International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

Background

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (also commonly known as International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE for short), is an American-Canadian labor union representing over 150,000 technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, motion picture and television production, and trade shows in the United States and Canada.

Logo (November 6, 1951-)


Visuals: On a black background, there is the text saying "THIS PICTURE MADE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF", with the IATSE print logo in the middle of the screen. The text under the logo says "AFFILIATED WITH A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C."

Variants:

  • The styling of this logo may vary.
    • The font and size of the text may very as well.
  • From 1951 to 1959, The text will say "AFFILIATED WITH A.F.L.", from 1959 to the late-1990s, it would say "AFFILATED WITH A.F.L.-C.I.O."
  • On TV series, the length of the logo would vary, from an actual production company logo's length, to where you will miss it if you blink.
  • On the first episode of the 2021 Gossip Girl reboot, the logo appear to be upside down.
  • At the end of practically every film, the logo scrolls up with the credits, normally beside the Motion Picture Association's logo.
  • On Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration, the logo is under the text of the Hanna-Barbera logo from 1979-1990.
  • On The Tracey Ullman Show Backstage, the logo is superimposed over the 1981 20th Century Fox Television logo, along with said company's copyright stamp and the AMPTP logo.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the show/film or silence.

Availability: It can be seen at the end of practically every film and various shows produced in the U.S. and Canada. One of the first shows/movies to use this logo is Detective Story. Until the early-1980s, it was also seen at the start of films before it was phased out from being seen in the opening credits.

Legacy: This logo is the oldest logo currently and continuously used on the wiki with a verifiable introduction date, although most of its uses basically boil down to in-credit notices.
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