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Background

Davis Entertainment is an American independent film production company founded by John Davis in 1984.

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1st Logo (March 25, 1990-June 22, 2001)	2nd Logo (November 30, 2001-April 8, 2009)	3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)	4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015)

1st Logo (March 25, 1990-June 22, 2001)

Visuals: On a black or blue background, a "D" made out of a filmstrip spins around and zooms out to the middle. The company name in sky blue fades in under the filmstrip as the logo shines.

Variants:

A short version of the logo exists where it starts with the text fading in.
On Dr. Dolittle 2, the whole logo is reanimated and has a light blue tint, while the text has a font similar to the next logo.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on Gunmen, Fortress (1993) and other films from the era. It also appears on TV movies as well like Silhouette. This doesn't appear on Predator 2, Richie Rich, Dr. Dolittle or Dudley-Do-Right.

2nd Logo (November 30, 2001-April 8, 2009)

Visuals: On a black background, the abstract "D" in a metallic blue color animates in a quite similar way as before, but the text below is now written in Tahoma. Also, the shining is more intensive.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: Seen on films such as Dr. Dolittle sequels from 3 to 5, Behind Enemy Lines, the Garfield movies, I, Robot, Flight of the Phoenix, and Fat Albert. This logo does not appear on Heartbreakers, Life or Something Like It, Daddy Day Care, Paycheck, First Daughter, Alien vs. Predator, Eragon, Norbit, Daddy Day Camp, The Heartbreak Kid or Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.

3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)

Visuals: The camera moves out from some clouds on a daytime sky to see a hot-air balloon (striped in red and yellow), alongside another one seen in the background with a zeppelin moving from the right side of the screen. Then, a red biplane passes by and goes behind the clouds. After that, the view pulls back on a peephole on a wooden door in a mansion, which emits a bright golden light on it. Just as the screen zooms out to the front, the company name in gold appears from below, as the filmstrip flies and arranges itself over it. The logo then encloses in a golden rectangular box on a black background, as the mansion view fades out alongside the box, leaving just the logo as it shines before fading out.

Variants:

On Mr. Popper's Penguins, the company name is absent, and it transitions to the opening once it is done.
A more common shortened version exists where the filmstrip spins into view as the text fades in. The rectangular box is already there.
A still version exists.
At the end of A Little Bit of Heaven, the logo is in black-and-white and scrolls up in the credits.
The logo usually shares the screen with other logos on TV shows.
On The Equalizer (2021), only the shining is shown on the finished product, and it lacks the box.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: A soft ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz, with the sound of the biplane flying by at the start.

Audio Variants:

In some cases, the logo is silent, or has the opening/closing theme of the show/film.
ABC, CBS and NBC broadcasts of the company's TV series uses generic music/voiceover.

Availability:

The full version was so far seen on Marmaduke, Gulliver's Travels, A Little Bit of Heaven, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and Dolemite is My Name.
The other variants appear on Our House, the end of Jungle Cruise and on TV shows starting with The Blacklist.
Some films, such as Predators, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ferdinand, Game Night, The Predator, Shaft (2019) and Prey (2022), have no logo.

4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015)

Visuals: On a black background, the filmstrip (now in steel blue) spins into view (with the same animation as the previous logo) as it shines a little.

Variant: On Devil's Due, the logo has a glitch VHS effect.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: It appeared on Chronicle, Devil's Due, Victor Frankenstein, and Joy. Used on more "serious" films in tandem with the previous logo.

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 ===Background===
-'''Davis Entertainment''' is an American independent film production company founded by John '''Davis''' in 1984. No logo was used until 1990.
+'''Davis Entertainment''' is an American independent film production company founded by John '''Davis''' in 1984.
+{{ImageTOC
-===1st Logo (March 25, 1990-March 23, 2001)===
+|Davis_Entertainment_(1998).png|1st Logo (March 25, 1990-June 22, 2001)
+|Davis_Entertainment_(2004,_Closing).png|2nd Logo (November 30, 2001-April 8, 2009)
+|Davis_2010_with_name.jpeg|3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)
+|Davis_Ent_2012.jpeg|4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015)
+}}
+===1st Logo (March 25, 1990-June 22, 2001)===
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+File:2A0tPvZkvjyTxIv3AKV1kw26198.jpeg
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+{{YouTube|id=Zdu8u_AdKwI|id2=3ErkceyOlwQ}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black or {{color|blue}} background, a "{{color|skyblue|D}}" made out of a filmstrip spins around and zooms out to the middle. The words "{{color|skyblue|DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT}}" fade in under the filmstrip as the logo shines.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black or {{color|blue}} background, a "{{color|skyblue|D}}" made out of a filmstrip spins around and zooms out to the middle. The company name in {{color|skyblue|sky blue}} fades in under the filmstrip as the logo shines.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Variant:''' On the 1997 TV movie ''Asteroid'', there is a short version of the logo where it is already formed as the company name fading in.
+* A short version of the logo exists where it starts with the text fading in.
+* On ''Dr. Dolittle 2'', the whole logo is reanimated and has a {{color|cyan|light blue}} tint, while the text has a font similar to the next logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The filmstrip spinning and zooming, the logo shining.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.
+'''Audio:''' None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Gunmen'' and ''Fortress'' (1993), but also might be on some other movies, including the 1998 remake of 1967's ''Doctor Dolittle''. It also appears on TV movies as well like ''Silhouette''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Gunmen'', ''Fortress'' (1993) and other films from the era. It also appears on TV movies as well like ''Silhouette''. This doesn't appear on ''Predator 2'', ''Richie Rich'', ''Dr. Dolittle'' or ''Dudley-Do-Right''.
-===2nd Logo (June 22, 2001-May 19, 2009; February 3, 2012)===
+===2nd Logo (November 30, 2001-April 8, 2009)===
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+{{YouTube|id=HG0Kbm62aW0|id2=lI51f_PEjtc}}
-'''Logo:''' Same as before, but with improved image effects, better quality and more intensive shining.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the abstract "D" in a metallic blue color animates in a quite similar way as before, but the text below is now written in Tahoma. Also, the shining is more intensive.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (first movie to have this), the logo is on a {{color|blue}} background and the whole logo is in a {{color|silver}}/{{color|blue}} tint. Also, the animation is very similiar to the previous one.
-*On the extended edition of ''Chronicle'', the animation is slightly different and the company name is absent.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as before.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the opening/closing theme to the movie.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on all Davis productions such as the ''Dr. Dolittle'' sequels, ''Behind Enemy Lines'', the ''Garfield'' movies, ''I, Robot'', ''Flight of the Phoenix'', and ''Fat Albert''. It surprisingly made an appearance on ''Chronicle'' (on the extended edition, as mentioned above).
+'''Availability:''' Seen on films such as ''Dr. Dolittle'' sequels from 3 to 5, ''Behind Enemy Lines'', the ''Garfield'' movies, ''I, Robot'', ''Flight of the Phoenix'', and ''Fat Albert''. This logo does not appear on ''Heartbreakers'', ''Life or Something Like It'', ''Daddy Day Care'', ''Paycheck'', ''First Daughter'', ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Eragon'', ''Norbit'', ''Daddy Day Camp'', ''The Heartbreak Kid'' or ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''.
 ===3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)===
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+{{YouTube|id=2w_8tyv7ih4|id2=rdBO5JGUh_E|id3=qnrCignyEFk|id4=LiBk2SNRmls|id5=tWfvWCbrkNI}}
-'''Logo:''' Over some {{color|gold|golden}} clouds, a hot-air-balloon and a zeppelin are seen as a plane then passes by. The picture then zooms out of a peephole in a wooden door in a mansion, emitting a lot of {{color|gold|golden}} light as it continues to zooms out. The "{{color|gold|D}}" filmstrip from the previous logos flies and arranges itself over the building, inside a rectangular box as the company name appears from below. The filmstrip then shines.
+'''Visuals:''' The camera moves out from some clouds on a daytime sky to see a hot-air balloon (striped in {{color|red}} and {{color|gold|yellow}}), alongside another one seen in the background with a zeppelin moving from the right side of the screen. Then, a {{color|red}} biplane passes by and goes behind the clouds. After that, the view pulls back on a peephole on a wooden door in a mansion, which emits a bright golden light on it. Just as the screen zooms out to the front, the company name in {{color|gold}} appears from below, as the filmstrip flies and arranges itself over it. The logo then encloses in a {{color|gold|golden}} rectangular box on a black background, as the mansion view fades out alongside the box, leaving just the logo as it shines before fading out.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'', the company name is absent.
+*On ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'', the company name is absent, and it transitions to the opening once it is done.
+*A more common shortened version exists where the filmstrip spins into view as the text fades in. The rectangular box is already there.
 *A still version exists.
 *At the end of ''A Little Bit of Heaven'', the logo is in black-and-white and scrolls up in the credits.
 *The logo usually shares the screen with other logos on TV shows.
+*On ''The Equalizer'' (2021), only the shining is shown on the finished product, and it lacks the box.
-*A shortened version exists where the filmstrip spins into view with the name appearing. The rectangular box is already here, sometimes absent.
-*On ''The Equalizer'' (2021), only the shining is shown on the finished product.
-'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz, with the sound of a plane flying by at the start. Sometimes, it's silent or has the opening/closing theme. ABC, CBS and NBC broadcasts of the company's TV series had using generic music/voiceover.
+'''Audio:''' A soft ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz, with the sound of the biplane flying by at the start.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on ''Marmaduke'', ''Gulliver's Travels'', ''A Little Bit of Heaven'', ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'', ''Our House'', ''Dolemite is My Name'', and ''Jungle Cruise''. Also seen on TV shows starting with ''The Blacklist''. Does not appear on ''Ferdinand'' (the company's debut animated film).
+*In some cases, the logo is silent, or has the opening/closing theme of the show/film.
+*ABC, CBS and NBC broadcasts of the company's TV series uses generic music/voiceover.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Legacy:''' This is a beautiful logo, and it's a shame that it didn't get much use on films.
+*The full version was so far seen on ''Marmaduke'', ''Gulliver's Travels'', ''A Little Bit of Heaven'', ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'', and ''Dolemite is My Name''.
+*The other variants appear on ''Our House'', the end of ''Jungle Cruise'' and on TV shows starting with ''The Blacklist''.
+*Some films, such as ''Predators'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''Ferdinand'', ''Game Night'', ''The Predator'', ''Shaft'' (2019) and ''Prey'' (2022), have no logo.
 ===4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015)===
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 Davis Ent 2012.jpeg
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+{{YouTube|id=9nRatyW-8aM}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the "{{color|skyblue|D}}" filmstrip spins into view (with the same animation as the previous logo) as it shines a little.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the filmstrip (now in {{color|steelblue|steel blue}}) spins into view (with the same animation as the previous logo) as it shines a little.
 '''Variant:''' On ''Devil's Due'', the logo has a glitch VHS effect.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The filmstrip spinning.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the opening theme of the movie.
+'''Audio:''' None, or the opening theme of the movie.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It appeared on ''Chronicle'', ''Devil's Due'', ''Victor Frankenstein'', and ''Joy''. Used in tandem with the previous logo.
+'''Availability:'''  It appeared on ''Chronicle'', ''Devil's Due'', ''Victor Frankenstein'', and ''Joy''. Used on more "serious" films in tandem with the previous logo.
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