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Village Roadshow Pictures is the American division of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), which in turn is a subsidiary of Australian company Village Roadshow Limited (the parent of Roadshow Entertainment, Roadshow Films, and FilmNation Entertainment).

In 1997, the company signed a five-year first-look deal with Warner Bros., which was later extended in 2012. Around that time, Bruce Berman was signed on as president of the studio. In May 2014, the company signed a co-financing production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, which ended in 2016. On September 27, 2021, Bruce Berman stepped down as the CEO of the company.

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1st Logo (December 21, 1989-1992)	2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000)	3rd Logo (October 16, 1998-June 8, 2018)	4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)

1st Logo (December 21, 1989-1992)

Visuals: Same as the Roadshow Films logo of the time, but the "V" is a darker shade of gold, the company name is farther from it and the text now reads "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES".

Variant: A still version exists.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Same as the Roadshow Films logo. Otherwise, it's silent or uses the opening theme of the trailer. When run at 24 FPS, the pitch is lower as opposed to PAL sped-up.

Availability:

The still version was seen on trailers for Over the Hill and Blood Oath.
The full version (without music) has been spotted on a Stan HD print of The Delinquents (1989), while the Australian DVD has the 3rd logo.
A version in 4:3 with the jingle appears on the 1990 UK Warner Home Video VHS and 2000 Vision Home Entertainment VCD release of the film.

Legacy: This logo was generally hard to find for the longest time, as most films the company produced at the time usually had only the logo of the film's distributor.

2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000)

Visuals: Same as the Roadshow Films logo of the time, but with "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES" in place of "ROADSHOW FILMS".

Variants:

This logo can be cut short or still for TV shows and mini-series.
Sometimes, the "PICTURES" text is omitted.
The TV version sometimes uses the text "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY".
On The New Adventures of Flipper S1 episode "Treasure Hunt", a blue toned version of the above variant exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the film/show.

Audio Variants:

On Night Man, it has the Tribune Entertainment music.
For the "Village Roadshow" version, it's a shortened version of the Roadshow Films music.

Availability: Only appeared on TV series and made-for-TV movies produced by the company.

The animated version is seen on The New Adventures of Flipper and Tarzan and the Lost City.
The still version can be seen on the mini-series Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, Tales of the South Seas, and the TV show Night Man, among others.
This also makes surprise appearances on Fat Pizza and December Boys.

3rd Logo (October 16, 1998-June 8, 2018)

Later variant
Later variant (scope)

Visuals: The logo starts with rows of bars turning inward extremely close to the camera, from bottom to top, as a spotlight lights up the background behind them. The spotlight fades as it zooms out to reveal the "V" in sky blue with a orange sheen on the left (different from the official logo). The company name in orange fades in below.

Later Variant: Starting with Dark Shadows, the logo is silver, remade in higher quality, and the text is now in Calibri.

Technique: CGI by yU+Co.

Audio:

March 2, 2001-March 15, 2002: A shortened version of the Roadshow Films theme.
February 10, 2006-April 20, 2012: The 1996 Roadshow Entertainment theme.
February 24-September 23, 2016: An orchestral tune, recorded with a real orchestra in Australia and composed by Greg Dombrowski of Secession Studios with Immediate Music.
On Rogue, the 2006 theme is high-toned.
Most of the time, it's silent or it uses the film's opening soundtrack.

Availability: Seen on all films from the company from Practical Magic to Ocean's 8. The 1998 version was last used on The Lucky One, but it later appeared on The Lego Movie and American Sniper (albeit as variants).

4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)

Scope variant

Visuals: Over a white spotlight background, the logo starts with the row of "V" bars slowly emerging one-by-one. As the camera pulls back, the company name (in Nexa Light) emerges letter-by-letter, now aligned to the right as shadows appear from behind. The entire logo is embossed onto the background.

Trivia: This logo seems to be inspired by the variant seen on Collateral Beauty.

Variants:

A still version exists.
On Murder City, the logo is darker than usual.
On scope films (except for Murder City), the logo is zoomed out further than usual, has slightly different shading, and contains a vignette.

Technique: CGI by Trailer Park.

Audio: A majestic orchestral rendition of the 1996 Roadshow Entertainment fanfare, composed by Ninja Tracks. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: First seen at the end of Joker.

The animated version made its debut on the trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, albeit as a variant, then appeared on the actual film itself.
The normal version with the fanfare first appeared on Trailer Park's site, and later appeared on Cinnamon and Murder City.

The normal version with the opening theme later made its debut on Wonka.

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+{{Infobox company
+| name = Village Roadshow Pictures
+| image = Village-Roadshow-Pictures-Logo.svg
+| founded = 1989 ({{age|1989|1|1}} years ago)
+| founder = Greg Coote
+| parent = {{w|Village Roadshow}}
+| country = [[:Category:United States|United States]]
+}}
 ===Background===
-'''Village Roadshow Pictures''' is an American co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures, established in 1986. It is the American division of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), which in turn is a subsidiary of Australian company Village Roadshow (parent of [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]]). It has produced over 100 films since its establishment, including co-productions with [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] (though co-productions with other major studios are not unheard of). Village Roadshow Pictures self-distributes its film entertainment through affiliates in several territories around the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (the latter through Golden Village).
+'''Village Roadshow Pictures''' is the American division of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), which in turn is a subsidiary of Australian company Village Roadshow Limited (the parent of [[Roadshow Entertainment]], [[Roadshow Films]], and [[FilmNation Entertainment]]).
+In 1997, the company signed a five-year first-look deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], which was later extended in 2012. Around that time, Bruce Berman was signed on as president of the studio. In May 2014, the company signed a co-financing production deal with [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], which ended in 2016. On September 27, 2021, Bruce Berman stepped down as the CEO of the company.
-===1st Logo (December 5, 1985-June 30, 1992)===
+{{ImageTOC|
+GW312H205.png|1st Logo (December 21, 1989-1992)|
+FEAA0DF-497D-4425-813B-1F0C7DD89FB9.jpg|2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000)|
+InHeartSeaRoadshowintro.png|3rd Logo (October 16, 1998-June 8, 2018)|
+Village Roadshow Pictures (2019).jpg|4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)}}
+===1st Logo (December 21, 1989-1992)===
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+'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, but the "V" is a darker shade of {{color|gold}}, the company name is farther from it and the text now reads "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES".
-'''Nicknames:''' "V of Gold", "Aussie V of Doom", "The Disappearing Byline"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]] logo at the time, but the "V" is a darker shade of gold, the text "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES" is farther from the "V" and the lasers don't form "VILLAGE ROADSHOW CORPORATION" and disappear instead.
 '''Variant:''' A still version exists.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Roadshow Films logo, minus the lasers forming the text. None for the still version.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Roadshow Films logo, otherwise either silence or the opening theme of the trailer. When run at 24 frames per second, the pitch is lower as opposed to PAL sped-up.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the Roadshow Films logo. Otherwise, it's silent or uses the opening theme of the trailer. When run at 24 FPS, the pitch is lower as opposed to PAL sped-up.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
+'''Availability:'''
-* The still version was seen on trailers for ''Over the Hill'' (1992; can be found on the UK VHS of ''Strictly Ballroom'') and ''Blood Oath'' (1990; can be found on the Australian VHS of ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'').
+* The still version was seen on trailers for ''Over the Hill'' and ''Blood Oath''.
-* The full version (without music) has been spotted on a Stan HD print of ''The Delinquents'' (1989), while the Australian DVD has the 1998 logo in its place.
+* The full version (without music) has been spotted on a Stan HD print of ''The Delinquents'' (1989), while the Australian DVD has the 3rd logo.
-* A version in 4:3 with the jingle appears on the 1990 UK [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS and 2000 VCD release of the former.
+* A version in 4:3 with the jingle appears on the 1990 UK [[Warner Home Video]] VHS and 2000 Vision Home Entertainment VCD release of the film.
-'''Legacy:''' This logo was generally hard to find for the longest time, as most films VRP produced at the time did not use this logo and usually had the logo for the film's distributor. It wasn't until Stan HD's print of ''The Delinquents'' popped up, confirming what the logo was like. However, with the logo's discovery, many have found the inclusion of the lasers extremely pointless, given there is no text for it to form.
+'''Legacy:''' This logo was generally hard to find for the longest time, as most films the company produced at the time usually had only the logo of the film's distributor.
-===2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000, April 10, 2003, September 14, 2007)===
+===2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000)===
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+{{YouTube|id=sikHK8JhxVg|id2=Cetrc0NN9iA|id3=tIJXbUzz23k}}
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, but with "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES" in place of "ROADSHOW FILMS".
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Other V of Steel", "V of Heaven", "Aussie V of Steel"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, but with "VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES" underneath the "V".
 '''Variants:'''
 * This logo can be cut short or still for TV shows and mini-series.
+* Sometimes, the "PICTURES" text is omitted.
-* There is a variation where it removes "PICTURES".
-* The TV version might have the text "<small>''A''</small> VILLAGE ROADSHOW <small>''COMPANY''</small>".
+* The TV version sometimes uses the text "<small>''A''</small> VILLAGE ROADSHOW <small>''COMPANY''</small>".
 * On ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' S1 episode "Treasure Hunt", a {{color|blue}} toned version of the above variant exists.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Roadshow Films logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening or closing theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the film/show.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
 * On ''Night Man'', it has the [[Tribune Entertainment]] music.
 * For the "Village Roadshow" version, it's a shortened version of the Roadshow Films music.
-'''Availability:''' Rare.
+'''Availability:'''  Only appeared on TV series and made-for-TV movies produced by the company.
-* For the most part, films produced by Village Roadshow that weren't distributed by them didn't use this logo, but the animated version is seen on ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' and ''Tarzan and the Lost City''.
+* The animated version is seen on ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' and ''Tarzan and the Lost City''.
 * The still version can be seen on the mini-series ''Thorn Birds: The Missing Years'', ''Tales of the South Seas'', and the TV show ''Night Man'', among others.
 * This also makes surprise appearances on ''Fat Pizza'' and ''December Boys''.
-* Don't expect this to appear on ''Fortress'' (1992) though.
-'''Legacy:''' A notably wasted logo due to only appearing on TV series and made-for-TV movies produced by them from the era.
 ===3rd Logo (October 16, 1998-June 8, 2018)===
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-InHeartSeaRoadshowintro.png|Later variant
+Village Roadshow Pictures logo (2012-2019 - courtesy of Pinterest).png|Later variant
-VillageRoadshowOpeningConncussion.png|Later variant (CinemaScope)
+VillageRoadshowOpeningConncussion.png|Later variant (scope)
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+'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with rows of bars turning inward extremely close to the camera, from bottom to top, as a spotlight lights up the background behind them. The spotlight fades as it zooms out to reveal the "V" in {{color|skyblue|sky blue}} with a {{color|orange}} sheen on the left (different from the official logo). The company name in {{color|orange}} fades in below.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Other V of Steel II", "V of Heaven II", "Aussie V of Steel II", "Silver V of Steel" (Later variant)
+'''Later Variant:''' Starting with ''Dark Shadows'', the logo is {{color|silver}}, remade in higher quality, and the text is now in Calibri.
-'''Logo:''' Similar to the 1984 [[New World Pictures]] logo, we see rows of bars turning inward extremely close to the camera, from bottom to top. A spotlight lights up the background behind them. The spotlight fades as it zooms out to reveal the V in sky blue with a orange sheen on the left (different from the official logo). The text "{{color|orange|'''VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES'''}}" fades in below.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by yU+Co.
-'''Later Variant:''' The font for the company name is now in the Calibri font instead of the corporate one, the entire logo was remade in higher quality, and the color was changed to {{color|silver}}. First used on ''Dark Shadows''.
+'''Audio:'''
-'''FX/SFX:''' Great CGI from yU+Co.
+* March 2, 2001-March 15, 2002: A shortened version of the [[Roadshow Films]] theme.
+* February 10, 2006-April 20, 2012: The 1996 [[Roadshow Entertainment]] theme.
-'''Music/Sounds:'''
+* February 24-September 23, 2016: An orchestral tune, recorded with a real orchestra in Australia and composed by Greg Dombrowski of Secession Studios with Immediate Music.
-* March 2, 2001-March 15, 2002: A shortened version of the [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]] theme. First heard on ''See Spot Run''.
-* February 10, 2006-April 20, 2012: The 1996 [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Entertainment]] theme. First heard on ''Firewall''.
-* February 24-September 23, 2016: A nice orchestral tune, recorded with a real orchestra in Australia, composed by Greg Dombrowski of Secession Studios with Immediate Music. First heard on ''The Brothers Grimsby''.
 * On ''Rogue'', the 2006 theme is high-toned.
 * Most of the time, it's silent or it uses the film's opening soundtrack.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on all films from the company from ''Practical Magic'' to ''Ocean's 8''. The 1998 version was last used on ''The Lucky One'', but it later appeared on ''The Lego Movie'' and ''American Sniper'' (albeit as variants).
-'''Availability:''' Very common.
-* It first appeared on ''Practical Magic'', and was later seen on many movies produced by Village Roadshow from the era such as ''Cats & Dogs'', ''Three to Tango'', ''Happy Feet'', ''Zoolander'', and ''No Reservations'', among others.
-* Although the last film to use the original variant was ''The Lucky One'', it later made a surprise appearance on ''American Sniper'' (albeit as a variant).
-* The later variant was first seen on the aforementioned title above and made its last appearance on ''Ocean's 8''.
-'''Legacy:''' This logo is seen by a lot of people as memorable, especially in the case of the 1998 version.
 ===4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)===
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-Village Roadshow Pictures (2019).jpg
+File:Village Roadshow Pictures (2019).jpg|alt=
+File:Village Roadshow Pictures (scope, 2023).png|alt=|Scope variant
-</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=T_oVrj1EBk8}}
+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=bufW5OtE7wY|id2=Te-5l08JPho}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a white spotlight background, the logo starts with the row of "V" bars slowly emerging one-by-one. As the camera pulls back, the company name (in Nexa Light) emerges letter-by-letter, now aligned to the right as shadows appear from behind. The entire logo is embossed onto the background.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The White V", "Emerging V", "Boring V"
+'''Trivia:''' This logo seems to be inspired by the variant seen on ''Collateral Beauty''.
-'''Logo:''' On a white gradient background, we see the "V" logo slowly emerging from the background, and as the camera zooms away, we see "VILLAGE ROADSHOW" with "PICTURES" underneath in the Nexa font, both aligned to the right as shadows appear from behind, as the entire logo embosses on the background.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Trivia:''' This logo was inspired by the variant seen on ''Collateral Beauty''.
+*A still version exists.
+*On ''Murder City'', the logo is darker than usual.
-'''Variant:''' A still version of this logo exists.
+*On scope films (except for ''Murder City''), the logo is zoomed out further than usual, has slightly different shading, and contains a vignette.
-'''FX/SFX:''' It's all done with decent CGI, provided by Trailer Park.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Trailer Park.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral rendition of the 2006 fanfare. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie.
+'''Audio:''' A majestic orchestral rendition of the 1996 Roadshow Entertainment fanfare, composed by Ninja Tracks. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie.
-'''Availability:''' Current.
-*It was first seen at the end of ''Joker'', while the animated version made its debut on the trailer for ''The Matrix Resurrections'' albeit a variant, then appeared on the actual film itself.
-*The normal version of the full logo with fanfare first appeared on Trailer Park's site.
+'''Availability:''' First seen at the end of ''Joker''.
-'''Legacy:'''  Although it can be seen as rather boring compared to the previous logos, the animated variant at least does add something to it. Additionally, the normal animation of the logo debuted on TV first (through [[Village Roadshow Television]]) before the film logo arrived.
+*The animated version made its debut on the trailer for ''The Matrix Resurrections'', albeit as a variant, then appeared on the actual film itself.
+*The normal version with the fanfare first appeared on Trailer Park's site, and later appeared on ''Cinnamon'' and ''Murder City''.
+*The normal version with the opening theme later made its debut on ''Wonka''.
-[[Category:American film logos]]
+[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}
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+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
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+[[Category:Logos made by yU+co]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Trailer Park Group]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by Ninja Tracks]]
+[[Category:Funding notices]]

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