Davis Entertainment

Background

Davis Entertainment is an American independent film production company founded by John Davis in 1984. No logo was used until 1990.

1st Logo (March 25, 1990-March 23, 2001)

Nicknames: "Filmstrip D", "Davis D"

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 as the logo shines.

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.

FX/SFX: The filmstrip spinning and zooming, the logo shining.

Music/Sounds: 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.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (June 22, 2001-August 7, 2009, February 3, 2012)

Nicknames: "CGI Filmstrip D", "Filmstrip D II", "Davis D II", "CGI Davis D"

Logo: Same as before, but with improved image effects, better quality and more intensive shining.

Variants:

On Dr. Dolittle 2, the logo is on a blue background and the whole logo is in white. Also, the animation happens differently.
On the extended edition of Chronicle, the animation is slightly different and the company name is absent.

FX/SFX: 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).

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)

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"

Logo: Over some 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 golden light as it continues to zooms out. The "D" filmstrip from the previous logos (now in gold) flies and arranges itself over the building, inside a rectangular box as the words "DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT" also in gold appear from below. The filmstrip then shines.

Variants:

On Mr. Popper's Penguins, the company name is absent.
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.
A shortened version exists where the filmstrip spins into view with the name appearing. The rectangular box is already here. This is mostly used on TV shows, as well as appearing at the end of Jungle Cruise.
On the 2021 TV adaptation of The Equalizer, the box is absent and the logo only consists of the shining.
A still version was seen on Dr. Ken, Timeless, and Our House. On the third latter title, it also scrolls up in the credits alongside other logos at the end.

FX/SFX: Great CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A soft, ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz. Sometimes, it's silent or has the opening/closing theme.

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 such as The Blacklist and The Player.

Editor's Note: This is a beautiful logo.

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

Logo: On a black background, the blue "D" filmstrip 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.

Music/Sounds: 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.

Editor's Note: None.