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Logo descriptions by Matt Williams, Eric S., and others
Logo captures and editions by Eric S. and others
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Allied Film Makers (UK)
(1960-1964)
Nickname: "The Chains"
Logo: On a grey background, we see three chains (left and right in white, the center one in black) forming. The letters A, F, and M appears inside the chains respectively. The word "ALLIED FILM MAKERS present" or "an ALLIED FILM MAKERS presentation" appears under the chains.
Variant: The early version of this logo had the chains already formed and only a kettledrums arrangement of their jingle music.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation of the chains.
Music/Sounds: Bells and kettledrums synchronized to the action.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Medium; the scratchy prints and the darkness might startle someone.
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Alive Films
(1986-1991)
NicknameNicknames: "The Script", "ALIVE"
Logo: On black background, we see a zoom-out of letters, first an "A" in white, an "L" in black, an "I" in white, "V" in black and "E" in white, then we see a zoom out of the "ALIVE" word, coloured as if with colour pencil from colors from blue to yellow. Then it
colors fully and the word "FILMS" on a handwriting font zooms-out at the same time as it writes. Then two lines appears under "ALIVE" and under "FILMS".
Variant: A still, in-credit variant appears in the opening credits of the Wes Craven film Shocker.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zoom-out of the logo, which is very cheesy. Looks as if it were a logo from the '70s.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None. For the in-credit variant, the song "Shocker" by The Dudes of Wrath was used, as played over the opening credits of "Shocker".Shocker.
Availability: Can be seen on Charter Home Video releases of their films.
Scare Factor: Low; although it's cheap, there's nothing much to worry about.
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Ancla Century Films (Spain)
(1973-1977)
Logo: Just an in-credit noticetext saying "Es una Producción ANCLA CENTURY FILMS" with a copyright byline below.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None; it's an in-credit notice.None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the movie.
Availability: Extremely rare; seen on some horror movies from the era, such as Zombie Flesh Eater and Mark of the Devil 5: Return of the Blind Dead.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Artists Releasing Corporation
(1978-1984)
Nickname: "The ARC"
Logo: On a starry background, we see an stylized 3D "ARC" yellow lettering zooming from outer space. Then the words "Artists Releasing Corporation" appear.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The computer-generated animation
Music/Sounds: A majestic and dreamy fanfare.
Availability: Seen on an old VHS issue of Mortuary, other than that, its very rare.
Scare Factor: Medium; the darkness may startle someone.
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Film Ventures International
1st Logo
(1970-1988)
Nickname: "The FVI"
Logo: On a black background, we see the yellow letters "FVI" zooming in, then the words "FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL" fades under it.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Low; this is a very cheesy logo, but nothing to worry about.
2nd Logo
(1988-1991)
Nickname: "The Peach"
Logo: On a blue background, we see an peach, and the words "FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL" to the right in yellow.
FXFX/SFX: Probably still.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Seen on films of the time.
Scare Factor: None.
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The Ladd Company
(1980- )
Nicknames: "The Oak Tree", "Digital Tree"
Logo: On a white (or black) background, a green oak tree is etched from top to bottom with long glowing lines, and a single line is drawn for the bottom. When the tree is completely drawn out, red text that says "THE LADD COMPANY" appears underneath. A few seconds later, smaller text appears at the bottom that says "THRU WARNER BROS. (\\') A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY".
Variant: On Blade Runner, this logo (in black) also contains a credit for Sir Run Run Shaw. A version of this logo (without the Sir Run Run Shaw credit) was seen on the film Twice Upon a Time.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The tree being etched by glowing lines. It reeks of early computer effects.
Music/Sounds: A gentle-sounding orchestral horn fanfare written by John Williams. This logo was also silent on some films.
Availability: Still intact at the beginning of any film produced by the company in the early 1980s, including Chariots of Fire, Night Shift, Police Academy, and The Right Stuff. This also makes a surprising appearance on 1996's A Very Brady Sequel without the Warner byline, because that film was distributed by Paramount. Also, a still version of this WB-bylineless logo can be seen at the end of 2007's Gone Baby Gone and 2005's Unfinished Life, both distributed by Miramax.
Scare Factor: Minimal, because the music might seem dramatic to some; however, this is a favorite amongst the logo community.
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Lone Star Productions
(1933-1935)
Nickname: "The Lone Star"
Logo: On a cloudy sky, we see a brown circle inside a yellow star zooming in. The words "LONE STAR PRODUCTIONS" are written inside the circle to fit in. This logo was originally seen in B&W, but was colorized around 1990 by Color Systems Technologies.
Variant: This also had a "The End" variant, featuring the words "The End" inside the circle, in a cursive font, and under it the words "A LONE STAR PICTURE" in Times New Roman font.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming, as well as the cheeseball synthesizer music scores and sound effects dubbed over the soundtracks on the Fox Lorber and colorized Color Systems Technologies prints.
Music/Sounds: The opening of the movie.
Availability: Was seen on Sagebrush Trail with John Wayne. All of the early John Wayne films made by this company are shown on occasion on TCM, AMC, and Encore Westerns in the original black and white (the circa 1985 Fox Lorber prints and 1990 colorized prints by Color Systems Technologies are colorized). Most of the films are on public domain DVDs sourced from old 16mm film prints.
Scare Factor: Low; the zooming may get to you, but this is pretty cool.
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Manhattan Pictures International
(2001-2003)
Nickname: "The Big M"
Logo: On a black background, a M zooms in. On the left is ''MANHATTAN'' and on the right is ''PICTURES'' below them is ''INTERNATIONAL''.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming M.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Perennial Pictures Film Corporation
(1984-1989?)
Nickname: "4p Tube"
Logo: On a black background, four stylized P's come together from all 4 sides of the screen, twirling. When they come together,
they zoom out and up while the words PERENNIAL PICTURES Film Corporation (in Souvenir font) zoom out from the bottom of the screen. When the words finish zooming out, a bright blue flash brings forth a blue TV tube like shape around the 4 P's, which are now coloured white.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The flash looks cheesy.
Music/Sounds: A 7 note jingle with the last note held and more triumphant sounding.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Scare Factor: Low; the flash could startle someone.
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Renown Pictures Corporation
(1940-1960)
Nickname: "The Torch Lady Ripoff"
Logo: Against a cloudy sky BG, we see a pedestal with a few horses (kinda hard to tell due to the text overlay) and an angel with her wings spread out. Written on the pedestal is "RENOWN PICTURES CORPORATION LTD." with "RENOWN" in large letters. The company name is unnecessarily superimposed on the screen.
Variant: This logo was colorized by Four Star ProductionsEntertainment around the mid '80s. It now has a brownish hue to it.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: NoneIt's a still logo.. Also, the fact that they just had to superimpose the company text on the screen even though the exact same image is printed on the pedestal.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Was seen on Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.
Scare Factor: None.
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Sack Attractions
Background: Was formed on the 1920s by Alfred Nathaniel Sack in San Antonio, Texas. This company was created for the production, distribution, and exhibition of "all-black" or "race" films (films made by black directors for black audiences, and containing black actors), between 1937 and 1948.
(1937-1948)
Nickname: "Mark of Merit", Mark of Sack", "The Circle"
Logo: On an horizon, we see a big circle with the word "SACK" in large lettering zooming from a short distance. Surrounding it are several circles and the words "MARK OF MERIT" and "ATTRACTIONS".
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming of the circle.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Rare; can be seen on their movies like The Blood of Jesus or The Devil's Daughter.
Scare Factor: Low; maybe the zoom-in could startle someone.
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Sherwood Productions, Inc.
(1983-1984)
Nicknames: "Abstract S", "Hex-S"
Logo: On a black background, we see a group of pink and blue horizontal lines crossing over each other; the pink lines move upward, while the blue lines move downward. Then the groups of lines (in box-like shapes) pull away from each other towards both corners of the screen, with the pink line-square moving towards the top left corner and the blue line-square moving towards the bottom right corner. The two squares (which are slanted by this time) are still joined to each other, with the bottom right corner of the pink square joined to the top left corner of the blue square. As the two shapes move to opposite sides of the screen, the left side of the blue square crosses over the right side of the pink square. When the two shapes cross each other, vertical lines form from the opposite end of each shape and nearly connect to each other, forming an S-like shape. After the S is formed, two groups of lines travel from opposite corners of the screen, with the blue lines traveling from the bottom left corner and the pink lines traveling from the top right corner. The two groups of lines connect to the S, forming a hexagon. As the "S hexagon" shines, it moves backwards. When the "S hexagon" is in place right above the center of the screen, the words "SHERWOOD PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear underneath in a thin futuristic font.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The pink and blue lines forming the S, extra lines forming the hexagon, the shining effects.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Can be seen at the beginning of any film produced by Sherwood, such as Mr. Mom, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, and Blame It on Rio.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the animation might bother some people.
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TAKI Corporation
(Dates Unknown)
Logo: On a black background, a rainbow brush stroke draws itself in. After it draws itself, the word TAKI zooms in and glows. Then a white box appears below, with "Corporation", in a cursive font, writing itself in.
FXFX/SFX: Everything.
Music/Sounds: A light orchestral tune, complete with announcer saying "TAKI...Corporation."
Availability: Extremely rare.
Scare Factor: Medium.
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United Film Distributor Company
(1983-1985?)
Nickname: "The UFDC"
Logo: On a black background, we see a group of four 3-dimensional letters zooming in, then the letter streaks zoom out, and the words "UNITED FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" appear below.
FXFX/SFX: The zooming, the design of the letters.
Music/Sounds: An electronic thrilling music.
Availability: Still intact on Day of the Dead.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Victory Film Partnership
(1981)
Nicknames: "V of Victory", "VICTORY!"
Logo: On a blue BG, we see a big red "V" zooming a la the V of Doom logo.
FX/SFX: The zooming FX of the V.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of Escape to Victory.
Availability: Seen only on Escape to Victory.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
Logo captures and editions by Eric S. and others
PLEASE, DO NOT MOVE THE ARTICLES FROM THIS PAGE TO ANOTHER, THANKS.
Allied Film Makers (UK)
(1960-1964)
Nickname: "The Chains"
Logo: On a grey background, we see three chains (left and right in white, the center one in black) forming. The letters A, F, and M appears inside the chains respectively. The word "ALLIED FILM MAKERS present" or "an ALLIED FILM MAKERS presentation" appears under the chains.
Variant: The early version of this logo had the chains already formed and only a kettledrums arrangement of their jingle music.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation of the chains.
Music/Sounds: Bells and kettledrums synchronized to the action.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Medium; the scratchy prints and the darkness might startle someone.
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Alive Films
(1986-1991)
NicknameNicknames: "The Script", "ALIVE"
Logo: On black background, we see a zoom-out of letters, first an "A" in white, an "L" in black, an "I" in white, "V" in black and "E" in white, then we see a zoom out of the "ALIVE" word, coloured as if with colour pencil from colors from blue to yellow. Then it
colors fully and the word "FILMS" on a handwriting font zooms-out at the same time as it writes. Then two lines appears under "ALIVE" and under "FILMS".Variant: A still, in-credit variant appears in the opening credits of the Wes Craven film Shocker.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zoom-out of the logo, which is very cheesy. Looks as if it were a logo from the '70s.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None. For the in-credit variant, the song "Shocker" by The Dudes of Wrath was used, as played over the opening credits of "Shocker".Shocker.
Availability: Can be seen on Charter Home Video releases of their films.
Scare Factor: Low; although it's cheap, there's nothing much to worry about.
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Ancla Century Films (Spain)
(1973-1977)
Logo: Just an in-credit noticetext saying "Es una Producción ANCLA CENTURY FILMS" with a copyright byline below.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None; it's an in-credit notice.None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the movie.
Availability: Extremely rare; seen on some horror movies from the era, such as Zombie Flesh Eater and Mark of the Devil 5: Return of the Blind Dead.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Artists Releasing Corporation
(1978-1984)
Nickname: "The ARC"
Logo: On a starry background, we see an stylized 3D "ARC" yellow lettering zooming from outer space. Then the words "Artists Releasing Corporation" appear.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The computer-generated animation
Music/Sounds: A majestic and dreamy fanfare.
Availability: Seen on an old VHS issue of Mortuary, other than that, its very rare.
Scare Factor: Medium; the darkness may startle someone.
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Film Ventures International
1st Logo
(1970-1988)
Nickname: "The FVI"
Logo: On a black background, we see the yellow letters "FVI" zooming in, then the words "FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL" fades under it.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Low; this is a very cheesy logo, but nothing to worry about.
2nd Logo
(1988-1991)
Nickname: "The Peach"
Logo: On a blue background, we see an peach, and the words "FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL" to the right in yellow.
FXFX/SFX: Probably still.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Seen on films of the time.
Scare Factor: None.
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The Ladd Company
(1980- )
Nicknames: "The Oak Tree", "Digital Tree"
Logo: On a white (or black) background, a green oak tree is etched from top to bottom with long glowing lines, and a single line is drawn for the bottom. When the tree is completely drawn out, red text that says "THE LADD COMPANY" appears underneath. A few seconds later, smaller text appears at the bottom that says "THRU WARNER BROS. (\\') A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY".
Variant: On Blade Runner, this logo (in black) also contains a credit for Sir Run Run Shaw. A version of this logo (without the Sir Run Run Shaw credit) was seen on the film Twice Upon a Time.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The tree being etched by glowing lines. It reeks of early computer effects.
Music/Sounds: A gentle-sounding orchestral horn fanfare written by John Williams. This logo was also silent on some films.
Availability: Still intact at the beginning of any film produced by the company in the early 1980s, including Chariots of Fire, Night Shift, Police Academy, and The Right Stuff. This also makes a surprising appearance on 1996's A Very Brady Sequel without the Warner byline, because that film was distributed by Paramount. Also, a still version of this WB-bylineless logo can be seen at the end of 2007's Gone Baby Gone and 2005's Unfinished Life, both distributed by Miramax.
Scare Factor: Minimal, because the music might seem dramatic to some; however, this is a favorite amongst the logo community.
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Lone Star Productions
(1933-1935)
Nickname: "The Lone Star"
Logo: On a cloudy sky, we see a brown circle inside a yellow star zooming in. The words "LONE STAR PRODUCTIONS" are written inside the circle to fit in. This logo was originally seen in B&W, but was colorized around 1990 by Color Systems Technologies.
Variant: This also had a "The End" variant, featuring the words "The End" inside the circle, in a cursive font, and under it the words "A LONE STAR PICTURE" in Times New Roman font.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming, as well as the cheeseball synthesizer music scores and sound effects dubbed over the soundtracks on the Fox Lorber and colorized Color Systems Technologies prints.
Music/Sounds: The opening of the movie.
Availability: Was seen on Sagebrush Trail with John Wayne. All of the early John Wayne films made by this company are shown on occasion on TCM, AMC, and Encore Westerns in the original black and white (the circa 1985 Fox Lorber prints and 1990 colorized prints by Color Systems Technologies are colorized). Most of the films are on public domain DVDs sourced from old 16mm film prints.
Scare Factor: Low; the zooming may get to you, but this is pretty cool.
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Manhattan Pictures International
(2001-2003)
Nickname: "The Big M"
Logo: On a black background, a M zooms in. On the left is ''MANHATTAN'' and on the right is ''PICTURES'' below them is ''INTERNATIONAL''.FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming M.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Rare.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Perennial Pictures Film Corporation
(1984-1989?)
Nickname: "4p Tube"
Logo: On a black background, four stylized P's come together from all 4 sides of the screen, twirling. When they come together,
they zoom out and up while the words PERENNIAL PICTURES Film Corporation (in Souvenir font) zoom out from the bottom of the screen. When the words finish zooming out, a bright blue flash brings forth a blue TV tube like shape around the 4 P's, which are now coloured white. FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The flash looks cheesy.
Music/Sounds: A 7 note jingle with the last note held and more triumphant sounding.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Scare Factor: Low; the flash could startle someone.
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Renown Pictures Corporation
(1940-1960)
Nickname: "The Torch Lady Ripoff"
Logo: Against a cloudy sky BG, we see a pedestal with a few horses (kinda hard to tell due to the text overlay) and an angel with her wings spread out. Written on the pedestal is "RENOWN PICTURES CORPORATION LTD." with "RENOWN" in large letters. The company name is unnecessarily superimposed on the screen.
Variant: This logo was colorized by Four Star ProductionsEntertainment around the mid '80s. It now has a brownish hue to it.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: NoneIt's a still logo.. Also, the fact that they just had to superimpose the company text on the screen even though the exact same image is printed on the pedestal.
Music/Sounds: Silent.None.
Availability: Was seen on Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.
Scare Factor: None.
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Sack Attractions
Background: Was formed on the 1920s by Alfred Nathaniel Sack in San Antonio, Texas. This company was created for the production, distribution, and exhibition of "all-black" or "race" films (films made by black directors for black audiences, and containing black actors), between 1937 and 1948.
(1937-1948)
Nickname: "Mark of Merit", Mark of Sack", "The Circle"
Logo: On an horizon, we see a big circle with the word "SACK" in large lettering zooming from a short distance. Surrounding it are several circles and the words "MARK OF MERIT" and "ATTRACTIONS".
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming of the circle.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Rare; can be seen on their movies like The Blood of Jesus or The Devil's Daughter.
Scare Factor: Low; maybe the zoom-in could startle someone.
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Sherwood Productions, Inc.
(1983-1984)
Nicknames: "Abstract S", "Hex-S"
Logo: On a black background, we see a group of pink and blue horizontal lines crossing over each other; the pink lines move upward, while the blue lines move downward. Then the groups of lines (in box-like shapes) pull away from each other towards both corners of the screen, with the pink line-square moving towards the top left corner and the blue line-square moving towards the bottom right corner. The two squares (which are slanted by this time) are still joined to each other, with the bottom right corner of the pink square joined to the top left corner of the blue square. As the two shapes move to opposite sides of the screen, the left side of the blue square crosses over the right side of the pink square. When the two shapes cross each other, vertical lines form from the opposite end of each shape and nearly connect to each other, forming an S-like shape. After the S is formed, two groups of lines travel from opposite corners of the screen, with the blue lines traveling from the bottom left corner and the pink lines traveling from the top right corner. The two groups of lines connect to the S, forming a hexagon. As the "S hexagon" shines, it moves backwards. When the "S hexagon" is in place right above the center of the screen, the words "SHERWOOD PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear underneath in a thin futuristic font.
FX/CheesyFX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The pink and blue lines forming the S, extra lines forming the hexagon, the shining effects.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Can be seen at the beginning of any film produced by Sherwood, such as Mr. Mom, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, and Blame It on Rio.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the animation might bother some people.
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TAKI Corporation
(Dates Unknown)
Logo: On a black background, a rainbow brush stroke draws itself in. After it draws itself, the word TAKI zooms in and glows. Then a white box appears below, with "Corporation", in a cursive font, writing itself in.
FXFX/SFX: Everything.
Music/Sounds: A light orchestral tune, complete with announcer saying "TAKI...Corporation."
Availability: Extremely rare.
Scare Factor: Medium.
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United Film Distributor Company
(1983-1985?)
Nickname: "The UFDC"
Logo: On a black background, we see a group of four 3-dimensional letters zooming in, then the letter streaks zoom out, and the words "UNITED FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" appear below.
FXFX/SFX: The zooming, the design of the letters.
Music/Sounds: An electronic thrilling music.
Availability: Still intact on Day of the Dead.
Scare Factor: Low.
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Victory Film Partnership
(1981)
Nicknames: "V of Victory", "VICTORY!"
Logo: On a blue BG, we see a big red "V" zooming a la the V of Doom logo.
FX/SFX: The zooming FX of the V.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of Escape to Victory.
Availability: Seen only on Escape to Victory.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
