For your edification and enlighten ment here is the text of the Original Studios thread up to my last edit, which if ken i would like i will gladly do again in conjunction with my other Studio afficionado, Martian, if he would like.
It has been suggested that I start posting a summary of Studio Information for everyone's benefit. So i'll take break from editing and updating and do a little on it, this will take awhile to compile so be patient.
Walt Disney Company
Studios
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Television
Hollywood Pictures
Miramax Films
Dimension Films
Disney Enterprises
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Gaumont Buena Vista International (France)
Unacceptable
Touchstone
Walt Disney
Disney
Buena Vista
Buena Vista H. E.
Hollywood
Miramax
DisneyDVD( DVD Production division NOT Distribution)
Walt Disney Home Video
Disney/Buena Vista
Dimension Home Video/Dimension Home Entertainment( also DVD Production Division)
Miramax Home Video/Miramax Home Entertainment(same)
Touchstone Home Video/Touchstone Home Entertainment
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment(DVD Production Division)
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
There are 4 exceptions to this that I am aware of
Popeye
Dragonslayer
should be listed as Walt Disney Productions because they were a joint venture with Paramount Pictures
Something Wicked This Way Comes and Candleshoe Walt Disney Productions
I would personally list this as Walt Disney Pictures for sake of consistency in sorting, but will not quibble with accuracy.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. (when appropriate)
Seven Arts Productions
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Seven Arts Pictures
Distribution
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video (UK)-Region 2
Unacceptable
Warner
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Seven Arts
20th Century Fox
Studios
20th Century Fox
Fox 2000 Pictures
Fox Searchlight
20th Century Fox Television
Twentieth Century Fox(use as appropriate, do NOT just change based upon personal preference, if in doubt make a post in this thread, someone will research the issue and supply a response)
Twentieth Century-Fox
Twntieth Century Fox Animation
Distribution
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Unacceptable
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures
Universal International(You will only use this if the film itself indicates it, typically older films)-be careful the Copyright itself usually belongs to Universal Pcitures, so be sure to check the copyright credit on the film.
Universal Family & Home Ent.
Universal Television
Distribution
Universal Home Video-Legacy from Videotape, usage discontinued circa 1999
Universal Studios (UK)-Region 2
Universal Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment-Another NEW listing (Univesal Studios Home Ent.)
Universal Pictures (UK)
Unacceptable
Universal
Universal Studios(Holding Company and Theme Park)
Universal Studios Home Video
Universal City Studios
Columbia TriStar*
Columbia Pictures
TriStar Pictures
Distribution
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video (original designation for this distribution division, use as necessary, for example ORIGINAL release of 'Sleepless in Seattle')
Gaumont Buena Vista International (France)
Not acceptable
Columbia
Tristar
Tristar Pictures
Columbia/Tristar
Columbia/TriStar
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Television
Paramount Vantage
Distribution
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Unacceptable
Paramount
Paramount Home Video-This is a vestige of the days of videotape and the only reference to it is a weblink
New Line
New Line Cinema
Distribution
New Line Home Entertainment
Unacceptable
New Line
DreamWorks SKG
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Distribution
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Unacceptable
Dreamworks
DreamWorks
Dreamworks Pictures
Dreamworks Animation
Dreamworks H. E.
Dreamworks Home Ent.
DreamWorks SKG
Dreamworks SKG
PDI/DreamWorks
PDI/Dreamworks
Special NOTE; Be very careful with this Studio, DreamWorks maintains offices on the property of Universal Studios, this does NOT mean that Universal Pictures is a given part of any DreamWorks project which some users seem to believe.
Thanks for the Cattle Prod, Andy.
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Video (rare)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Unacceptable
MGM
MGM/UA
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Studio/Distributor
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment UK
Unacceptable
Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay (UK)
Anchor Bay UK
AnimeWorks
Studio
AnimeWorks
Unacceptable
Anime Works
Animeworks
Bandai Entertainment
Studio
Bandai Entertainment
Unacceptable
Bandai-Entertainment
HandMade Films
HandMade Films
Unacceptable
Handmade Films
Hand Made Films
Handmade Films Ltd.
Handmade Films Ltd
Anime data- good work DariusKyrak
ADV Films
- Studio
ADV Films
- Unclear
ADV Films DT
ADV Films UK
- Unacceptable
A.D.V. Films
A.D.V. Films
A.D. Vision
AD Vision
AIC
- Studio
AIC
- Unclear
Animate Film
- Unacceptable
A.I.C., Inc.
AnimEigo
- Studio
AnimEigo
- Unacceptable
AnimEigo, Inc.
AnimEigo/M2K
Aniplex
- Studio
Aniplex
- Unclear
SME Visual Works
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
SPE Visual Works
- Unacceptable
Aniplex Inc.
Bandai
- Studio
Bandai Entertainment
Bandai Visual
Sunrise
- Unclear
Emotion
- Unacceptable
Bandai
Bandai/Emotion
Bandai Home Video
Bandai Visual Co Ltd.
Bandai Visual Co Ltd.:
Bang Zoom! Entertainment
- Studio
Bang Zoom! Entertainment
- Unacceptable
Bang Zoom!
Central Park Media
- Studios
Anime 18
Asia Pulp Cinema
Central Park Media
Software Sculptors
U.S. Manga Corps
- Unacceptable
Central Park Media Corporation
Fuji TV
- Studio
Fuji TV
- Unacceptable
Fuji-TV
FUNimation
- Studio
FUNimation
- Unacceptable
FUNimation Productions
Navarre
Geneon / Pioneer
- Studios
Geneon Entertainment (USA)
Pioneer Entertainment
- Unclear
Pioneer Artist
Pioneer Classics
Pioneer Special Interest
- Unacceptable
Dentsu
Geneon
Geneon/Pioneer
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Pioneer Animation
Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Pioneer Laser
Pioneer LDCA Karaoke
Gonzo
-Studio
Gonzo
- Unacceptable
Gonzo Digimation
Harmony Gold
- Studio
Harmony Gold
- Unacceptable
Harmony Gold U.S.A. Inc.
J.C. Staff
- Studio
J.C. Staff
- Unacceptable
JC Staff
JVC
- Studio
JVC
- Unacceptable
Japan Victor Company
Kadakawa
- Studio
Kadokawa Pictures
Kadokawa Shoten
- Unacceptable
Kadakawa Shoten
Kitty Film
- Studio
Kitty Film
- Unacceptable
Kitty Films
Kodansha
- Studio
Kodansha
- Unacceptable
Kodansha Ltd.
Kurosawa Production/s
- Unclear
Kurosawa Production
Kurosawa Productions
- Unacceptable
Madhouse
-Studio
Madhouse
- Unacceptable
Mad House
Manga Entertainment
- Studio
Manga Entertainment
- Unacceptable
Manga
Manga Film
Manga Video
Media-Blasters
- Studio
AnimeWorks
Media-Blasters
- Unacceptable
Anime Works
Optimum Releasing
- Studio
Optimum Releasing
- Unacceptable
Optimum Asia
Optimum Entertainment
Optimum Home Entertainment
Sega Enterprises
- Studio
Sega Enterprises
- Unacceptable
Sega Enterprices
Starchild
- Studio
Starchild
- Unacceptable
Star Child
Studio 4°C
- Studio
Studio 4°C
- Unacceptable
Studio 4C
TBS
- Studio
TBS
- Unacceptable
TBS Animation
Tokyo Broadcasting System
TMS Entertainment
- Studio
TMS Entertainment
- Unclear
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
- Unacceptable
TMS
TMS Entertainment Ltd.
Toei Animation
- Studio
Toei Animation
- Unacceptable
TOEI ANIMATION CO. LTD.
Toei Video
Toho
- Studio
Toho
- Unacceptable
Toho Co.
Toho Co., Ltd
Toho Limited
Toho International Co.
Tokuma Shoten
- Studio
Studio Ghibli
Tokuma Shoten
- Unclear
Tokuma Japan Communicatio
TV Tokyo
- Studio
TV Tokyo
- Unacceptable
Tokyo TV
Hammer Films
Acceptable
Hammer Productions (prior to 1949)
Hammer Film Productions (after 1949)
Unacceptable
Hammer
Hammer Films
With any Studio it is possible to have more production Studios involved, such as Castle Rock Entertainment, Silver Screen Partners, etc. IF these are present use them in order of appearance on the Cover of preferably the film credits. If there are any spaces left over then enter DVD Distribution unit.
This is inteneded to be an informational/educational thread not a discussion thread.As always if anyone would like to ask me a question or seek my assistance don't hesitate to send me a PM.
I wrote the bold and that did not mean to substitute for ACTUAL data.