Hometown Films

Credits

Descriptions by
Logoboy95

Captures by
Logoboy95 and Eric S.

Editions by
TLogos and Logoboy95

Video captures courtesy of
JCraver98 and ClosingLogosDude90

Background

This is Frank Mancuso Jr.'s production company.

1st Logo (October 3, 1987-July 30, 1988)

Logo: On a white background, we see a silver-outlined blue sign. On the sign is the words in silver lettering:

HOMETOWN
F I L M S

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme.

Availability: Seen on the first season of Friday the 13th: The Series.

2nd Logo (September 30, 1988-June 17, 1989)

Logo: We see the same sign from the previous logo, but with a city, a church, and even some houses. The sign then "flashes".

Technique: Appears to be a combo of model work and computer animation.

Music/Sounds:

• Episode 1: The closing theme plays.
• Rest of the season: We hear a dramatic 9-note tune with a ding at the end.

Availability: Seen on the second season of Friday the 13th: The Series.

3rd Logo (October 7, 1989-May 26, 1990)

Logo: We see a video of a city, with a sign. The camera pans to the sign, which is revealed to be the Hometown Films sign, done in CGI.

Technique: A combo of live-action and CGI.

Music/Sounds:

• Episodes 1-8: Same as the last logo.
• Episodes 9 and 10 of season 3 of Friday the 13th: The Series and season 2 of the War of the Worlds TV series: 5 flute notes.
• Rest of season 3 of Friday the 13th: The Series: Same as the second theme, but lower in pitch.

Availability: Seen on the third season of Friday the 13th: The Series and the second season of the 1988 War of the Worlds TV series.