Andamance

Andamance is the French movie production and distribution company, founded in 1986 and became 30%-owned by AGS in 2007.

1st Logo

(1987 - 1994)

Nicknames: "The Polygon"

Logo: A gray square is zooming out, having a delta-looking A attached and a part of N att he right (the starting letters of Andamance). Then the round thing zooming out and connects itself to the delta. Finally, the words fade in.

FX/SFX: Only the moving parts of the figure.

Cheesy Factor: Simple and choppy even for 1987.

Music/Sounds: A rather ominous synthesized music with drumbeats.

Availability: Rare; can be found only at the end of their first productions.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

2nd Logo

(1994 - 2008)

Nicknames: "The Linear"

Logo: At the lights-crossed background, we see a crystallized and transparent version of the company name, composed from the straight lines. Soon the silver-colored lines fly from beyond and take up their patterns to make the company name fully silver-visible. The words ANDAMANCE ENTERTAINMENT fade on with a flash.

FX/SFX: The flying lines.

Music/Sounds: A complicated theme, resembling the current Columbia's one.

Variant: During the era, the company distributed home video around French territory, therefore the text below may be changed to Andamance Vidéo à la Maison or Andamance Divertissement à la Maison (for DVD).

Version: The short version (when the already-silver company name rides left the screen) is as usual as the full version. It's also used in closing credits.

Availability: Common, can be found in movies after 1994.

Scare Factor: Low.

3rd Logo

(2008 - ...)

Nicknames: "The Temple"

Logo: Our camera pans around the ancient ruins of the temple with standing row of columns and the rooftop over them. There is evening and the sky is dark orange, covered with clouds. The camera stops where the temple gets front view, and the dim sun takes place behind. Suddenly the environment fades out, leaving only the building silhouette with sun, and the name goes visible at the same moment.

When the picture fades, the sun light darkens after everything else.

FX/SFX: The animation and effects.

Music/Sounds: Majestic victorious fanfares with accompanying drumbeats. This is a remake of their previous theme.

Availability: Common since 2008.

Scare Factor: None to Low.