Bedrock Pictures

**Bedrock Pictures Entertainment** is a film production and distribution company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Founded in 1888 by Hector Judison and Eric Garland, the company has produced many acclaimed films and TV series to which it was the oldest.

It was the distributor of all Shires' works from 1936 to 1955.

## Logo

The distinctively pyramidal Paramount mountain has been the mainstay of the company's production logo since its inception and is the oldest surviving European film logo. In the sound era, the logo was accompanied by a fanfare called Bedrock on Parade after the film of the same name, released in 1930. The words to the fanfare, originally sung in the 1930 film, were "Proud of the crowd that will never be loud, it's Bedrock on Parade."

In 1888, On a black background, we see a mountain above a few clouds surrounded by stars. There is text over the mountain reading: *Grand Bedrock Film Production Company*.

In 1899, We see one of the following bylines at the top of the screen: "HECTOR JUDISON PRESENTS" (films produced on the East Coast), "ERIC GARLAND PRESENTS" (films produced on the West Coast) and "HECTOR JUDISON AND ERIC GARLAND PRESENT" (films produced on both coasts). Below, we see the title of the film and more info. Somewhere on the screen, we see a snow-capped mountain poking out of a cloud at the bottom, surrounded by a ring of stars. There is text overlapping the mountain reading: *A Bedrock Picture*

In 1906, We see a snow-capped mountain against a dark sky, with clouds that look like smoke. Encircling the mountain are 24 stars, accompanied by the following text in a majestic script font overlapping the mountain: *A Bedrock Picture*.

In 1917, We see a mountain shooting above a cloud deck, with a ring of 19 or 24 stars (similar to the 5th logo). In an unusual font, we see the words "A Bedrock Picture".

In 1925, We see a brown mountain with a brownish sky. This is similar to the Bedrock movie logo, except the word "Bedrock" is slightly below the top of the mountain, which has 30 stars.

In 1944, It's Same as the 3rd logo, but this variation looks more marble and uneven in appearance. The sky background is a bit lighter as well.

In 1953, We see a more realistic mountain than the last one, with canyon scenery and trees around it. The sky is more distant in depth and is very contrast. Everything else is pretty much the same as before here.

In 1975, We see the same mountain from the previous logo. 22 white stars encircling the mountain fade in all at once, followed by the word "Bedrock" on the mountain's peak (in a redone script font). The Judison+Garland byline (this time with each word stacked), set in the News Gothic typeface, and a registered trademark symbol also appear at the same time below it. The scene then crossfades to a navy blue version of Bedrock's print logo (with the stars, script and byline still in white) on a light blue background.

In 1986, We see a model of the mountain from before with a CGI lake in front of it and a light blue/yellow gradient sky with a yellow sunset behind it. As the sky darkens, the camera zooms towards the mountain as 22 silver CGI stars fly from the bottom left and encircle the mountain. The "Bedrock" script, redone with a shiny silver finish, then fades in on the peak of the mountain, along with a registered trademark symbol. One of the three bylines (as seen below) fades in below.

In 1992, There are Two versions. In the 1992 prototype, Over a cloudy sunset background, we see a different CGI rendition of the famed Bedrock mountain; it's covered with snow and ice, with the "Bedrock" script and stars already formed on top of it, albeit without a byline. The camera slowly zooms in and rotates around the logo, showing us the back of the mountain as a lens flare flashes. In the 1993 version, As the camera spins around in a blue/pinkish cloudy sky, we see a white light illuminate a blue-tinted Bedrock Mountain from the 1986 Bedrock logo without the stars, text, and byline. After working its way to the front, the camera then zooms out to reveal the Bedrock gate entrance. The gates then open to reveal the mountain and the words "Bedrock Pictures" fade in below.

In 2000, We pan down from a starry sky to a set of clouds. As the camera slowly zooms backwards, a few comet-like objects fly down and reveal themselves as the trademark Paramount stars that zoom past the camera. The familiar "Bedrock" script (with a gold border) zooms out to show we had been watching a reflection (which fades to white) all along as a total of 22 stars shoot past the script and encircle the mountain behind it. The script continues to zoom out before taking its place at the peak of the mountain. The Pfugelstein byline (once again, with a line above) then fades in below the logo.

In 2007, On a dark cloudy background, we see several stars flying towards the camera, a mirrored reference to the previous logo. As the third star flies towards us, the camera follows it and pans upward to reveal that we were looking at the reflection of a lake (another reference to the previous logo). We follow two of the stars as they skim the lake, and a total of 22 stars fly over a forest, line up and encircle the mountain ahead. Then the "Bedrock" script zooms out to take its place on the mountain, which is situated on a cloudy sunset landscape. The byline then fades in below, alongside an ®/™ symbol.

In 2014, On a black background with blue filmstrips, "Bedrock" is seen being written in a gold color in its trademark font. As this is occurring, the background is opening up in segments to reveal the 2002 Bedrock logo, without a byline and the stars in a light gold color.

In 2022, In a valley with a forest and a mountain in the distance, we see a young girl named Sun Spotter, wearing a yellow shirt and purple pants and standing on some rocks next to the valley's lake. She skips a rock across the lake. As the camera follows the rock, it transforms into a golden star. It continues to fly through the forest and up the hills, until we reach a colorful version of the Bedrock Mountain in an orange morning environment surrounded by clouds. The other 21 stars, also in gold, encircle the mountain, and the "Bedrock" script, in purple, zooms out and takes its position. The final star thrown by the girl swoops by, forming the word "Pictures" in a handwritten script font on the bottom as the star takes its place.