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*Also appeared on a Toggle.sg print of the Singaporean movie ''One Leg Kicking'' (which has since been removed). |
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===4th Logo (November 27, 2003-2007, 2010-2018, 2023-present)=== |
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United International Pictures (UIP) is a joint venture between Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures that was founded to distribute the two studios' films theatrically outside the United States (including its territories), Canada and the Caribbean Basin. It also had rights to distribute films from DreamWorks Pictures (which had international releases handled by UIP through Universal from 1997 to 2005, and would later be owned by Paramount/Viacom from 2005 to 2008) and independent filmmakers.
The company was formed in 1981 after Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased United Artists and merged its international distribution and sales arm with Cinema International Corporation (who then owned CIC Video). Films released after November 1, 1981 were handled internationally by UIP, but the company did not use a logo until a year later. Walt Disney/Buena Vista International continued their distribution deals with UIP (on behalf of Universal) in Italy until 1988 (when distribution in Italy was switched to Warner Bros. Italia), and in such nations as Turkey and Brazil. Buena Vista also distributed UIP releases in Finland until 2006, when Finnkino took over. In 1988, UIP formed the organization that would become UCI Cinemas, together with United Artists Theatres and AMC Theatres. Starting in 1997, DreamWorks Pictures films were also distributed internationally by UIP, due to DreamWorks's distribution agreement with Universal. Orion Pictures films were also added to UIP's slate after that studio's acquisition by MGM in 1997 (until then, most Orion titles had been released overseas by companies such as Rank and Svensk Filmindustri); however, the only Orion film that UIP released internationally was Storefront Hitchcock (1998), as Orion would be deactivated by MGM in 1999. In November 2000, MGM left UIP, and its international distribution rights were assumed by 20th Century Fox; MGM's final release under the UIP banner was Return to Me in June 2000.
In 2007, it was decided that Paramount and Universal would directly assume international distribution of their respective films in certain territories; Paramount would take over UIP's operations in France, Mexico, Brazil, and the UK, while Universal would take over operations Germany, Italy and other countries. Currently, the company continues to operate in smaller countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Turkey, South Africa, Hungary, and Malaysia (thanks to a 2010 reorganization), and has also distributed a number of local productions in several countries.
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Visuals: On a black/blue gradient background, a small white light appears in the center, stretching into 8 points as it starts glow brighter. When it dies down, it reveals a golden monolith, which resembles the letters "UiP" conjoined into one condensed symbol, zooming in while facing the left. As it slows to a crawl, it turns its position to face the screen and "UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES" fades in below in a ITC Garamond font. A small glare appears on the "P" part of the logo.
Technique: Model work and chroma-keying.
Audio: None.
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Visuals: On a black background, a translucent version of the UiP logo zooms out and rotates to face the screen, featuring gold borders as a blue spotlight appears in the middle of the screen. The spotlight brightens as the shining on the model gets brighter as well, before turning into a solid gold. "UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES" appears below in the same font as before as the logo shimmers.
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Technique: CGI by Brandt Animation.
Audio: None.
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Visuals: On a black/blue gradient background, white pieces of the UiP logo zoom out and tilt into position, with the rectangular "dot" of the "i" coming in last, as a teal square with 3 rounded corners appears behind it, with the logo positioned in the upper left corner. It zooms out to the left with the edges of it shining and tilts a bit to face the screen straight-on, along with the square darkening quite a bit as well. The text "united international pictures" appears on the right, in a white Praxis Light font in all lowercase letters, along with a URL below it all. The background then fades to black as the logo becomes a flat 2D image.
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Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
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Visuals: On a white background, different rounded blocks zoom in from white mist, first sparsely before rapidly picking up the pace. As the camera pans around, these blocks are shown forming up the UIP logo from before, but the entire logo is in blue and the URL is in Helvetica, as well as under the logo. As the camera finishes turning around, the last few blocks come in to fill up the logo, leaving an end result that has several small cuts in it.
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Technique: CGI.
Audio: A three-note synth drone that is held throughout the logo, accompanied by "whoosh" noises as the blocks fly past. Usually, however, it's silent.
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In mid-2007, the UIP branding was retired in most countries, with films instead being released through Paramount Pictures International or Universal Pictures International Entertainment. However, the company was reorganized in 2010 and currently distributes films in some smaller nations outside of the US, such as Turkish prints of Buena Vista International releases (as UIP has a deal with BVI there), and theatrical prints of Sony Pictures films in Argentina and Poland.
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