Columbia Pictures Animation
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Compilation and video capture by TorchLady71
(1978)
Nicknames: "Torch Lady", "The Abstract Torch", "The Sunburst"
Logo: It begins with the familiar Columbia Torch Lady, st anding on the pedestal holding her light torch. Then, the picture moves upward and towards the torch, which shines even more as the picture blurs around it . It then emits a flash that fills the screen. When the flash dissolves, the light torch itself appears, as if in sunburst, against a black screen and as it shrinks, it change
SFX: The Torch Lady's torch being zoomed in on, then turning into the Sunburst.
Music: The movie theme begins with a dramatic theme that builds up as the camera zooms in on the torch. With the flash/sunburst, it takes an inspirational, majestic tone. Of course, like many other movie logos, this could also be silent or have the opening theme play over it, but usually not.
Availability: Actually more common than the TV version, as Sony is much better at keeping old logos on video releases of their movies. So you can usually still see the Torch Lady/Sunburst combination on movies from the time period. You can usually see it on cable movie channels as well.
Scare Factor: Minimal, this was/is a favorite of many.
(1978)
Nicknames: "Torch Lady", "The Abstract Torch", "The Sunburst"
Logo: It begins with the familiar Columbia Torch Lady, st anding on the pedestal holding her light torch. Then, the picture moves upward and towards the torch, which shines even more as the picture blurs around it . It then emits a flash that fills the screen. When the flash dissolves, the light torch itself appears, as if in sunburst, against a black screen and as it shrinks, it change
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s into a more "abstract" torch: a blue half circle, or a semicircle, with thirteen white ligh t rays in the center and the words "Columbia Pictures" under it. With the word Animation fades in. The entire logo then slowly backs away as it fades out.SFX: The Torch Lady's torch being zoomed in on, then turning into the Sunburst.
Music: The movie theme begins with a dramatic theme that builds up as the camera zooms in on the torch. With the flash/sunburst, it takes an inspirational, majestic tone. Of course, like many other movie logos, this could also be silent or have the opening theme play over it, but usually not.
Availability: Actually more common than the TV version, as Sony is much better at keeping old logos on video releases of their movies. So you can usually still see the Torch Lady/Sunburst combination on movies from the time period. You can usually see it on cable movie channels as well.
Scare Factor: Minimal, this was/is a favorite of many.