Gecko Studios

Background
This is Elliot Strange's production company. Gecko originally produced animation, mainly short films, though they would try to expand to television production, only for it to fall through with only one show getting greenlit (itself lasting for only three episodes.) They shut down in 2002 after giving a rerun approval for the aforementionedshow. In 2017, Gecko was revived in-name only after Strange shifted his focus into producing independent horror films.

Logos
1st Logo

(1995-2002)

Logo : We see a drawing of a desert hill against a purple night sky. The text "GECKO" is arranged in the same fashion as the Hollywood sign, and "studios" is below in black. Suddenly, a fist emerges from behind the background, revealing it to being a paper backdrop.

FX/SFX : Live-action.

Music/Sounds : A three-note piano tune played against a man screaming, followed by a paper rip. Originally, only the paper rip was heard.

Availability : Seen on the first season of The Halloween Kids. It also appeared on three unsold pilots, (what is) Film for HBO, Latchkey Kids for Nickelodeon and Rockett to Earth for Disney Channel.

2nd Logo

(1999, 2017-)

Logo : We fade in to an image of a group of kids seated in a movie theatre. A shadow of a gecko monster briefly appears and the text "gecko Studios" fades in. The background turns red and then cuts to black, leaving the text behind.

FX/SFX : 2D animation.

Music/Sounds : A drum tune with a woman singing wordlessly, ending with a synth chord and two crow chirps.

Availability : Seen mainly on horror films. It appeared on The Donut Boy and Burden. It was first seen on the independent film Esteem.

3rd Logo

(2020)

Logo : On a white background, we see a muscular woman walking by. She is suddenly trampled by various characters (namely those from The Halloween Kids, along with those from pilots he worked on prior. When everyone gets to the other side, a gecko monster comes in and kicks the woman off screen. Its head gets encased in a circle containing the company name and it gives a goofy grin.

Trivia : The woman is a node to a controversy surrounding a rival independent film, The Halloween Gang: New Generation. The woman is a redesign of an existing character in The Halloween Kids, and it was met with scathing reactions.

FX/SFX : 2D animation.

Music/Sounds : A loud rock tune followed by a stock scream sound effect.

Availability : Appeared on Ivory Byrd.