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===Background===
'''Rigel Entertainment''' was an American television production and distribution company that was established in 1992 by John F.S. Laing.
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▲(March 18, 1994-January 25, 2001)
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'''Variant:''' Later TV movies have the logo still or in-credit.
▲Logo: On a space background, the red meteor crosses the screen. Then we see metallic RIGEL word with a blue star behind G. The star sparkles just after the meteor passes by.
▲FX/SFX: Low-grade logo and effects suitable at least for the 80's.
'''Availability:'''
▲Music/Sounds: Silence, or an eight note guitar tune.
===2nd Logo (May 10-December 24, 2008)===
▲Availability: Seen on RoboCop TV series (1994) and Universal Soldier parts 2 and 3 (TV movies made in 1998). Also appears on RoboCop: Prime Directives.
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'''Technique:''' CGI by The Ether.
'''Availability:''' Seen on several arthouse movies like ''Tyrannosaurus Azteca'' and ''Heatstroke''. The closing variant can be found on TV movies, such as ''The Good Witch''.▼
▲Logo: Light beams from the complicated surface full of repeating pattern - a four-point figure in a circle. After we zoom through the surface, we can see intensive bluish light spreading into four directions, but then it decreases to show white RIGEL and light blue ENTERTAINMENT below, while the light beams from G. The logo slowly zooms out.
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▲Variant: The closing version used in made-for-TV movies is still on white background.
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▲Music/Sounds: Simple tapping synth with crystal entries, ending with a single bell sound.
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▲Availability: Seen on several arthouse movies like Heatstroke. The closing variant can be found on TV movies, such as The Good Witch.
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 4 September 2024
EnormousRat
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4R Geo
Background
Rigel Entertainment was an American television production and distribution company that was established in 1992 by John F.S. Laing.
1st Logo (March 18, 1994-January 8, 2008)
Visuals: On a space background, a red meteor crosses the screen. Then, the metallic "RIGEL" word with a blue star behind "G" appears with the star sparkling just after the meteor passes by.
Variant: Later TV movies have the logo still or in-credit.
Technique: Low-grade logo and effects suitable at least for the '90s.
Audio: Silence, or an eight note guitar tune composed by Christopher Franke.
Availability: Appeared on various movies and TV programs made by the company, like RoboCop (1994) and Universal Soldier parts 2 and 3 (TV movies made in 1998). Also appears on RoboCop: Prime Directives and When a Man Falls in the Forest.
2nd Logo (May 10-December 24, 2008)
Visuals: Light beams from the complicated surface full of repeating pattern - a four-point figure in a circle. After the screen zooms through the surface, we can see intensive bluish light spreading into four directions, but then it decreases to show white "RIGEL" and light blue "ENTERTAINMENT" below, while the light beams from "G". The logo slowly zooms out.
Variant: The closing version used for TV movies is still on a white background.
Technique: CGI by The Ether.
Audio: Simple tapping synth with crystal entries, ending with a single bell sound.
Availability: Seen on several arthouse movies like Tyrannosaurus Azteca and Heatstroke. The closing variant can be found on TV movies, such as The Good Witch.
