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Logo descriptions by Matt Williams, Kris Starring and JuniorFan88
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and Others
Editions by V of Doom and Bob Fish
Background: Touchstone Films (now Touchstone Pictures) was established by the Walt Disney Company in 1984 to produce and distribute adult-oriented films.
1st Logo
(March 1984)
Nicknames: "Thunderball", "Thunderball of Boredom"
Logo: Just a static logo under a salmon background with navy blue text and the typical blue/ navy blue thunderball.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Generally, the static logos are certainly cheap, and the background definitely is cheesy because nobody uses salmon or pink in their logos anymore.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Knowing this is the first logo, Touchstone made their first movie, Splash in March 1984 and didn't make another movie until one year later. The logo is extremely rare to find, as Splash was the only film to have sported this logo. It is seen on the TV airings, video prints and recent DVD issues of the said film, however.
Scare Factor: None. Knowing we are talking about a logo with no animation/sound, it's nothing at all.
2nd Logo
(Late 1984-1985)
Nickname: "Thunderball Shattering Light"
Logo: It starts out as a blue ball heading for the dark background. After it heads toward the background, it flashes and turns into the typical ball thunderball, and the whole background lights up with Touchstone Films at the bottom in Navy Blue text.
Variant: For Touchstone releases in pan-and-scan format, as the films were originally in anamorphic widescreen, the logo was squeezed to fit the TV aspect ratio, so the circle became an oval.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The only thing cheesy about the logo is the CGI animation for the blue ball at the beginning, other than that's it's an OK logo.
Music/Sounds: A "wind-blowing" sound followed by a "chime" during the flash part of the animation. In other cases, it's silent.
Availability: Less common, because it was seen on some movies of the era, such as Country (1984) and My Science Project (1985) among others.
Scare Factor: Low, the sound effects used can catch a viewer unaware.
3rd Logo
(1985-2002)
Nicknames: "The Snake", "Thunderball Snake"
Logo: We see on a dark background a blue streak that moves from right to left with the text "Touchstone Pictures". After the streak turns into a blue ball and the text is in the camera shot, then the thunder-part of the thunderball sheens through the letters and hits the ball to make the logo complete with a gold stone on the top.
Earlier Variant: For the first two odd years of this logos use, 'FILMS' was seen instead of 'PICTURES'.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The logo wasn't that bad when it made it debut back in the mid-1980's, but in the later years of the logo's use, the logo looked pretty cheap, and reeked of early computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A tune that begins with synthesized bells which become a 'twang' when the circle and thunder meet. In other cases, it used the opening/closing theme of the movie or it's silent.
Availability: Common, found on many movies produced by the company during this time, and considering its long period of use.
Scare Factor: None for the films that use their music for this logo, but it is elevated to low, bordering on moderate, as the synth-bell theme can creep out a few, not to mention the dark and ominous nature of the logo.
4th Logo
(2002-)
Nickname: " CGI Golden-Light Thunderball"
Logo: This logo begins with the circle shrouded in darkness. The logo's animation starts with the light being trying to hit the dark ball. Once the ball hits, the Touchstone Pictures text appears. Compared to the previous logo, this one actually has 3-D CGI.
FX: Great CGI, a notable successor to the rather simple, outdated "Snake" logo.
Cheesy Factor: None, but the music and this logo really clash with each other.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Currently in use.
Scare Factor: Minimal for the silent and film music versions, and low to medium for the Snake music.
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and Others
Editions by V of Doom and Bob Fish
Background: Touchstone Films (now Touchstone Pictures) was established by the Walt Disney Company in 1984 to produce and distribute adult-oriented films.
1st Logo
(March 1984)
Nicknames: "Thunderball", "Thunderball of Boredom"
Logo: Just a static logo under a salmon background with navy blue text and the typical blue/ navy blue thunderball.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Generally, the static logos are certainly cheap, and the background definitely is cheesy because nobody uses salmon or pink in their logos anymore.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Knowing this is the first logo, Touchstone made their first movie, Splash in March 1984 and didn't make another movie until one year later. The logo is extremely rare to find, as Splash was the only film to have sported this logo. It is seen on the TV airings, video prints and recent DVD issues of the said film, however.
Scare Factor: None. Knowing we are talking about a logo with no animation/sound, it's nothing at all.
2nd Logo
(Late 1984-1985)
Nickname: "Thunderball Shattering Light"
Logo: It starts out as a blue ball heading for the dark background. After it heads toward the background, it flashes and turns into the typical ball thunderball, and the whole background lights up with Touchstone Films at the bottom in Navy Blue text.
Variant: For Touchstone releases in pan-and-scan format, as the films were originally in anamorphic widescreen, the logo was squeezed to fit the TV aspect ratio, so the circle became an oval.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The only thing cheesy about the logo is the CGI animation for the blue ball at the beginning, other than that's it's an OK logo.
Music/Sounds: A "wind-blowing" sound followed by a "chime" during the flash part of the animation. In other cases, it's silent.
Availability: Less common, because it was seen on some movies of the era, such as Country (1984) and My Science Project (1985) among others.
Scare Factor: Low, the sound effects used can catch a viewer unaware.
3rd Logo
(1985-2002)
Nicknames: "The Snake", "Thunderball Snake"
Logo: We see on a dark background a blue streak that moves from right to left with the text "Touchstone Pictures". After the streak turns into a blue ball and the text is in the camera shot, then the thunder-part of the thunderball sheens through the letters and hits the ball to make the logo complete with a gold stone on the top.
Earlier Variant: For the first two odd years of this logos use, 'FILMS' was seen instead of 'PICTURES'.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The logo wasn't that bad when it made it debut back in the mid-1980's, but in the later years of the logo's use, the logo looked pretty cheap, and reeked of early computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A tune that begins with synthesized bells which become a 'twang' when the circle and thunder meet. In other cases, it used the opening/closing theme of the movie or it's silent.
Availability: Common, found on many movies produced by the company during this time, and considering its long period of use.
Scare Factor: None for the films that use their music for this logo, but it is elevated to low, bordering on moderate, as the synth-bell theme can creep out a few, not to mention the dark and ominous nature of the logo.
4th Logo
(2002-)
Nickname: " CGI Golden-Light Thunderball"
Logo: This logo begins with the circle shrouded in darkness. The logo's animation starts with the light being trying to hit the dark ball. Once the ball hits, the Touchstone Pictures text appears. Compared to the previous logo, this one actually has 3-D CGI.
FX: Great CGI, a notable successor to the rather simple, outdated "Snake" logo.
Cheesy Factor: None, but the music and this logo really clash with each other.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Currently in use.
Scare Factor: Minimal for the silent and film music versions, and low to medium for the Snake music.
