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{{PageButtons|Village Roadshow Pictures|Logo Variations=1}} | {{PageButtons|Village Roadshow Pictures|Logo Variations=1}} | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Village Roadshow Pictures is an American co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures, established in 1986. It is the American division of Australian company Village Roadshow (parent of [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]]). It has produced over 100 films since its establishment. | Village Roadshow Pictures is an American co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures, established in 1986. It is the American division of Australian company Village Roadshow (parent of [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]]). It has produced over 100 films since its establishment. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<center><youtube width=240 height=185>3SL1OsMyz6A</youtube></center> | <center><youtube width=240 height=185>3SL1OsMyz6A</youtube></center> | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "V of Gold", "Aussie V of Doom", "The Disappearing Byline" | '''Nicknames:''' "V of Gold", "Aussie V of Doom", "The Disappearing Byline" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo was generally extremely hard to find for the longest time, as most films VRP produced at the time did not use this logo and usually had the logo for the film's distributor. It wasn't until Stan HD's print of ''The Delinquents'' popped up, confirming what the logo was like. However, with the logo's discovery, many have found the inclusion of the lasers extremely pointless given there's no text for it to form. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo was generally extremely hard to find for the longest time, as most films VRP produced at the time did not use this logo and usually had the logo for the film's distributor. It wasn't until Stan HD's print of ''The Delinquents'' popped up, confirming what the logo was like. However, with the logo's discovery, many have found the inclusion of the lasers extremely pointless given there's no text for it to form. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*This logo can be cut short or still for TV shows and mini-series. | *This logo can be cut short or still for TV shows and mini-series. | ||
*There is a variation where it | *There is a variation where it removes "PICTURES". | ||
*The TV version might have the text "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY". | *The TV version might have the text "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY". | ||
*On ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' S1 episode "Treasure Hunt", a {{Font color|blue|blue}} toned version of the above variant exists. | *On ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' S1 episode "Treasure Hunt", a {{Font color|blue|blue}} toned version of the above variant exists. | ||
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'''Availability:''' For the most part, films produced by Village Roadshow that weren't distributed by them didn't use this logo, but the animated version is seen on ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' and ''Tarzan and the Lost City''. The still version can be seen on the mini-series ''Thorn Birds: The Missing Years'', ''Tales of the South Seas'', and the TV show ''Night Man'', among others. This also makes surprise appearances on ''Fat Pizza'' and ''December Boys''. Don't expect this to appear on ''Fortress'' (1992). | '''Availability:''' For the most part, films produced by Village Roadshow that weren't distributed by them didn't use this logo, but the animated version is seen on ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' and ''Tarzan and the Lost City''. The still version can be seen on the mini-series ''Thorn Birds: The Missing Years'', ''Tales of the South Seas'', and the TV show ''Night Man'', among others. This also makes surprise appearances on ''Fat Pizza'' and ''December Boys''. Don't expect this to appear on ''Fortress'' (1992). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' A notably wasted logo due to only appearing on TV series produced by them from the era. However, it does make appearances on films such as the two mentioned above. | ||
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File:Village_Roadshow_Pictures_Logo_(1998)_II.jpg | File:Village_Roadshow_Pictures_Logo_(1998)_II.jpg | ||
File:Village_Roadshow_Pictures_Logo_(1998).jpg | File:Village_Roadshow_Pictures_Logo_(1998).jpg | ||
File: | File:InHeartSeaRoadshowintro.png|Later variant | ||
File: | File:VillageRoadshowOpeningConncussion.png|Later variant (CinemaScope) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<center><youtube width=240 height=185>G34r3hQryW8</youtube><youtube width=240 height=185>82NlVKm1DnQ</youtube></center> | <center><youtube width=240 height=185>G34r3hQryW8</youtube><youtube width=240 height=185>82NlVKm1DnQ</youtube></center> | ||
'''Logo:''' Similar to the 1980s New World Pictures logo, we see rows of bars turning inward extremely close to the camera, from bottom to top. A spotlight lights up the background behind them. The spotlight fades as | '''Nicknames:''' "The Other V of Steel II", "V of Heaven II", "Aussie V of Steel II", "Silver V of Steel" (Later variant) | ||
'''Logo:''' Similar to the 1980s New World Pictures logo, we see rows of bars turning inward extremely close to the camera, from bottom to top. A spotlight lights up the background behind them. The spotlight fades as it zooms out to reveal the V in sky blue with a orange sheen on the left (different from the official logo). "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES" fades in below in an orange color. | |||
'''Later Variant:''' The font for | '''Later Variant:''' The font for the company name is now in the Calibri font instead of the corporate one, the entire logo was remade in higher quality, and the color was changed to {{Font color|silver|silver}}. First used on ''Dark Shadows''. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The forming of the "V" | '''FX/SFX:''' The forming of the "V". Great CGI from yU+Co. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
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*Most of the time, it's silent or it uses the film's opening soundtrack. | *Most of the time, it's silent or it uses the film's opening soundtrack. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very common. | '''Availability:''' Very common. It first appeared on ''Practical Magic'', and was later seen on many movies produced by Village Roadshow from the era such as ''Cats & Dogs'', ''Three to Tango'', ''Happy Feet'', ''Zoolander'', and ''No Reservations'', among others. Although the last film to use the original variant was ''The Lucky One'', it later made a surprise appearance on ''American Sniper'' (albeit a variant). The later variant was first seen on the aforementioned title above and made its last appearance on ''Ocean's 8''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very memorable logo from the company (especially the 1998 version) and a favorite of many. | |||
===4th Logo (October 4, 2019- )=== | ===4th Logo (October 4, 2019- )=== | ||
[[File:Village Roadshow Pictures (2019).jpg|400px|center]] | [[File:Village Roadshow Pictures (2019).jpg|400px|center]] | ||
'''Nickname:''' "The White V", "Boring V", "Placeholder V" | '''Nickname:''' "The White V", "Boring V", "Placeholder V" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the V logo | '''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the V logo, alongside "VILLAGE ROADSHOW" with "PICTURES" underneath, both aligned to the right, all in white and embossed on the background. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' So far, first seen at the end of ''Joker''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Seemingly a boring logo compared to its predecessors | '''Editor's Note:''' Seemingly a boring logo compared to its predecessors. Only time will tell if they use the animation from the [[Village Roadshow Television]] logo in future films or not. | ||
[[Category:Movie Logos]] [[Category:American Logos]] [[Category:American Movie Logos]] | [[Category:Movie Logos]] [[Category:American Logos]] [[Category:American Movie Logos]] | ||
[[Category:Village Roadshow (Australia)]] | [[Category:Village Roadshow (Australia)]] | ||