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Triumph Films/Releasing Corporation
Logo descriptions by Logoboy95
Logo captures by Logoboy95 and V of Doom
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom and Bob Fish
Video captures courtesy of That Logo Dude, JoeCool85, vhsguy2007, and PalaceRoadshow
Background: Triumph Films/Releasing Corporation was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and legendary French studio Gaumont Film Company to distribute all foreign film releases in the US until 1989 when it was folded into Columbia Pictures, dissolving the partnership with Gaumont, and also, adopting its indie-movie sister company, Epic Productions, Inc.. Today under Sony Corporation, this company produces and distributes only all low-budget and direct-to-video film releases.
1st Logo
(1982-1985)
Nicknames: "Torch Lady", "Zooming-Out Arch of Triumph"
Logo: We have the 1981-1993 Columbia Pictures logo. The torch then shines into a bright abstract shape, like the sunburst effect on the 1975 logo, then a 2D drawing of the Arc de Triomphe zooms back into place, taking the Torch Lady with it as the torch dims back in place. The words "Triumph Films" as the same peignot font from the 1975 logo fades and flashing in underneath the logo. Her torch continues to shine and the entire logo turns outined. The byline "A Columbia Pictures/Gaumont Company" later fades in under the logo.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The torch shining, the arch zooming-out. Simple 80s stuff.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare; appears on Triumph films from 1982 until 1985, including the old printings of Das Boot (1981), Querelle (1982), Le Dernier Combat (1983) and Bizet's Carmen (1984) to name it a few.
Scare Factor: Low; the sudden logo transition from the 80's Columbia logo may throw you off-guard, but it's fairly harmless.
2nd Logo
(1985-1988)
Nickname: "Blue Light Flower"
Logo: On a black background, a blue light appears at the bottom in the middle of the screen. The light later splits into nine rays that almost looks like the sunburst effect on the 1975 Columbia Pictures logo, which later zooms-out from screen bottom, revealing the outline of the word "TRIUMPH", which then lights up "I" to turn white and later spreads out to fill in the other words. Above the "I" in "TRIUMPH", there is a blue flower, but we reveal the text "RELEASING CORPORATION" with lines in between.
Variants:
FX: The "TRIUMPH" text appearing, the flower rising up.
Music/Sounds: None. On the closing variant, it used a fantasy-oriented fanfare.
Availability: Appears on some Triumph movies from 1985 to 1988.
Scare Factor: None; this is a clean logo.
3rd Logo
(1988- )
Nickname: "Sunburst"
Logo: On a black background, we see a bright orange light rising from the lower right-hand corner to the upper-left hand corner of the screen bringing along the 3-D word "TRIUMPH" rising from the bottom to the center. As the light starts to dim down to make a sunburst effect, the orange light turns white revealing a light blue line lighting up the flower while the word "TRIUMPH" later turns white and zooming-in a little while the word "RELEASING CORPORATION" (later changed to "FILMS" in 1992) with lines in between zooming-in and fading in slowly at the same time with the word above. A byline later fades in fades in underneath the logo.
Bylines:
FX: The CGI name rising.
Music/Sounds: See rare variant in the 2nd logo. In other cases, it's silent.
Availability: Seen on many Triumph releases from 1988 to now, such as Ski Patrol (1989), Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2, and Steamboy, among others.
Scare Factor: None; see 2nd logo.
Logo captures by Logoboy95 and V of Doom
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom and Bob Fish
Video captures courtesy of That Logo Dude, JoeCool85, vhsguy2007, and PalaceRoadshow
Background: Triumph Films/Releasing Corporation was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and legendary French studio Gaumont Film Company to distribute all foreign film releases in the US until 1989 when it was folded into Columbia Pictures, dissolving the partnership with Gaumont, and also, adopting its indie-movie sister company, Epic Productions, Inc.. Today under Sony Corporation, this company produces and distributes only all low-budget and direct-to-video film releases.
1st Logo
(1982-1985)
Nicknames: "Torch Lady", "Zooming-Out Arch of Triumph"
Logo: We have the 1981-1993 Columbia Pictures logo. The torch then shines into a bright abstract shape, like the sunburst effect on the 1975 logo, then a 2D drawing of the Arc de Triomphe zooms back into place, taking the Torch Lady with it as the torch dims back in place. The words "Triumph Films" as the same peignot font from the 1975 logo fades and flashing in underneath the logo. Her torch continues to shine and the entire logo turns outined. The byline "A Columbia Pictures/Gaumont Company" later fades in under the logo.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The torch shining, the arch zooming-out. Simple 80s stuff.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare; appears on Triumph films from 1982 until 1985, including the old printings of Das Boot (1981), Querelle (1982), Le Dernier Combat (1983) and Bizet's Carmen (1984) to name it a few.
Scare Factor: Low; the sudden logo transition from the 80's Columbia logo may throw you off-guard, but it's fairly harmless.
2nd Logo
(1985-1988)
Nickname: "Blue Light Flower"
Logo: On a black background, a blue light appears at the bottom in the middle of the screen. The light later splits into nine rays that almost looks like the sunburst effect on the 1975 Columbia Pictures logo, which later zooms-out from screen bottom, revealing the outline of the word "TRIUMPH", which then lights up "I" to turn white and later spreads out to fill in the other words. Above the "I" in "TRIUMPH", there is a blue flower, but we reveal the text "RELEASING CORPORATION" with lines in between.
Variants:
- At the end, there is no byline & the text.
- In 1988, the byline "A unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." is faded in at the bottom of the screen.
FX: The "TRIUMPH" text appearing, the flower rising up.
Music/Sounds: None. On the closing variant, it used a fantasy-oriented fanfare.
Availability: Appears on some Triumph movies from 1985 to 1988.
Scare Factor: None; this is a clean logo.
3rd Logo
(1988- )
Nickname: "Sunburst"
Logo: On a black background, we see a bright orange light rising from the lower right-hand corner to the upper-left hand corner of the screen bringing along the 3-D word "TRIUMPH" rising from the bottom to the center. As the light starts to dim down to make a sunburst effect, the orange light turns white revealing a light blue line lighting up the flower while the word "TRIUMPH" later turns white and zooming-in a little while the word "RELEASING CORPORATION" (later changed to "FILMS" in 1992) with lines in between zooming-in and fading in slowly at the same time with the word above. A byline later fades in fades in underneath the logo.
Bylines:
- 1988-1992: "A unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc."
- 1992-: "a Sony Pictures Entertainment company"
FX: The CGI name rising.
Music/Sounds: See rare variant in the 2nd logo. In other cases, it's silent.
Availability: Seen on many Triumph releases from 1988 to now, such as Ski Patrol (1989), Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2, and Steamboy, among others.
Scare Factor: None; see 2nd logo.
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| jasonallenmatthews | Never mind | 0 | Dec 29 2007, 11:52 AM EST by jasonallenmatthews | |
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They got this already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6tubs28jdk
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| jasonallenmatthews | Triumph Films on YouTube | 0 | Dec 29 2007, 11:07 AM EST by jasonallenmatthews | |
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Could you please upload the 1982-1985 Triumph Films logo only on YouTube?
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| jasonallenmatthews | 1981 Triumph Films Logo Video | 0 | Dec 28 2007, 9:56 PM EST by jasonallenmatthews | |
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But would somebody please upload the 1981 Triumph Films Logo?
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| logoboy95 | I'll add the first Triumph Films logo! | 0 | Dec 21 2007, 5:32 PM EST by logoboy95 | |
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It features the Columbia Torch Lady from the movie logo. Columbia Torch Lady rocks! :)
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| jasonallenmatthews | 1981-85 Triumph Films Logo | 0 | Dec 21 2007, 10:57 AM EST by jasonallenmatthews | |
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What about the first Triumph Films logo with the Columbia Torch Lady as seen on Das Boot (original version), Le Dernier Combat and Bizet's Carmen (1984)?
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