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Logo descriptions by OZ_Paramount87 | Logo descriptions by OZ_Paramount87 | ||
Photos by OZ_Paramount87 and Jeffery1970 | Photos by OZ_Paramount87 and Jeffery1970 | ||
Video captures by AussieRoadshow, EnormousRat, wMlogos, and FLEMISHDOG | Video captures by AussieRoadshow, EnormousRat, wMlogos, and FLEMISHDOG | ||
Background: Roadshow Films was created by the owners of Village Cinemas in 1970 and has become a leading distributor in Australia. They are most notable for distributing classic Australian films in the 90s including The Dish, Muriel's Wedding and the Australian classic The Castle. Today, they distribute a number of films from different Hollywood studios as well as Australian productions. | Background: Roadshow Films was created by the owners of Village Cinemas in 1970 and has become a leading distributor in Australia. They are most notable for distributing classic Australian films in the 90s including ''The Dish'', ''Muriel's Wedding'' and the Australian classic ''The Castle''. Today, they distribute a number of films from different Hollywood studios as well as Australian productions. | ||
1st logo | 1st logo (1971-1979) | ||
(1971-1979) | |||
A Film from Roadshow (1979) | A Film from Roadshow (1979) | ||
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Music/Sounds: A rising electronic piano theme, or else the opening theme of the film. For the television version it is usually the closing theme of the film. | Music/Sounds: A rising electronic piano theme, or else the opening theme of the film. For the television version it is usually the closing theme of the film. | ||
Availability: Extremely rare, considering that Roadshow rarely preserved its pre-1992 theatrical logos on home video. Turns up on the Umbrella Entertainment DVD of The Love Epidemic (part of an Ozplotation double feature with High Rollin'). It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of Mad Max and The Wanderers and also showed up on a 1985 Australian television broadcast of the latter. Other films where this might have appeared include Beyond the Living Dead (also known by such names as Return of the Zombies, Terror of the Living Dead, and The Hanging Woman elsewhere) and Stone. | Availability: Extremely rare, considering that Roadshow rarely preserved its pre-1992 theatrical logos on home video. Turns up on the Umbrella Entertainment DVD of ''The Love Epidemic'' (part of an Ozplotation double feature with ''High Rollin'''). It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of ''Mad Max'' and ''The Wanderers'' and also showed up on a 1985 Australian television broadcast of the latter. Other films where this might have appeared include ''Beyond the Living Dead'' (also known by such names as ''Return of the Zombies'', ''Terror of the Living Dead'', and ''The Hanging Woman'' elsewhere) and ''Stone''. | ||
Editor's Note: None. | Editor's Note: None. | ||
2nd logo | |||
(1979-1986) | 2nd logo (1979-1986) | ||
Roadshow Films (1981) *16:9* | Roadshow Films (1981) *16:9* | ||
Nicknames: "Australian Outline", "Aussie Light Trails" | Nicknames: "Australian Outline", "Aussie Light Trails" | ||
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Music/Sounds: A calm synthesized horn and piano fanfare. | Music/Sounds: A calm synthesized horn and piano fanfare. | ||
Availability: Extremely rare. Was seen in Australian cinemas during this time period. Has turned up on early Roadshow Home Video tapes of Mad Max and Megaforce, though most titles edited this logo out and went straight to the movie. Other films that had this logo in theatrical release include First Blood, Scanners, and Gallipoli. | Availability: Extremely rare. Was seen in Australian cinemas during this time period. Has turned up on early Roadshow Home Video tapes of ''Mad Max'' and ''Megaforce'', though most titles edited this logo out and went straight to the movie. Other films that had this logo in theatrical release include ''First Blood'', ''Scanners'', and ''Gallipoli''. | ||
Editor's Note: The logo's effects are really nice for 1979, and its probably a favorite among Australian logo fans. | Editor's Note: The logo's effects are really nice for 1979, and its probably a favorite among Australian logo fans. | ||
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3rd Logo | 3rd Logo (1985-1992) | ||
(1985-1992) | |||
Roadshow (1987) | Roadshow (1987) | ||
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Music/Sounds: A very loud, dramatic synth stinger accompanied by a synthesized phasing sound and a laser sound. | Music/Sounds: A very loud, dramatic synth stinger accompanied by a synthesized phasing sound and a laser sound. | ||
Availability: Extremely rare. Was only ever seen in Australian cinemas during this time period as VHS tapes cut the logo out and TV channels used the Roadshow Television logo. However it did appear on TV airings of The Miami Connection as late as 1997. | Availability: Extremely rare. Was only ever seen in Australian cinemas during this time period as VHS tapes cut the logo out and TV channels used the Roadshow Television logo. However it did appear on TV airings of ''The Miami Connection'' as late as 1997. | ||
Editor's Note: This is considered to be the rarest Australian logo on the wiki. The Home Video variant is much easier to come across. | Editor's Note: This is considered to be the rarest Australian logo on the wiki. The Home Video variant is much easier to come across. | ||
Roadshow (1994)Roadshow Films (2010)Roadshow Films (2009) | 4th Logo (1992- ) | ||
Roadshow (1994) Roadshow Films (2010) Roadshow Films (2009) | |||
Logo: A chrome curve comes from the right of screen. The curve then moves down, turning out to be the large "V", and several more segments appear. They all zoom back to reveal the logo same as before, but chrome. Underneath the word "ROADSHOW" along with a line separating the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" | Logo: A chrome curve comes from the right of screen. The curve then moves down, turning out to be the large "V", and several more segments appear. They all zoom back to reveal the logo same as before, but chrome. Underneath the word "ROADSHOW" along with a line separating the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" | ||
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Music/Sounds: A nice calm tune with an echoing 12-note electronic piano tune. | Music/Sounds: A nice calm tune with an echoing 12-note electronic piano tune. | ||
Availability: Common outside of America and Europe, as this is mainly seen in Australian and New Zealand cinemas. The first version is preserved on Fox Classics airings of Muriel's Wedding, the original theatrical trailer of The Castle, some prints of The Dish and strangely is found in place of the Roadshow Entertainment logo at the end of the 2002 Australian VHS release of Cats & Dogs. The second version is easier to find and can be found on recent Roadshow productions like I Love You Too, The Cup and most notably Red Dog. It is unknown if Roadshow Films had a new logo in 2020. | Availability: Common outside of America and Europe, as this is mainly seen in Australian and New Zealand cinemas. The first version is preserved on Fox Classics airings of ''Muriel's Wedding'', the original theatrical trailer of ''The Castle'', some prints of ''The Dish'' and strangely is found in place of the Roadshow Entertainment logo at the end of the 2002 Australian VHS release of ''Cats & Dogs''. The second version is easier to find and can be found on recent Roadshow productions like ''I Love You Too'', ''The Cup'' and most notably ''Red Dog''. It is unknown if Roadshow Films had a new logo in 2020. | ||
Editor's Note: None. | Editor's Note: None. | ||
[[Category:Australian Movie Logos]] | [[Category:Australian Movie Logos]] | ||
[[Category:Village Roadshow]] | [[Category:Village Roadshow]] | ||