Sunrise Diamond Pictures

Background: Sunrise Diamond Pictures was probably one of the most powerful and famous subsidiaries of the Xevious 76 Movie Production company. Has been active from 1988 to 1997 and is now exctinted. The most famous movie produced by the company was "Trash Can Kingdom", released in 1991.

1st logo:

(1988-1993)

Sunrise Diamond Pictures (1988)

Logo: On a black background, we see a white circle with engraved a diamond over a stylized seawave with two letters "SD" below of it. Under the logo, we see "SUNRISE DIAMOND PICTURES" written in a fancy font. On the bottom of the screen we have the words "A Xevious 76 Movie Productions subsidiary" with the copyright notice (e.g.: ©1988).

FX: None. It's a still logo.

Cheesy factor: None.

Music/Sound: Usually the movie closing theme.

Availability: Seen on all releases of the company from 1988 to 1993.

Scare factor: None. It's a still and boring logo.

2nd logo:

(1993-1997)

Sunrise Diamond Pictures (1993)

Logo: On a CGI scene set on a red-bluish sunrise over the sea, we see an ice-cube like diamond that move diagonally toward the left-middle of the screen until it stops and

SUNRISE DIAMOND

Pictures

______________________

a Xevious 76 Movie Production subsidiary

appears in a fancy italic font.

FX: Just pretty good CGI.

Cheesy Factor: If you look carefully the clouds of the scene, they will look somehow square-shaped. Plus, the sea is completely still.

Music/Sound: An 8-note synth brass fanfare that culminates in a F# major chord, with synth chorus sounds in the background. Yamaha DX7 and Minimoog synthesiser were used to compose the fanfare.

Availability: Rare. The company didn't release many movies during its last 4 years of activity, so is pretty difficult to find.

Scare factor: Low. This is a nice and clear logo.