Crescential Pictures

Background: Crescential Pictures (also called Crescential Entertainment) is a film production company established in 1986. The company produces and distributes animation, comic, teen-targeted and art-house films. Due to the company later losing hype, PSN adquired the company in 2002 and now some of their films are distributed by TeleNative (US, Philippines and European/Asian countries), DualMountain (US) and Drawing Triangle (Oceanic region and the US).

1st Logo

(1987-1991)

Nickname: "Stars and Crescent"

Logo: In a starfield, we see some stars that then transform into pyramids. Some stars then appear flying and the camera follows them. These stars later transform into spheres, who then form a crescent. The words "CRESENTIAL PICTURES" zoom out letter-by-letter while a line draws in below them. Both things shine when they place themselves.

FX/SFX: The stars flying and transforming, the camera, the words and line drawing in. All in all, this logo has great animation and one of the most mind-blowing logos from the era.

Music/Sounds: A calm string theme, along with the sounds of whooshing.

Availability: Rare. Still found on Target Breaking, Short Man, Tiny Hero, Response and LeGeL. On newer HV releases from the company's earlier films, the PSN Entertainment Group logo is used but this logo appears after it. Unlike the next logos, it never appeared in trailers.

Scare Factor: None to minimal. The design of the crescent is strange but nothing too scary.

2nd Logo

(1991-)

Nicknames: "Crescent's Sphere", "Sphere Above The Water"

Logo: We see purple lights turning up and then they spin. The camera later zooms out to reveal that it's a light sphere. A crescent appears behind the sphere and moves, placing at the front of it. A light appears behind the sphere, and smoke appears at the right side of it, which then transforms to the text "CRESCENTIAL PICTURES" or "CRESCENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT" ("PICTURES/ENTERTAINMENT" being more smaller than "CRESCENT"). Both things shine.

Variants:

Due to PSN's adquisition of Crescential in 2002, some newer films have the byline "A PSN Entertainment Company" below the text. Then the PSN emblem fades in at the bottom-right side of the screen.

A short version was used on trailers. Trailers from that are also made or distributed by PSN companies since 2002 have the PSN byline and logo from the 1st variant.

A print version of the logo appears on a few Crescential films made in Australia.

FX/SFX: Still impressive CGI that holds up well today.

Cheesy Factor: Not cheesy, but PSN ruined a perfect and tidy logo on the 2002 variant.

Music/Sounds:

A) A synthesized theme with jingles throughout it. A modified version of this was later used for the Largo Entertainment logo.

B) A calming/uplifting synth pad theme.

C) A deep whoosh (which sounds like wind-blowing), followed by a wolf's howl.

In other cases, the opening theme of the movie or none.

Availability: Currently seen on newer Crescential movies, starting with the 1991 film Humbolds. Later appeared on Because Of Maxie, Son Of Ultra-Shock, Lying, Tomorrow Never Knows and Lady In Violet. The company's films are distributed in home video by 1st Leader or TeleNative, both PSN companies, so look for some of their VCD/DVD/BD releases.

Scare Factor: None. It's somewhat dark, but soothing anyway. Minimal with the 3rd theme.