Vicodore Productions

Background
Vicodore Productions was a production company operated by Linda Dunn, Penelope Charest and Ruth Dodd in 1988. Ana Rascunho would join the company soon after. 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. The company would strike a deal with Universal Pictures 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)
Logo: On a white background the black text "VICODORE" rises up in a stylized font with a shadow below it.

FX/SFX: The text.

Music/Sounds: A ghostly synth theme.

Availability: Extinct. Was only seen on the unsold pilot for the American adaptation of Watch With Mother.

2nd Logo (1989-1995)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white line draw in, followed by several others that form several abstract shapes resembling the letters "D", "C", "D" and "R" (the founders' initials) in front an oddly shaped rectangle that gains a black gradient color while blue, green, red and yellow particles fill the shapes. The background becomes black and dark grey-gradient as the text "VICODORE PRODUCTIONS" appears below in white.

FX/SFX: The line and particles.

Music/Sounds: A synth theme composed by Hans Zimmer.

Availability: Appeared on the two D.O.A.D. movies and the 1995 remake of The Beast of Yucca Flats.

3rd Logo (1997-2002)
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: On the Unsold pilot for U-Turn, this shares the screen with the logos for Ixtlan Films and Camelot Pictures.

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.

4th 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.