Pyramid Films

Logo descriptions by Wellmart3 and PAV123

Video courtesy of LogicSmash

1st Logo (Early 1970s-1978)
Logo : On a black background, we see a trail of various words in various colors saying "Pyramid Films". Before they complete, a pyramid that has lines at the right fades in.

FX/SFX : The trail, the pyramid fading in. Primitive trailing effects, even for the time.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on some educational films and documentaries from the time, such as Vicious Cycles.

Editor's Note : The black background and trail effects may get to some, not to mention it's silent.

2nd Logo (Early 1980s-)
Logo : Against a sunrise background above a shimmering ocean, a prism is seen rotating in the middle of the background. The background grows brighter as a rainbow laser strikes the prism and moves to its tip, forming a silver-grated version of the pyramid from the previous logo. "PYRAMID" is below in a white font, and everything is against a black background with a blue haze below.

Variant : On the company's website, the background turns fully black and the logo turns flat once the laser leaves.

Trivia : A frame of this logo was once used as the artwork to the vaporwave album Holograms by Skeleton. Current issues of the album use a different cover.

FX/SFX : The prism and the laser. Very impressive animation for the time; this is one of the earliest computer-animated logos, done by Information International, Inc.

Music/Sounds : A dreamy synthesized string theme.

Availability : Common. Can be seen on short films and educational films distributed by the company, most notably Powers of Ten. Some can even be viewed on their website.

Editor's Note : While somewhat dated by today's standards, this logo is insanely advanced for the time period and is still very nicely-animated. The music used is also incredibly gorgeous as well.