Gallop Films (Australia)

Background
Gallop Films is a production company based in Whyalla, Australia, formed by Mandy McDonald and Ruth Dodd in 1985. The company specializes in werewolf themed shows and movies, or those strongly themed around monsters, though they initially produced softcore pornography and fetish films. It was acquired and merged into Entropy Films, with the brand being used for projects Entropy had no faith in, along with being used to gain support from Australian tax credit programs. The company was brought down in a lawsuit in 2005, amid allegations of investments without prior approval from backers, but the suit was dismissed as frivolous. McDonald would leave the company to pursue work in aviation in 2010 and the company's Australian office was closed, with two new ones opening in Austin, Texas and London. In 2021, after a period of dormancy, the company was acquired by Disruptive Influence, and producer Jason Piette would join the company thereafter.

1st Logo (1985-1995)
Logo: We see a film cell with footage of a horse silhouette running. "Gallop films" is below the logo in white. The image cuts out before the rest of the logo does.

FX/SFX: The horse running.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of "You'll Never Walk Alone", sourced from a live recording done at Liverpool's Kop. This is notable for being part of the interlude to the Pink Floyd song "Fearless"

Availability: Appears on a number of softcore pornographic and fetish films. They were released in the US by K-Tel video and domestically through Video Classics. It also appeared on the films Doll House and Bark of the Wolf Woman.

2nd Logo (1999-2001)
Logo: We see a film strip running down as the image flickers, revealing a horse running. The horse goes onto its hindlegs as the footage freezes and zooms back, leaving behind the horse in a red box. "gallop films" is below.

FX/SFX: The film strip.

Music/Sounds: The sound of a projector and card flipping sounds, ending with a shrill synth note and an echoing clap.

Availability: Appeared on Fisherman's Den and The Hunchback.

3rd Logo (2022-)
Logo: On a black background we see a white box containing a sword-wielding knight atop a horse on its hindlegs. "Gallop Films" is below it with a byline reading "A Disruptive Influence Company"

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A sword slashing sound, along with a horse's neigh and Dodd saying "Awesome..."

Availability: Can be seen on Grandma 2.0.