Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment

Background
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment was originally formed in 2006 as simply Vivendi Entertainment, and served as a distribution unit for many companies. Originally distributed by Universal Music Group Distribution, it was purchased by Gaiam in 2012, who renamed it to its then-current name. In 2013, it was bought yet again by Cinedigm Entertainment, and the same year it was merged into Newvideo.

(2008-2012)


Logo: On a black background, a silver line is drawn by a spark, before rotating to reveal a circle. As the background becomes a starfield, a stylized "V" appears and spins in the middle of the circle. As everything shines and rotates into place, the text "vivendi", with an underline and "ENTERTAINMENT" below it, is wiped in by a spark, with "vivendi" in its corporate font.

Variant: An open-matte version exists.

Technique: Very nice CGI.

Music/Sounds: A tense string score, composed by FirstCom Music.

Availability: Fairly common. Can be found on DVDs from the company from the period, such as Call of the Wild 3D.