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I don't think "Air Force One" ever used an byline different from the Ascent Entertainment Group one. Revert if needed.
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'''Technique:''' The tilting buildings and beacon lighting, all in animation that's pretty cool for the time. | '''Technique:''' The tilting buildings and beacon lighting, all in animation that's pretty cool for the time. | ||
'''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. On ''Castle'', a whoosh sound is heard. | '''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 Variant:''' On ''Castle'', a whoosh sound is heard on the short version. | |||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It's known to exist on ''Princess Caraboo'', ''The Road to Wellville'' and ''The Baby-Sitter's Club'', among others. The short version of this logo can be seen on television shows such as ''Castle'' and ''Agent X''. The logo made a surprise re-appearance on ''Bring it On: Cheer or Die'', released on September 28, 2022. | '''Availability:''' Rare. It's known to exist on ''Princess Caraboo'', ''The Road to Wellville'' and ''The Baby-Sitter's Club'', among others. The short version of this logo can be seen on television shows such as ''Castle'' and ''Agent X''. The logo made a surprise re-appearance on ''Bring it On: Cheer or Die'', released on September 28, 2022. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On an Australian airing of ''Princess Caraboo'' (which is seen with the 2nd [[Roadshow Television]] logo) and most prints of ''Playing God'', | * On an Australian airing of ''Princess Caraboo'' (which is seen with the 2nd [[Roadshow Television]] logo) and most prints of ''Playing God'', a rare extended variant exists, which 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 the city skyline from the regular version. The building then illuminates its beacon, revealing the mountains, and a box fades in around it, with "BEACON" in a white box and a byline reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|AN ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP COMPANY}}" below it. | ||
* On ''Air Force One'', the Ascent Entertainment Group byline fades in underneath the logo on the normal version. | |||
* 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. | ||
* | * A still variant exists. | ||
* On ''Uncle P.'', the logo becomes a colorful drawing as "Family Films" appears in a cursive font below the name. | * On ''Uncle P.'', the logo becomes a colorful drawing as "Family Films" appears in a cursive font below the name. | ||
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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'', 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. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On AMC's print of ''Air Force One'', the music is low-pitched. | ||
'''Availability:''' Pretty common. Appears on many movies including ''Air Force One'' (which is most likely the logo's debut), 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. | |||
===3rd Logo (September 17-November 24, 1999)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 17-November 24, 1999)=== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Logo:''' | '''Logo:''' A still shot of the previous logo, but the "BEACON" text is in a white box. | ||
'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Logo:''' We see a white rectangular box with "B E A C O N" written inside near the top. | '''Logo:''' We see a white rectangular box with "B E A C O N" written inside near the top. A solid beam comes from the "O"'s center to the bottom left corner of the box. | ||
'''Variant:''' On ''The Emperor's Club'', the logo | '''Variant:''' On ''The Emperor's Club'', the logo is inverted. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen at the end of ''Ladder 49''. Most films have the still version of the regular opening logos. | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||