CNV Productions

Logo descriptions by Rauser

Background: Cinema Network Vault began as a project of AGS Media, which firstly meant digital distribution of the shows produced by AGS. The CNV brand was introduced in autumn 2005, and AGS published movies through it before The CNV Channel in broadcasting networks was created. AGS started to move releases to TV (and cinemas). When the organization was completed in March 2007, AGS decided to get rid of the old digital CNV project and adopted the name for the movie vaults.

Part 1 - Digital Cinema Network(September 2005 - 2008)

Nicknames: "The Hemisphere"

Logo: The CNV logo resembles a hemisphere. There were four special themes:


 * for cartoons - yellow. (Being saved for cartoons)
 * for epic shows - green.
 * for discovery and scientific shows - blue (here on the picture)
 * for independent 3rd-party projects - red.Cartoon Logo

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Epic Logo

We see the hemisphere spinning in darkness, among the stormy clouds and lightnings, which hit over the logo. The stars spin dispersed in opposite direction, producing electric charges between each other. Then the logo can stop, but sometimes it fades out without stopping.

Discovery Logo

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3rd-Party Logo

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FX/SFX: Various.

Music/Sounds:

Cartoon Logo

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Epic Logo

A heavy spinning sound, storm and electric ambient.

Discovery Logo

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3rd-Party Logo

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Variants: The logo can be in two main forms:


 * First is shown here. It features CINEMA NETWORK in the cap curve and CNV under it. These logos can differ only in color.
 * Second version has CNV in the middle and the name (cartoons, epic, discovery, independent) right below it.Closing version has the gold text "CINEMA NETWORK VAULT" under it and the byline "An AGS Media Project" fading in.

Availability: Nearly extinct on TV, can be found in older recordings or in Net shows. AGS made this logo out to replace it with new CNV ones. The cartoon version is still alive though.

Scare Factor: Depending on the theme, there were many variants.

Part 2 - Worldwide Distribution Era2nd Logo

(December 2008 - April 2009)

Nickname: "The Good Old Hemisphere"

Logo: AGS saved the hemisphere from old CNV logo for this. We see a familiar flat vertical hemisphere with the letters CNV (also in familiar font) covering all of it. The sphere appears rotating and gets to its place at the screen, then "PRODUCTIONS" blasts in.

FX/SFX: Nice CGI, but the previous logo was much better.

Music/Sounds: Rotating sound, blast-in sound.

Variants: For cartoons, the old CNV Cartoon theme is still used, as it was very good and appreciated by viewers.

Availability: Can be found in the cinemas and DVD's on the US territory (if the distribution rights don't match other countries). Cartoons have this logo in the closing credits. Although it's rare due to its short life span.

Scare Factor: Low.

3rd Logo

(April 2009 - September 2009)

CNV Productions

Nickname: "Blue Eyemark"

Logo: We see a camera flying backwards above the earth surface. A car is seen moving. We pan a bit right and see a locomotive on the rails. They move in parallel directions towards us. The railway cross down the channel and the boat is sailing on it. All three vehicles is seen together. The camera flies up the sky and the plane gets seen in the frame, moving from left to right, and when we rise up, we come near to a giant zeppelin. Finally, a rocket fly over the planet, which is now far below.

We start to move backwards much faster to realize the planet is actually an eyeball of a huge eye, and the eye pans to the screen along with the company name.

FX/SFX: Very good animation.

Music/Sounds: Majestic theme, common for all of the CNV branches.

Variants:


 * The name may contain only abbreviation - CNV (separated by dots). Closing version has the byline: "AN AGS / CNV COMPANY". The short version is present, where the action starts from the planet converting to the eyeball.
 * In Dead Will, an altenate logo is used. It's brown-colored and hand-drawn, the eyeball is replaced with Mr. Pumpkinhead (a generic anti-hero from the show). We can see he winks and hear a sound of giggle. Then the byline draws itself, but the word cinema is replaced with creepy. During this, the pencil drawing sound is heard.Availability: Although it was used very briefly, the number of published films significantly increased, so it's a good chance to catch the logo (when I imagined AGS, I considered its production ratio very high). The short version is much more common, and it's the only to be seen in closing credits.

Scare Factor: Low.

4th Logo

(September 2009 - ...)

Nickname: "The Big City"

Logo: We start in an extreme close-up to the building surface, then the camera zooms out, moving a bit left to reveal other buildings. There is a city shows with a sunlight beyond it. The building pack focuses to the black rectangular box and the letters begin to zoom to actual places.

FX/SFX: Great animation and effects.

Music/Sounds: Ambient sounds tranforming into a dramatic instrumental note. Sometimes only ambients.

Variants: Still version exists, as long as the logo without any background light.

Availability: Common. Can be seen before every movie published.

Scare Factor: Low.

CNV Feature Presentation(2009 - ...)

Nickname: "The Sphere"

Logo: On a dark background, crossed with one light beam, we see a blinking round plate with carved arrowhead on it (a symbol of AGS Media). The plate rotates clockwise (if seen from top), when it turned aside, the light intensity increases. Then the circle shows other side with CNV logo, and FEATURE PRESENTATION words fly downwards with a little trailing effect.

FX/SFX: Great animation and effects.

Music/Sounds: Ambient sounds tranforming into a dramatic instrumental note. Sometimes only ambients.

Variants: Still version exists, as long as the logo without any background light.

Availability: A division brand of CNV Productions. Seen on CNV Channel before cinema-related stuff, trailers, vision sequences, documentaries. As well can be found on DVDs.

Scare Factor: Low.