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Background

S.I.D.E.N. Film was an Italian film rental distribution company. The general manager of the company was Italian film producer Fortunato Misiano.

1st Logo (19 May 1952-28 December 1955)

Logo: Against multiple copies of what appears to be chroma-keyed footage consisting of a camera panning around a bunch of lights, a black box with a white border fades in front of the viewer and slowly zooms outwards for a short period of time. Once it stops zooming, "S.I.D.E.N." in white and an arched format appears within the box one by one. The text format gives space for a white outlined semicircle to wipe in below "S.I.D.E.N.", where "FILM" in a thin and chiseled format fades inside the semicircle. After a while, the text crossfades to "PRESENTA" in a thin format.

Technique: Live action and cel animation.

Music/Sounds: A harp glissando that lasts throughout the entire logo, and a triumphant trumpet fanfare once the box appears.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Ergastolo, Desiderio 'e sole and Scapricciatiello.

2nd Logo (27 April 1957-11 August 1961)

Logo: On a green background, we see a golden "S.I.D.E.N" appearing letter by letter, and a bunch of white lines connecting to said 3D text wipes in once that is complete. The lines turn the text into a 3D-like format. A star appears above the text and a white line draws around the text, forming a rounded box-like frame with "film" in a script font connected to the frame underneath. A white glow fades in against the logo once it is done forming. Lastly, "Presenta" fades in a 3D font.

Variant:

Earlier appearances have the logo in B&W and the glow being more faint and larger.
On Onore e sangue and Mina... fuori la guardia, the font for "S.I.D.E.N" and "Presenta" is thicker than usual.

Technique: Cel animation.

Music/Sounds: A tense orchestral tune that goes like this: A sustained, high-pitched xylophone note with a brass note increasing by a pitch every time a letter appears which ends with a piano stinger and a xylophone ditty. A triumphant trumpet fanfare is heard at the end.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Onore e sangue, El Alamein, Ricordati di Napoli, Il conte di Matera, and Il segreto dello sparviero nero.

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Line 1: {{PageCredits\|compiled=\|description=Doctorine Dark, Key Lock\|capture=Key Lock\|video=\|edits=}} ~~===(1968-1971)===~~ === Background === '''S.I.D.E.N. Film''' was an Italian film rental distribution company. The general manager of the company was Italian film producer Fortunato Misiano. ===1st Logo (19 May 1952-28 December 1955)=== '''Logo:''' Against multiple copies of what appears to be chroma-keyed footage consisting of a camera panning around a bunch of lights, a black box with a white border fades in front of the viewer and slowly zooms outwards for a short period of time. Once it stops zooming, "'''S.I.D.E.N.'''" in white and an arched format appears within the box one by one. The text format gives space for a white outlined semicircle to wipe in below "'''S.I.D.E.N.'''", where "FILM" in a thin and chiseled format fades inside the semicircle. After a while, the text crossfades to "<abbr title="PRESENTS">PRESENTA</abbr>" in a thin format. '''Technique:''' Live action and cel animation. '''Music/Sounds:''' A harp glissando that lasts throughout the entire logo, and a triumphant trumpet fanfare once the box appears. '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on ~~18 films~~''Ergastolo'', ~~all of which can~~''Desiderio be'e ~~seen~~sole'' onand ~~IMDb~~''Scapricciatiello''.▼ ===2nd Logo (27 April 1957-11 August 1961)=== [[File:SIDEN Film (1968).webp\|center\|350px]] {{YouTube\|id=E_l-LMddsCc}} '''Logo:''' On a green background with dark borders, we see "S.I.D.E.N" appearing letter by letter, and a lined 3D text wipes in, And turns to another background, but the words are in 3D, then the frame draws and drops, forming the words "film" in a script font connected to frame, then "Presenta" fades in 3D font. '''Logo:''' On a green background, we see a golden "'''{{font\|Times New Roman\|{{color\|gold\|S.I.D.E.N}}}}'''" appearing letter by letter, and a bunch of white lines connecting to said 3D text wipes in once that is complete. The lines turn the text into a 3D-like format. A star appears above the text and a white line draws around the text, forming a rounded box-like frame with "film" in a script font connected to the frame underneath. A white glow fades in against the logo once it is done forming. Lastly, "<abbr title="Presents">{{font\|Times New Roman\|{{color\|gold\|Presenta}}}}</abbr>" fades in a 3D font. '''~~Technique~~Variant:''' ~~2D animation.~~ * <u>Earlier appearances</u> have the logo in B&W and the glow being more faint and larger. * On <u>''Onore e sangue'' and ''Mina... fuori la guardia''</u>, the font for "'''{{font\|Times New Roman\|S.I.D.E.N}}'''" and "{{font\|Times New Roman\|Presenta}}" is thicker than usual. '''~~Music/Sounds~~Technique:''' ACel ~~dramatic trumpet fanfare~~animation. '''Music/Sounds:''' A tense orchestral tune that goes like this: A sustained, high-pitched xylophone note with a brass note increasing by a pitch every time a letter appears which ends with a piano stinger and a xylophone ditty. A triumphant trumpet fanfare is heard at the end. ▲'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on 18 films, all of which can be seen on IMDb. '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on ''Onore e sangue'', ''El Alamein'', ''Ricordati di Napoli'', ''Il conte di Matera'', and ''Il segreto dello sparviero nero''. [[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Italy]]