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Background

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 (1990-1992)	2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000, April 10, 2003, September 14, 2007)	3rd Logo (October 16, 1998-June 8, 2018)	4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)

1st Logo (1990-1992)

Logo: 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 lasers don't form "VILLAGE ROADSHOW CORPORATION".

Variant: A still version exists.

Technique: Same as the Roadshow Films logo. None for the still version.

Music/Sounds: 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.

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 VCD release of the former.

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. Also, many have found the inclusion of the lasers extremely pointless, given there is no text for it to form.

2nd Logo (March 8, 1992-July 1, 2000, April 10, 2003, September 14, 2007)

Logo: 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 might have 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: Same as the Roadshow Films logo.

Music/Sounds: The opening/closing theme of the show.

Music/Sounds 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. 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)

Logo: We see 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 and remade in higher quality, In addition, the text is now in Calibri.

Technique: CGI by yU+Co.

Music/Sounds:

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: A nice orchestral tune, recorded with a real orchestra in Australia, 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: Very common. Seen on all films from the company from Practical Magic to Ocean's 8. The 1998 version was last used on The Lucky One, and additionally came back for a one-time revival with American Sniper (albeit as a variant).

4th Logo (October 4, 2019-)

Logo: On a white gradient background, we see the row of "V" bars slowly emerging one-by-one, working its way to the top. As the camera pulls back, the company name (in the Nexa font) emerges in, which is now aligned to the right as shadows appear from behind. The entire logo then embosses on the background.

Trivia: This logo is similar to the variant seen on Collateral Beauty.

Variant: A still version exists.

Technique: CGI by Trailer Park.

Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral rendition of the 2006 fanfare. Otherwise, none or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Current.

First seen at the end of Joker.
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 with the fanfare first appeared on Trailer Park's site.

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-*1998-2012, 2014: We see 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. This version was last used on ''The Lucky One'', and additionally came back for a one-time revival with ''American Sniper'' (albeit as a variant).
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-'''Availability:''' Very common. Seen on all films from the company from ''Practical Magic'' to ''Ocean's 8''.
+'''Availability:''' Very common. Seen on all films from the company from ''Practical Magic'' to ''Ocean's 8''. The 1998 version was last used on ''The Lucky One'', and additionally came back for a one-time revival with ''American Sniper'' (albeit as a variant).
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