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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Columbia TriStar Film Distributors''' was the international distribution unit of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. The company was formed in 1988 by Columbia Pictures Entertainment to handle international distribution of titles from [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[TriStar Pictures]] as well as productions from third-parties such as [[Orion Pictures]]. The company also distributed local productions being produced by either Columbia or TriStar. In 2005, the company was | '''Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International''' was the international distribution unit of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. The company was formed in 1988 by Columbia Pictures Entertainment to handle international distribution of titles from [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[TriStar Pictures]] as well as productions from third-parties such as [[Orion Pictures]]. The company also distributed local productions being produced by either Columbia or TriStar. In 2005, the company was renamed to '''Sony Pictures Releasing International'''. It also operated in Japan until 1992 when the Japanese branch of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)|Sony Pictures]] began taking over distribution of SPE titles in that country. | ||
==Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International== | |||
===1st Logo (December 21, 1988-1993)=== | ===1st Logo (December 21, 1988-1993)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:ColumbiaDistribution1.png | File:ColumbiaDistribution1.png | ||
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File:Columbia TriStar Film Distributors, Inc. (1993).jpg | File:Columbia TriStar Film Distributors, Inc. (1993).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Early CT Boxes", "CT Boxes", "Turning CT Boxes" , "Print CT Boxes" | '''Nicknames:''' "Early CT Boxes", "CT Boxes", "Turning CT Boxes" , "Print CT Boxes" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* An Italian variant also exists with the text on the bottom reading "'''Columbia Tri-Star Films Italia'''" | *An Italian variant also exists with the text on the bottom reading "'''Columbia Tri-Star Films Italia'''". | ||
* On the Spanish film ''Las Historias de Puta Mili'', there is text above the logo reading "Distribuida Por" (Distributed By), with the text on the bottom reading "'''Columbia Tri-Star de España'''" instead of "'''TriStar'''". On the trailer for the film, the logo is tinted blue. | *On the Spanish film ''Las Historias de Puta Mili'', there is text above the logo reading "Distribuida Por" (Distributed By), with the text on the bottom reading "'''Columbia Tri-Star de España'''" instead of "'''TriStar'''". On the trailer for the film, the logo is tinted blue. | ||
* One version had a orange and purple gradient background with the text "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" and "INTERNATIONAL" with two boxes featuring the 80s Torch Lady print logo and the "Pegasus over Pyramid" (looking like the 1991 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment#1st Logo (December 1991-September 9, 1992)|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] logo) fly in from the left to the middle and the logo shining. It was seen on a video showing Sony Pictures Entertainment's plans for Culver City. It's unknown if this was used on international releases of films and TV shows or it was just something used for promotional purposes. | *One version had a orange and purple gradient background with the text "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" and "INTERNATIONAL" with two boxes featuring the 80s Torch Lady print logo and the "Pegasus over Pyramid" (looking like the 1991 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment#1st Logo (December 1991-September 9, 1992)|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] logo) fly in from the left to the middle and the logo shining. It was seen on a video showing Sony Pictures Entertainment's plans for Culver City. It's unknown if this was used on international releases of films and TV shows or it was just something used for promotional purposes. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The boxes turning, which was produced with slit-scan technology. | '''FX/SFX:''' The boxes turning, which was produced with slit-scan technology. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1992-1993)=== | ===2nd Logo (1992-1993)=== | ||
[[File:Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (1993).jpg|center|350px]] | |||
[[File:Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (1993).jpg|center| | |||
'''Logo:''' On the {{Font color|black|black}} background, we see the text "Distributed by", with "COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" below it in the white lettering (in the Souvenir font used by Columbia in the 1980s-early '90s). | '''Logo:''' On the {{Font color|black|black}} background, we see the text "Distributed by", with "COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" below it in the white lettering (in the Souvenir font used by Columbia in the 1980s-early '90s). | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Ultimately rare. It was seen on the international prints of ''Fortress'' (1992), and the foreign trailer and TV spots of ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights | '''Availability:''' Ultimately rare. It was seen on the international prints of ''Fortress'' (1992), and the foreign trailer and TV spots of ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===3rd Logo (1993-2001)=== | ===3rd Logo (1993-2001)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | ||
File:ColumbiaDistribution4.jpg | File:ColumbiaDistribution4.jpg | ||
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File:ColumbiaDistribution11.jpg | File:ColumbiaDistribution11.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "CT Boxes II" , "CT Cloudy Boxes" | '''Nicknames:''' "CT Boxes II" , "CT Cloudy Boxes" | ||
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===4th Logo (October 22, 1999-April 13, 2003)=== | ===4th Logo (October 22, 1999-April 13, 2003)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | ||
File:ColumbiaDistribution12.png | File:ColumbiaDistribution12.png | ||
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File:ColumbiaDistribution14.jpg | File:ColumbiaDistribution14.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we see the text "Distributed by", with "COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" below it in the Bank Gothic MD BT font. | '''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we see the text "Distributed by", with "COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" below it in the Bank Gothic MD BT font. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On an American HBO airing of ''Spider-Man'', the background has a {{Font color|purple|purple}} gradient to it. | *On an American HBO airing of ''Spider-Man'', the background has a {{Font color|purple|purple}} gradient to it. | ||
*A Spanish variant that reads "Distribuida por COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILMS DE ESPAÑA, S.A." exists. | *A Spanish variant that reads "Distribuida por COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILMS DE ESPAÑA, S.A." exists. | ||
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===5th Logo (2001-2005)=== | ===5th Logo (2001-2005)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights=200> | ||
File:ColumbiaDistribution15.jpg | File:ColumbiaDistribution15.jpg | ||
File:ColumbiaDistribution16.jpg | File:ColumbiaDistribution16.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Nickname:''' "The Silver Light" | '''Nickname:''' "The Silver Light" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, there is a {{Font color|silver|silver}} light that gets a little brighter, then the text "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" in Bank Gothic MD BT fades in and zooms out. The {{Font color|silver|silver}} light later forms a {{Font color|silver|silver}} line forming "FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" in smaller lettering below the line. The logo shines while the entire text zooms in slowly as the light dims inside the line. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, there is a {{Font color|silver|silver}} light that gets a little brighter, then the text "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" in Bank Gothic MD BT fades in and zooms out. The {{Font color|silver|silver}} light later forms a {{Font color|silver|silver}} line forming "FILM DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL" in smaller lettering below the line. The logo shines while the entire text zooms in slowly as the light dims inside the line. | ||
'''Variants:''' On ''The Punisher'', the logo's text turns {{Font color|red|red}} and segues to the 2002 Marvel logo. At the end of the credits, the logo is seen with the text "RELEASED BY" above it and the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company" on the bottom, though it doesn't have a silver line. On ''Suspect Zero'', the logo is in warp speed. | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On ''The Punisher'', the logo's text turns {{Font color|red|red}} and segues to the 2002 Marvel logo. At the end of the credits, the logo is seen with the text "RELEASED BY" above it and the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company" on the bottom, though it doesn't have a silver line. | |||
*On ''Suspect Zero'', the logo is in warp speed. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The light forming, and the name effects. | '''FX/SFX:''' The light forming, and the name effects. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None, it's a clean logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' None, it's a clean logo. | ||
[[ | ==Sony Pictures Releasing International== | ||
===(2005- )=== | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
File:SPE2.jpg | |||
File:SPE3.jpg | |||
File:SPE4.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "The Shining Bars", "Ultra Majestic Sony Pictures Bars", "SPE Bars", "The SPE Parallelogram", "The Bars of Heaven" | |||
'''Logo:''' It's exactly the same as the [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] logo, except "RELEASING INTERNATIONAL" replaces "HOME ENTERTAINMENT". | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*A Spanish variant exists where the logo freeze-frames before "INTERNATIONAL" can appear and "Distribuida por Sony Pictures Releasing de España, S.A." appears below the logo, along with the Sony Pictures Entertainment byline, all in Sony's font. | |||
*An open-matte fullscreen version of the logo has been spotted in the trailer for the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. | |||
*On the trailer of the Spanish film ''Veronica'', the logo is red tinted. On the teaser trailer for the film, the logo is sped up. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the SPHE logo. Something to note is that in the Spanish variant, the freeze-frame is made even more obvious due to the fact that "RELEASING" has not even finished fading in when the bottom text appears and the animation halts, making the "RELEASING" text be darker than the rest. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the SPHE logo. | |||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''The Squid and the Whale'', the logo is silent. | |||
'''Availability:''' Very rare in the U.S. and Canada, but common outside it. It can be seen on ''The Squid and The Whale'', and on most prints (DVDs and Blu-rays) of ''Paprika'' after the [[Sony Pictures Classics]] logo (on streaming prints, only the latter is shown before the Madhouse logo). This logo also makes an appearance on the IMAX 3D version of ''Resident Evil: Afterlife'' (may be on the 3D Blu-ray release as well). | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the SPHE logo. | |||
[[Category:International film logos]] | [[Category:International film logos]] | ||
[[Category:International logos]] | [[Category:International logos]] | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | |||
[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]] | [[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]] | ||
[[Category:Sony Corporation (Japan)]] | [[Category:Sony Corporation (Japan)]] | ||
[[Category:Columbia Pictures]] | [[Category:Columbia Pictures]] | ||
[[Category:TriStar Pictures]] | [[Category:TriStar Pictures]] | ||