Portal Films

Background
Portal Films was a post-production and animation studio based in Surrey, British Columbia. The company would be subject to a buyout between production company Dandy Films and producer Richard Barton Lewis, the former seeking to establish a branch in Canada to qualify for the country's tax incentive programs after their previous contact, Lloyd A. Simandl, relocated to Czechoslovakia. From then on, Portal operated as a general film production company oriented toward films that made use of computer generated set pieces or were straight up CGI films. Portal would get acquired by Common Concept D.A., a French multimedia company in 2003. Common Concept would enter bankruptcy proceedings in 2006 following a lawsuit due to embezzlement. Portal Films was among the companies affected by corporate liquidation. The rights to the company's films were acquired by Carerre Group D.A., but after that company's closure FilmRise acquired said rights.

1st Logo (1997)
Logo: On a spinning marble green background we see the white text "PORTAL FILMS" in a bold white font.

FX/SFX: The spinning background.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appeared on the TV movie She-Hulk.

2nd Logo (1999-2003)
Logo: We fade in to various black and white abstract depictions of national landmarks and buildings, haphazardly arranged at various angles; including Big Ben, a rock structure from Bryce National Canyon and the Peace Arch. A silver monolith resembling a skyscraper with black squares (also indicative of a filmstrip) rises from the middle as everything zooms back. A ray of light is projected from the top of the monolith as everything gets encased in a box. "PORTAL FILMS" appears in a white bar below everything.

Variant: A print version exists, with everything encased in a white box.

FX/SFX: The rings and flash.

Music/Sounds: An ominous theme.

Availability: Seen on Jack the Thumb, Far Darrig, Artie Ficial and at the end of the film Greenhouse.