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===Background===
===Background===
Threshold Entertainment is Lawrence Kasanoff's production company, best known for producing films/TV series based on Mortal Kombat and (far more infamously) Foodfight!.
'''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!''.

{{ImageTOC
|Threshold Entertainment (1996) (From - Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm Kombat Begins Again VHS release).png|1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996)
|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)===
===1st Logo (September 21-December 14, 1996)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
'''Logo:''' On a white background, the blue text "THRESHOLD ENTERTAINMENT", with the former word on top of the latter fade in.
Threshold Entertainment (1996) (From - Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm Kombat Begins Again VHS release).png
</gallery>


'''FX/SFX:''' The text fading in. Rather uninspired.
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the blue text


<center>{{color|blue|{{Font|Serif|'''THRESHOLD<br>ENTERTAINMENT'''}}}}</center>
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the program.


with the former word on top of the latter, fade in.
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'''Availability:''' Was only seen on ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Technique:''' A fading effect.

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'''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)===
===2nd Logo (October 3-December 12, 1998)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
'''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.
Lawrence Kasanoff Threshold Entertainment Production (1998) (From - PAL DVD capture of episode 4 to Mortal Kombat Conquest).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=Rol-MqpGaVc}}


'''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
'''FX/SFX:''' The silhouette and the text.


<center>{{Font|Arial|A Lawrence Kasanoff/<br>Threshold Entertainment<br>Production}}</center>
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Possibly the closing theme of the show.


wipe onto the background.
'''Availability:''' Seen on some episodes of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Technique:''' CGI.

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'''Audio:''' None.

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


===3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999)===
===3rd Logo (February 6-May 22, 1999)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
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'''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.
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}}


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'''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.
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'''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.


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'''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.
'''FX/SFX:''' The door and the text flying. Much better than the previous two logos.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the program.


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'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the program.
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'''Availability:''' See above. The theatrical variant appeared at the start of ''Beowulf'' (1999).


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Audio Variant:'''
*On <u>episode 22 of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest''</u>, a door creaking sound is heard.
*The <u>theatrical variant</u> is silent.

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'''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-)===
===4th Logo (May 3, 2012-)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
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'''Logo:''' 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 ANIMATION STUDIOS" is below the logo in blue.
Threshold Entertainment (2020) (From - Bobblehead The Movie).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=pbGJhVXv5J0}}

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'''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. "{{color|blue|'''THRESHOLD'''}}", with "{{color|blue|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" or "{{color|blue|'''ANIMATION STUDIOS'''}}" below it, is below the logo in blue. The text shines.


'''FX/SFX:''' The reveal.
'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Audio:'''
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie. ''Bobbleheads: The Movie'' used a majestic fanfare.
*''Foodfight!'': The opening theme of the movie.
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*''Bobbleheads: The Movie'': A majestic fanfare.


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


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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 26 October 2024

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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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