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


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Background: Davis Entertainment is an American independent film production company founded by John Davis in 1984.
|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)
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===1st Logo (March 25, 1990-June 22, 2001)===
1st Logo
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(March 25, 1990-March 23, 2001)
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'''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.
Nicknames: "Filmstrip D", "Davis D"


'''Variants:'''
Logo: On a black or blue background, a blue "D" made out of a filmstrip spins around and zooms out to the middle. The words "DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT" fade in under the filmstrip, and the logo "shines".
* 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.
Variant: On the 1997 TV movie Asteroid, there is a short version of the logo starting where the logo shines, and the company name fading in. There is no spinning and zooming in this variant, the filmstrip D is already formed.


'''Audio:''' None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.
FX/SFX: The filmstrip spinning and zooming, the logo "shining".


'''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''.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.


===2nd Logo (November 30, 2001-April 8, 2009)===
Availability: Rare. 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.
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'''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.
Editor's Note: None.


'''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''.
2nd Logo
(June 22, 2001-August 7, 2009, February 3, 2012)
Davis Entertainment (2008)Davis Entertainment (2001)


===3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)===
Nicknames: "CGI Filmstrip D", "Filmstrip D II", "Davis D II", "CGI Davis D"
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'''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.
Logo: Same as before, but with improved image effects, better quality and more intensive shining.


'''Variants:'''
Variant: On Dr. Dolittle 2, the logo is on a blue background and the whole logo is in white. Also, the animation happens differently.
*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.
FX/SFX: Same as before.


'''Audio:''' A soft ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz, with the sound of the biplane flying by at the start.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening/closing theme to the movie.


'''Audio Variants:'''
Availability: Seen on all Davis productions, like Dr. Dolittle 2, Behind Enemy Lines, Garfield: The Movie, I, Robot, Flight of the Phoenix, Fat Albert, Dr. Dolittle 3, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief and Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts. It surprisingly made an appearance on Chronicle (on the extended edition, slightly different animation is seen), sans the company name.
*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:'''
Editor's Note: None.
*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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'''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.
3rd Logo
(June 4, 2010- )
Davis Entertainment (2010)


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
Nicknames: "Davis Wonderland", "The Mansion", "Gold Filmstrip D", "CGI Filmstrip D II", "Filmstrip D III", "Davis D III", "CGI Davis D II", "Gold Davis D"


'''Audio:''' None, or the opening theme of the movie.
Logo: Over some golden clouds, hot-air-balloons, a zeppelin and a plane passing by are seen. We then zoom out of a peephole in a wooden door, emitting a lot of golden light. Then the view continues to zoom out to reveal a mansion. A golden filmstrip flies and arranges itself over the building, inside a rectangular box, while the words "DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT" appear from below, all of them golden and a shine is seen on the filmstrip.


'''Availability:''' It appeared on ''Chronicle'', ''Devil's Due'', ''Victor Frankenstein'', and ''Joy''. Used on more "serious" films in tandem with the previous logo.
Variants:
Some movies, such as Mr. Popper's Penguins, lack the company name.
On The Blacklist, the logo is shortened and on Dr. Ken, the logo is still.


[[Category:United States]]
FX/SFX: Great CGI animation!
[[Category:Film logos]]

[[Category:Television logos]]
Music/Sounds: A soft, ascending fanfare by Christopher Lennertz.
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}

[[Category:American television logos]]
Availability: Seen on newer Davis movies, starting with Marmaduke. This logo was strangely not seen on Chronicle, as that film used the logo below.
[[Category:Vanity cards]]

[[Category:Logos with music by Christopher Lennertz]]
Editor's Note: This is a beautiful logo.



4th Logo
(February 3, 2012- )
Davis Entertainment (2012)
Logo: On a black background, a blue filmstrip spins into view (with the same animation as the previous logo), Forming a blue D (similar to the 2nd logo). The logo shines a little.

FX/SFX: The filmstrip spinning.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: First appeared on Chronicle. Also appears on Victor Frankenstein, and Joy. Currently used in tandem with the previous logo.

Editor's Note: None.

Latest revision as of 22:10, 26 February 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
LogoBoy95, EnormousRat and Mr. Logo

Captures by
SubparMario63 and SuperMax124


Background

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


Contents

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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