Compiled, edited and logo pictures by Eric S.


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" appears under the chains.

FX/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)

Nickname: "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/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. For the in-credit variant, the song "Shocker" by The Dudes of Wrath was used, as played over the opening credits of "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 notice saying "Es una Producción ANCLA CENTURY FILMS" with a copyright byline below.

FX/Cheesy Factor: None; it's an in-credit notice.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare; seen on some horror movies from the era, like "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/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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The David Geffen Company

(1983-1998)
Nicknames: "The Circle-G", "The Geffen G"

Logo: On a black background, a silver sphere appears and slowly moves forward. At the same time, the sphere slowly turns clockwise, revealing a thin, inscribed "G". When the "G" is fully revealed, the sphere stops, and text that reads "A GEFFEN COMPANY RELEASE", "GEFFEN PICTURES" or "A GEFFEN PICTURES RELEASE" appears under it. A few seconds later, smaller text appears near the bottom of the screen, which says "DISTRIBUTED BY WARNER BROS." on the left side of the WB bug (either the \\' or WB shield) and next to the WB bug is these bylines:

• A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (1983-1990)
• A TIME WARNER COMPANY (1990-1992)
  
• A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY (1992-1998)
  
• Sometimes, the logo appears bylineless.

Variant: A version has been spotted except instead of the sphere slowly spins clockwise, the finished logo remains intact, but then the sphere zooms down as it fades out. This was seen at the end of Geffen-produced films.

FX: The sphere rotating to the familiar Geffen logo; pretty nice, actually.

Music/Sounds: A light synthesizer tune. However, this logo was silent on most films.

Availability: Appears at the beginning of Geffen-produced films from the 1980s and early '90s, including Beetlejuice, After Hours, and Little Shop of Horrors to name a few. This logo was also seen on Beavis and Butt-Head Do America without the Warner Bros byline.

Scare Factor: None.
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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/Cheesy Factor: The zooming.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Rare. Appeared on such movies like...

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.

FX: Probably still.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Taken from ???????? (1988)

Scare Factor: None.
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Invincible Pictures Corporation

Background: This production company was associated to Chesterfield Productions (which distributed all their films).Their directors would be Frank Strayer and Charles E. Roberts.

(1932-1936)

Nickname: "The Proud Eagle"

Logo: On a cloudy background, we see a big rock with an eagle on it, then under it we see the words "INVINCIBLE PICTURES CORPORATION".

FX/Cheesy Factor: It's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare; assumed to appear on their movies, like Flaming Signal or Condemned to Live.

Scare Factor: Low.
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The Ladd Company

(1980-1996)

Nickname: "The Oak 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.

FX/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.

Scare Factor: Minimal, because the music might seem dramatic to some.
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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/Cheesy Factor: The zooming.

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 (the circa 1985 Fox Lorber prints and 1990 colorized prints by Color Systems Technologies aired there have cheeseball synthesizer music scores and sound effects dubbed over the soundtracks) in the original black and white. Most of the films are on public domain DVDs sourced from old 16mm film prints.

Scare Factor: Low; the zooming could get to you, but this is pretty cool.
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Manhattan Pictures International

(2001-2003)

Nickname: "The Big M"

Logo: TBA

FX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming M.

Music/Sounds: Silent

Availability: Rare.

Scare Factor: Low.
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Perennial Pictures Film Corporation

(1984-1989?)

Nickname: "4p Tube"

Logo: TBA

FX/Cheesy Factor: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low; the flash could startle someone.
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Renown Pictures Corporation

(1940-1960)

Nickname: "The Torch Lady Ripoff"

Logo: TBA

FX/Cheesy Factor: TBA

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Was seen on "Scrooge: A Christmas Carol"

Scare Factor: Low to medium.
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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 seee 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/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/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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Schick Sun Classic Pictures/Sunn Classic Pictures/Sun Classic Pictures

(1970-1987)

Nicknames: "The Sun", "Cheesy Sun"

Logo: On a space background, we zoom out and we see a sun eclipsed, which turns into a drawing of a sun."SUN" on a bold font appears inside it. Below it, these words appear:

• 1971-1975: SCHICK SUN CLASSIC PICTURES PRESENTS (with "Schick" above "Sun")
  
• 1975-1978: SUNN CLASSIC PICTURES PRESENTS (with "Schick" above "Sun")
• 1978-1987: SUN CLASSIC PICTURES
• Later, on some 1983 and 1986 TV movies, the byline "A Division of the Taft Entertainment Company" would appear under the logo.

FX: The animation of the flames on the eclipsed sun.

Music/Sounds: An orchestral piece. Sometimes, the logo is silent.

Availability: Appeared on "Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Esther" and "Battle Beyond the Street", among others.

Scare Factor: Medium; the darkness may not sit well with everybody. Not to mention the Viacom "V of Doom" appearing at the end of most movies!
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Taft International Pictures

(1981-1988)

Nickname: "The Swirling Star"

Logo: On a starry background, we see a comet flying, then the comet turns at the left and forms a bronze swirling star (the same one as Hanna-Barbera's 1979-1986 "Swirling Star" logo). Then the words:


appear on the right.

FX/Cheesy Factor: The metal swirling star, the lights, the words, and the logo shining.

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare.

Availability: Extremely rare; was seen on "The Boogens".

Scare Factor: Medium; may surprise you the first time you see it. The lights may not sit well with everybody.
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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.

FX: 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: The zooming FX of the V.

Music/Sounds: The outro of "Victory's" closing theme.

Availability: Seen only on Sylvester Stallone's "Victory" (1981) action movie.

Scare Factor: Minimal.