FER Cinemas

Background: FER Cinemas was founded in 1951. It was bought by VAS Cinema Group in 2008, so they currently own the theatre.

1st Logo

(January 11, 1951-Febraury 24, 1961)

Logo: Over a black background we see an outlined circle drawing in. It then gets filled by a red color. The words "FER CINEMAS" then fade in on the circle. The circle zooms out, then the text "FEATURE PRESENTATION" fades in.

Variant: In 1951 to 1954, the logo was in black and white.

FX/SFX: The circle drawing, filling with color, zooming out, and the fade in of the text.

Music/Sounds: Some weird beeping sounds.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to high; the bepping sounds may surprise a few.

2nd Logo

(Febraury 25, 1961-January 14, 1968)

Logo: On a space background, we see many bright stars forming a circle. Then the circle gets filled with a blue color and the stars fade out. The circle then glows, then the words "FER CINEMAS" fade in on it. The words "ENJOY THE SHOW!" appears below by a rollercoaster effect.

Variant: On 1961 until 1963, the circle was red.

FX/SFX: The stars drawing the circle, the circle filling with color, the stars fading out, the glowing of the circle, the words fading, and "ENJOY THE SHOW!" appearing. Not bad for 1961.

Music/Sounds: A slow rock tune with a whoosh at the end.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: Low.

3rd Logo

(January 15, 1968-May 25, 1977)

Logo: On a gray background, we see five circles zooming in, then they start to spin very fast. One of them stops, gets bigger and turns blue while the other circle fade out. Then a bright star zooms to the circle and flashes, making "FER Cinemas". Then "ENJOY THE SHOW!" zooms in below the circle.

FX/SFX: The whole logo.

Music/Sounds: A faster rendition of the previous logo music.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: Low to medium.

4th Logo

(May 26, 1977-August 14, 1985)

Logo: On a black background, a small white circle appears, zooms to the center, and explodes. Then a blue circle comes out of the explosion, spins and zooms in. After the circle settles, the words "FER CINEMAS" zoom out and stop in front of the circle. Then the words "FEATURE PRESENTATION" wipes in below.

FX/SFX: Early CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: A ascending/descending violin tune, followed by a explosion sound, a zooming sound, and a small whoosh.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Medium. The sounds, explosion, and the circle zooming might surprise some people.

5th Logo

(August 15, 1985-June 7, 1989)

Logo: We see the word "FER" in a rainbow color shining. Then the words "WELCOMES YOU" fades in below. The words then fade out, and then we see the words "Thank you for No Smoking" appearing by a light effect. The words then transform into the non-smoke symbol. The symbol then dissapears by another light effect. Then we see a lot of refreshments (such as Rasinets, Milk Duds, Pepsi, Resse's Pieces, popcorn popping, and Twizzlers). After 4 seconds the logo cuts to the words "Please keep this theater clean by disposing the trash". The words fade out, then we see a soda along with a popcorn box going to the trash can. The logo cuts to the zooming words "Please observe silence". A flash occurs behind, changing the words to "Enjoy the show!" The words fade out, then we see the word "FER" in the same rainbow color zooming with "Cinemas" below. The words shines.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: An jazz tune with some whoosh sounds along with a male announcer saying "Welcome to FER Cinemas. Smoking is not allowed to this auditorium. The refreshments are available in the lobby. Thanks for helping us keep this theater clean, and when you exit on the auditorium put the trash in specificed containers. Please make silence during the feature presentation. Enjoy the show!"

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None.

6th Logo

(June 8, 1989-May 2, 1994)

Logo: In a space background we see the words "Welcome to FER Cinemas!" zooming in. Then, some blue lines draws in. The white words "NO SMOKING" along with the non-smoke symbol fades in. The words and the lines dissapear by a flash. Then a sign draws in. The words "Refreshments are available in the lobby" fade in on the sign" The sign fades out. Then, a popcorn box and a soda comes in. Then we go to a trash can with "Please keep this theatre clean" and the soda and box go to the trash can. Then we cut to the words "Please observe silence". The words then zoom out. The word "FER" in cyan zooms in with "Cinemas" below it. "FEATURE PRESENTATION" appears below.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: An loud synth fanfare with many whooshes.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor. Minimal, the loud music may catch first-time viewers.

7th Logo

(May 3, 1994-)

Logo: We see a entrance to a FER theater. The camera zooms to the entrance to a non-smoke sign with "NO SMOKING" below. After 5 seconds, the camera goes to the auditorium while some snacks floats around (such as Pepsi, Reeses Pieces, Milk Duds, cotton candy, popcorn, Rasinets, Twix, etc.) In the auditorium, we see someone throwing away trash. After that, a card then zooms in and spins around. The card then fades out. The camera then goes to the screen, which has the words "FER CINEMAS" appearing by a via "blur" effect. A star then comes in and stops next to the words. The words "FEATURE PRESENTATION" appears below with sparkling effects.

Variants:

FX/SFX: Everything.
 * In November of 2003 to today, the snacks were different (e.g. The Reese's Pieces are replaced my M&M's, and the Milk Duds are replaced by Milky Way).
 * In 2009, the logo was converted to 3D.

Music/Sounds: An futuristic theme with a female announcer saying "Welcome to FER Cinemas. Smoking is not allowed to this auditorium. Beverages are provided by Pepsi. Refreshments are available in the lobby. When you exit to the auditorium, please put the trash in the specificed containers. Renember that the gift cards are available for special ocassions. Please make silence during the movie. Enjoy the show!"

Availability: Still current, but only it appears before 3D movies.

Scare Factor: None.

8th Logo

(Febraury 7, 2006-)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: The animation was simple

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare.

Avaialbility: Current.

Scare Factor: None.