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=== Background ===
===Background===
'''OTL Releasing''' is a sublabel of Universal Studios which is generally focused on distributing micro-budget genre films. Most of their titles are co-produced with [[BH Tilt]], which is a successor to a similar label entitled Hightop Releasing, a former [[FilmDistrict]] subsidiary.
'''OTL Releasing''' is a dormant sublabel of [[Universal Pictures]] which is generally focused on distributing micro-budget genre films. Most of their titles are co-produced with [[BH Tilt]], which is a successor to a similar label entitled High Top Releasing, a former [[FilmDistrict]] subsidiary. The company hasn't released any new titles since 2019.


=== (2017-) ===
===Logo (May 12, 2017-August 30, 2019)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, some VHS-esque static appears and flashes numerous times. Slowly, packs of lines form the waving text "'''O T L'''", which then glows as if a light was shining down on it multiple times. The text "R E L E A S I N G" fades in underneath, and the logo then distorts before cutting to black.
'''Nickname:''' "The OTL Static"


'''Variants:'''
'''Logo:''' On a black background, some VHS-esque static appears and flashes numerous times. Slowly, packs of lines form the waving text "O T L", which then glows as if a light was shining down on it multiple times. The text "R E L E A S I N G" fades in underneath, and the logo then distorts before cutting to black.
* On <u>''Lowriders''</u> and <u>''Birth of the Dragon''</u>, the logo is still.
* On <u>''Unfriended: Dark Web''</u>, the VHS effects are replaced with constant glitching.


'''Variants:'''
'''Technique:''' 2D CGI by Plus Films.
*On ''Lowriders'' and ''Birth of the Dragon'', the logo is still.
*On ''Unfriended: Dark Web'', the VHS effects are replaced with constant glitching.


'''Audio:''' Some static sounds which play over the film's opening theme, or otherwise just the opening sounds of the movie.
'''FX/SFX:''' The static and waving.


'''Availability:''' Seen on films such as ''Lowriders'' and ''Upgrade''.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Some static-sounding sounds which play over the film's opening theme, or otherwise just the opening sounds of the movie.

'''Availability:''' Currently seen on films such as ''Lowriders'' and ''Upgrade''.

'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.


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Latest revision as of 21:37, 24 June 2024

Background

OTL Releasing is a dormant sublabel of Universal Pictures which is generally focused on distributing micro-budget genre films. Most of their titles are co-produced with BH Tilt, which is a successor to a similar label entitled High Top Releasing, a former FilmDistrict subsidiary. The company hasn't released any new titles since 2019.

Logo (May 12, 2017-August 30, 2019)

Visuals: On a black background, some VHS-esque static appears and flashes numerous times. Slowly, packs of lines form the waving text "O T L", which then glows as if a light was shining down on it multiple times. The text "R E L E A S I N G" fades in underneath, and the logo then distorts before cutting to black.

Variants:

  • On Lowriders and Birth of the Dragon, the logo is still.
  • On Unfriended: Dark Web, the VHS effects are replaced with constant glitching.

Technique: 2D CGI by Plus Films.

Audio: Some static sounds which play over the film's opening theme, or otherwise just the opening sounds of the movie.

Availability: Seen on films such as Lowriders and Upgrade.

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