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'''Shock Film Company''' is a distributor founded by Jimmy Maslon and Eric J. Caidin. |
'''Shock Film Company''' is a distributor founded by Jimmy Maslon and Eric J. Caidin. |
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Shock Film Company (1982) (From - post 80's print of The Wizard of Gore).png |
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{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/U8ybEA0XNrg}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are the words: |
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JIMMY MASLON<br> |
JIMMY MASLON<br> |
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Then the screen fades to the text: |
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A<br> |
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The lightning strikes "SHOCK FILM", turning red and damaged. |
The lightning strikes "SHOCK FILM", turning red and damaged. |
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'''Technique:''' Fading effects, the lightning striking the text, the text turning red and torn up. |
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'''Audio:''' An eerie synth fanfare, which is actually a stock music piece "Music, Drama, Billboard, Symphonic 02" from the Sound Ideas Series 1000 sound effects library, accompanied by a whoosh and a stock thunderclap from the Cinesound/BBC sound effects library (the same thunderclap used on the [[Ismail Production|Ismail Productions]], [[Lightning Video]] and [[Southern Star Entertainment|Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia]] logos). |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on post-1982 prints of ''“The Wizard of Gore”'' (1970). |
'''Availability:''' Seen on post-1982 prints of ''“The Wizard of Gore”'' (1970). |
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[[Category:United States]] |
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'''Editor's Note''': A pretty low-budget '80s logo; despite it trying to be scary, it doesn't do as good a job compared to other “scary” professional logos like the Viacom “V of Doom” and the Screen Gems “S from Hell." |
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[[Category:American logos]] |
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:12, 28 March 2024
Background
Shock Film Company is a distributor founded by Jimmy Maslon and Eric J. Caidin.
Logo (1982?)
Visuals: On a black background, there are the words:
JIMMY MASLON
ERIC J. CALDIN
present
Then the screen fades to the text:
A
SHOCK FILM
COMPANY
PRESENTATION
The lightning strikes "SHOCK FILM", turning red and damaged.
Technique: Fading effects, the lightning striking the text, the text turning red and torn up.
Audio: An eerie synth fanfare, which is actually a stock music piece "Music, Drama, Billboard, Symphonic 02" from the Sound Ideas Series 1000 sound effects library, accompanied by a whoosh and a stock thunderclap from the Cinesound/BBC sound effects library (the same thunderclap used on the Ismail Productions, Lightning Video and Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia logos).
Availability: Seen on post-1982 prints of “The Wizard of Gore” (1970).