out as a ghostly white color first before fading to a solid color. It then flashes. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A rare extended variant, which is seen with the 2nd Roadshow Television logo and on ''Playing God'', has a much longer animation. It starts off with a close up of a filmreel's edge, which scrolls to the right. It then pans away from the square, revealing it to be a tall white skyscraper, and the camera zooms out to reveal a large city skyline. The building then illuminates its beacon, revealing mountains, and a box fades in around it, with "BEACON" in a white box and a Ascent Entertainment Group byline below it. | |||
*On ''Bring It On'', the logo explodes when it finishes animating to reveal a cheer squad performing. | *On ''Bring It On'', the logo explodes when it finishes animating to reveal a cheer squad performing. | ||
*On ''Air Force One'', a byline is underneath the logo saying "A Beacon Communications Group Company". Surprisingly other prints of the said film have a byline saying "An Ascent Entertainment Group Company". | *On ''Air Force One'', a byline is underneath the logo saying "A Beacon Communications Group Company". Surprisingly other prints of the said film have a byline saying "An Ascent Entertainment Group Company". | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A five-note piano chord, along with a "shining" sound effect as the beacon lights up. Sometimes, either silent or the movie theme plays over this logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A five-note piano chord, along with a "shining" sound effect as the beacon lights up. Sometimes, either silent or the movie theme plays over this logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Pretty common. Appears on many movies including ''Air Force One'', '' | '''Availability:''' Pretty common. Appears on many movies including ''Air Force One'', the ''Bring It On'' films, ''Raising Helen'', ''Firewall'', ''A Lot Like Love'', and ''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'', among others. A Flash version of this was also used on their website circa 2004. | ||
==Closing Variants== | ==Closing Variants== | ||
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===1st Logo (1990s-2000s)=== | ===1st Logo (1990s-2000s)=== | ||
'''Logo:''' Same as the 2nd logo, but the "BEACON" text is in a white box. | |||
'''Logo:''' | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie. | ||
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===2nd Logo (2000s- )=== | ===2nd Logo (2000s- )=== | ||
'''Logo:''' We see a white rectangular box with "B E A C O N" written inside near the top. The solid beam comes from the O's center to the bottom left corner of the box. | '''Logo:''' We see a white rectangular box with "B E A C O N" written inside near the top. The solid beam comes from the O's center to the bottom left corner of the box. | ||