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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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===Logo (1982?)===

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===(1982?)===
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}}
{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/U8ybEA0XNrg}}
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the words:
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are the words:


JIMMY MASLON<br>
JIMMY MASLON<br>
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present
present


Then we fade to the text:
Then the screen fades to the text:


A<br>
A<br>
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The lightning strikes "SHOCK FILM", turning red and damaged.
The lightning strikes "SHOCK FILM", turning red and damaged.


'''FX/SFX:''' The text fading in and out, the lightning striking the text, the text turning red and torn up.
'''Technique:''' Fading effects, the lightning striking the text, the text turning red and torn up.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A 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 (Pakistan)|Ismail Productions]], [[Lightning Video]] and [[Southern Star Entertainment (Australia)|Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia]] logos).
'''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).


'''Availability:''' Seen on post-1982 prints of ''“The Wizard of Gore”'' (1970).
'''Availability:''' Seen on post-1982 prints of ''“The Wizard of Gore”'' (1970).


'''Legacy:''' 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."
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:American film logos]]
[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}
[[Category:Film logos]]
[[Category:Logos with library music by Sound Ideas]]

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).
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