Ted Oval Pictures

Background: Oval Pictures was founded by Oval Broadcasting in 1993 as their film production division since they announced to buy out Old Filmstrip Cinema and Sea Coast Entertainment. Oval Pictures Worldwide Distribution, Inc. was also founded to handle international sales and distribution of Oval Pictures productions.Oval Pictures was made part of Hesker Boys Pictures in 1996 when Oval merged with Day Hesker, although it continued to produce films until 2001, but these films were released by Hesker Boys. In 2003, it was revived as Ted Oval Pictures, although it was an ultra short-lived studio this time.

1st Logo

(1993-2001)

Nicknames: "The House", "The Oval Mansion"

Logo: A white representation of Ted Oval's mansion stands on a black background. Underneath, in white, or brown are the words "OVAL PICTURES". The shadows against the house shift from right to left, and as that happens the words turn white or brown. Sometimes  WORLDWIDE  appears with  OVAL PICTURES .

FX/SFX: The "shadow," words changing color.

Music/Sounds: A single, somber tone with occasional sounds of birds. When the shadow shifts to the left a bell tolls.

Availability: Seen only on some Oval movie productions, such as Get the Bag and Jumped. This can also be seen on Buster-Dog in Indian Days and Australian TV airings of Hey There, It's Honey Bear!

Scare Factor: Low.

2nd Logo

(February 2003)

Nickname: "The Signature"

Logo: A blue lines that resembles a globe zooms out. Suddenly, the lines are moving, transforming into a pictorial of a sailing boat. The "Ted Oval", in Ted Oval's signature font is written. When the writing almost finished, a box showing the panorama of ocean, fades in and so did a gold line below the handwriting. The text "TED OVAL PICTURES" is forming by the letters joining one another. The box became solidified, and shines, and the "boat" moves and make a stop.

FX/SFX: The morphing of the globe, the "drawing effect", and the box zoom out.

Music/Sounds: A six note fanfare, often in high pitch. In some cases, it uses the opening theme.

Availability: Seen on the 2003 movie Presidents and Generals.

Scare Factor: None.