Loud Pictures

Background
Loud Pictures Corporation is a feature film company that is dedicated to the Nickelodeon animated television series The Loud House. It and its parent company Loud Industries were founded in 1982, and began releasing films in 1986, despite the fact that the actual television show called The Loud House didn't premiere on Nickelodeon until 2016. A titular television channel launched in the spring of 2014. The studio acquired Seattle-based animation studio Nanaimo Bar Studios in 2020, and distributes all of their future movies since 2021, and re-releases prior films from other studios prior to the acquisition with the opening credits and copyright information updated. For a few films, they decide to partner up with Sprixie Studios, but more commonly partners up with Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, to handle domestic and regional releases of most of their films.

Throughout the years, the company has made various well known family friendly animated and hybrid films, such as The Loud House (both the 1986 and 2015 versions), Handkerchief, The Dipsticks, Fetus Sucking Days, Ropes and Hopes (original 1989 traditional animated version), Super Scary Face, In The Deep Blue Sea, Roast to the Marshmallows, Pocky & Rocky (1992), Corn Exchange, Thirty Something, Can of Root Beer, Celery and Peanut Butter, Roll For The Sake Of The Taste, Maru, Grocery Shopping Hazards, Bird TV, The Casagrandes (1994), The Racer Anonymous, A Bug's Life, Spin Jam (2000 traditional animated version), Cat Around The World, Monsters, Inc., Banjo-Kazooie, Word Jumbles, The Cheddar Jalapeno, Finding Nemo, Reel Estate, Young Driver, The Incredibles duology, Dumb Fetcher, Butt Scratcher, the Cars trilogy, Shark Tale, Up, Squash and Garlic, Inside Out, Fried Wallet, The Good Dinosaur, Tetris duology, Flu Virus Crew, Finding Dory, Exhibition Amusement Park, Snack Games, Coco, Onward, The Loud House 2, Soul, Rock and Stick, Coral, Luca, Kung Fu Flashlight, Turning Red, Medicine Cabinet, Uranus and Neptune, and more.

On March 2, 2022, Kirby Studios announced it would acquire its parent company Loud Industries, just like they acquired Fox Benedict Pictures and its animation division the previous year and Sprixie Studios the month before. The deal was ultimately abandoned fifteen days later, because Loud Industries actually has some more acquisitions in mind. It is one of the most famous mini major feature film studios. The company has since retired from using its original concept in 2023, and moved to the 20th Century Studios base, replacing Sprixie Studios under using it. After July 8, 2022 with the release of Uranus and Neptune, the original "Singing Siblings" concept was discontinued, and the TCS tower concept became widely known about. They also gave the green light to competing studios 20th Century Studios and Casagrande Studios to remake Spin Jam and Ropes and Hopes respectively into computer animation.

1st Logo (1986-1992)
Nicknames: "Louds", "The Loud Siblings", "Meet the Siblings"

Logo: On a black background, we see a spotlight turning on. It reveals a rainbow background, and three Loud siblings (Lincoln, Leni, and Luan) from 1986. They start singing as the camera zooms out a bit to reveal the cyan text "LOUD PICTURES" turning above them in Arial. They are standing on a blue stage, and bow when they finish singing.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A light switch sound, followed by the 1988 Walt Disney Classics jingle, sung along by the three Loud siblings. When they bow, a crowd is heard cheering.

Availability: Pretty common during its usage, but later this year, it will become uncommon, bordering on rare. Debuted on The Loud House (1986), and then appeared on Handkerchief, The Dipsticks, Fetus Sucking Days, Ropes and Hopes (1989), Super Scary Face, In The Deep Blue Sea, Roast to the Marshmallows, Pocky & Rocky (1992), Corn Exchange, and made its final appearance on Thirty Something.

Editor's Note: A great way to start the company. However, the jingle heard here was stolen by Walt Disney Classics in 1988, and rearranged and sped up for the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection in 1994.

2nd Logo (1993-2000)
Nicknames: "Louds II", "The TLH Logo II"

Logo: Same as before, but the Loud siblings are in their 1993 appearances. Also, the text is in a different font (Comic Sans).

Closing Title: Just the finished product of the logo.

FX/SFX: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but the Louds' voices are rerecorded.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Spin Jam and PAL prints of most movies, the audio is higher pitched.
 * A double pitched version is only seen on international releases of Spin Jam.
 * On Can Of Root Beer, the first film with this logo, the music sounds muffled.
 * On Maru, the logo is silent. The captions and subtitles on the respective VHS and DVD releases say "Inaudible".

Availability: Common during its run, but is becoming rarer later this year.
 * Seen on movies from the era, such as Can of Root Beer, Celery and Peanut Butter, Roll For The Sake Of The Taste, Maru, Grocery Shopping Hazards, Bird TV, The Casagrandes (1994), The Racer Anonymous, A Bug's Life, Spin Jam (original 2000 traditional animated version with Fox Imperial Pictures), and Cat Around The World.
 * The 2022 4K Ultra HD release of Spin Jam plasters this with the 6th logo.

Editor's Note: Another great logo, and this is a favourite for those who grew up with Loud Pictures, even with plastering with the 6th logo.

3rd Logo (2001-March 6, 2015)
Nickname: "Louds III", "Singing Siblings III"

Logo: Same as the last two logos, but the Loud siblings are in their 2001 designs and the colors are enhanced.

Trivia: This logo was made to fit the company's 20th anniversary.

Variant: A still version is seen on the NDS version of the Dumb Fetcher video game, in lieu of the Loud Interactive logo.

Closing Title: Same as the last logo.

FX/SFX: Same as the last two logos.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last two logos. None for the still version.

Music/Sounds Variants: On Dumb Fetcher, the opening theme of the movie plays over the logo instead.

Availability: Very common during its run, but has become harder to find, due to mostly being plastered with the 6th logo.
 * Seen on many different films from 2001-14, such as Monsters, Inc., Banjo-Kazooie, Word Jumbles, The Cheddar Jalapeno, Finding Nemo, Reel Estate, Young Driver, The Incredibles, Dumb Fetcher, Butt Scratcher, the first two Cars films, Shark Tale, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up.
 * This made its final appearance on Squash and Garlic with Gums Productions and Mercury Filmworks.

Editor's Note: Same as before. The next logo introduces the more familiar designs of the company's mascots, considering that they appear in that logo's debut film.

4th Logo (June 10, 2015-February 11, 2022)
Nicknames: "Louds IV", "The TLH Logo IV", "Singing Siblings IV"

Logo: Same as the last three logos, but the Louds are redesigned again, this time in their 2014 appearances. The stage is now colored black, and the neon text is in aquamarine.

Variants:
 * A shortened version is seen on trailers and commercials for the company's movies.
 * On older Exhibition Amusement Park kiddie rides from Jolly Roger, the logo starts where the Louds sing the jingle.

Closing Title:
 * The primary closing variation is same as the last two logos.
 * On The Loud House (2015 version) and its sequel, the fully animated version is seen as a closing logo.
 * Rock and Stick only uses the text (except in white) over a black background, and the Louds are nowhere to be seen. This is also the print version used on posters, DVD covers, and branding for movies.

FX/SFX: Amazing 2D animation. This was animated at Top Draw Animation in the Philippines.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last three logos, but the Louds' voices are rerecorded again. The crowd cheering also sounds different.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Snack Games, the logo is silent.
 * On Fried Wallet, Coral, and Kung Fu Flashlight, the opening theme of the movie plays over the logo.
 * There is a higher-pitched version used for PAL prints of the company's movies.
 * On some current prints of 2007-20 Nanaimo Bar Studios films, a completely different jingle (most likely from one of Nanaimo Bar Studios' former distributors) is used, due to bad plastering.
 * On some dubs and some international TV airings of Tetris, the audio is out-of-sync with the logo.
 * On Exhibition Amusement Park, a more dramatic rendition of the theme (with the Louds' vocals intact) is played.
 * On Coco, the Loud siblings' vocals are intact, but a Mariachi band plays the jingle.

Availability: Common during its usage, but in the process of being phased out, with newer prints of most films expected to have the new Loud Pictures logo.
 * It debuted on the 2015 version of the titular film The Loud House, and has appeared on all movies from the company after that, such as Inside Out, Fried Wallet, The Good Dinosaur, Tetris, a third Sprixie Studios collaboration titled Flu Virus Crew, Finding Dory, Exhibition Amusement Park, Cars 3, Snack Games, Coco, Incredibles 2, Ant and Cockroach, Onward, The Loud House 2, Soul, Rock and Stick (the first Nanaimo Bar Studios film released by the company), Coral, Luca, and Kung Fu Flashlight.
 * The final movie to use this was Shards.
 * It also plasters over other film studio logos on current prints of Nanaimo Bar Studios movies released prior to 2021, but sometimes leaving their fanfares intact.

Editor's Note: This logo is a favourite among fans of this company's films from this era, and the next is even more mind blowing.

5th Logo (February 24, 2022, March 11-July 8, 2022)
Nicknames: "Louds V", "CGI Louds", "The TLH Logo V", "Singing Siblings V", "CGI Singing Siblings", "Goodbye Singing Siblings"

Logo: Basically the same concept as the previous logo, but with some massive changes. The Loud siblings are redesigned in CGI while keeping their 2014 appearances, the stage is white, the rainbow background is completely different, and the text "LOUD PICTURES" is in another different font (Calibri).

Closing Title: Just the finished product of the logo, like the last three logo.

FX/SFX: Very nice CGI animation. Done at British studio DNEG Feature Animation, using the previous logo for the base.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but the theme is rearranged and the Louds' voices are re-recorded.

Availability: Very rare, due to its short lifespan.
 * It was only seen on three films: Turning Red, Medicine Cabinet, and as a custom variant on Uranus and Neptune.
 * Also seen on the teaser trailer for Sparkling Glitter Glue and official trailer for Tetris 2, the next logo is expected to appear on the actual movie.
 * This logo was strangely not seen on theatrical prints of Lightyear, nor in any trailers for that movie. This is probably due to the film's box office failure and due to review bombs. However, the company is still mentioned in the opening credits.

Editor's Note: The CGI versions of the Loud siblings are pretty good, and this is a nice ending to the "Singing Siblings" base concept. However, everything changes in the next logo. It's also the only logo not to be plastered over. It's possible that this is a placeholder for the next logo.

6th Logo (June 7, 2022, August 9, 2022-)
Nicknames: "Loud Tower", "CGI Louds II", "The Searchlights", "CGI Searchlights", "No More Singing Siblings"

Logo: Same as the current 20th Century Studios logo, but the text is replaced by "LOUD PICTURES". The Loud siblings from the last two logos are seen in a few areas around the structure.

Trivia: This logo was made to fit the new rebranding.

Variants:
 * The finished product of the logo appears on trailers and commercials.
 * The prototype version of this logo has a red-orange colored sky, harder shading, and different searchlight and Loud sibling positions.
 * A version that starts halfway through the animation appears on newer kiddie rides from Jolly Roger.
 * A still version exists.

Closing Title: A shortened version of the logo, without any camera panning animation.

FX/SFX: More advanced CGI animation, this time coming from Picture Mill.

Music/Sounds: The 1997 20th Century Studios fanfare.

Music/Sounds Trivia: The music was carried over from the Fox Imperial Pictures/Fox Benedict Pictures logos since 1998, and the Sprixie Studios logos from 1998-20.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On the prototype version, the Disney Fox Media Entertainment fanfare is used.
 * On the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray of Spin Jam and on PAL prints of most other movies, the music is in high tone. PAL prints of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray of Spin Jam play this logo with a double pitched version of the audio.
 * On current printings of Snack Games (except Netflix and Hulu printings), the logo is silent.
 * Sometimes the music from the 4th logo is used, due to sloppy plastering.
 * Whenever Fox airs movies from the company, a generic network theme plays over the closing variant.
 * Sometimes, the opening theme of the movie plays over the logo instead. Expect that coming soon.
 * On current printings of Word Jumbles, the 2002 fanfare from the second FBP logo is used. It sounds similar to the above, but a choir is also heard and the orchestration is different.
 * Like the 4th logo, on some current prints of 2007-20 Nanaimo Bar Studios films, a completely different jingle (most likely from one of Nanaimo Bar Studios' former distributors) is used, due to bad plastering. Sometimes it trails into the Nanaimo Bar Studios logo itself, accompanied by its sound effects.

Availability: Current, but uncommon as of now. This will become more common in a matter of months. See below for a full plastering list of movies that have this or are expected to on current printings.
 * The finished product of the logo debuted on the teaser trailer for Gander 3 and the official trailer for Sparkling Glitter Glue.
 * The fully animated version debuted on the company's YouTube channel on July 1, 2022 in time for Canada Day, and made its wide premiere on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases of Spin Jam and Butt Scratcher (both released on August 9, 2022), plastering the 2nd and 3rd logos respectively, and on newer TV airings of the latter, though the 2nd logo is preserved on other current printings of the former.
 * The first ever movie to use this was Tetris 2, released on August 12, 2022. It will appear on future releases such as Sparkling Glitter Glue, Coral 2, Kung Fu Flashlight 2, Elemental, Pocky & Rocky (2022), and Working for the Weekend.
 * Also seen on newer models of Exhibition Amusement Park kiddie rides from Jolly Roger.

Editor's Note: Sad to see the original Singing Siblings concept disappear after thirty seven years, but this logo is considered a welcoming change from the last five logos. Regardless, this is a great logo for the company's forty first anniversary. However, this is hated by those who expected the previous logo to continue usage, and because of its plastering habits.

Plastering List
Here is a list of movies where the current logo plasters over older logos (except for the "CGI Singing Siblings" one):
 * Spin Jam (2022 4K Ultra HD release only, old logo preserved on other current printings)
 * All collaborations with Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios (except A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and its sequel, Up, and Turning Red)
 * Exhibition Amusement Park (kiddie rides also updated to have the new logo)
 * Flu Virus Crew (Television broadcasts as of August 2022)
 * Pocky & Rocky (1992) (the upcoming 2022 4K Ultra HD release only)
 * Can of Root Beer
 * Butt Scratcher (TV airings and the 2022 4K Ultra HD release only)
 * Dumb Fetcher
 * Reel Estate
 * Maru
 * The Cheddar Jalapeno
 * Shark Tale (digital downloads and 4K Ultra HD release only)
 * Roast to the Marshmallows
 * Curtain Rods
 * The Loud House (both the 1986 and 2015 versions)
 * The Loud House 2
 * Fetus Sucking Days (the upcoming 2022 4K Ultra HD release only)
 * All of the pre-2021 Nanaimo Bar Studios movies (sometimes leaving older distributors' themes intact)
 * Fried Wallet
 * Tetris (except Starz/Encore airings, the DVD release, and the double feature with Tetris 2)
 * Snack Games (except Netflix and Hulu printings)
 * Corn Exchange
 * Coral (TV airings only)
 * Celery and Peanut Butter (original and current printings are used interchangeably)
 * Squash and Garlic (except for select reprints of the original Blu-Ray)
 * Word Jumbles
 * Young Driver
 * Roll For The Sake Of The Taste
 * Rock and Stick
 * Shards (except physical media releases and when HBO and Starz air the movie)
 * The Racer Anonymous
 * Kung Fu Flashlight (except early Crave prints, early HBO prints, and Netflix and Hulu printings)