Specific Pictures

Background : Specific Pictures was formed in 1992 by Dub Goras, son of Donald Goras, a prominent figure in the adult home video industry since the late-70s. Specific was formed through the proceeds of Goras' previous company Firing Line Films and based in Decatur, Illinois (though initially started in Firing Line's former headquarters in Peoria.) with an additional location in Surrey, British Columbia. Specific initially produced softcore-porn action films for premium cable networks, but shut down after the failure of their first and only theatrical release. The company was relaunched in 2016, with the joining of Lyle McCormick, Ed Church, Howard Stemple, Feri Tiran, Hortense Anderson and Elliot Strange (though Strange is an unofficial partner, running his own company.) In 2017, Specific were acquired by Pretzel Entertainment.

1st Logo

(1992-1996)

Logo : We see various lines coming from the right of the screen. They converge in the middle as colors come in, forming a letterboxed picture of a highway against a blue and purple starry sky. "SPECIFIC PICTURES" appears below as a signature for Donald Goras is written in.

Trivia : The picture was drawn by Donald Goras in the late-70s.

FX/SFX : The lines and picture forming.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Rare. This plastered the Firing Line Films logo on re-prints of their catalog which were aired on Cinemax in the 90s, but later prints restored the Firing Line logo. This was also seen on the film Crimson.

2nd Logo

(2018-)

Logo : On a black background, we see various objects (most of which being related to film), zooming back. As they do, the background starts showing clips of different films before it turns into a light silver and the shapes settle on a diamond. "SPECIFIC PICTURES" appears below.

 Trivia : The clips shown are films/shows by Strange, Goras, Anderson and Church, namely their best known productions. For Strange it's a clip from the seventh episode of The Halloween Kids, "Unusual Suspect, for Goras, it's a clip from Crimson, for Anderson, it's Wolfatar and for Church, it's a clip from Termites.

 Variant : On a trailer for 7 Deadly Tales, the clips aren't shown and the animation moves a bit faster.

FX/SFX : The shapes moving back.

Music/Sounds : A descending distorted note, ending with a muted thud.

Availability : Appeared on 7 Deadly Tales, My So-Called Sanctum and The Bad Thing That Happened to Daniel Farrands.