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===Background===
===Background===
'''Active Entertainment''' is a production company founded in 1993, headquartered in Victorville, CA. They used to produce animated series with [[Abrams Gentile Entertainment]], but now make low-budget TV movies for Syfy.
This company is known for making TV movies particularly on the Syfy Network. This company has existed since 1993.


===1st Logo (September 1995-2004)===
===1st Logo (September 9, 1995-May 26, 1997)===
[[File:Active Entertainment (1996).jpg|350px|center]]
[[File:Active Entertainment (1996).jpg|350px|center]]
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a light-blue spinning grid globe is rotating to the right. In front of the globe is a shiny purple banner that extends to behind the right of the globe, and behind the bottom of the globe is a light-purple line. Below are the purple textured words "ACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT".
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} globe with black gridlines is seen rotating clockwise, tilted at an angle as a purple swoop encircles the bottom portion of the globe. Below the globe is a silver line covered by it, and the text below as shown in a silver/purple mix:
<center>
{{font size|{{font|Copperplate Gothic|{{color|silver|'''ACTIVE'''}}}}|250}}<br>
{{color|silver|{{big|ENTERTAINMENT}}}}
</center>


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On ''Sky Dancers'' and ''Dragon Flyz'', the logo fades in and fades out.
* Sometimes, the logo fades rather than cuts.
* On ''Jellybean Jungle'', the logo has the purple swoop rotate and fade into place, while the line flies into place as well. A metallic scratching noise also plays along with the music here.
* On ''Jellybean Jungle'', an extended version is used. Here, the line swirls in from the left while the swoop rotates into place from behind the globe. A descending metallic swirling is heard on top of the music.
** An even longer version appears on ''The Monster Mash'', where the logo starts with the globe larger than usual taking up the whole screen, as a stretched "{{font|Copperplate Gothic|{{color|silver|'''ACTIVE'''}}}}" scrolls across the screen. The globe then zooms out as the company name zooms out and pans into position, as an arc made of 6 {{color|yellow|metallic yellow}} stars encircles it, and the logo animation continues as normal (unknown at the time, as the only known footage of this has it cut off at the end).


'''Technique:''' The globe rotating.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Audio:''' A high synth theme or none.
'''Audio:''' A high-pitched synth drone, or none.


'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some episodes of the shows they produced at the time, the logo is silent.
'''Audio/Variant:''' The long version uses an extended version of the music, with an added whoosh for the text scrolling, and harp strings heard as well.


'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:'''
* Seen on ''Sky Dancers'', ''Dragon Flyz'', and ''Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch''.
* Seen on ''Sky Dancers'', ''Dragon Flyz'', and ''Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch'', as well as the ''Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie'' VHS.
* It precedes the [[Film Roman]] logo on some international prints of ''Bruno the Kid''; some episodes on Tubi feature this combo.
* It precedes the [[Film Roman]] logo on some international prints of ''Bruno the Kid''; some episodes on Tubi feature this combo.


===2nd Logo (2004-2012?)===
===2nd Logo (2004-)===
[[File:Active Entertainment (2004) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png|center|frameless]]
[[File:Active Entertainment (2004) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png|center|frameless]]
{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/rSHDTvDqNpY}}
{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/rSHDTvDqNpY}}
'''Logo:''' We see a dark background. Within the dark background, we see a white light having a wiping horizontal transition effect going left from right showing the company's name "ACTIVE" in a font similar to the Orion Pictures logo that have been used for years and is colored in silver. After the company's main logo is shown, we see the word "''ENTERTAINMENT''" italicized just below the word "ACTIVE" just show up with white text.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a white light wipes in the silver text "'''''{{color|silver|ACTIVE}}'''''" from left to right, designed to resemble the old [[Orion Pictures]] logo, complete with the line cut through the top. The entire thing also has a bevel effect to it. Below, "'''''ENTERTAINMENT'''''" in white fades in below in a slightly spaced-out font.


'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
'''Technique:''' Just the white light transitioning the letters and word for the word "Active" and Entertainment showing up.


'''Audio:''' The beginning of the film.
'''Audio:''' The beginning of the film.


'''Availability:''' Should be seen on TV films they produced at the time particularly the Syfy movies they help create. Should be on collaboration and public domain DVDs, too.
'''Availability:''' Can be found on any of Syfy's TV movies produced by them, as well as any collaboration DVDs their films are on.


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Latest revision as of 11:06, 9 August 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
Juniorfan88 and Christopher Heers

Captures by
Juniorfan88, Henrynguye5, and Christopher Heers

Editions by
Henrynguye5


Background

Active Entertainment is a production company founded in 1993, headquartered in Victorville, CA. They used to produce animated series with Abrams Gentile Entertainment, but now make low-budget TV movies for Syfy.

1st Logo (September 9, 1995-May 26, 1997)


Visuals: On a black background, a sky blue globe with black gridlines is seen rotating clockwise, tilted at an angle as a purple swoop encircles the bottom portion of the globe. Below the globe is a silver line covered by it, and the text below as shown in a silver/purple mix:

ACTIVE
ENTERTAINMENT

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the logo fades rather than cuts.
  • On Jellybean Jungle, an extended version is used. Here, the line swirls in from the left while the swoop rotates into place from behind the globe. A descending metallic swirling is heard on top of the music.
    • An even longer version appears on The Monster Mash, where the logo starts with the globe larger than usual taking up the whole screen, as a stretched "ACTIVE" scrolls across the screen. The globe then zooms out as the company name zooms out and pans into position, as an arc made of 6 metallic yellow stars encircles it, and the logo animation continues as normal (unknown at the time, as the only known footage of this has it cut off at the end).

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A high-pitched synth drone, or none.

Audio/Variant: The long version uses an extended version of the music, with an added whoosh for the text scrolling, and harp strings heard as well.

Availability:

  • Seen on Sky Dancers, Dragon Flyz, and Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch, as well as the Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie VHS.
  • It precedes the Film Roman logo on some international prints of Bruno the Kid; some episodes on Tubi feature this combo.

2nd Logo (2004-)

Visuals: On a black background, a white light wipes in the silver text "ACTIVE" from left to right, designed to resemble the old Orion Pictures logo, complete with the line cut through the top. The entire thing also has a bevel effect to it. Below, "ENTERTAINMENT" in white fades in below in a slightly spaced-out font.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The beginning of the film.

Availability: Can be found on any of Syfy's TV movies produced by them, as well as any collaboration DVDs their films are on.
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