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| Oct 22 2009, 6:04 PM EDT (current) | VofDoom | 1 word added, 1 word deleted |
| Oct 22 2009, 6:04 PM EDT | VofDoom | 7 words added, 5 words deleted, 1 widget added |
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Logo descriptions by Logoboy95
Logo captures by Logoboy95 and V of Doom
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Bob Fish, and thehugetvfan
Video captures courtesy of EnormousRat and VHSGuy2049
Background: Triumph Films (a.k.a. Triumph Releasing Corporation) was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the legendary French studio Gaumont Film Company to distribute all foreign film releases in the US until 1985 when it was folded into Columbia Pictures, with the dissolution of the partnership with Gaumont; however, in 1988, it was revived by Columbia Pictures Entertainment by producing and distributing low-budget and direct-to-video film releases, founding also Epic Productions as its indie-movie sister company, but in 1995, its sister label was taken over by Orion and then in 1998 by MGM with the acquisition of the parent company, becoming finally inactive this label. Revived again in 2003, this company produces and distributes only all low-budget film releases by specific genres under Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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
thece. The words "Triumph Films" as the same 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/SFX/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, such as the old printings of Das Boot, Querelle, Le Dernier Combat, and Bizet's Carmen 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
(1989-1994)
Nickname: "The 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, then the byline "A unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." fades in at the bottom of the screen.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The "TRIUMPH" text appearing, the flower rising up.
Music/Sounds: A fantasy-oriented fanfare, or none.
Availability: Appears on some Triumph movies from 1989 to 1993.1994.
Scare Factor: None; this is a clean logo.
3rd Logo
(1994- )
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 "FILMS" with lines in between zooming-in and fading in slowly at the same time with the word above. The byline "a Sony Pictures Entertainment company" later fades in fades in underneath the logo.
FX/SFX: The CGI name rising.
Music/Sounds: Same as above.
Availability: Seen on many Triumph releases from 1994 onward, such as Magic in the Water, Jury Duty, Solo, 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, Bob Fish, and thehugetvfan
Video captures courtesy of EnormousRat and VHSGuy2049
Background: Triumph Films (a.k.a. Triumph Releasing Corporation) was originally formed in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the legendary French studio Gaumont Film Company to distribute all foreign film releases in the US until 1985 when it was folded into Columbia Pictures, with the dissolution of the partnership with Gaumont; however, in 1988, it was revived by Columbia Pictures Entertainment by producing and distributing low-budget and direct-to-video film releases, founding also Epic Productions as its indie-movie sister company, but in 1995, its sister label was taken over by Orion and then in 1998 by MGM with the acquisition of the parent company, becoming finally inactive this label. Revived again in 2003, this company produces and distributes only all low-budget film releases by specific genres under Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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
thece. The words "Triumph Films" as the same 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/SFX/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, such as the old printings of Das Boot, Querelle, Le Dernier Combat, and Bizet's Carmen 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
(1989-1994)
Nickname: "The 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, then the byline "A unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." fades in at the bottom of the screen.
Variants:
- From 1991-1994, this logo became bylineless.
- On some films at the end, there is no byline and the text.
FX/SFX: The "TRIUMPH" text appearing, the flower rising up.
Music/Sounds: A fantasy-oriented fanfare, or none.
Availability: Appears on some Triumph movies from 1989 to 1993.1994.
Scare Factor: None; this is a clean logo.
3rd Logo
(1994- )
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 "FILMS" with lines in between zooming-in and fading in slowly at the same time with the word above. The byline "a Sony Pictures Entertainment company" later fades in fades in underneath the logo.
FX/SFX: The CGI name rising.
Music/Sounds: Same as above.
Availability: Seen on many Triumph releases from 1994 onward, such as Magic in the Water, Jury Duty, Solo, Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2, and Steamboy, among others.
Scare Factor: None; see 2nd logo.
