Draft:Force Four Entertainment

Background

Force Four Entertainment (formerly Force Four Films, reused 2010 until 2012) is a Canadian film and television production company founded in 1983 and owned by Entertainment One (now Lionsgate Canada). It was based in Vancouver, BC and produced live-action programs throughout Canada.

1st Logo (2004-2010)

Visuals: We see a white square. Inside is a blue filmstrip and a freeform shape and text "FORCE FOUR" and "E n t e r t a i n m e n t" in Eurostile font is seen.

Technique: None.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess.

2nd Logo (2009-2015)

Visuals: On a black background, the camera rotates to the fully expanded logo as the blue filmstrip and the texts "FORCE FOUR" and "E n t e r t a i n m e n t" (with a twinkle on the "i") in white-blue-violet 3-D gradient text, form themselvers. There is also the same white freeform shape as the iconic logo of it with clouds and sun fading.

Variant: On Playing for Keeps, the logo is shorter.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the program.

Audio Variant: On season 11, episode 4 of Borely: America's Front Line, a rock-like theme is played.

Availability: Seen on most of their productions from the era, including Emergency, Border Security, Borely, First Dates of Canada, and children and teens' TV show Tricked!.

3rd Logo (2010-2012)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a glowing light of a freeform shape shining with a teal-blue color and moves with motion blur. gradient of a gray and black moving filmstrip with 3 freeform shapes and a ding shine is and the text "FORCE FOUR FILMS" in Century Gothic font in white shine as well as it resembles with the freeform shape within it.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: The ending theme.

Availability: Seen on other programs by the company, like Shattered.