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Scanbox Entertainment is a Danish home entertainment and production company, although through acquisitions they claimed their presence in other Nordic countries. In 2005, a British distribution arm was created, but was later bought out. The company also formed a short-lived American venture in 1998 with Lionsgate and Sterling Home Entertainment.

1st Logo (1985?-1991)

Visuals: On a light blue background, a grey rectangle flies in and flips around all over the screen. It then opens up all the way and blue squares and black text come out and the box closes back up. It repositions itself to the left edge of the screen, taking up most of it, as the particle form "sb" in blue and abstract, with the black text saying "scanbox danmark as", as they plaster themselves onto the rectangle. A red and white stripe draw onto the stem of the "b".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A "WHOOSH" is heard at the beginning, followed by a funky beat.

Availability: Seen on a Danish VHS print of Miracle Mile.

2nd Logo (1985?-1991?)

Visuals: On a black background, the "sb" from before, but in cyan with a tricolor cyan/yellow/red bar, appears in the top right corner. "scanbox" can also be seen on the left side. The logo slowly moves towards the center, zooming in as it goes. When it reaches it, the logo then quickly zooms in, as the screen passes through the gap in the letters. It then cuts to the warning screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The 1984-1985 Cannon Films jingle.

Availability: Seen on Finnish releases.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (1991?-1996)

Visuals: On a black background, a flash occurs, revealing two white monoliths on a sky background. Two lines are also seen above and fall down as the camera rotates and zooms out, revealing a modified version of the previous logo. "Scanbox Danmark A/S" in the same font as before, zooms out and places itself under the logo as the clouds move slowly.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A soft soundtrack with whooshing sounds.

Availability: Seen on later releases.^[Examples?]

4th Logo (1996-2005)

Visuals: The sequence starts on a CGI lake in the moonlight, with clouds above. A swan flies near the lake, circling in the distance, before coming to the center of the screen and landing in the water. The swan emits light as it turns in the water, emitting light and transforming into a stylized yellow swan "S", surrounded by blue and red arcs. "S C A N B O X" is wiped in with lines above and below it underneath.

Variant: On the trailer for Komodo, the logo is copper on green light background.

Trivia: Scanbox's venture with Lionsgate, Sterling Home Entertainment, used the same logo design. When the venture was dismissed, the logo was also changed.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An Oriental-esque woodwind tune with synthesizers and whooshes.

Availability: Seen on distributed VHS tapes and DVDs. Also available outside the Nordic region on a few films.^[Examples?]

5th Logo (2005-2015)

Visuals: There are multiple white parts moving on the screen (blinds effects), later forming the name scanbox with "entertainment" below, and the orange S-shaped bird appears at the left with the same effect.

Variant: An early variant exists, where the orange bird fades in and shines. Then, the words appear below one by one.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: A crystallized soundtrack. The early version used the tail of the previous soundtrack.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

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 '''Scanbox Entertainment''' is a Danish home entertainment and production company, although through acquisitions they claimed their presence in other Nordic countries. In 2005, a British distribution arm was created, but was later bought out. The company also formed a short-lived American venture in 1998 with [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] and [[Sterling Home Entertainment]].
-===1st Logo (1985?-Early 90s?)===
+===1st Logo (1985?-1991)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Scanbox Entertainment (1985) (Credit - Retro_film_DK).png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIE8aWxI4iY|id2=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3oQ95JhAv4|id3=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0oBG9_JNk4}}
+{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIE8aWxI4iY|id2=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3oQ95JhAv4}}
-'''Nickname:''' "SB"
-'''Logo:''' On a light blue background, a CGI grey rectangle flies in and flips around all over the screen. It then opens up all the way and blue squares and black text come out and the box closes back up. It repositions itself to the left edge of the screen, taking up most of it, as the particle form "sb" in blue and abstract, with the black text saying "scanbox danmark as", as they plaster themselves onto the rectangle. A red and white stripe draw onto the stem of the "b".
+'''Visuals:''' On a light blue background, a grey rectangle flies in and flips around all over the screen. It then opens up all the way and blue squares and black text come out and the box closes back up. It repositions itself to the left edge of the screen, taking up most of it, as the particle form "sb" in blue and abstract, with the black text saying "scanbox danmark as", as they plaster themselves onto the rectangle. A red and white stripe draw onto the stem of the "b".
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of the rectangle.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An "WHOOSH" is heard at the beginning, followed by a funky beat.
+'''Audio:''' A "WHOOSH" is heard at the beginning, followed by a funky beat.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on a Danish VHS print of ''Miracle Mile''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on a Danish VHS print of ''Miracle Mile''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 ===2nd Logo (1985?-1991?)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Scanbox Entertainment (1985) (From - Finnish VHS of Tappokone).png
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW0wOQmHtJE}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the "sb" from before, but in cyan with a tricolor cyan/yellow/red bar, appears in the top right corner. "scanbox" can also be seen on the left side. The logo slowly moves towards the center, zooming in as it goes. When it reaches it, the logo then quickly zooms in, as the screen passes through the gap in the letters. It then cuts to the warning screen.
-'''Nicknames:''' "SB II", "Creepy SB"
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' The 1984-1985 [[Cannon Films]] jingle.
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the "sb" from before, but in cyan with a tricolor cyan/yellow/red bar, appears in the top right corner. "scanbox" can also be seen on the left side. The logo slowly moves towards the center, zooming in as it goes. When it reaches it, the logo then quickly zooms in, as we pass through the gap in the letters. It then cuts to the warning screen.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on Finnish releases.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming in.
+===3rd Logo (1991?-1996)===
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An howling "whoosh" is heard at the beginning. A loud sound of what may be an airplane engine is also heard before it abruptly cuts out.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on Finnish releases.
-'''Editor's Note:''' The logo eventually zooming towards the screen, along with the creepy and loud sounds and black background, may be enough to give a person chills.
-===3rd Logo (Early 90s-1997?)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
 Scanbox Entertainment (1990s) (Credit - Retro_film_DK).png
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=9jWY9QHBjVE|id2=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZ5pKdtdBc}}
-'''Nickname:''' "SB II"
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a flash occurs, revealing 2 white monoliths on a sky background. 2 lines are also seen above and fall down as the camera rotates and zooms out, revealing a modified version of the previous logo. "Scanbox Danmark A/S" in the same font as before, zooms out and places itself under the logo as the clouds move slowly.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a flash occurs, revealing two white monoliths on a sky background. Two lines are also seen above and fall down as the camera rotates and zooms out, revealing a modified version of the previous logo. "Scanbox Danmark A/S" in the same font as before, zooms out and places itself under the logo as the clouds move slowly.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft soundtrack with whooshing sounds.
+'''Audio:''' A soft soundtrack with whooshing sounds.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare. Seen on later releases.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on later releases.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+===4th Logo (1996-2005)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-===4th Logo (1997-2005)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
 Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Credit - EnormousRat).png
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZUP0lyHo0}}
-'''Nickname:''' "The Swan"
-'''Logo:''' We start on a CGI lake in the moonlight, with clouds above. A swan flies near the lake, circling in the distance, before coming to the center of the screen and landing in the water. The swan emits light as it turns in the water, emitting light and transforming into a stylized yellow swan "S", surrounded by blue and red arcs. "S C A N B O X" is wiped in with lines above and below it underneath.
+'''Visuals:''' The sequence starts on a CGI lake in the moonlight, with clouds above. A swan flies near the lake, circling in the distance, before coming to the center of the screen and landing in the water. The swan emits light as it turns in the water, emitting light and transforming into a stylized yellow swan "S", surrounded by blue and red arcs. "S C A N B O X" is wiped in with lines above and below it underneath.
 '''Variant:''' On the trailer for ''Komodo'', the logo is copper on green light background.
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 '''Trivia:''' Scanbox's venture with Lionsgate, Sterling Home Entertainment, used the same logo design. When the venture was dismissed, the logo was also changed.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of water and swan, pretty good for the time.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An Oriental-esque woodwind tune with synthesizers and whooshes.
+'''Audio:''' An Oriental-esque woodwind tune with synthesizers and whooshes.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on distributed VHSs and DVDs. Also available outside the Nordic region on a few films.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on distributed VHS tapes and DVDs. Also available outside the Nordic region on a few films.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 ===5th Logo (2005-2015)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Scanbox Entertainment (2005) (From - Scandinavian blu-ray of Flåklypa Grand Prix).png
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XbJqZoBVkE}}
-'''Nickname:''' "The Bird II"
-'''Logo:''' We see multiple white parts moving on the screen (blinds effects), later forming the name scanbox with "entertainment" below, and the orange S-shaped bird appears at the left with the same effect.
+'''Visuals:''' There are multiple white parts moving on the screen (blinds effects), later forming the name scanbox with "entertainment" below, and the orange S-shaped bird appears at the left with the same effect.
+'''Variant:''' An early variant exists, where the orange bird fades in and shines. Then, the words appear below one by one.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A crystallized soundtrack.
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
+'''Audio:''' A crystallized soundtrack. The early version used the tail of the previous soundtrack.
-'''Availability:''' TBA.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 [[Category:Danish home entertainment logos]]
-[[Category:Danish logos]]
+[[Category:Denmark]]
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with content from other logos]]