Société Nouvelle de Distribution

Background
Société Nouvelle de Distribution (SND) is a film company owned by French TV channel M6. They owned 10% of the capitals from Summit Entertainment until 2012 when they decided to sell its assets after Summit was purchased by Lionsgate.

1st (known) Logo (1990s-2002)
Note: The logo in color can be seen here, at 26:15.

Logo: On a background, we see the SND letters flashing from right to left, with the text "Société Nouvelle de Distribution" appearing below it.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A tribal theme.

Availability: Seen on some releases from the company, like French prints of Very Bad Things and Dungeons and Dragons.

2nd Logo (2002-2011)
Logo: On a black background, a series of light blue flashes are forming the letters "SND", while "GROUPE M6" appears in a "wipe" effect underneath. A laser then forms a solid square shape.

Technique: 2D CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: A drone pad tune, with whooshes heard when "SND" appears, then a laser-like sound when the blue square is formed. High- and low-tone versions exist as well.

Availability: Seen on releases from the company at the time, including Help I'm a Fish and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, among others.

3rd Logo (2011-2018)
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Logo: The camera moves and tilts from the left side of the SND logo, soon revealing the SND square on top of a roulette-like shape with the text "GROUPE M6" rotating on it. We also see a comet coming from the upper left of the screen, turning behind the logo, then hitting the floor, and finally leaving from the right side of the screen.

Technique: Pretty impressive CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: A synth tune with a 3-note piano motif, followed by a tribal beat. Most of the time, the theme would be in low tone.

Availability: Seen on most releases from the company until 2018.

Legacy: This and the parent company M6 Studio's logo have similar animation concepts.

4th Logo (2018-)
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Logo: The animation is similar to the M6 Studio logo, but now there are blue flashing lines that form the SND logo from before. Also, the camera turns around by going to the left.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: An ascending orchestral theme with strings.

Availability: Current. Seen on movies from the company like The Ideal Palace (2018).

Legacy: Similar to before.