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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!''.
'''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)===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, the blue text "THRESHOLD ENTERTAINMENT", with the former word on top of the latter fade in.
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the blue text

<center>{{color|blue|{{Font|Serif|'''THRESHOLD<br>ENTERTAINMENT'''}}}}</center>

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


'''Technique:''' A fading effect.
'''Technique:''' A fading effect.


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


'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Was only seen on original TV airings of ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', but 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.
'''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)===
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'''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.
'''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


<center>{{Font|Arial|A Lawrence Kasanoff/<br>Threshold Entertainment<br>Production}}</center>
⚫
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


wipe onto the background.
⚫
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

⚫
'''Technique:''' CGI.

⚫
'''Audio:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Seen on episodes of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' up until "Thicker Than Blood".
'''Availability:''' Seen on episodes of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' up until "Thicker Than Blood".
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{{YouTube|id=VBAeOMcuPls|id2=JWkfS91oykE}}
{{YouTube|id=VBAeOMcuPls|id2=JWkfS91oykE}}


'''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.
'''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 the camera goes through the door, the company name rotates into view as the sun shines over it.


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'''Technique:''' CGI.
⚫
'''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.


'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the program.
⚫
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Audio Variant:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the program. On the Episode 22 of ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' a door creaking sound was heard. The theatrical variant is silent.
*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).
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' episodes beginning with "Shadow of a Doubt". The theatrical variant appeared at the start of ''Beowulf'' (1999).
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Threshold Entertainment (2020) (From - Bobblehead The Movie).png
Threshold Entertainment (2020) (From - Bobblehead The Movie).png
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{{YouTube|id=fP_s3aiCRTo}}
{{YouTube|id=pbGJhVXv5J0}}


'''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 ENTERTAINMENT" or "ANIMATION STUDIOS" is below the logo in blue.
'''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.


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


{{American film logos}}
[[Category:American television logos]]
[[Category:American television logos]]
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[[Category:American animation logos]]
[[Category:American animation logos]]
[[Category:Vanity cards]]
[[Category:Vanity cards]]
[[Category:English-language logos]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 26 October 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
PAV123

Captures by
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Video captures courtesy of
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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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