Cocinor

Cocinor (Comptoir Cinématographique du Nord) was a French production and distribution company.

Logos[]

1st logo[]

(December 18, 1938-Early 1950s): On a black background of a shining sea lion. The word "COCINOR" appears and shines below the sea lion.

2nd logo[]

(Early 1950's-1957): Over a gray background is the emblem from the 1st logo, but it's not animated. Also, there is a ribbon that displays the full name of the company name. "Presente" is below the logo.

3rd logo[]

(November 26, 1958-1960s): On a dark background with falling snow, with what appears to be a tunnel covered with a soft fabric, various light waves reflect from the fabric. After a few light waves, the company name comes up in a rapid motion. The name becomes bigger and bigger as it comes up, and eventually fills the whole screen before it moves off screen. Then, "PRÉSENTE" (this time not in rapid motion and much faster than the previous text) moves up screen. Then, the tunnel fades slowly out and we see the falling snow again.

Variants[]

A color version of the logo exists, probably available on the film Trois de la marine. The background with the snow is blue, and the blanket tunnel is pink.
On films distributed by Cocinor, like Wise Guys and Pourvu Qu'on Ait L'ivresse..., the cheaply chyroned text "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" appears before the name of the company. Also, the word "PRÉSENTE" is omitted.
On some films distributed by the company (including the colored version) the word "PRÉSENTE" doesn't show up.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: The opening of the movie.

2nd logo: None.

3rd logo: A strange, avant-garde score.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: None to low. The sun-like light shining and the text zooming out can startle a few.

2nd logo: None to minimal, depending on the theme that it uses. However, nothing is compared to the next logo...

3rd logo: High to nightmare. The darkness, the music, the creepy animation and the big letters will definitely scare many. But it is lowered down to Medium to high for the color version. The cheesiness of the logo may lower the scare factor for some.

Trivia[]

This logo was created by Russian-born French artist Alexandre Alexeieff, famous thanks to the invention of the animation technique of totalization.
The logo was used using Alexieff's animation technique called "Totalization"
The 3rd logo looks like it was using clothes texture because it kind of looks like it was smooth and soft
FluffyWave once left a message on Kbcars's message wall and said that she made a sentence with the logo's name (and spoke French with the translation so Kbcars understands)