Hentemann Films

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

This is the vanity plate of Mark Hentemann, an executive producer and writer for Family Guy and creator of Bordertown.

Logo (January 3-May 22, 2016)


Visuals: In a desert at dusk, there is a small glass studio with a concrete roof and satellite on top. The studio is occupied by an animator, and shown very far away from us. The text

HENTEMANN
FILMS


in a white, messy font, is seen below. To the right side of "FILMS" is the text "(No actual films)" in Times New Roman. Then, one of the following actions occurs, which vary by episode:

  • "The Engagement" and "J.C. Strikes": a giant worm swallows the studio.
  • "Borderwall": A head and a character (both from the show) pop up from under the studio, raising it.
  • "Megachurch": a pair of chopsticks appears from the top of the screen and grabs the studio, while Mark Hentemann's face comes in from the left. The chopsticks throw the studio into Mark's mouth.
  • "High School Football": the studio grows robotic legs and crawls away.
  • "Groundhog Day": a baby rolls by and crushes the studio.
  • "Santa Ana Winds": the studio clones into a fleet of fifteen, all of which gain black legs and scatter.
  • "Drug Lord": a hand comes in right and flicks the studio away. This one is animated a little crudely compared to the other ones, since the hand has a very noticeable white border.
  • "Heart Attack": a fly flies around the studio and a fly swatter comes down and smashes both of them. The fly swatter is animated in the logo's style.
  • "Wildfire": A UFO flies in and abducts the studio. Like the fly swatter variant, the UFO is animated in the logo's style.
  • "La Fiesta Noche Show": Mark appears again, snapping the studio up with his tongue like a frog. His head appears as a stock image, but the tongue is animated like the previous two.
  • "American Doll": the studio grows humanoid arms and legs (in red basketball shorts and blue shoes) and leaps into the sky.
  • "Viva Coyote": a pterodactyl-like creature nabs the studio and flies off with it.

Variant: On at least four episodes ("The Engagement", "High School Football", "J.C. Strikes" and "Drug Lord"), the text is slightly smaller, and "(No actual films)" is stretched.

Technique: Depends on the variant. Objects are usually animated with stock images.

Audio: Depends on the variant.

Availability: Seen on Bordertown.

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