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Background

Screenlife Games was a video game developer that was responsible for the DVD board game Scene It?, which helped bring the genre to popularity and spun off a series of editions of the game (Nick Scene It?, Disney Scene It?, Scene It? Jr., etc.). In addition, Screenlife also developed other DVD board games such as DVD Blast! and a series of game show games co-created by Endless Games. In 2008, the company was bought by Paramount Digital Entertainment and, due to DVD games becoming less popular in favor of mobile apps, was shut down in 2012.

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1st Logo (2002-2005)	2nd Logo (2005-2008)	3rd Logo (2007-2010)	4th Logo (2010-2012)

1st Logo (2002-2005)

Visuals: The logo starts on a retro-styled film countdown that counts down from 5 (with the numbers done in Scene It?'s normal timer style. When it reaches 1, the text "Screenlife" fades in, from the middle to the sides. "PRESENTS" in white appears below, and everything moves away to the right transitioning into the opening menu sequence of the Scene It? game.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The sounds of a film projector accompanied with beeping. When the text moves away, the opening sequence is heard.

Availability: Seen on most first-edition Scene It? games from the period, starting with the original.

2nd Logo (2005-2008)

Visuals: 2 dice fly in from the right of the screen. As they bounce up again, it reveals that they are going down a pathway of different board games (chess, checkers, etc). The dice bounce all over and through the board games until they make their way into a television screen. When they go in the TV, they turn into the 2 dice used in the Scene It? games. As this happens, the Screenlife logo at that time (a blue tilted rectangle with "screen" on it over a blue square and "life" next to it) appears with a blue glow. The final result is when the finished logo is above the 2 dice on a black background.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dramatic theme plays throughout with a distant whistle at the beginning. When the dice go into the TV screen, an intense whoosh is heard as the music finishes.

Availability: Seen on most Screenlife games from the period, such as Scene It? games, which were sometimes handed out in Wendy's Kids Meals and General Mills boxes and DVD Blast!.

3rd Logo (2007-2010)

Visuals: On a black background, a rounded square with a film countdown in it is seen. The picture goes black as the square fills with blue and it is revealed that it's the "screen" square from the previous logo. As "screen" glows out of it, the square tilts to its normal position as a gray filmstrip flies in and spins underneath the logo, revealing the text "GAMES" in it. The logo shines and glows against a blue aurora background, and stays there for a few seconds before the filmstrip flies at the screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Film countdown sounds, ending in a chime theme.

Availability: Seen mostly on Scene It? games for the Wii and Xbox 360.

4th Logo (2010-2012)

Visuals: On a white background, several blue squares appear as a larger one slides in to reveal the"screenlife" text popping in. Then, the large square hops into the smaller ones to reveal the Screenlife logo at that time. A flash occurs as a border surrounds the squares.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Electronic popping sounds are heard when everything slides in. Then, a robotic-like signal and a synth note are heard.

Availability: Seen on all Scene It? games from 2010 to 2011.

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+===Background===
-Background: Screenlife Games was a company that was responsible for the popular DVD board game Scene It?, which helped bring the genre to popularity and spun off a series of editions of the game (Nick Scene It?, Disney Scene It?, Scene It? Jr., etc.). In addition, Screenlife also developed other DVD board games such as DVD Blast! and a series of game show games co-created by Endless Games. In 2008, the company was bought by Paramount Digital Entertainment and, due to DVD games becoming less and less popular in favor of mobile apps, was shut down in 2012.
+'''Screenlife Games''' was a video game developer that was responsible for the  DVD board game ''Scene It?'', which helped bring the genre to popularity and spun off a series of editions of the game (''Nick Scene It?'', ''Disney Scene It?'', ''Scene It? Jr.'', etc.). In addition, Screenlife also developed other DVD board games such as ''DVD Blast!'' and a series of game show games co-created by Endless Games. In 2008, the company was bought by [[Paramount Digital Entertainment]] and, due to DVD games becoming less popular in favor of mobile apps, was shut down in 2012.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Screenlife Games (2002).png|1st Logo (2002-2005)
+|Screenlife_Games_(2006).png|2nd Logo (2005-2008)
+|Screenlife_Games_(2007).png|3rd Logo (2007-2010)
+|Screenlife_Games_(2011).png|4th Logo (2010-2012)
+}}
-st Logo
+===1st Logo (2002-2005)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-(2002-2005)
+Screenlife Games (2002).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=ZJC-m_QnS1k}}
-Logo: We start on a retro-styled film countdown that goes from 5 to 1, with the numbers done in Scene It?'s normal timer style. When it reaches 1, the orange text "Screenlife" fades in, starting from the middle and working its way to the left and right sides of the text. "PRESENTS", in white, appears below, and the text moves away to the right to make way for the opening menu sequence of the Scene It? game.
+'''Visuals:''' The logo starts on a retro-styled film countdown that counts down from 5 (with the numbers done in ''Scene It?''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s normal timer style. When it reaches 1, the text "{{color|orange|Screenlife}}" fades in, from the middle to the sides. "PRESENTS" in white appears below, and everything moves away to the right transitioning into the opening menu sequence of the ''Scene It?'' game.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-FX/SFX: The countdown, the numbers, the text moving.
+'''Audio:''' The sounds of a film projector accompanied with beeping. When the text moves away, the opening sequence is heard.
-Music/Sounds: Film projector sounds and beeping.
-Availability: Seen on most 1st-edition Scene It? games from the period, starting with the original.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on most first-edition ''Scene It?'' games from the period, starting with the original.
+===2nd Logo (2005-2008)===
-Editor's Note: TBA
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Screenlife Games (2006).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=lLrFtUl0NoE}}
+'''Visuals:''' 2 dice fly in from the right of the screen. As they bounce up again, it reveals that they are going down a pathway of different board games (chess, checkers, etc). The dice bounce all over and through the board games until they make their way into a television screen. When they go in the TV, they turn into the 2 dice used in the ''Scene It?''  games. As this happens, the Screenlife logo at that time (a {{color|blue}} tilted rectangle with "{{font|Courier New|'''screen'''}}" on it over a {{color|blue}} square and "''{{color|blue|life}}''" next to it) appears with a {{color|blue}} glow. The final result is when the finished logo is above the 2 dice on a black background.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-nd Logo
-(2005-2011)
+'''Audio:''' A dramatic theme plays throughout with a distant whistle at the beginning. When the dice go into the TV screen, an intense whoosh is heard as the music finishes.
-Logo: TBA
+'''Availability:''' Seen on most Screenlife games from the period, such as ''Scene It?'' games, which were sometimes handed out in Wendy's Kids Meals and General Mills boxes and ''DVD Blast!''.
-FX/SFX: TBA
+===3rd Logo (2007-2010)===
-Music/Sounds: TBA
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Screenlife Games (2007).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=u1FtNczs2gM}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a rounded square with a film countdown in it is seen. The picture goes black as the square fills with {{color|blue}} and it is revealed that it's the "{{font|Courier New|'''screen'''}}" square from the previous logo. As "{{font|Courier New|'''screen'''}}" glows out of it, the square tilts to its normal position as a {{color|gray}} filmstrip flies in and spins underneath the logo, revealing the text "GAMES" in it. The logo shines and glows against a {{color|blue}} aurora background, and stays there for a few seconds before the filmstrip flies at the screen.
-Availability: Seen on most Screenlife games from the period, such as Scene It? games from the period, Scene It? DVDs handed out in Wendy's Kids Meals and General Mills boxes, DVD Blast!, and The Price is Right: DVD Edition.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Editor's Note: This logo has absolutely amazing CGI for the time period which still holds up very well today.
+'''Audio:''' Film countdown sounds, ending in a chime theme.
-rd Logo
-(2007-2011)
+'''Availability:''' Seen mostly on ''Scene It?'' games for the Wii and Xbox 360.
-Logo: On a black background, a rounded square with a film countdown in it is seen. The picture goes black as the square fills with blue and we see it is the "screen" square from the previous logo. As "screen" glows out of it, the square tilts to its normal position as a gray filmstrip flies in and spins underneath the logo, revealing the text "GAMES" in it. The logo shines and glows against a blue aurora background, and stays there for a few seconds before the filmstrip flies at the screen.
+===4th Logo (2010-2012)===
-FX/SFX: The animations in the square, the square rotating, the filmstrip appearing, the background animating.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Screenlife Games (2011).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=QK4pDcZng1g}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, several {{color|blue}} squares appear as a larger one slides in to reveal the"{{color|blue|'''screen'''}}{{color|green|life}}" text popping in. Then, the large square hops into the smaller ones to reveal the Screenlife logo at that time. A flash occurs as a border surrounds the squares.
-Music/Sounds: Film countdown sounds, ending in a chime theme.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Availability: Seen mostly on Scene It? games for the Wii and Xbox 360.
+'''Audio:''' Electronic popping sounds are heard when everything slides in. Then, a robotic-like signal and a synth note are heard.
-Editor's Note: Less impressive than the previous logo, but still a solid logo with good CGI.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on all ''Scene It?'' games from 2010 to 2011.
-th Logo
-(2011-2012)
+[[Category:American video game logos]]
-Logo: TBA
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-FX/SFX: TBA
+[[Category:Paramount Global]]
-Music/Sounds: TBA
-Availability: Seen on Scene It?: Disney Magical Moments.
-Editor's Note: TBA