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'''Great Oaks Entertainment''' was a short-lived production company founded in 1995 as a joint venture between filmmaker John Hughes and former [[Hollywood Pictures]] president Ricardo Mestres. Based at Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, it only produced three films: ''Jack'', ''101 Dalmatians'', and ''Flubber''. All three of these films were box-office successes, but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and the company was shut down and folded into [[Walt Disney Pictures]] in 1997.
'''Great Oaks Entertainment''' was a short-lived production company founded in 1995 as a joint venture between filmmaker John Hughes and former [[Hollywood Pictures]] president Ricardo Mestres. Based at Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, it only produced three films: ''Jack'', ''101 Dalmatians'', and ''Flubber''. All three of these films were box-office successes, but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and the company was shut down and folded into [[Walt Disney Pictures]] in 1997.


===(November 27, 1996-November 26, 1997)===
===Logo (November 27, 1996-November 26, 1997)===
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'''Logo:''' We zoom out from behind the trunk of an oak tree. An acorn falls from the top of the tree, and bumps down the branches. A leaf has also fallen, and is following the acorn. They fall onto a lake, with the acorn landing on the leaf. A script "{{color|gold|Great Oaks}}" fades in below the logo as ripples resonate from the leaf.
'''Visuals:''' The camera zooms out from behind the trunk of an oak tree. An acorn falls from the top of the tree, and bumps down the branches. A leaf has also fallen, and is following the acorn. They fall onto a lake, with the acorn landing on the leaf (the logo slows down while this happens). A script "{{color|gold|'''''Great Oaks'''''}}" fades in below the logo as ripples resonate from the leaf.


'''Variant:''' On trailers for ''101 Dalmatians'', the print logo is used.
'''Variant:''' On <u>trailers for ''101 Dalmatians''</u>, the print logo is used.


'''Technique:''' CGI by Imaginary Forces.
'''Technique:''' CGI by Imaginary Forces.
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'''Audio:''' The sound of the acorn hitting the branches plus various atmospheric noises.
'''Audio:''' The sound of the acorn hitting the branches plus various atmospheric noises.


'''Music/Sound Variant:''' On ''Flubber'', the opening theme plays over the logo.
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>''Flubber''</u>, the opening theme plays over the logo.


'''Availability:''' Appeared only on ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996) and ''Flubber''.
'''Availability:''' It appeared only on ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996) and ''Flubber''.


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Latest revision as of 00:24, 4 May 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
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Captures by
SubparMario63 and logofreak98

Editions by
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Video captures courtesy of
John Mello

Background

Great Oaks Entertainment was a short-lived production company founded in 1995 as a joint venture between filmmaker John Hughes and former Hollywood Pictures president Ricardo Mestres. Based at Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, it only produced three films: Jack, 101 Dalmatians, and Flubber. All three of these films were box-office successes, but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and the company was shut down and folded into Walt Disney Pictures in 1997.

Logo (November 27, 1996-November 26, 1997)


Visuals: The camera zooms out from behind the trunk of an oak tree. An acorn falls from the top of the tree, and bumps down the branches. A leaf has also fallen, and is following the acorn. They fall onto a lake, with the acorn landing on the leaf (the logo slows down while this happens). A script "Great Oaks" fades in below the logo as ripples resonate from the leaf.

Variant: On trailers for 101 Dalmatians, the print logo is used.

Technique: CGI by Imaginary Forces.

Audio: The sound of the acorn hitting the branches plus various atmospheric noises.

Audio Variant: On Flubber, the opening theme plays over the logo.

Availability: It appeared only on 101 Dalmatians (1996) and Flubber.

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