Unified Film Organization
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Background
Unified Film Organization (UFO) is an American California-based film production company that was established on 1997 by American film producer, director, and screenwriter Phillip J. Roth. The company was known for releasing various action and science fiction films for television and home video markets.
1st Logo (April 4, 1997-2000)
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Visuals: On a sky background, a UFO flies in from the top portion of the screen towards the viewer, which then backs away a bit as the silver text "U F O" flies in from the bottom and places itself below the UFO, which also causes the UFO to turn metallic. At the moment it stops, a black background fades in against the sky background, where the UFO inside is displayed inside a silver filmstrip as well as the text "U F O" turning red. Underneath is the company's name "UNIFIED FILM ORGANISATION LLC".
Variants: One particular variant has the UFO scene tinted blue.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The sounds of the UFO followed by a whoosh when the text flies in, followed by a sudden bang and even more sounds of a UFO at the end.
Availability: It was mostly seen on their earliest films from the late 1990s; the logo first debuted on Total Reality and ended on Escape Under Pressure. The blue variant was only seen in Total Reality.
2nd Logo (October 21, 2000-September 18, 2004)
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Visuals: On a black background, a shiny blue metallic filmstrip containing a UFO with "U F O" fades in and is seen slowly zooming out to the middle. Once it stops, the text "UNIFIED FILM ORGANIZATION" fades in underneath the filmstrip, with moving smoke inside it.
Variants:
- There were instances where the logo was colored silver; which can be spotted in Mach 2 and Python.
- On Dragon Fighter, a shortened version was used.
- On Post Impact, the logo is still.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: Mostly the opening theme of the movie.
Audio Variant: On Python, there is a held orchestral note while the sounds of a spaceship.
Availability: It debuted on Deep Core, and was last seen in Darklight as a custom variant. It was also seen in the other films they produced during the time such as Mach 2 and Lost Voyage.
External Links
- Official Website for Unified Film Organization
- Unified Film Organization filmography on IMDb
