Sprixie Studios

Background
Sprixie Studios (also known as Sprixie Studios Corporation) is a Hollywood film studio was founded in 1905 from an unknown person. For the company's first 2 years, a logo was never made, but in 1908, the first logo was born with the release of the original Sprixie Battles film, even though it was short lived, as it was slightly changed in 1911 to include two Sprixies in the logo. In 1921, Sprixie Corporation was changed to Sprixie Studios and received the TCP Base that would later be used in 1933. The logo indeed included the 7 Sprixies though. In 1955, Sprixie Studios celebrated it's 50th anniversary, which meant that it started using the TCF 1953 logo as it's base instead of the 1935 base. In 1968, Sprixie Studios announced that they would also be releasing TCF films on the same days TCF released their films, starting with The Call of the Wild (1935). In 1989, Toads Incorporated purchased most of Sprixie Studios assets and began it's 32 year distribution deal. The company celebrated 100 years in 2005, which included a logos through time variant for each film. It used the final TCF logo base from 2009 to 2020, where the logo would start using a custom TCF Base in 2021 with the release of the remastered Sprixie Battles, a parody of Star Wars. As of 2022, the company is owned by Kirby Studios, and is one of the most popular film companies as of 2022.

1st logo (April 23rd, 1908 - January 17th, 1911)


Nicknames: "The Sprixie Statue I", "The Fairy statue I"

Logo: We see a monument on a black background, in the middle, we see a statue like thing contain 7 fairy princesses named "Sprixies" inside it. The words, "Sprixie", which is on the left, and "Corp." which is on the right, are seen as well.

Closing Title: We see the logo itself, then it cuts straight to "The End" screen. Which includes the same monument and statue, but the words are changed.

Variants There is a sepia version of this logo. But, the end version of this logo has not been founded.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A lovely theme, "The Entertainer", can be heard in the background. Otherwises, the opening fanfare of the film can be used too.

Availability: Super Rare. Was only seen on 5 films.

Editor's Note: Very rare. It's unknown why this logo was not used for long.

2nd logo (January 17th, 1911 - May 19th, 1923)
Nicknames: "The Sprixie Statue II", "The Sprixies sitting by the statue", "The Fairy statue II"

Logo: Same as before, but some slight changes have been made, such as, modifying the statue to be more realistic, and adding two Sprixies who sit by the statue giggling together. On top of that, everything remains the same from the previous logo.

Closing Title: Same as before.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Super Rare.

Editor's Note: Very exciting. This logo lasted longer than the previous logo and was replaced in 1923 by the next logo.

3rd logo (June 12th, 1923 - December 9th, 1936)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure I", "The Sprixie Tower I", "1920s Tower" "The very early Searchlights"

Logo: We start on a black background, then it fades out and we see a big structure with the logo reading, "Sprixie Studios Pictures Inc." there are 7 spotlights in the logo with two at the front, two in front of the camera, and 3 in the background. Parts like a stage, staircase, bridge and other parts are also seen in the logo. The logo then fades out into the black background.

Closing Title: The words, "The End", are seen on the sky background at first, then it translates to the main logo with some differences. 1. The camera now faces the front of the name now. 2. Two Sprixies are present on the logo. 3. Only a B&W version exists.

The closing theme itself can be heard in the background.

FX/SFX: The searchlights in the background and the fade in and fade out translations.

Music/Sounds: The 20th Century Pictures Inc. fanfare is heard.

Availability: Extremally Rare.

Editor's Note: Very amazing, and it was one of the first companies to use the TCP logo. This would be used in 1933 when 20th Century Pictures Inc. was born.

4th logo (December 9th, 1936 - April 23rd, 1955)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure II", "The Sprixie Tower II", "1930s Tower"

Logo: Same concept from before, execpt with a few differences.


 * The logo now uses the enchanced 1935 logo base.
 * The font has been changed.
 * The "Pictures inc." text was dropped and changed to "Corp.".

Variants:
 * An Open Matte version exists. But it was only used at the studio and was not seen on any films. It also comes in a B&W version too.
 * Sepia versions exist.
 * The logo can sometimes be in color.
 * A prototype version exists.
 * A widescreen version exists.

Closing Title: The words, "The End", are seen on the sky background at first, then it translates to the main logo itself with the closing theme.

FX/SFX: The searchlights in the background and the fade in and fade out translations.

Music/Sounds: Same as before. But the 1935 fanfare would be introduced a month later.

Music/Sounds, Variants
 * Sometimes the fanfare can be extended.
 * The 1955 fanfare can be heard as well. But it's only present on 1 film and that was from 1964.

Availability: Rare. As it does not appear on anymore films nowadays. Only on variants.

Editor's Note: An okay logo. But this was the last logo to not contain the 7 Sprixies apart from the green and yellow ones who were seen in the 1911 logo.

5th logo (April 23rd, 1955 - November 10th, 1981)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure III", "The Sprixie Tower III", "1950s Tower"

Logo: We see the TCF 1953 logo, but, instead of reading "20th Century Fox", the logo now reads, "Sprixie Studios" which drops the Corp. name. On the logo also contains 7 Sprixies. A green one, a yellow one, a blue one, an orange one, a purple one, a cyan one, and a red one. Nonetheless, the logo retains the searchlights from before.

Trivia The logo was designed by the same creator that created the 1953 TCF logo. But in a slightly different design.

Variants:
 * A dark sky version exists.
 * For some films that are B&W, the logo can be in B&W too.
 * The logo was updated in 1978 with updated coloring and the (R) symbol was added.
 * A Color Saturation version exists.

Closing Title: The words, "The End", are seen on the sky background at first, then it translates to the main logo itself with the closing theme.

FX/SFX: The searchlights in the background and the fade in and fade out translations.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1953 Fox logo.

Music/Sounds, Variants
 * Starting in 1968, the fanfare was changed to the 1935 fanfare.
 * The Rocky Horror Show House fanfare can be heard. But only on one film. Same goes for The world's greatest lover.
 * 1978 changed the fanfare to the shorten 1981 fanfare. Which was used from 1978 to 1995.

Availability: Hard to find currently, but it was easier to find back then. Was first used on the 50th Sprixie Anniversary film, and followed by other films until 1981.

Editor's Note: Very amazing as most fans say.

6th logo (November 10th, 1981 - September 5th, 1995)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure IV", "The Sprixie Tower IV", "1980s Tower"

Logo: Same as the TCF 1981 logo, execpt the structure now reads, "Sprixie Studios" instead of "20th Century Fox", the 7 Sprixies from the previous logo also re appear too with their same posing.

Variants:
 * There is a B&W version of the logo. For re releases of Sprixie Studios films from the 30s, and 40s.
 * Short versions indeed exist.
 * There is an open matte version too.
 * A version without the rear spotlights exists, but has not appeared on any film at all.

Closing Title: The print logo is seen at the end of the credits.

FX/SFX: The searchlights in the background and the fade in and fade out translations.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1981 TCF logo.

Music/Sounds/Variants
 * The 1935 fanfare can be used on rare occasions.
 * On "The War Of The Roses", James Horner's fanfare is used.
 * Sometimes, the opening theme of the movie would be used instead.

Availability: Was very common during its run, but is now rare as of 2022. It's slowly being phased out of reissues of older Sprixie Studios films from the 80s being re-released on Blu-ray and DVD, replacing this with the 11th logo.

Editor's Note: While being similar to the 1981 TCF logo and the Fox-Imperial Productions 1981 logo, it's still a very amazing logo. This would serve as the basis for the next logo.

7th logo (September 5th, 1995 - December 31st, 2009)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure V", "The Sprixie Tower V", "1990s Tower", "The CGI Searchlights I", "The CGI Tower I"

Logo: The TCF 1994 logo is used, but with some changes. The structure has been changed to read, "Sprixie Studios", in a new font for the first time since 1936, all 7 Sprixies, apart from the blue and orange ones, have been relocated to the top of the structure and are all waving to us apart from the Yellow Sprixie. They've also been completely updated with improved coloring and pupils inside their eyes. Their animations wouldn't be added until 2021.

Trivia: Same as the TCF 1994 logo.

Variants:
 * There is a prototype version that's similar to the TCF 1994 Prototype logo, but it uses the previous font for the name and the previous posing the Sprixies had. Both were changed for the final logo.
 * Short versions exist on Trailers and TV Spots for Sprixie Films.
 * There are Open Matte versions too.
 * At the end of some films, a "distributed by" text appears at the top of the logo. The url was added in 1996.

Closing Title: A still version of the logo.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logos.

Music/Sounds:
 * 1995-1998: The 1994 Fox fanfare.
 * 1998-2009: The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * The prototype version uses a fanfare seen here: https://youtu.be/vp4s6euXbnw ; This was also used for the Fox Studios Baja fanfare amazingly enough.
 * On rare occasions, the opening theme of the movie is used instead, or the logo is silent.

Availability: This was Very Common during its usage, but it's now Rare. It debuted on the 5th Sprixie Battles film and has been seen on many films until 2009/2010. It also appears at the end of 2006-09 animated movies such as Curtain Rods and Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!, due to having the animation division logo at the beginning.

Editor's Note: Very amazing CGI animation similar to the TCF logo. And is a favorite among many fans.

8th logo (January 1st, 2010 - December 31st, 2019)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure VI", "The Sprixie Tower VI", "2000s Tower", "The CGI Searchlights II", "The CGI Tower II"

Logo: Same as the 2009 20th Century Fox/Fox Star Studios/Fox International Productions logos, but the structure has changed to read, "Sprixie Studios". The Sprixies Posing was reused too.

Trivia: Like TCF and FSP, this logo was designed by Blue Sky Studios. The posing was reused too.

Variants:
 * A Full Screen version does exist.
 * A rare version exists where the logo is pushed further to the left.
 * A byline version exists, but it wasn't used until the 2021 logo debuted.
 * There is also a prototype version. The flash when the front searchlight passes in is absent and wire frames fade in at the end.

Closing Title: The logo is still.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement, the same from the previous logo.

Music/Sounds, Variants:
 * On the prototype logo, the Blue Sky Studios Demo Reel fanfare is heard. This fanfare wound up unused.
 * Certain films from 1995-98 reuse the 1994 fanfare from the previous logo due to bad plastering. But not all films.
 * In some cases, the opening theme of the movie is used, or the logo is silent. Only a few have this variant.

Availability: Was common during its usage, but it is now rare, due to heavy plastering with the 2021 logo. First seen on Avatar (2009). This was also seen at the end of a number of animated feature films such as Springs, both Rio movies, the Loud Pictures collaboration Flu Virus Crew, the Specks Industries feature film they distributed called Fasty's Really Fast Food, and Spies in Disguise (the last film to use this logo), among others, all again due to having the animation division logo at the beginning.

Editor's Note: Sad to see the 1995 logo discontinued when this logo debuted, but, this logo was a major update to the previous logo.

9th Logo (January 1st, 2020-December 31st, 2020)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure VII", "The Sprixie Tower VII", "2020s Tower I", "The CGI Searchlights III", "The CGI Tower III"

Logo: Same as the previous logo, but the TCS 2020 logo base is used.

Trivia: This was the last logo that did not contain the byline. As it would be added back in the 2021 logo.

Variants:
 * A short version exists. But only on as a Home Entertainment logo.
 * There is a version with the 2009 TCF sky backdrop.
 * A warp speed version exists, most likely for British and Australian releases.
 * There is also an open matte version.

Closing Title: The logo is still, fading in and out.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logos.

Music/Sounds: The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement.

Availability: Rare, bordering on near extinction. It was only used on their films in 2020, the first was Underwater and the last was The Empty Man. So it's not very common at all. The only two animated feature films to ever use this were at the end of Toons (some prints only, others use the Fox Benedict Animation logo instead) and Coin Machine, because, yet again, the animation division logo is used at the beginning of the movies.

Editor's Note: Not a bad logo, although it was short lived when the logo changed in 2021. This is also the last logo that has the 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement.

10th Logo (2021, unused)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure unused", "The Sprixie Tower unused", "2020s Tower Unused", "The CGI Searchlights unused", "The CGI Tower unused"

Logo: The Disney Fox Media Entertainment logo is seen, but the logo's name is changed to read "Sprixie Studios", and the 7 Sprixies are added. There are only 7 Searchlights in the logo unlike the Disney Fox Media Entertainment logo. Alongside that, the structure is redone.

Trivia: This is the only Sprixie Studios logo that was never used at all.

Variants:
 * Before the finalized coloring came, different coloring was used at the time. It was used for one day until the finalized coloring came in.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logos.

Music/Sounds: The Disney Fox Media Entertainment fanfare. The prototype version uses a completely different fanfare.

Availability: Unused, this was meant to debut in 2021, but it never did for unknown reasons. So this was only seen on a demo reel. However, the design was reused for the current Sprixie Television Studios logo.

Editor's Note: A lot of people and animals thought this logo was gonna be used, but instead, the next logo was used. What a waste of time and money. But... A rumor does exist that in late 2022, this logo could be used for an upcoming logo with massive changes.

11th Logo (January 1st, 2021-)


Nicknames: "The Super Structure VIII", "The Sprixie Tower VIII", "2020s Tower II", "The CGI Searchlights IV", "The CGI Tower IV", "The Kirby Tower", "Plastering Tower", "Fox Benedict Pictures' Cousin"

Logo: A revamp of the previous logo, this time using a unused TCF base that was predicted, but never used. There are also some more searchlights in the background, including 2 extra searchlights in front of the structure. The Sprixies wave to us for the first time apart from the yellow Sprixie, who flaps her arms happily. The byline, "A Unit of Toads Incorporated Co." fades in which changed to Kirby Studios. The glare at the end of the logo also makes it's first apperance too. The logo then fades out like the previous logo.

Trivia: This is the first logo where it does not use the main TCS logo bases, which had been present from 1923 to 2020. This is also the first logo on where the Sprixies wave to us. Previous times, they did not.

Variants:
 * An alternative coloring version does exist.
 * The banner and corporate versions are included. But the corporate version only appears as an on screen print logo.
 * For HDR Films, the sky is removed from the logo, the logo has more reflections, and the searchlights and sunflash glow.
 * For certain re releases of films from the 1940s, a B&W Version exists, it uses a night time sky, and no sunflash.
 * A prototype logo exists, with different coloring, a differently colored sky, the sunflash is absent, and no byline. The Sprixies do not wave in the prototype version though.
 * On Home Media Releases, the logo is shortened to the last few seconds. A few releases instead play the full animation as transcribed above, most likely because they are modified versions of pre-2021 releases.
 * In Japan, the name is written in Japanese.
 * Starting on Feburary 5th, 2022, the byline was changed to the "Kirby Studios" byline.
 * An enchanced version of the logo exists, with a different sky background, improved and upgraded effects, an updated middle spotlight animation, and some updated reflections.
 * The logo is expected to cut in from the end of the Fox Benedict Animation logo on collaborations with them.

Closing Title:
 * The tail end of the logo. The words "DISTRIBUTED BY" appear above when distributing films from another studio.
 * Sometimes, the whole animation is used at the end.

FX/SFX: Wonderful computer animation going on around here!

Music/Sounds: Instead of the 1997 Fox fanfare, the fanfare is now rearranged by Albert Hall, dropping the 1997 fanfare that has been used since 1998. However, sister company Fox Benedict Pictures continues to use the 1997 fanfare in its 1998 version to this day.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * The prototype version reuses the Disney Fox Media Entertainment fanfare from the previous logo. But, a demo showcases that 25 different Fox fanfares (namely the 1997 theme and some orchestral mockups) were used at the time.
 * The HDR version uses a different fanfare. This fanfare arrangement was composed from the Hollywood Bowl.
 * In Japan, there is an unknown fanfare.
 * Sometimes, the opening theme of the movie would be used instead.
 * On the closing version and in extremely rare cases, the logo is silent.
 * Collaborations with sister company Fox Benedict Animation are expected to have the 1998 Fox fanfare. Some current prints of films use this and the 1994 Fox fanfare as well, due to sloppy plastering.
 * On British and Australian releases of Sprixie Studios films, the fanfare is higher pitched.

Availability: Currently in use, and getting ultra common every week. It first debuted on the remastered version of Sprixie Battles, which is a parody of Star Wars, and also appears on subsequent films and shorts from Sprixie Studios, even after the byline changed to Kirby Studios. When the logo first debuted, the audience was very excited to see this logo. It also plasters over older logos on current prints of their movies, sometimes with a current logo of another studio plastering an older logo of theirs on collaborations with another studio (or being added to the beginning of current prints of the aforementioned animated movies that previously had the previous logos, followed by the animation division logo retaining the 1997 fanfare), and appears at both start and end of all animated feature films since 2021, starting with The Dumpster Of Garbage and some prints of Ron's Gone Wrong (other prints use the Fox Benedict Animation logo).

Editor's Note: Very amazing CGI animation and a very well done design. Lots of people are fans of this logo, and Sprixie Studios hopes to continue using this logo for future films. However, some people may dislike this logo, because of its continuous plastering habits every week.