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Johnson Studios is the film subsidiary of Johnson Industries and one of the "Big Seven" American film studios. It was founded on January 1, 1912 by Jeffrey P. Johnson to create newsreels promoting Continental Rail and Continental Shipping Lines, and is the oldest major film studio in the United States. From 1994 until 2015, its 
===1st Logo (September 4, 1912-1920)===
File:Johnson 1912 globe.png
Logo: We see a still illustration of a globe. The words "JOHNSON STUDIOS" are overlaid in Clarendon.
Variants:
* A green variant was used for two-strip Technicolor films, while a blue variant was used for three-strip Technicolor films.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie or none.
Availability: Common. Seen on Johnson Studios productions of the time.
===2nd Logo (1920-1962)===
File:Johnson 1937 logo 1.png|Black and white
File:Johnson 1937 logo 2.png|Color
File:Johnson Studios Widescreen 1950s.png|Scope
File:Johnson Studios JohnsonVision 1950s.png|JohnsonVision screen
Logo: On a black background, a globe is seen turning. The words "JOHNSON STUDIOS" soon fade in, once again in Clarendon. The globe then fades out.
Variants:
* The logo was reshot various times over the years. In 1933, it was reshot in color (though the black-and-white version saw continued usage until 1958), and in 1954, it was reshot in scope.
Technique: Live action model work by Johnson.
Music/Sounds: None or the film's score in the early years. Starting in 1928, a fanfare by Wilbur Johnson (the first composer and conductor of the Johnson Philharmonic Orchestra) was used. The fanfare is in the key of Eb major. Its tune is adapted from the "lively" portion of Siegfried's Funeral March from Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung. Occasionally the film's opening theme is used.
Availability: Common.
===3rd Logo (1962-2012)===
File:Johnson Studios 1968.png
File:Johnson1001962sm.png|100th anniversary
File:Johnson_Studios_USSR_snipe_1963.png|1963 USSR logo
Logo: On a black background, we zoom in on the lens of a 35mm film projector, covering the screen in white. As the screen clears, the image zooms out, revealing a shiny chrome monolith. As it turns, the monolith is revealed to be a model of a stylized letter J (which happens to be Johnson Industries' Blue J logo introduced the previous year). The J slowly fades into its blue color as it turns. Once the J is in place, the word "JOHNSON" fades in below in Clarendon.
Trivia:
* The projector used is a Ross GC1 35mm movie projector on a Simplex stand, with a RCA 903 sound head, and a Monarch lamp, with any logos covered up. It was later used in the next logo.
Variants: 
* Like the previous logos, every time a major milestone was celebrated, it would be added to the logo for every film released that year.
* For films distributed by 20th Century Fox, the second half of said logo zooms out to the second half of this logo in place of the projector footage, which is slightly sped up to maintain the timing of the music. 
Technique: A mix of live action and model effects, done in-house at Johnson.
Music/Sounds: A longer, even more triumphant version of the previous logo's fanfare (arranged by Cal Johnson) with the addition of more instruments, including a wider percussion section, saxophones, etc., as said company name fades in below the J. This time, the fanfare is a semitone lower than the 1929 fanfare, in the key of D major; the first violins, though, play almost an octave higher in the second half than they did for the previous logo's fanfare, though ending on a D7 note (just a semitone lower than an octave above the Eb6 note they ended on for the 1929 fanfare).
Music/Sounds Variants: For all Johnson films distributed by 20th Century Fox in the US during the two studios' partnership from 1994 to 2015 (as well as Mother), the 1953 Fox fanfare is used during the Fox logo (which is the 1981 logo or the final product of the 1994 or 2009 logos; 3D releases use the second half of the Fox logo's animation), which continues to the second half of the Johnson Studios logo (some films instead reused the classic "CinemaScope" screen, saying "Twentieth Century Fox presents a Johnson Studios film").
Availability: Common, due to its lifespan. 
* It was first seen on Hot Cuba.
* The variant with the 20th Century Fox fanfare is used on films distributed by 20th Century Fox during its partnership with the studio from 1994 to 2015, such as the Mother franchise.
Legacy: One of the most beloved logos ever made due to its music, model work, and lifespan.
=== 4th Logo (June 8, 2012-) ===
File:Johnson Studios 2012.png|Normal variant
File:Johnson150.png|150th anniversary variant
Logo: The logo starts with live-action footage of a film projector similar to the one in the previous logo, now with more camera movements. The camera zooms in to the projector's lens, covering the screen in white. As the screen clears, we see a blue field turning to reveal Johnson's Blue J rotating to its usual position. A small blue light appears behind the J as it rotates into place and a shine appears.
Trivia:
* The projector used is the same projector used in the previous logo.
Variants: 
* For the logo's first year of use (2012), a montage featuring various different properties connected to Johnson in one way or another with a blue filter over them, including the three previous logos, was shown before this logo. Also, the J is further zoomed out, with the text "Celebrating" appearing above and "150 Years of Excellence!" below, all in Clarendon and in the same shade of blue.
* For films distributed by 20th Century Fox, the second half of said logo pans up to the second half of this logo, which is slightly sped up to maintain the timing of the music. 
Technique: A mix of live action footage, model work, and CGI.
Music/Sounds: An even grander arrangement of the fanfare from the previous three logos, this time by Cal Johnson, Jr.; once again, the fanfare is in D major. The instrumentation here is even wider than before, with there even being a subtle layer of synthesizers in the mix (one might have to listen closely to hear them). The first violin part goes mainly unchanged from the previous logo.
Music/Sounds Variants: 
* For the 150th anniversary variant (and possibly for future related variants), the fanfare is extended.
* Like the last logo, films distributed by 20th Century Fox use the 1953 Fox fanfare for the Fox logo, continuing to the second half of the Johnson Studios logo.
Availability: Current. The "150 Years" variant debuted on Vocaloid & Godzilla.
Legacy: It's seen as a worthy successor to the last logo.
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