Pyramid Films
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Logo descriptions by Wellmart3 and PAV123
Video courtesy of LogicSmash
1st Logo
(Early 1970s-1978)
Logo: On a black background, we see a trail of various words in various colors saying "Pyramid Films". Before they complete, a pyramid that has lines at the right fades in.
FX/SFX: The trail, the pyramid fading in. Primitive trailing effects, even for the time.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on some educational films and documentaries from the time, such as Vicious Cycles.
Editor's Note: The black background and trail effects may get to some, not to mention it's silent.
Video courtesy of LogicSmash
1st Logo
(Early 1970s-1978)
<img align="bottom" alt="Pyramid Films" height="237" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/8994d3054518d5e520557f8dd92c6299/GW316H237" title="Pyramid Films" width="316"/><iframe frameborder="0" height="230" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/ca505a38ed3bc82918173d3dab0aed9e099a99e9" width="407"></iframe>
Logo: On a black background, we see a trail of various words in various colors saying "Pyramid Films". Before they complete, a pyramid that has lines at the right fades in.
FX/SFX: The trail, the pyramid fading in. Primitive trailing effects, even for the time.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on some educational films and documentaries from the time, such as Vicious Cycles.
Editor's Note: The black background and trail effects may get to some, not to mention it's silent.
2nd Logo
(Early 1980s-)
<img align="bottom" alt="Pyramid (1970s/1980s?)" height="238" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/e7eba6f1b061daab3020b1f221a4741e/GW318H238" title="Pyramid (1970s/1980s?)" width="318"/><img align="bottom" alt="Pyramid (Late 2000s)" height="240" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/d4021c5e775a3e8c7829f4c89dd70418/GW316H240" title="Pyramid (Late 2000s)" width="316"/><iframe frameborder="0" height="242" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/931db09e5e09b7e80b797a6f779a1a17e8351304" width="429"></iframe>
Logo: Against a sunrise background above a shimmering ocean, a prism is seen rotating in the middle of the background. The background grows brighter as a rainbow laser strikes the prism and moves to its tip, forming a silver-grated version of the pyramid from the previous logo. "PYRAMID" is below in a white font, and everything is against a black background with a blue haze below.
Variant: On the company's website, the background turns fully black and the logo turns flat once the laser leaves.
Trivia: A frame of this logo was once used as the artwork to the vaporwave album Holograms by Skeleton. Current issues of the album use a different cover.
Variant: On the company's website, the background turns fully black and the logo turns flat once the laser leaves.
Trivia: A frame of this logo was once used as the artwork to the vaporwave album Holograms by Skeleton. Current issues of the album use a different cover.
FX/SFX: The prism and the laser. Very impressive animation for the time; this is one of the earliest computer-animated logos, done by Information International, Inc.
Music/Sounds: A dreamy synthesized string theme.
Availability: Common. Can be seen on short films and educational films distributed by the company, most notably Powers of Ten. Some can even be viewed on their website.
Editor's Note: While somewhat dated by today's standards, this logo is insanely advanced for the time period and is still very nicely-animated. The music used is also incredibly gorgeous as well.