Hesker Independent Pictures

Background: Hesker Independent Pictures was the indie-movie arm of Hesker Boys Entertainment established in 2003 to produce and distribute independent film and documentary releases. After Old Filmstrip became a subsidary of Hesker Boys, Hollywood press thought that HIP and Picture Street (the indie film divisions of HB and Old Filmstrip/MBO respectively) would be merged into each other. Then, as punishment, DayHesker shut down both divisions.

(2003-2008)

Nickname: "Abstract HI"

Logo: First, we see the HB sword logo. Then, after a second, the sword and the B fade out leaving the I. The I moves to the right until stopping in the middle of the screen. A red or gray light glows and forms a dot above the 2nd stem of the I as "HESKER INDEPENDENT PICTURES" wipes in below with "INDEPENDENT" in red or gray. The byline "A DayHesker Company" fades in seconds later.

FX/SFX: The fade out of the shield and the red light. Kinda simple, but effective.

Music/Sounds: None, but in other cases, it used a majestic opening sounder.

Availability: Common; can be seen on a lot of indie releases from Warner including Big March and A Big Scannner. The last film HIP made was The Theory, which uses this logo.

Scare factor: Minimal; it's rather dark, and no music (on some films) doesn't help either, but this logo's mostly harmless. It's a pretty popular logo.