Time-Life Films

Credits

Descriptions by
Eric S., snelfu, Henrynguye5 and Prodigy012‎

Captures by
Eric S., snelfu, and Camenati

Editions by
Henrynguye5 and Prodigy012

Video captures courtesy of
LogicSmash

Background

Time Life Films was the film production and distribution arm of Time Inc.

1st Logo (1967-1972)

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  Early inverted variant

• B&W variant

  B&W variant

• Teal variant

  Teal variant

• Light blue variant

  Light blue variant

Logo: On a blue background, we see on the top the words "DISTRIBUTED BY", being seen in white At the bottom we see a 1961 Time Life print logo with the text "FILMS" in white.

Variant:

• A black and white version exists.
• There is another black and white version where the colors are inverted.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on films from their catalogue such as Small Wilderness and Animal Communication. The inverted variant was seen on Dr. Carl Gustav Jung.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1972-1978)

Nickname: "The Colour Wheel"

Logo: On a red or orange background, we see on the left the words "DISTRIBUTED BY", being every word on a row. At the left we see a black filmstrip. Over that filmstrip, the words "TIME LIFE" and under it "FILMS" is seen. Under that is camera lens, being every part of its diaphragm on a different color of the rainbow.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Extinct. Was seen on some afterschool specials, and episodes of NOVA distributed by this company, but most footage of these programs have been out of circulation for a long time.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1978?-1982)

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Nicknames: "T-L", "Time-Life", "The Time-Life TV Set", "T-L TV Monitor from/of Hell/Doom"

Logo: A white conjoined, slanted "TL" (with the L connected near the end of the T) zooms into place onto a television-like box with a red screen (any other color is due to film deterioration) in the center, trailing itself as it goes (a la the 1978-81 Filmways logo). Once it reaches the screen, it quickly flashes and merges with the box forming the logo. On the bottom of the screen, the text "A TIME-LIFE FILMS PRODUCTION" appears underneath the logo completing its formation. This time the logo is filmed.

Variants:

• On some movies, a copyright stamp is seen.
• An in-credit variant of this logo exists.

FX/SFX: The "TL" trailing onto the empty shell of the logo and "flashing" into place. Typical Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Available at the end of some Time-Life produced movies, most notably Fort Apache, the Bronx. Don't expect to see it on the original Vestron Video release, though.

Editor's Note: None.