Simitar Entertainment Inc.
Logos[]
1st logo (1984-1986)[]
On a space background, we see a black and blue scimitar (a sword with a curved blade) with a swirly-styled red "S" on the front spinning up to the center of the screen. The scimitar shines and the letters "IMITAR" slide from behind the "S" to the right to spell the word "SIMITAR". The text "ENTERTAINMENT INC." fades in below the scimitar, which shines again.
2nd logo (1985-1990)[]
On a black background, a white line moves from left to right upwards many times to draw a lined square, shining the RGB colors as it moves. When it finishes drawing the square, the line takes a right curve up to draw the outline of a boxy "S". Suddenly, the logo flashes, fills in with a bluish silver gradient and the lined square turns silver, and in the lower left of the box a ray of light sweeps across, leaving a black trail with "Simitar Entertainment Inc." written in white. Then the logo shines and flashes again.
3rd logo (1990-2000)[]
On a shady blue background, we see two separate sets of gold bars at opposite angles merging into each others’ spaces in the center of the screen. From off-screen bottom, 3 stacked lines swoop up and rotate 90 degrees to reveal the familiar S, now in gold CGI, and plasters itself onto the bars. Underneath, the 9th bar drops down and causes the gold text "Simitar" to rotate forward.
4th logo (1997-2000)[]
On a shady denim blue-textured background with some light near the upper-left, we see a faded square in the center (think the Burt Reynolds Productions and Madacy Video logos) with a shadow drop behind it. A DVD flies around with a dust trailing effect, and parts of the Simitar logo (very much like what you see in the 3rd logo, but slightly re-textured) fly into place in the center. The word "Simitar", now in a gold Futura font, flies around and settles underneath it, and the silver DVD logo (with a CGI DVD and a simple font for "DVD") flies into place under that. The disc seen earlier is part of this. Then the logo starts to "melt" away before it fades out.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo[]
A few creepy droning beeps that descend in pitch.
2nd logo[]
An epic synth bass throughout, accompanied by a synthesized crash when the logo flashes, a syed choir that sings 5 ascending notes, another synthesized crash for the second flash, and finally 2 whoosh sounds..
3rd logo[]
Same as the 2nd logo.
4th logo[]
A short variant of the 2nd logo's music, which starts off at the synth crash and the first synth choir note.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
Depending on the variant:
- Version with Audio: Low to high. The animation is standard '80s stuff, although the scimitar spinning up is so close it looks like it’s gonna poke you in the face and the sounds are very freaky.
- Silent Variant: Low to medium. The animation may still freak some out, but the creepy music is gone.
Aside from that, it’s lower for those who are used to it.
2nd logo[]
Depending on the logo variant:
- Original Version: Low to medium. The flashing, weird animation and synthesized fanfare may scare some, but it is a great logo, and it is a favorite of many. It is also tamer than the previous logo.
- Filmed Version: Medium, as the darker colors may make it a little more unnerving.
- Silent Variant: Minimal.
3rd logo[]
Low. The animation may catch you off-guard with the music from the previous logo, but at least it is much tamer than the 1st logo.
4th logo[]
Low, because of the "melting" effect. However, you should just laugh at it because of how cheesy it is!
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