Columbia Pictures

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american film studio owned by the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. on June 19th, 1918 CBC Film Sales Corporation was founded by Harry Cohn, Jack Cohn, and Joe Brandt, making low-budget affairs (cuz they didnt have much money). on January 10th, 1924, CBC was reincorporated into Columbia Pictures Corporation, and made stuff with a moderate budget. Columbia got more budget and it slowly became one of Hollywood's more important studios. on December 23rd, 1968 it was reorganized as Columbia Pictures Industries after merging with Screen Gems. on June 22nd, 1982 Columbia Pictures was sold to The Coca-Cola Company for $750M. in December 1987 it became a part of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, with The Coca-Cola Company owning 49% of it. on November 8th, 1989 it was sold to Sony. in 1998, they became a part of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. stuff released by Columbia were released outside North America under Columbia-Warner, and as Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors in the UK until 1987 (and until 1988 in the UK), when columbia reorganized its international distribution division as Columbia Tri-Star Films.

1st logo - 1924-1927

visuals: Doris Doscher was the model for it. its a painting and text was made with a printed card

audio: movie

Nicknames: "Myriad Lady", "Female Roman Soldier", "Standing Liberty", "Pre-Torch Lady"

Cheese factor: 0.2

Scare factor: 1

AVID note: "The figure depicted in the logo is actually of the goddess Liberty (or the Roman goddess Libertas) as seen on the obverse of the "Standing Liberty quarter", which was minted from 1916 until 1930, though Columbia's version had longer hair. The model for the quarter was actress Doris Doscher, who sometimes worked in silent films under the name Doris Doree and also modeled for the statue on the Pulitzer Fountain.[1]"

CLG note: "As the company would later establish its famous torch lady, this logo can be seen as an oddity."

Spida factor: Its yea

2nd logo - 1928-1933

visuals: painting

audio: movie

Cheese factor: 2

Scare factor: IDK

Spida factor: Aaagh i keep losing track of what im editing

3rd logo - 1928-1936

visuals:matte painting, moire effects, torch lady actress is Claudia Dell

audio: horn or "silent" (as in the theme of the things playing over it)

Nicknames: "Early Torch Lady", "Sparkler Torch Lady", "'20s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady", "Lady of Liberty", "America Torch Lady"

Rarity: Uncommon

Cheese factor: 2.5

Scare factor: 4

AVID note: "Depending on the source, the Torch Lady shown here is actress Claudia Dell, who appeared as Spanky's mother in the Our Gang shorts "Mama's Little Pirate" and "Anniversary Trouble", or Evelyn Venable, who later voiced the Blue Fairy in Disney's Pinocchio."

CLG note: "This is known as the first Torch Lady logo; the lady herself looks noticeably different compared to the other logos, all of which had the most famous version of the lady."

Spida factor: neat. murica.

4th logo - 1936-1976

visuals:traditional animation, matte patinting. torch lady model is Jane Chester Bartholomew (she got paid 25 bucks)

audio:usually "silent" (as in the theme of the things playing over it) or some other theme

Nicknames: "Classic Torch Lady", "'30s Torch Lady", "40s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady II", "America Torch Lady II"

Rarity: Common

Cheese factor: 3

Scare factor: 3

AVID note: "Considered the most well-known version of the logo, being used for an amazing 40 years."

CLG note: "It's held up remarkably over the 40 years it's been used. It also served as the basis for the 1955 Screen Gems Television logo."

Spida factor: used for sooo longg like its a good logo but what if they used cokeburst for 40 years insteaaad

5th logo - 1976-1982

visuals: animated by Robert Abel and Associates

audio: composed by Suzanne Ciani with a small horn, Suzanne's Buchlar modular for popping, and an ARP string synth

Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "'70s Torch Lady", "The Abstract Torch", "Torch Lady III"

Rarity: Common

Cheese factor: 0

Scare factor: 1.25

AVID note: "Another favorite among the logo community."

CLG note: "The logo was standard for the early Seventies with its simple and rough animation and eccentric sound effects. This logo isn't anywhere close to being as well known (or perhaps even feared) as its successors, because of both its short lifespan and chronic plastering."

Spida factor: Mhehheheeee John COfe

6th logo - 1981-1993

visuals: cel animation and a matte painting

audio: usually "silent" (as in the theme of the things playing over it) or some other theme

Nicknames: "'80s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady IV", "Coke Bottle Torch Lady"

Rarity: Common

Cheese factor: 0.0000001

Scare factor: 0.1

CLG note: "A notable variant of the 1930s logo. It makes good use of the Souvenir font, making this logo work."

Spida factor: whys the nickname coke bhaha coke bottleee

7th logo - 1993-present

visuals: torch lady (Jenny Joseph) repainted by Michael J. Deas. Jenny's face was replaced using CGI, and the painting was then later converted into 3d at Synthespian Studios using photoshop on an apple macintosh quadra 950. the torch lady was converted into 3d by sculpting it into a real model and then scanning it with a polhemus 3-space digitizing pen. Diana Walzcak divided and mapped the clouds into 3d, then distorted em using alias/wavefront advanced visualizer on a silicon graphics crimson elan. later versions were animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and the 2014 sony transition was designed by Greenhaus GFX. old sony bylines trade gothic bold extended, 2006 is arial, 2013 sony bylines arial bold

audio: composed by Jonathan Elias

Nicknames: "Liberty", "90s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady V", "Majestic Torch Lady"

Cheese factor: 3

Scare factor: 3

AVID note: "A well-received homage to the 1936 logo thanks to its CGI and fanfare, used for over 30 years as of 2025. "

CLG note: "A beautiful homage to the 1936 logo that has been in use for over 30 years, thanks to the well-crafted animation. However, some believe this logo is becoming stale and needs an update, especially since TriStar introduced a then-brand new logo in 2015 and this one continues to be used even for their 100th anniversary. However, the longevity of this logo may seem to mirror the longevity that the 3rd logo had."

Spida factor: ay captain lookin goood

8th logo - 2024

visuals: cgi by Sony Pictures Imageworks

audio:COmbia

Nicknames: "Pinball", "Pinball Music", "A Viacom Presentation", "V-IA-COM", "V-IA-COM Pinball", "“V-IA-COM Pinball”", "Pinball Game", "ViaPinball", "Gay Ass Viacom"

Cheese factor: No

Scare factor: IDK

AVID note: "This logo marks the first time in 31 years that the word "Pictures" is used onscreen. The use of variants is based on the Spider-Verse films that showcased various new/existing variants of the logo."

CLG note: "This logo marks the first time in 31 years that the word "Pictures" is used onscreen. The use of variants is based on the Spider-Verse films that showcased various new/existing variants of the logo."

Spida factor: Thi LOGO MARK 0 YEARS Spimer man


last updated by phantomhater, 11/12/2025 04:54 PM