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===Background===
===Background===
'''A Band Apart''' is a production company founded in 1991 by Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender. The studio has found success with films like ''Reservoir Dogs'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. The company closed in June 2006, yet on ''Grindhouse'' and ''Inglorious Basterds'', A Band Apart was credited, so the current status of the studio is unknown.
'''A Band Apart''' is a production company founded in 1991 by writer/director Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender. The studio has found success with films like ''Reservoir Dogs'' and ''Pulp Fiction'', both of which were written and directed by Tarantino. The company closed in June 2006, yet on ''Grindhouse'' and ''Inglorious Basterds'', A Band Apart was credited, so the current status of the studio is unknown.


===(October 14, 1994-)===
===Logo (October 14, 1994-April 16, 2004)===
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File:MhW5igZxOUC4f5S-SQKqxw289581.png|''Four Rooms'' variant
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background is the words "A BAND APART" and below that is a stylized picture of four men in suits and sunglasses (the four principal characters from Tarantino's ''Reservoir Dogs'').
'''Nickname:''' "Reservoir Dogs"

'''Logo:''' On a black background is the words "A BAND APART" and below that is a stylized picture of four men in suits and sunglasses (the four principal characters from Tarantino's ''Reservoir Dogs'').


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* <u>''Four Rooms''</u> has the logo zooming-in. The picture of the Dogs stops, but the company names zooms in from the screen. Then the second man pushes the others away and rips himself apart, revealing a bellboy as part of the animated credit sequence.
* Some films, like <u>the ''Kill Bill'' films</u>, just use the company name. In other cases, the name is part of the regular credits to the film.


'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
* ''Four Rooms'' has the logo zooming-in. The picture of the Dogs stops, but the company names zooms in from the screen. Then the second man pushes the others away and rips himself apart, revealing a bellboy as part of the animated credit sequence.
* Some films has no ''Reservoir Dogs'' photo, like the ''Kill Bill'' films and has the company name. In other cases, the name is part of the regular credits to the film.

'''FX/SFX:''' None for the standard version.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme to the film.
'''Audio:''' The opening theme to the film.


'''Availability:''' The standard version can be found on ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Jackie Brown''.
'''Availability:''' The standard version can be found on ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Jackie Brown''.


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Revision as of 15:40, 22 February 2024


Background

A Band Apart is a production company founded in 1991 by writer/director Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender. The studio has found success with films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, both of which were written and directed by Tarantino. The company closed in June 2006, yet on Grindhouse and Inglorious Basterds, A Band Apart was credited, so the current status of the studio is unknown.

Logo (October 14, 1994-April 16, 2004)

Visuals: On a black background is the words "A BAND APART" and below that is a stylized picture of four men in suits and sunglasses (the four principal characters from Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs).

Variants:

  • Four Rooms has the logo zooming-in. The picture of the Dogs stops, but the company names zooms in from the screen. Then the second man pushes the others away and rips himself apart, revealing a bellboy as part of the animated credit sequence.
  • Some films, like the Kill Bill films, just use the company name. In other cases, the name is part of the regular credits to the film.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The opening theme to the film.

Availability: The standard version can be found on Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown.

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