TeleNative Film Entertainment (Philippines)

Background: TeleNative Film Entertainment is a film production and distribution company based on the Philippines. It was founded in 1978 by Robert Ranger and Omar Kasheban. The company entered mid-budget film business in 1984, and later went on home video distribution with the label TeleNative Home Entertainment. Following unexpected sleeper hits in 1985, the company started to make films in the US. Currently the company is owned by the PSN Entertainment Group.

1st Logo

(1984-1985)

Nicknames: "Blurred Shapes and Chyron", "Here's Another Cheap Logo"

Logo: On a black background, multiple blurred shapes, formed by mirrors, are shown zooming out and making an eye, which is also blurred. The pupil of it emits two stars, while the gray word "TELENATIVE", in a futuristic font, zooms in below with a trail effect.

FX/SFX: The shapes forming the eye, the stars, and text zooming in.

Cheesy Factor: Off the charts. You can't clearly see the shapes and once you see the text zooming in (along with the trail), you can easily tell this was made with cheap chyron. We also don't forget to mention the blatant sound.

Music/Sounds: Two pinging synth notes that sound A LOT like Rede Globo's "Plim-Plim" sound.

Availability: Extremely rare. TeleNative din't had a home video label at the time, so all of their movies made during the time had to be aired on theaters and movie TV channels. Examples of their movies during 84-85 include Makintab Estrelya, Wala Espesyal Na and Bilog. Later, the company started making HV releases from their early films with their logos, but these are hard to find or plastered by the 4th, 5th or 6th logos.

Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the darkness. However, this may be one of the most cheapest Filipino movie logos from the time.

2nd Logo

(1985-1989)

Nicknames: "The Ribbon", "The Clear Eye", "Now It's Not Blurred"

Logo: On a black/gray background, a rainbow-colored ribbon appears and forms the same eye from before, which is facing to the top of the screen. It zooms out, and the words "TN", in the same font as before, zooms out. Then they move to give space to "ELE" and "ATIVE", which form the company's name "TELENATIVE".

Variants:

On the company's first American films, "AMERICA" fades in below the logo. Later in 1987, all American films made by TeleNative used the original logo.

On It's Raining Inside, the whole logo is in black & white.

FX/SFX: All good CGI for a 1980's Philippine logo. Much like the par on most early 1990's logos.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie. However, Black Light includes a deep synth theme. On later prints of Return Of The Creature, the Malofilm Video theme plays instead!

Availability: Scarce. You need to find on the first TeleNative releases which were distributed on video. Filipino films with this include Oo Oo, Masungit Bituin: Pagbibigay ng Dreams, and Espanya. This was first seen in America with the film On The Corner, and later appeared in Wake Up! It's My Man, South Central Shock, Locked Up and The Canadian Thing. This makes a surpise apperance on a 2001 DVD of Wildlife, a film that wasn't produced or distributed by the company at all.

Scare Factor: None to minimal. Low with the Malofilm theme.

3rd Logo

(1989-1996)

Nicknames: "The Ribbon II", "The Clear Eye II", "The Ribbon & Eye In Space"

Logo: A redone version of the previous logo, this time, on an Orion-like space background. The camera moves around while the ribbon forms the eye, and returns into the normal position when it's formed. The company's name is in metallic and with the Impact font, and instead of giving space to the other letters, it flashes to form the whole name. The whole things (excluding the background) flashes after that.

Variants:

On internationally distributed films, "INTERNATIONAL" fades in when the logo shines.

Some Russian films distributed by TeleNative have the "TN" replaced by "WDC" and "TELENATIVE" replaced by "Смотря распределительная сетевая компания" in a very small font. An Ukrainian variant also exists, but the only difference is that it uses the Ukrainian alphabet (like this: "Дивлячись розподільна мережева компанія") and the W in WDC is replaced by a L. The Russian translation is Watching Distribution Company, which is replaced by "Looking Distribution Company" on the Ukrainian version.

FX/SFX: Same as before, only different and with professional late 80's CGI.

Cheesy Factor: The "INTERNATIONAL" text on the 1st variant looks like it was cheaply chyroned in.

Music/Sounds: A beautiful string theme. Sometimes, none, or the opening theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:

On Not Another 8-Bit Movie, the Famicom Disk System startup sound plays instead.

On 5 Years Before The Planet Of The Machines, the Windows 3.1 "Tada" sound plays, repeated for 9 times. This variant has been nicknamed "The Windows 3.1 Logo".

Availability: Rare. Check old Flippino films for this logo like Ako ay Handa Upang Pumunta and I-U and also on English films such as Oh No, Bicycle Stealers, Stampedes and The Canadian Thing II.

Scare Factor: None, it's a harmless logo. Low to medium with the W3.1 startup, but it's more annoying than scary.

4th Logo

(1996-2005)

Nicknames: "The Clear Eye III", "Eye Copies", "Flipping Eyes"

Logo: On a black background, white copies of the TeleNative eye emerge and flip to form a bigger TN eye while the camera faces to the it. After it's done, it flashes, causing the background to turn black/blue and the logo to turn metallic. The letters of "TELENATIVE" fly in and form the word, and it shines slowly.

Variants:

In 1999, the animation was recreated in late 90's-quality CGI.

On Girl White, the logo's more darker. It's more darker in Ama at Bago Baboy, making the space background almost black.

On Pitong Pitong - Ang Matematika sa Pag-ibig Kuwento and Halik Aking Pisngi, the logo seems moved down.

On Juice Lands, the logo has a blue tint.

The background and eye color on the first part are inverted on some films.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: CGI that has the same quality as the previous one (not very impressive). It was improved in 1999, however.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie (sometimes with laser zaps).

Availability: Common. Easily found on Filipino/American films by TeleNative including (American) A Dog Story: Chapter IV, Nothing From Everything, Low Turn, (Filipino) Ang Isang Bahay, Pangunahin, Magara Laboratoryo and Tulungan, Nagawa Mababang Badyet. Most of their movies from the time are distributed by one of TeleNative's home video labels or by other distributors (like Whispering Industry) in VHS & DVD, so you can find it more easier than other logos. It also plasters the 1st logo on a few DVD releases from films which include it.

Scare Factor: None to low, depending on the theme used.

5th Logo

(2005-2011)

Nicknames: "The Globe", "The Clear Eye IV"

Logo: On a space background, we see the model of the Earth being revealed by the sun. It zooms out to the center. Then the moon joins next to the Earth and meet forming a flash, which brings up a black background with a yellow rectangle (with the eye inside). Then a pupil from the eye comes out, making the TeleNative eye. The letters of the word "TELENATIVE" appear inside the rectangle and move to their normal places.

Variants:

There is an abridged version on Break-Down.

On You Can't Roll, But You Can't Crawl, the logo pans down to reveal the opening scene of the movie.

FX/SFX: Breathtaking CGI (which is better than the previous logo). May be a favorite for some who haven't seen it.

Music/Sounds: A calm orchestral fanfare, none, or the opening theme.

Availability: Common. Can be seen on Filipino films such as Mainam and Ang Hari Ay Sa Tahanan and English films such as Coma and The Loser Department. Also plasters the 1st and 2nd logos on a few HV releases from films including them.

Scare Factor: None. It's a well-made logo.

6th Logo

(2011-)

Nicknames: "Makati", "Philippines CGI Travel", "The Clear Eye V", "TeleNative In The Night"

Logo: In space, we see the model of the Earth showing the Asian continent. The Philippines glow and we zoom into them, and the camera rotates so we can see a rendition of the Makati city (where the original TeleNative headquarters are). The camera flies down to the streets, and starts following a car. It goes to a plaza, and the camera flies and rotates to reveal searchlights, which bring up the TeleNative logo on the night sky.

Variants:

A print version is seen on trailers, along with the PSN Entertainment Group logo.

A few Filipino teaser trailers have a warp-speed version of this logo.

FX/SFX: Everything, all in impressive CGI than other Filipino logos from the era.

Music/Sounds: An orchestral fanfare not like the previous logo. In other cases, none, or the opening theme.

Availability: Current. It appears on newer TeleNative releases including Siyam na Taon Ng Walang bagay, Running Crazy, Last Appearance, Sa Aking Mga Tuhod and Sandy.

Scare Factor: None to minimal, as someone might be not comfortable with the fast pace, but this is another great logo.