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=== Background ===
This was the production division of the financing company '''U'''niversal '''M'''arion '''C'''orporation, associated with Louis Wolfson.


===(July 13-October 28, 1970)===
===Logo (July 13, 1970-September 19, 1971)===
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{{YouTube|id=kpUjVp-ahig}}'''Visuals:''' On a black background, three spinning circles fade in and zoom in towards the screen, flashing multiple colors. Once they stop zooming in, they stop spinning one by one, becoming a stylized orange "U", light-golden "M", and red "C", while the words "UMC PICTURES" zoom in below. The byline "a division of universal marion corporation" wipes in below.
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'''Nickname:''' "Spinning Circles of Boredom"


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'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, three spinning circles fade in and zoom in towards the screen, flashing multiple colors. Once they stop zooming in, they stop spinning one by one, becoming a stylized orange "U", light-golden "M", and red "C", while the words "UMC PICTURES" zoom in below. The byline "a division of universal marion corporation" is wiped in below.


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'''Audio:''' A piece that starts with beeps in rhythm for the turning "UMC" and then a mish-mash of Moog synthesizer sounds rising in volume.
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'''FX/SFX:''' Typical '60s/'70s animation.


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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on the 1984 VHS, 2006 DVD, and 2009 Blu-Ray of ''The Twelve Chairs'', and the VCI DVD of ''Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in The Bronx''. Was also seen on ''Glen and Randa''.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, but some films have a piece that starts with beeps in rhythm for the turning "UMC" and then a mish-mash of Moog synthesizer sounds rising in volume.
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. Can be seen on the 1984 VHS, 2006 DVD, and 2009 Blu-Ray of ''The Twelve Chairs'', and the VCI DVD of ''Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in The Bronx''. Was also seen on ''Glen and Randa''.
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Latest revision as of 03:53, 3 May 2024

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Background

This was the production division of the financing company Universal Marion Corporation, associated with Louis Wolfson.

Logo (July 13, 1970-September 19, 1971)

Visuals: On a black background, three spinning circles fade in and zoom in towards the screen, flashing multiple colors. Once they stop zooming in, they stop spinning one by one, becoming a stylized orange "U", light-golden "M", and red "C", while the words "UMC PICTURES" zoom in below. The byline "a division of universal marion corporation" wipes in below.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: A piece that starts with beeps in rhythm for the turning "UMC" and then a mish-mash of Moog synthesizer sounds rising in volume.

Availability: Can be seen on the 1984 VHS, 2006 DVD, and 2009 Blu-Ray of The Twelve Chairs, and the VCI DVD of Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in The Bronx. Was also seen on Glen and Randa.

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