Caspian Entertainment

Background
This was a television subsidiary of Dandy Films, made to handle distribution of their catalog on cable. They would join forces with Western International Syndication to extend to broadcast affiliates. In 1995, Caspian expanded to produce original content, with Muriel MacPherson becoming the head of program development. The company produced shows for syndication, television films and low budget movies. Dunn and Ruth Dodd would later close Dandy after Jason Adderly sold his share in the company, this following a five year dormancy period and reorganize Caspian as a general production company. Richard Barton Lewis would join Caspian in 2001. Following the financial failure of their first major film production, Caspian would file for bankruptcy. The company's catalog currently lays in the hands of Entertainment One and Debmar-Mercury; Mercury Entertainment would acquire television rights after the Western International Syndication deal expired, whereas Entertainment One would inherit the rights from previous holders Peace Arch Entertainment after they closed down.

1st Logo (1993-1995)
Logo: On a black background, we see an orange silhouette of a caspian tiger. Beneath it is the blue word "CASPIAN" with "ENTERTAINMENT" below in a white spaced out fashion. The logo shines.

Variant: An in-credit variant exists on feature films.

FX/SFX: The shining.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: Appeared on cable and syndicated airings of Dandy Films' movies. It also appeared on the TV movie Bark of the Wolf Woman.

2nd Logo (1997-2003)
Logo: We fade in to two blurry eye charts. The image becomes clearer as the charts blend in and glow. An eye is seen opening and a circular wipe occurs replacing the iris with a film-leader countdown starting at 7. The image opens up as the leader zooms out revealing it is on an outdoor screen in a drive-in lot. The image becomes letterboxed as two halves of Dunn and Dodd slide in, both having plain expressions. "CASPIAN" and "entertainment" sandwich the box.

Variant:


 * Early on, the logo took place on a white background.
 * A short version exists.

FX/SFX: The zooming and countdown.

Music/Sounds: An upbeat marimba sample, with an ascending electronic note and a whoosh.

For the short version, a three note guitar tune, ending with a beep. Sometimes it's the closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: It appeared on Mark of the Beast, Five Fading Stars, An Old Friend Still and Far Darrig. For the latter, this applies to international releases as well as Peace Arch Entertainment's release of the film; American theatrical prints removed the opening logos. Tubi's print of the film uses Peace Arch Entertainment's release as it contains scenes cut from the American release. The short version appeared on Hounds of Carlise, the 1998 revival of Inner Sanctum, and the television film She-Hulk.