Mentor Cinema

Background
Mentor Cinema is a Russian film and serial production company founded in 1988.

1st Logo (1991)
Logo: On a black background, a print image of the Holy Trinity depicted by Andrei Rublev feasting are on a stylized "A". Inside said letter's hole is a church bell with one piece broken off and underneath the letter's crossbar are "MC". Shortly after appearing, the logo crossfades to a smaller shot of the logo where it is positioned on the top right. Underneath it is "Times New Roman" in Russian and the company name in a curvy font.

Trivia: The three archangels resemble the depiction of the Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev. Created during the 15th century, it was highly regarded as one of the most famous Russian icons and one of the highest achievements of Russian art.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on Глухомань. This was likely a placeholder logo.

2nd Logo (1991)
Logo: A foreground mostly fills up the screen, leaving the bottom section blank. It reveals a silhouette of a similar design from the previous logo excluding the large letters and including "FILMSTUDIO MENTOR CINEMA" arched around the Archangels. Said text lights up, followed by a cropped render of the holy trinity and the golden bell, the middle of which glows. The bottom section is illuminated and revealed to be a wooden desk. Then, a piece of the bell breaks off and releases flames towards the left. One piece of the flames form "PRESENTS" in Russian and a realistic gold texture. Parts of the text shine afterwards.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: Three sporadic church bell rings.

Availability: Only seen on Вербовщик.

3rd Logo (May 1992-1999)
Logo: On a black background, the print image of the Trinity feasting from the first logo is shown in. The picture zooms out and positions itself on the top of the screen. The lower portion of the logo then fade in, followed by two wavy Russian flags from opposite directions, wiping in from the right and left respectively. Lastly, "Times New Roman" in Russian and a colour fades in below.

Variants:
 * On  А спать с чужой женой, хорошо , the picture of the Archangels appear through a large burst, which deblurs and focuses into the image. Additionally, the "A", excluding its crossbar, is drawn starting from underneath the Archangels, followed by the fade-in of the bell and each stripe of the Russian flag wiping in from top to bottom. A majority of the logo is also in white and the "MC" within the "A" is nowhere to be seen.
 * On  Святой и грешный , the company name in a stylized, curvy font is added below the logo. The graphic as a whole zooms out and rests on the top centre of the screen.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: One church bell ring when the lower portion of the logo fades in.

Availability: Despite an ample lifespan of seven years, this logo is only known to appear on three films: Караван смерти, А спать с чужой женой, хорошо, and Святой и грешный. A few other films from this period start with an in-credit notice.

4th Logo (2006-2009)
Logo: A film projector with a spinning reel zoom out while, white, and coloured clouds fade in on the bottom right. As the projector backs away from the screen, the moon can be seen over the clouds from the right. The screen brightens when the film projector points at the camera and then faces the left while zooming in towards its rewind gears. Said parts form an interconnected, circular path against a gradient circle, which crossfades into multiple large glass rings spinning towards the screen while the company name in capitalization, silver, and a stacked format zooms out. When the rings fade away, an light projects the back of the text, now becoming  at this point. Behind the light, a large ring of fire forms the same circular path logo from earlier, now transparent while rotating counterclockwise.

Variant: An open-matte variant exists.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: An exciting orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Uncommon. It appeared on a lot of serials and films from this period, making its earliest appearance on Слабости сильной женщины and latest being Голоса рыб. This logo can also be found on Откройте, Дед Мороз!, Слабости сильной женщины, Живописная авантюра, among others.

5th Logo (14 October 2007)
Logo: The circular gear logo from the previous logo is shown in a flat style. Underneath it is the company name in a straight, metallic font and colour. With the exception of "FILMSTUDIO", the logo is surrounded by a white outline.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on Отец.