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{{PageCredits|description=MiaFan2010, Nicholas Aczel and Sean Beard|capture=Eric S., V of Doom, Subzero917, and Pygmalion X|video=EnormousRat, Pepsi9072}} | {{PageCredits|description=MiaFan2010, Nicholas Aczel and Sean Beard|capture=Eric S., V of Doom, Subzero917, and Pygmalion X|video=EnormousRat, Pepsi9072}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Alliance Atlantis was founded in 1998 as a merger of Alliance Entertainment Corporation and Atlantis Communications, both which were founded in 1985. Alliance Atlantis was acquired by | Alliance Atlantis was founded in 1998 as a merger of [[Alliance Entertainment Corporation (Canada)|Alliance Entertainment Corporation]] and [[Atlantis Communications (Canada)|Atlantis Communications]], both which were founded in 1985. Alliance Atlantis was acquired by [[Canwest Media (Canada)|Canwest]] and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs in 2007. The television distribution arm of the company was transferred to [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment|Echo Bridge Entertainment]], while the movie business was relaunched as [[Alliance Films (Canada)|Alliance Films]]. Eventually, Alliance Films was acquired by [[Entertainment One (Canada)|Entertainment One]]. | ||
=== 1st Logo (May 18, 1998-August 20, 1999) === | === 1st Logo (May 18, 1998-August 20, 1999) === | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A filmed variant exists where the red line doesn't have a red glow on the text. | * A filmed variant exists where the red line doesn't have a red glow on the text. | ||
* On TV shows, the logo was usually abridged and had the URL addresses "www.atlantis.ca" or "www.allianceatlantis. | * On TV shows, the logo was usually abridged and had the URL addresses "www.atlantis.ca" or "www.allianceatlantis.com" appear under the logo.. | ||
* A early version is said to exist where the logo just had "ATLANTIS" with no red line, but there's no video proof that's online yet and the only photo is a doctored recreation. This was said to have been used on the middle episodes of Season 4 of the 1998 revival of ''The Outer Limits''. | * A early version is said to exist where the logo just had "ATLANTIS" with no red line, but there's no video proof that's online yet and the only photo is a doctored recreation. This was said to have been used on the middle episodes of Season 4 of the 1998 revival of ''The Outer Limits''. | ||
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=== 3rd Logo (November 1999-2005) === | === 3rd Logo (November 1999-2005) === | ||
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|Allianceatlantis01.png| | |Allianceatlantis01.png| | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A shorter version exists where the "Gold-Black A" and the name are already seen and bigger. | * A shorter version exists where the "Gold-Black A" and the name are already seen and bigger. | ||
* The company's website address (www.allianceatlantis.com)is sometimes below the name, in the short version. | * The company's website address (www.allianceatlantis.com) is sometimes below the name, in the short version. | ||
* On French-language theatrical films, the word "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|VIVAFILM}}'''" appears under the rest of the text. (Vivafilm Ltée. was then called Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm and was their French-Canadian division.) | * On French-language theatrical films, the word "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|VIVAFILM}}'''" appears under the rest of the text. (Vivafilm Ltée. was then called Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm and was their French-Canadian division.) | ||
* An early filmed variant exists, where the colors are darker and the final result looks a little more realistic. | * An early filmed variant exists, where the colors are darker and the final result looks a little more realistic. | ||
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* Seen on a True Movies UK (now Sony Movies Classic) airing of the 1996 TV movie ''Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story''. | * Seen on a True Movies UK (now Sony Movies Classic) airing of the 1996 TV movie ''Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' A solid logo that updates the 1991 Alliance logo to excellent results, though the orchestral tune sounds strangely similar to the 1996 Tyne Tees Television Channel 3 North East logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' A solid logo that updates the 1991 Alliance logo to excellent results, though the orchestral tune sounds strangely similar to the 1996 [[Tyne Tees Television (UK)|Tyne Tees Television]] Channel 3 North East logo. | ||
=== 4th Logo (September 7, 2004-June 23, 2008) === | === 4th Logo (September 7, 2004-June 23, 2008) === | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a dark cloudy background with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} light (a la NBC Universal) with a couple yellow lines, we see the "A" logo from before, in various close-ups. We see part of the text "'''{{Font|Wide Latin|{{Font color|gold|ALLIANCE ATLANTIS}}}}'''" (or for French-Canadian releases, "'''{{Font|Wide Latin|{{Font color|gold|ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM}}}}'''") in Wide Latin, rotating, and finally we zoom out as the logo and text rotate into place, and then turn to face the screen. A spark appears on the bottom-left, and moves to the top and brightens. | '''Logo:''' On a dark cloudy background with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} light (a la NBC Universal) with a couple yellow lines, we see the "A" logo from before, in various close-ups. We see part of the text "'''{{Font|Wide Latin|{{Font color|gold|ALLIANCE ATLANTIS}}}}'''" (or for French-Canadian releases, "'''{{Font|Wide Latin|{{Font color|gold|ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM}}}}'''") in Wide Latin, rotating, and finally we zoom out as the logo and text rotate into place, and then turn to face the screen. A spark appears on the bottom-left, and moves to the top and brightens. | ||
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* A short version exists with the logo in place and shining. | |||
* A medium version starts from when the name rotates out. | |||
* Sometimes, a legal disclaimer appears below the logo (accompanied by an asterisk above the trademark symbol next to the logo). | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The closeups of the logo, the logo and text rotating into place. This was done by Canadian design agency ZINK. | '''FX/SFX:''' The closeups of the logo, the logo and text rotating into place. This was done by Canadian design agency ZINK. | ||