Davis Entertainment
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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-March 23, 2001) | 2nd Logo (1992) | 3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-) | 4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015) |
1st Logo (March 25, 1990-March 23, 2001)
Logo: On a black or blue background, a "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.
Technique: CGI.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening/closing theme of the movie.
Availability: Seen on Gunmen and Fortress (1993). It also appears on TV movies as well like Silhouette.
2nd Logo (June 22, 2001-May 19, 2009)
Logo: Same as before, but with improved image effects, better quality and more intensive shining.
Variant: On Dr. Dolittle 2 (first movie to have this), the logo is on a blue background and the whole logo is in a silver/blue tint. Also, the animation is very similiar to the previous one.
Technique: CGI.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening/closing theme to the movie.
Availability: Seen on films such as the Dr. Dolittle sequels, Behind Enemy Lines, the Garfield movies, I, Robot, Flight of the Phoenix, and Fat Albert.
3rd Logo (June 4, 2010-)
Logo: Over some golden clouds, a hot-air-balloon and a zeppelin are seen as a biplane then passes by. The picture then zooms out of a peephole on a wooden door on a mansion, emitting a lot of golden light as it continues to zooms out. The "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.
Variants:
- On Mr. Popper's Penguins, the company name is absent.
- 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.
- 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.
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: A soft ascending fanfare composed by Christopher Lennertz, with the sound of the biplane 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.
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.
4th Logo (February 3, 2012-December 25, 2015)
Logo: On a black background, the "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.
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Uncommon. It appeared on Chronicle, Devil's Due, Victor Frankenstein, and Joy. Used on more "serious" films in tandem with the previous logo.