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''Editions by V of Doom, grf450, Wyraachur, MrThorax281, BenderRoblox, CookieDerp01, BenIsRandom and indycar'' | ''Editions by V of Doom, grf450, Wyraachur, MrThorax281, BenderRoblox, CookieDerp01, BenIsRandom and indycar'' | ||
Background: Gracie Films is the film and television production company of James L. Brooks, established in 1986 and named after late comedian '''Gracie''' Allen (1895-1964). Their first production was ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', an early hit for FOX. They soon produced ''Broadcast News'', another hit. They began to produce hit after hit such as ''Big, The Simpsons'' (which came from ''The Tracey Ullman Show''), ''Say Anything'', and ''The War of the Roses'', making them one of the most successful independent studios of all time. | Background: Gracie Films is the film and television production company of James L. Brooks, established in 1986 and named after late comedian '''Gracie''' Allen (1895-1964). Their first production was ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', an early hit for FOX. They soon produced ''Broadcast News'', another hit. They began to produce hit after hit such as ''Big'', ''The Simpsons'' (which came from ''The Tracey Ullman Show''), ''Say Anything'', and ''The War of the Roses'', making them one of the most successful independent studios of all time. | ||
1st Logo | ===1st Logo (April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009)=== | ||
(April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009) | |||
[[File:Gracie86.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Gracie03.png|thumb]] | [[File:Gracie86.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Gracie03.png|thumb]] | ||
<u>Nicknames:</u> "Shhh!", "The Dark Cinema", "Shush Lady", "The Shushie Lady", "The Cinema", "That Logo at the End of ''The Simpsons''" | <u>Nicknames:</u> "Shhh!", "The Dark Cinema", "Shush Lady", "The Shushie Lady", "The Cinema", "That Logo at the End of ''The Simpsons''" | ||
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<nowiki>----------</nowiki>FILMS | <nowiki>----------</nowiki>FILMS | ||
<u>Trivia</u>: This logo was parodied at the end of ''Queer Duck: The Movie'', the audience is different here (consisting of the main characters of ''Queer Duck''). Instead we hear the normal shushing, we also hear Queer Duck (voiced by Jim J. Bullock) saying "Oh, hush yourself, b**ch!" | <u>Trivia</u>: This logo was parodied at the end of ''Queer Duck: The Movie'', the audience is different here (consisting of the main characters of ''Queer Duck''). Instead we hear the normal shushing, we also hear Queer Duck (voiced by Jim J. Bullock) saying "Oh, hush yourself, b**ch!", and the text in the projector screen reads "DISGRACE FILMS". | ||
<u>Variants</u> (a few of them, anyway): | <u>Variants</u> (a few of them, anyway): | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds</u>: The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard, followed by a shushing sound effect, and then a 9-note electric piano theme with drums composed by Jeffrey Townsend. The tune is very similar to the refrain of "King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is most likely a coincidence. | <u>Music/Sounds</u>: The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard, followed by a shushing sound effect, and then a 9-note electric piano theme with drums composed by Jeffrey Townsend. The tune is very similar to the refrain of "King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is most likely a coincidence. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds Trivia</u>: The music in this logo appears at the end of the Neil Cicierega song "Alanis", from his mixtape ''Mouth Sounds''. The music here was done on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. The "Shh" sound effect was done by British comedian Tracey Ullman. The sound of the audience was actually recorded by 2 people and were double tracked to sound like it's more. This was done by former Fox CEO Garth Anchier and Townsend himself. | <u>Music/Sounds Trivia</u>: The music in this logo appears at the end of the Neil Cicierega song "Alanis", from his mixtape ''Mouth Sounds''. The music here was done on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. The "Shh" sound effect was done by British comedian Tracey Ullman. The sound of the audience was actually recorded by 2 people and were double tracked to sound like it's more. This was done by former Fox CEO Garth Anchier and Townsend himself. Originally, there were 2 music tracks that were not able to make it in the cut. One was a George Winston inspired track, and the other one is inspired by Phillip Glass. So the third one is the one that was added to the logo and was used for 30+ years. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds Variants</u>: | <u>Music/Sounds Variants</u>: | ||
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2nd Logo | ===2nd Logo (September 16, 2003, July 27, 2007, February 15, 2009- )=== | ||
(September 16, 2003, July 27, 2007, February 15, 2009- ) | |||
[[File:Gracie07.png|thumb]] [[File:Gracie072.png|thumb]] [[File:Gracie02.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Gracie073.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Gracie07.png|thumb]] [[File:Gracie072.png|thumb]] [[File:Gracie02.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Gracie073.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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3rd Logo | ===3rd Logo (July 13, 2012; November 18, 2016)=== | ||
(July 13, 2012; November 18, 2016) | |||
[[File:Gracie13.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Gracie13.jpg|thumb]] | ||