Entropy Films (Canada)

Background
Entropy Films is a film production company launched in 1987 by British actor and businessman Rod Livermore and playwright Majel Sandoval, having offices in Emeryville, California and Lichfield, Staffordshire. The company would be subject to a merger with Dunn Films and Gallop Films, taking on their respective owners, in 1995. They had initially produced low to middle budget science-fiction films, later expanding to independent productions and genre films. In 2005, the company launched YourStory.com, a site catering to independent screenwriters whose pitches would be reviewed by Entropy and made into films. One had managed to be made, but due to a scandal regarding pay discrepancies, the site was closed. It had damaged Entropy financially, and following a failed buyout by Relativity Media, the company became dormant. They resurfaced in 2017 for two films, but faced another controversy when comments surfaced made by Livermore over Tyler Perry and Byron Allen criticizing their contributions, though the claims were later dismissed. In 2022, The Daily Wire acquired a project the company was working on and premiered the film on their website.

1st Logo (1989-1991)
Logo: On a black background, we see the letters in the word "ENTROPY" zoom back one at a time, as the background becomes inverted for every second letter. When the words are all back, they spread out and the word "films" is written below in a cursive font.

FX/SFX: The letters and text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on D.O.A.D. (Delta Omni Adaptable Droid) and D.O.A.D.'s Revenge.

2nd Logo (1994-1995)
Logo: We fade in to footage resembling an old film projection. Suddenly, we see letters in the word "Entropy" zoom out while spinning and leaving a trail effect. "films" does the same, but whole and without the trail effect. Both shift toward the bottom of the screen as the background turns blue and a butterfly appears by the word "Entropy". and turns green, while the open section beneath everything wipes away leaving a more defined blue color.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: An ambient theme with a harp glissando.

Availability: Appeared on The Milkman and Doll House.

3rdLogo (1995-2009, 2017)
Logo: A pair of yellow eyes rapidly appear and disappear on a black background. Suddenly, various white butterflies rapidly fly by as the eyes reappear along with an illusion depicting a creepy face. As the actions get faster, a butterfly fades in. Its wings feature a design that resembles an owl's face, with the butterfly's body further pushing the illusion by resembling its beak. "entropy" is below in a Courier New font, which jitters.

FX/SFX: The butterfly and the text.

Music/Sounds: A series of whooshes and static sounds, ending with a vibraphone reverb.

Availability: Appeared on The Lockhorns, the 1995 version of The Beast of Yucca Flats, Dead Friends Forever, Save my Privates!, The Hunchback, Sundown, Field Trip, Tonka: Search and Rescue and Channel 2, later appearing on Elvis and the Devil and 7 Deadly Tales.

4th Logo (1997-1999)
Logo: Basically an in-credit logo. It is a white box containing the right half of a butterfly, which contains half of an owl’s eye. “ENTROPY” is below the box and the “N” in the word is mirrored. This was often included with other logos.

Variant(s): At the end of Keeper of the Crypt, we see the logo next to that of Winchester Films and Working Title Films. Above it is the text "A WINCHESTER FILMS/WORKING TITLE FILMS/ENTROPY FILMS co-production" and below them is the text "for CHANNEL 4"

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on Keeper of the Crypt, Fisherman’s Den and Tales from Under the Influence.

Editor's Note: This was used primarily on early co-productions with Spice Factory, before they adopted their own on-screen logo.

5th Logo (2022-)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white line draw in a capital "E". The line goes down and slowly forms letter that spell the word "entropy" before going into a perpetual squiggle. The bold white text "ENTROPY FILMS" then zooms forward.

FX/SFX: The line.

Music/Sounds: A descending theme, with sounds of water falling and chatter playing alongside it. It then ends with the sound of a crow caw played in a low tone.

Availability: Appeared on When Daisy Moved In.