Star Polygrams

Star Polygrams Entertainment Inc. (SPE) was founded in 2001 as a distribution company, but later managed with development resources too. Was assimilated into AGS in 2008, saving its autonomy. During March 2010, AGS assimilated SPE entirely under the brand of Cinema Network.

SPE Publishing

1st Logo

(2001)

Nicknames: "SP Connection"

Logo: The letters, S and P, are connected together in a rectangular box. Below it, the word STAR POLYGRAMS fades up.

FX/SFX: Only the fading.

Music/Sounds: Some deep bell sounds.

Availability: Extinct. It was a placeholder logo, so it can be found only in very first months of company existence. Later SPE replaced it with newer ones.

Scare Factor: Really, none.

1st Logo

(2001-2007)

Nicknames: "SP Connection-2"

Logo: Again, we see two connected letters, but they are now written in custom font, and the box is gone. First, S fades in, then, after a second, P appears.

FX/SFX: Only the fading.

Music/Sounds: More complicated bell sounds, somewhat resembling a Psygnosis logo. Featuring small and big, distant and close bells.

Availability: Can be still found in older films.

Scare Factor: Low.

3rd Logo

(2007 - 2009)

Nicknames: "The Star Arc"

Logo: In a complicated space background, filled with colored dots and stars, some objects appear flying from various angles. A colored-glass rainbow enlarges from down right corner, followed by a few shiny stars flying from the same direction.

The camera moves to see the rainbow in front view. We can see that the flying objects (which are the letters) and the stars are taking their places. After the moving is one, the logo flashes, clearing the background, but five light rays emerge up from the five stars for a second, then fade. Finally the logo either fade out or being vanished in a ripple effect.

FX/SFX: Amazing 3D action and moving objects.

Music/Sounds: A piece of a synth composition made by AGS Music, which is called "Powernight". Rather active and fitting music. When the logo flashes, the "feee" sound is heard.

Variants: Early versions missed the dots.

Availability: Can be seen in movies developed since 2007, and together with internal studios' logos.

It was also seen for publishing, until AGS taken this branch in late 2008.

Scare Factor: Low.

4th Logo

(2009-2010)

Nicknames: "The Simple Arc"

Logo: The arc is revealed from the right, then the name is revealed from the left. The name is now shortened to SPE.

FX/SFX: Simple revealing effects.

Music/Sounds: Two ghostly sounds.

Availability: No more common.

Scare Factor: Low.

SPE Filmstudio

1st Logo

(2005 - 2007)

Nicknames: "Simple Arc"

Logo: Some lights fly from the down right corner, then half of them draw an arc, another ones create stars. The name is drawn by two light streaks passing from left to right.

FX/SFX: CGI lights.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Used in developer movies before 2007.

Scare Factor: Low.

2nd Logo

(2007 - 2009)

Same as the SPE Publishing third logo.

Final Note: In 2009, the development brand was omitted. Year later, the SPE Networks Australia and New Zealand were integrated into Cinema Network and ceased to exist.