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===Background=== |
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'''Commercial Pictures''' was the short-lived film production company of Sofia and Roman Coppola. Their father, Francis Ford Coppola, invested in the company. |
'''Commercial Pictures''' was the short-lived film production company of Sofia and Roman Coppola. Their father, Francis Ford Coppola, invested in the company. |
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=== (June 1, 1989- |
===Logo (June 1, 1989-March 16th, 1999)=== |
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[[File:65TLcl7T39jYXZ9FAyWHlg1093999.jpeg|center|350px]] |
[[File:65TLcl7T39jYXZ9FAyWHlg1093999.jpeg|center|350px]] |
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{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZI0V2bS4w}} |
{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZI0V2bS4w}} |
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'''Nickname:''' "The Tower" |
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'''Visuals:''' Against a cloudy sky is a building with a radio antenna on top. The antenna emits sparks (a la [[RKO Pictures]]) and the text "COMMERCIAL PICTURES" appear letter by letter in sync with the sparks. |
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'''Trivia:''' The building seen here is Columbus Tower in San Francisco, where the headquarters of Francis Ford Coppola's [[American Zoetrope]] are located. The same building is depicted in the current logo of said studio. |
'''Trivia:''' The building seen here is Columbus Tower in San Francisco, where the headquarters of Francis Ford Coppola's [[American Zoetrope]] are located. The same building is depicted in the current logo of said studio. |
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'''Technique:''' Cel animation. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The sparks, the letters appearing. |
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'''Audio:''' A bombastic fanfare by Carmine Coppola (Francis' father and Sofia and Roman's grandfather). |
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'''Availability:''' Can be found on both ''Clownhouse'' and ''The Spirit of '76''. |
'''Availability:''' Can be found on both ''Clownhouse'' and ''The Spirit of '76''. This logo appeared on the 1999 independent film ''Ballad of a Gunfighter'', which Roman Coppola served as an executive producer on. |
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[[Category:American film logos]] |
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}} |
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[[Category:United States]] |
[[Category:United States]] |
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[[Category:Film logos]] |
[[Category:Film logos]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 1 May 2024
Background
Commercial Pictures was the short-lived film production company of Sofia and Roman Coppola. Their father, Francis Ford Coppola, invested in the company.
Logo (June 1, 1989-March 16th, 1999)
Visuals: Against a cloudy sky is a building with a radio antenna on top. The antenna emits sparks (a la RKO Pictures) and the text "COMMERCIAL PICTURES" appear letter by letter in sync with the sparks.
Trivia: The building seen here is Columbus Tower in San Francisco, where the headquarters of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope are located. The same building is depicted in the current logo of said studio.
Technique: Cel animation.
Audio: A bombastic fanfare by Carmine Coppola (Francis' father and Sofia and Roman's grandfather).
Availability: Can be found on both Clownhouse and The Spirit of '76. This logo appeared on the 1999 independent film Ballad of a Gunfighter, which Roman Coppola served as an executive producer on.
