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 signed a three picture deal with Universal Studios, which included a movie adaptation of Marvel Comics character Black Widow; though two films would be released through Universal's art-house label Universal Focus. However, the company was sued by their investors, Bonneville Worldwide, due to the company's money going toward productions well out of their non-secular aim. The company was saved by a merger with Integrated Pictures and became VIP Films, though the company would once again face financial issues after their next film bombed. VIP was sold to Lion and was rebranded as Lion Films, who would close the company as a cost-cutting measure.

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 (1989-1997)
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, the 1995 remake of The Beast of Yucca Flats and the TV movie She-Hulk.

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

1st 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.

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.