Oval Pictures

Background: Oval Pictures was the movie division of Oval Productions Inc. Later in October 2010, the company buy Argosy Pictures and Shy Guy Films Inc. When Shy Guy Films Inc. was renamed Shy Guy Pictures, Oval Pictures buyed Toy Pictures.

1st Logo

(1991-1994)

Logo: Not really a logo, but we see the text "OVAL PICTURES PRESENTS" in a blue background fading in and out.

FX/SFX: The fading.

Music/Sounds: Plays over the opening theme.

Availability: It was first seen on POT (?)

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1994-Febraury 1995)

Nicknames: "Still Oval", "Blue Oval I", "THE Oval Pictures Logo I"

Logo: It's exactly same as it's TV logo used for the time but "Pictures" replaces "Productions Inc.".

FX/SFX: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Again, the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Extremely rare; this is the most rarest Oval logo ever, as it only appeared on 2 movies: The Princess and My Friend and You Crash It, You Buy It.

Scare Factor: None, boring logo, but it would be better on the next one...

3rd Logo

(1995-2004)

Nickname: "CGI Oval I", "Blue Oval II", "THE Oval Pictures Logo II"

Logo: On a black BG with an blue glow on the center, we see an blue 3D oval with many lights zooming in. Then it fades to an blue curvy maze with the camera traveling on it. We stop on an intersection, andthe words in 3D "OVAL PICTURES" in white zooms in and glows white. The glow gets heavier, leaving the screen blank. We fade to the same BG from the start and we see the oval again, this time with the stacked words "Oval Pictures" in it. The weblink www.ovalmedia.com fades in below and the oval starts to shine.

Early Variant: In 1995-1997, the weblink is absent.

FX/SFX: The glow, the zooming, the fading, the maze, the shining. All CGI.

Cheese Factor: None, good work on the CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: An dramatic synth (just like the one used for the 1992 CBS Special bumper).

Availability: Common, it's seen on movies just like It Was an Crocodile Attack and Mommy. It's also seen on prints of movies by Argosy Pictures and Colour Cookie made by Globe Video.

Scare Factor: Minimal, the dramatic tune or the dark environment may get some, but it's nothing scary.

4th Logo

(2004-)

Nickname: "CGI Oval II", "Blue Oval III", "Enhanced Oval", "3D Oval", "THE Oval Pictures Logo III"

Logo: An more enhanced version of the previous logo done by Argosy Graphics.

Variants: There are a few variants, which will are described soon.

FX/SFX: Same as before.

Cheese Factor: See FX.

Music/Sounds: An orchestral version of the previous tune.

Availability: Very common, as this is the current Oval Pictures logo. Can be found on movies like Spray, Life is Better with You and The Deal. Also seen on 3D movies like the 3D remake of It Was an Crocodile Attack.

Scare Factor: None, an great remake of the previous logo.