Vicodore Productions

Background
Vicodore Productions was a production company operated by Linda Dunn, Penelope Charest and Ruth Dodd in 1988. The name of the company was a mix between those of the VIC-20 and Commodore 64; Dunn was an avid collector of home computers. Vicodore was launched to co-produce films with Moviestore Entertainment, while taking advantage of Canadian and South African tax incentives. Vicodore also operated an LGBT/softcore label, Pear Films. The company would later strike a deal with Universal Pictures in 2001 to produce films, but faced financial issues due to a lawsuit by Bonneville Worldwide, a division of the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints; they provided the nest-egg for the company and accused Vicodore of misappropriating funds toward productions outside of the church's non-secular focus. Vicodore would close in 2002 after an expensive pilot flopped.

1st Logo (1989-1995)
Logo: On a black background, we see various blue lines shoot from the right of the screen, forming into a curve. It then fades to a curve facing the opposite direction which splits into two copies. We then fade to the curves in full view as they zoom back. When they settle, we see the text "VICODORE PRODUCTIONS" zoom back and settle beneath the curves.

Trivia: The curves are meant to represent "C", "D" and "D", the last initials for the company founders.

Variant: On D.O.A.D. II, the logo is shifted toward the top of the screen.

FX/SFX: The lines and zooming.

Music/Sounds: A synth rock tune.

Availability: Appeared on the two D.O.A.D. movies, Shift and the 1995 remake of The Beast of Yucca Flats. First appeared on the unsold pilot for the American adaptation of Watch With Mother.

2nd Logo (1994-2002)
Logo: On a black background we see a curved line. The screen flashes and the line is cropped and put into a dark orange box with the text "VICODORE" and "Productions" toward the bottom left.

Variant(s):


 * On the nsold pilot for U-Turn, this shares the screen with the logos for Ixtlan Films and Camelot Pictures.
 * This shares the screen with the logos for Mind's Eye International and The Spice Factory on the film Tales from Under the Influence.

FX/SFX: The flash.

Music/Sounds: A thunder crack.

Availability: Seen on two TV movies, Rabies: A Neighborhood's Nightmare and She-Hulk. Also appeared on the unsold pilot for U-Turn.

3rd Logo (1999-2001)
Logo: We fade in to a space background where a comet flies by. When it reaches the other side of the screen, particles drop down and become like a crashing wave. A background containing black and white squares in a cross pattern fades in while the comet becomes a solid line. "Vicodore" and "productions" appear above and below the line respectively.

FX/SFX: The line and background.

Music/Sounds: A mystical fanfare, along with the sound of waves crashing.

Availability: Seen on Termites, A Strange Illness and Water Man. Also turns up on the very first trailer for The Hunchback, which would be acquired by Vicodore's successor VIP Films.

VIP Films
After filing for bankruptcy, Vicodore agreed to a merger with the also struggling independent sales company Indigo Films and rebranded as VIP Films. The company only produced one film before also closing due to financial reasons.

1st (and only) Logo (2002)
Logo: On a black background we pan across the white marble letters "V", "I" and "P" before zooming back as the text becomes gold. "PRODUCTIONS" is below, sandwiched between two lines.

FX/SFX: The panning.

Music/Sounds: A majestic synthesized fanfare.

Availability: Was only seen on The Hunchback.

Lion Films
VIP Films would be sold to Australasian alcoholic beverage company Lion in 2004 and moved to Australia. This was Lion's second foray into the film industry, as they previously operated Lion Screen Entertainment Ltd.; Lion Screen backed the infamous Wired in 1989. Lion Films produced only one film before its parent company shuttered the label.

1st (and only) Logo (2005)
Logo: We fade in to a cliffside against a dusk sky. A lion approaches the edge of the cliff and steps onto its hindlegs as it morphs into a 2D gold rendering, actually the logo for Lion as the background around it fades to black. No company indicator is present.

FX/SFX: A mix between 2D Animation and 3D effects.

Music/Sounds: A somber orchestrated fanfare, culminating in a drumroll and a synth guitar note.

Availability: It was only seen on the controversial Field Trip.