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'''Visuals:''' Scrolling in the credits, there is the letter "A" above a stylized drawing of a man with a bow and a lightning bolt as an arrow. Below it, there is the company name with "PRODUCTION".
'''Visuals:''' Scrolling in the credits is the letter "A" above a stylized drawing of a man with a bow and a lightning bolt as an arrow. Below it is the company name with "PRODUCTION".


'''Variant:''' A still version of the logo appears on <u>the [[Nintendo DS]] port of ''Avatar: The Game''</u>.
'''Variant:''' A still version of this logo appears on the <u>[[Nintendo DS]] port of ''Avatar: The Game''</u>.


'''Technique:''' Scrolling animation.
'''Technique:''' Scrolling animation.
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'''Audio:''' Just the closing theme of the movie.
'''Audio:''' Just the closing theme of the movie.


'''Availability:''' It appears at the end of the "Making of" feature on the ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' Special Edition laserdisc release.
'''Availability:''' It appears at the end of the "Making of" feature on the 1993 Special Edition Laserdisc release of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.


===2nd Logo (3rd logo prototype) (1994)===
===2nd Logo (3rd logo prototype) (1994)===
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the stylized archer from the previous logo flashes in, now in steel and with a {{color|blue|bluish}} sheen on it. As the bowman slowly zooms back, the company name flashes in below, in spaced-out letters.
'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the stylized archer from the previous logo flashes in, now in steel and with a bluish sheen. As the bowman slowly zooms back, the company name flashes in below, in spaced-out letters.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A <u>scope version</u> of the logo exists.
*A <u>scope version</u> of the logo exists.
*On <u>a TV spot</u>, the logo appears next to the [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo (the next logo debuted on the film proper).
*On <u>a TV spot</u>, the logo appears next to the 1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the trailer.
'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the trailer.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on the trailer and a TV spot for ''True Lies''; it's likely this was just a prototype logo used for the trailer.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the trailer and a TV spot for ''True Lies''; it's likely this was just a prototype for the next logo.


===3rd Logo (July 12, 1994-)===
===3rd Logo (July 12, 1994-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, several lasers, lights, and firework-esque explosions shoot upwards toward the camera above a steel structure. The structure zooms back slightly to reveal that it is the stylized archer from before, now colored in steel blue as it pans upwards and to the left. It then eases out and as it shines, "L I G H T S T O R M" flashes below the archer, and "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" appears below.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, several lasers, lights, and firework-esque explosions shoot upwards toward the camera above a steel structure. The structure zooms back slightly to reveal that it is the stylized archer from before, now colored in steel blue as it pans upwards and to the left. It then eases out and as it shines, "LIGHTSTORM" flashes below the archer, and "ENTERTAINMENT" appears below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Audio:''' A quiet but powerful orchestrated fanfare with violin sounds throughout. Near the end of the logo, there is a chime that reverberates for the duration. The music was composed by {{w|Brad Fiedel}}.
'''Audio:''' A quiet but powerful orchestrated fanfare with violin sounds throughout. Near the end of the logo, there is a chime that reverberates for the duration. This was composed by Brad Fiedel.


'''Audio Trivia:''' A portion of the theme shows up in the climax of ''True Lies'' (the movie where this logo made its debut, along with the 1994 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo); however, part of it is slightly reorchestrated. Perhaps not coincidentally, Fiedel composed the movie's score as well.
'''Audio Trivia:''' A portion of the theme shows up in the climax of ''True Lies'' (where this logo made its debut, along with the 1994 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo); however, part of it is slightly reorchestrated. Perhaps not coincidentally, Fiedel composed said film's score as well.


'''Availability:''' Seen on ''True Lies'', ''Strange Days'', ''Solaris'' and the end of ''Alita: Battle Angel''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''True Lies'', ''Strange Days'', ''Solaris'' and the end of ''Alita: Battle Angel''.


* The short version is seen on trailers, including ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' (a new logo was introduced on the film proper), and ''James Cameron's Avatar: The Game''.
* The short version is seen on trailers, including those for ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', as well as on ''Avatar: The Game''.
* For unknown reasons, it doesn't appear on ''Titanic'' and ''Avatar''. The former merely uses the in-credit notice "A LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION".
* For unknown reasons, it doesn't appear on ''Titanic'' and ''Avatar''; the former only uses an in-credit notice.


===4th Logo (December 6, 2022-)===
===4th Logo (December 6, 2022-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small streak of faint light passes by. The streak turns out to be reflecting off the stylized archer from before as another light illuminates it. The camera eases out from the archer, and "L I G H T S T O R M" flashes onscreen in a similar way as the previous logo, along with "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" fading in below. The entire logo is black and has a dark shine on it (a la the [[THX]] "Eclipse" logo).
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small streak of faint light passes by. The streak turns out to be reflecting off the stylized archer from before as another light illuminates it. The camera eases out from the archer, and "LIGHTSTORM" flashes onscreen in a similar way as the previous logo, along with "ENTERTAINMENT" fading in below. The entire logo is black and has a dark shine on it (a la the [[THX]] "Eclipse" logo).


'''Variant:''' On <u>the television adaptation of ''True Lies''</u>, the logo is shortened to the shining and is next to the [[Flying Glass of Milk Productions]] logo.
'''Variant:''' On <u>the television adaptation of ''True Lies''</u>, the logo is shortened to the shining and is next to the [[Flying Glass of Milk Productions]] logo.
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'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Audio:''' A short bombastic orchestral fanfare similar in style to the previous logo, composed by {{w|Simon Franglen}}. Otherwise, none.
'''Audio:''' A short bombastic orchestral fanfare similar in style to the previous logo, composed by Simon Franglen. Otherwise it's silent.


'''Availability:''' It debuted on ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', and later appeared on the short-lived television series adaptation of ''True Lies''.
'''Availability:''' It debuted on ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', and later appeared on the short-lived television series adaptation of ''True Lies''.

Latest revision as of 18:41, 26 September 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
Logophile and 20thCenturyFoxLover

Captures by
Eric S. and Logophile

Editions by
Eric S., Logophile, and BenderRoblox



Background

Lightstorm Entertainment is the production company of writer/producer/director James Cameron, who co-founded it with Threshold Entertainment founder Lawrence Kasanoff.


Contents

1st Logo (November 24, 1993, December 1, 2009) 2nd Logo (3rd logo prototype) (1994) 3rd Logo (July 12, 1994-) 4th Logo (December 6, 2022-)


1st Logo (November 24, 1993, December 1, 2009)

Visuals: Scrolling in the credits is the letter "A" above a stylized drawing of a man with a bow and a lightning bolt as an arrow. Below it is the company name with "PRODUCTION".

Variant: A still version of this logo appears on the Nintendo DS port of Avatar: The Game.

Technique: Scrolling animation.

Audio: Just the closing theme of the movie.

Availability: It appears at the end of the "Making of" feature on the 1993 Special Edition Laserdisc release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

2nd Logo (3rd logo prototype) (1994)

Visuals: Over a black background, the stylized archer from the previous logo flashes in, now in steel and with a bluish sheen. As the bowman slowly zooms back, the company name flashes in below, in spaced-out letters.

Variants:

  • A scope version of the logo exists.
  • On a TV spot, the logo appears next to the 1981 20th Century Fox logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening theme of the trailer.

Availability: Only seen on the trailer and a TV spot for True Lies; it's likely this was just a prototype for the next logo.

3rd Logo (July 12, 1994-)

Visuals: On a black background, several lasers, lights, and firework-esque explosions shoot upwards toward the camera above a steel structure. The structure zooms back slightly to reveal that it is the stylized archer from before, now colored in steel blue as it pans upwards and to the left. It then eases out and as it shines, "LIGHTSTORM" flashes below the archer, and "ENTERTAINMENT" appears below.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the logo is still.
  • There's a short version that features the zoom out of the bowman and the name flashing below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A quiet but powerful orchestrated fanfare with violin sounds throughout. Near the end of the logo, there is a chime that reverberates for the duration. This was composed by Brad Fiedel.

Audio Trivia: A portion of the theme shows up in the climax of True Lies (where this logo made its debut, along with the 1994 20th Century Fox logo); however, part of it is slightly reorchestrated. Perhaps not coincidentally, Fiedel composed said film's score as well.

Availability: Seen on True Lies, Strange Days, Solaris and the end of Alita: Battle Angel.

  • The short version is seen on trailers, including those for Avatar: The Way of Water, as well as on Avatar: The Game.
  • For unknown reasons, it doesn't appear on Titanic and Avatar; the former only uses an in-credit notice.

4th Logo (December 6, 2022-)

Visuals: On a black background, a small streak of faint light passes by. The streak turns out to be reflecting off the stylized archer from before as another light illuminates it. The camera eases out from the archer, and "LIGHTSTORM" flashes onscreen in a similar way as the previous logo, along with "ENTERTAINMENT" fading in below. The entire logo is black and has a dark shine on it (a la the THX "Eclipse" logo).

Variant: On the television adaptation of True Lies, the logo is shortened to the shining and is next to the Flying Glass of Milk Productions logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A short bombastic orchestral fanfare similar in style to the previous logo, composed by Simon Franglen. Otherwise it's silent.

Availability: It debuted on Avatar: The Way of Water, and later appeared on the short-lived television series adaptation of True Lies.

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