Screen Media Ventures

Credits

Descriptions by
GoAnimateFan199Pro and CnowEnt

Captures by
CnowEnt

Editions by
CnowEnt and AlmightyKingPrawn

Video captures courtesy of
ENunn and CnowEnt

Background

Screen Media Ventures was an independent motion picture distribution company that was founded in 2001. They had released several films on VHS, DVD, VOD, and (starting in 2017) theatrically. They were owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, as of 2017, seven years prior to that company's bankruptcy in the summer of 2024. As a result, this company was shuttered too.

1st Logo (2002?-2024)

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Visuals: On a black background, a green filmstrip flies on-screen. Then, a green light powers on and intensifies. The filmstrip freezes on-center, causing the light to dim. 2 oval borders puff in, and a green comet forms the text "Screen Media Films, LLC".

Variant: Sometimes, the green comet becomes a white light that expands to form "Screen Media Ventures, LLC". A still version also exists.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Either a relaxing 4-note oboe tune with a low synth note or a 5-noted synth.

Availability: Seen on home media releases by the company, such as The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. The variant appears on syndicated prints of their films, which can also appear on the official YouTube channel for Popcornflix. This is also used in tandem with the next two logos.

2nd Logo (Late 2000s-2024)

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Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with the text "Screen Media, LLC" on top of a red banner saying "F I L M S".

Variants:

• There is a zoomed in version with a modified font that only stays on screen for three seconds that is more commonly used.
• There is a version with just "Screen Media".
• There is also a variant similar to the one above where the text appears to form through static (a la HBO Entertainment).
• On more newer films, the static version now has the byline "A CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY".

Technique: A still graphic or simple 2D digital animation.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability:

• The initially described logo (see Visuals) can only be seen on Tommy and The Cool Mule.
• The first variant can be seen on releases from the company, such as Alex of Venice or Big Baby.
• The version without F I L M S can be seen on films co-distributed with Focus World.
• The static variant can be found on newer releases such as Luz, as well as a ThisTV airing of Mothers and Daughters. The logo with the byline can be seen on Willy's Wonderland and 9 Bullets.

3rd Logo (2010s-2024)

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Visuals: On a black background, there is a red line being drawn by a red light moving from right to left. The same text from the previous logo appears, and the light dims until only the line and text are visible.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: This can be seen on some newer releases from the company, such as On the Ropes.