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ABC Motion Pictures
Logo descriptions by Nicholas Aczel
Logo captures by Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by V of Doom and universalxdisney172
Background: First known as ABC Pictures Corporation (or ABC Pictures International for international distribution), this was the short-lived motion picture division of the ABC Television Network, later known as ABC Motion Pictures from 1982 to 1986. Currently, almost all ABC library is held mainly by The Walt Disney Company, with MGM Studios holding DVD rights, except for Here Come the Littles, which is sold on video by DiC Entertainment (now Cookie Jar Entertainment).
1st Logo
(1968-1982?)
Nicknames: "Globes in Space", "ABC Globe"
Logo:
FX/SFX: The rotating globe, the "abc" sketching, the globe turning black, the filmstrip growing out. The zooming space for the international variant.
Cheesy Factor: The logo was intended to resemble a film canister, but is ultimately dogged by the perspective limitations of the 2-D "abc" logo.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Rare, but assumed to be intact on several Cinerama releases such as Straw Dogs and Too Late The Hero among others.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1982-1986)
Nicknames: "The Crystal(s)", "ABC: The Crystal Shards"
Logo: On a black background, we see some moving shots of sparkling transparent crystals. Then a crystal "T" slowly zooms backwards, and more letters are revealed.
Finally, when the words...
all appear, the logo stops in the middle of the screen.
FX/SFX: The sparkling crystals, company name zooming backward.
Cheesy Factor: The crystals look like a model, and the zooming words are simple animation.
Music/Sounds: A lush synthesized orchestral fanfare with twinkles, or none.
Music/Sound Variant: On some co-produce movies, a generic theme was used.
Availability: Rare, was seen on movies produced by the company, such as SpaceCamp, Prizzi's Honor, Here Come The Littles, and Young Doctors in Love, among others, but the MGM logo plasters this on DVD's from MGM Home Entertainment. Check old Vestron VHS, Anchor Bay VHS/DVD releases, and HBO/Cinemax airings of their films for this.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant.
Logo captures by Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by V of Doom and universalxdisney172
Background: First known as ABC Pictures Corporation (or ABC Pictures International for international distribution), this was the short-lived motion picture division of the ABC Television Network, later known as ABC Motion Pictures from 1982 to 1986. Currently, almost all ABC library is held mainly by The Walt Disney Company, with MGM Studios holding DVD rights, except for Here Come the Littles, which is sold on video by DiC Entertainment (now Cookie Jar Entertainment).
1st Logo
(1968-1982?)
Nicknames: "Globes in Space", "ABC Globe"
Logo:
- ABC Pictures Corporation: We see a picture of a rotating globe on a sky/dark blue (or gray on some movies) BG. The letter "b" sketches in the center of the globe and the letters "a" and "c" uncover from the left and right of the "b" to form "abc". The globe turns black over the transparent "abc" letters, the words "PICTURES CORP." fade in below the "abc" as the logo moves to the left and a filmstrip with another rotating globe grows out from the right of the logo. The byline "A Subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc." fades in below, and the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the filmstrip.
- ABC Pictures International: Same as before, except it's a rotating Earth globe on a zooming space BG. The letter "b" sketches in the center of the globe and the letters "a" and "c" uncover from the left and right of the "b" to form "abc". The globe turns black over the white "abc" letters, the words "PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" fade in below the "abc" as the logo moves to the left and a filmstrip with another rotating globe grows out from the right of the logo. The same ABC byline fades in below, and the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the filmstrip.
FX/SFX: The rotating globe, the "abc" sketching, the globe turning black, the filmstrip growing out. The zooming space for the international variant.
Cheesy Factor: The logo was intended to resemble a film canister, but is ultimately dogged by the perspective limitations of the 2-D "abc" logo.
Music/Sounds:
- ABC Pictures Corporation: The opening theme of the movie, or none.
- ABC Pictures International: A very dramatic orchestral fanfare, being remixed on later releases (On the video it begins with a violin like "ta-booong". I assume this is a glitch with the videotape). In some cases, none.
Availability: Rare, but assumed to be intact on several Cinerama releases such as Straw Dogs and Too Late The Hero among others.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1982-1986)
Nicknames: "The Crystal(s)", "ABC: The Crystal Shards"
Logo: On a black background, we see some moving shots of sparkling transparent crystals. Then a crystal "T" slowly zooms backwards, and more letters are revealed.
Finally, when the words... ABC
MOTION
PICTURES
MOTION
PICTURES
[in sparkling crystal lettering]
all appear, the logo stops in the middle of the screen.
FX/SFX: The sparkling crystals, company name zooming backward.
Cheesy Factor: The crystals look like a model, and the zooming words are simple animation.
Music/Sounds: A lush synthesized orchestral fanfare with twinkles, or none.
Music/Sound Variant: On some co-produce movies, a generic theme was used.
Availability: Rare, was seen on movies produced by the company, such as SpaceCamp, Prizzi's Honor, Here Come The Littles, and Young Doctors in Love, among others, but the MGM logo plasters this on DVD's from MGM Home Entertainment. Check old Vestron VHS, Anchor Bay VHS/DVD releases, and HBO/Cinemax airings of their films for this.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant.
- Minimal; the cheesy music is actually quite soothing.
- None for the silent variant.
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