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===Background===
Background: '''Threshold Entertainment Group''' is former [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] president and co-founder Lawrence Kasanoff's production company, best known for producing films/TV series based on ''Mortal Kombat'' and (far more infamously) ''Foodfight!''.
 
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=== 1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996) ===▼
|Threshold Entertainment (1996) (From - Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm Kombat Begins Again VHS release).png|1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996)
'''Logo:''' On a white background, the blue text "THRESHOLD ENTERTAINMENT", with the former word on top of the latter fade in.
|Lawrence Kasanoff Threshold Entertainment Production (1998) (From - PAL DVD capture of episode 4 to Mortal Kombat Conquest).png|2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998)
|Lawrence Kasanoff Threshold Entertainment Production (1998) (From - Mortal Kombat Conquest pilot from a DVD release).png|3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999)
|Threshold Entertainment (2020) (From - Bobblehead The Movie).png|4th Logo (May 3, 2012-)
}}
 
▲=== 1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996) ===
'''FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor:''' The text fading in. Rather uninspired.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Threshold Entertainment (1996) (From - Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm Kombat Begins Again VHS release).png
</gallery>
 
'''Music/SoundsVisuals:''' TheOn closinga themewhite ofbackground, the program.blue text
 
<center>{{color|blue|{{Font|Serif|'''THRESHOLD<br>ENTERTAINMENT'''}}}}</center>
'''Availability:''' Was only seen on ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm''.
 
with the former word on top of the latter, fade in.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.▼
 
'''Technique:''' A fading effect.
=== 2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998) ===▼
'''Logo:''' On a black/blue gradient background, we see a silhouette of a man. The silhouette moves into a fighting position as the white text "A Lawrence Kasanoff / Threshold Entertainment Production" wipe onto the background.
 
'''FX/SFXAudio:''' The silhouetteclosing andtheme of the textprogram.
 
'''Availability:''' It was only seen on original TV airings of ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm''; most prints of the series has the credits end with no logos whatsoever or simply the [[Saban Brands]] logo. However, it is retained on the ''Kombat Begins Again'' VHS release.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Possibly the closing theme of the show.▼
 
▲=== 2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998) ===
'''Availability:''' Seen on some episodes of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest''.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Lawrence Kasanoff Threshold Entertainment Production (1998) (From - PAL DVD capture of episode 4 to Mortal Kombat Conquest).png
</gallery>
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'''Visuals:''' On a black/blue gradient background with a white spotlight is a dark, CGI figure of Sub-Zero. There is also a larger silhouette of him in the background. The silhouette and figure move into a fighting position as the white text
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 
<center>{{Font|Arial|A Lawrence Kasanoff/<br>Threshold Entertainment<br>Production}}</center>
=== 3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999) ===▼
'''Logo:''' We zoom into an opening door, which leads to a cloudy background. The letters of the text from the first logo fly into place.▼
 
wipe onto the background.
'''Theatrical Variant:''' Same concept, except that when we go through the door we see the company name rotate into view as the sun shines over it.▼
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
FX/SFX: The door and the text flying. Much better than the previous two logos.
 
▲'''Editor's NoteAudio:''' None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the program.▼
 
'''Availability:''' SeeSeen above.on Theepisodes theatricalof variant''Mortal appearedKombat: atConquest'' theup startuntil of"Thicker ''Beowulf''Than (1999)Blood".
 
▲=== 3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999) ===
Editor's Note: None.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Lawrence Kasanoff Threshold Entertainment Production (1998) (From - Mortal Kombat Conquest pilot from a DVD release).png
Threshold Entertainment (1999) (From - Beowulf).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=VBAeOMcuPls|id2=JWkfS91oykE}}
 
▲'''LogoVisuals:''' WeThe camera zoomzooms into an opening door, which leads to a cloudy background. The letters of the text from the firstprevious logo fly into place.
=== 4th Logo (2012-) ===▼
'''Logo:''' It starts with a solar eclipse, emitting a purple aura. The eclipse lightensand reveals a circular metallic doorway. The left side is covered while the right is opened, revealing a starrygalaxy. "THRESHOLD ANIMATION STUDIOS" is below the logo in blue.▼
 
▲'''Theatrical Variant:''' Same concept, except that when wethe gocamera goes through the door we see, the company name rotaterotates into view as the sun shines over it.
'''FX/SFX:''' The reveal.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie.
 
▲'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' Possibly theThe closing theme of the showprogram.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Foodfight!''.
 
'''Editor'sAudio NoteVariant:''' None.
*On <u>episode 22 of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest''</u>, a door creaking sound is heard.
*The <u>theatrical variant</u> is silent.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' episodes beginning with "Shadow of a Doubt". The theatrical variant appeared at the start of ''Beowulf'' (1999).
 
▲=== 4th Logo (May 3, 2012-) ===
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Threshold Entertainment (2020) (From - Bobblehead The Movie).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=pbGJhVXv5J0}}
 
▲'''LogoVisuals:''' It starts with a solar eclipse, emitting a purple aura. The eclipse lightensandlightens and reveals a circular metallic doorway. The left side is covered while the right is opened, revealing a starrygalaxystarry galaxy. "{{color|blue|'''THRESHOLD'''}}", with "{{color|blue|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" or "{{color|blue|'''ANIMATION STUDIOS'''}}" below it, is below the logo in blue. The text shines.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
 
'''Audio:'''
▲Music/Sounds*''Foodfight!'': The closingopening theme of the programmovie.
*''Bobbleheads: The Movie'': A majestic fanfare.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on the infamous ''Foodfight!'' and ''Bobbleheads: The Movie'', and possibly other productions by the company as well.
 
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 26 October 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
PAV123

Captures by
Camenati

Video captures courtesy of
Broken Saw, Logo Archive, and LogicStock

Background

Threshold Entertainment Group is former Lightstorm Entertainment president and co-founder Lawrence Kasanoff's production company, best known for producing films/TV series based on Mortal Kombat and (far more infamously) Foodfight!.


Contents

1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996) 2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998) 3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999) 4th Logo (May 3, 2012-)


1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996)

Visuals: On a white background, the blue text

THRESHOLD
ENTERTAINMENT

with the former word on top of the latter, fade in.

Technique: A fading effect.

Audio: The closing theme of the program.

Availability: It was only seen on original TV airings of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm; most prints of the series has the credits end with no logos whatsoever or simply the Saban Brands logo. However, it is retained on the Kombat Begins Again VHS release.

2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998)


Visuals: On a black/blue gradient background with a white spotlight is a dark, CGI figure of Sub-Zero. There is also a larger silhouette of him in the background. The silhouette and figure move into a fighting position as the white text

A Lawrence Kasanoff/
Threshold Entertainment
Production

wipe onto the background.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on episodes of Mortal Kombat: Conquest up until "Thicker Than Blood".

3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999)


Visuals: The camera zooms into an opening door, which leads to a cloudy background. The letters of the text from the previous logo fly into place.

Theatrical Variant: Same concept, except that when the camera goes through the door, the company name rotates into view as the sun shines over it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the program.

Audio Variant:

  • On episode 22 of Mortal Kombat: Conquest, a door creaking sound is heard.
  • The theatrical variant is silent.

Availability: Seen on Mortal Kombat: Conquest episodes beginning with "Shadow of a Doubt". The theatrical variant appeared at the start of Beowulf (1999).

4th Logo (May 3, 2012-)


Visuals: It starts with a solar eclipse, emitting a purple aura. The eclipse lightens and reveals a circular metallic doorway. The left side is covered while the right is opened, revealing a starry galaxy. "THRESHOLD", with "ENTERTAINMENT" or "ANIMATION STUDIOS" below it, is below the logo in blue. The text shines.

Technique: CGI.

Audio:

  • Foodfight!: The opening theme of the movie.
  • Bobbleheads: The Movie: A majestic fanfare.

Availability: Seen on the infamous Foodfight! and Bobbleheads: The Movie, and possibly other productions by the company as well.

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