Crest Animation
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(September 17, 2010-March 28, 2015)
Logo: On a black background, a blue streak of light swirls around the screen and makes a C-like figure going up beyond the screen. The name appears, slowly zooming in:
C R E S T
A N i M A T i O N
FX/SFX: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie, accompanied by various sound effects depending on the variant.
Availability: Seen on The Little Engine That Could, The Swan Princess Christmas, The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale, and the first five Alpha and Omega movies.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo descriptions by EnormousRat, edunk5, and Pip2010
Background: Crest is an animation studio that was started as Rich Animation Studios in Burbank, California and was owned by the Nest Family. The studio was founded by Richard Rich, who previously worked at Disney and its first and most famous film was The Swan Princess. Due to heavy box office losses, the company was sold in 2000 to Indian company Crest Communications Ltd. to form RichCrest Animation. In February 2007, it was renamed Crest Animation.
RichCrest Animation
(2001-2003)
Logo: On a black background, "RichCrest" appears in goldenrod. Below is "ANIMATION" in the same color.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme.
Availability: Appeared on Kids' Ten Commandments.
Editor's Note: None.
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Crest Communications
(September 7, 2003-January 23, 2007)
Logo: On a black background, a rectangle depicting grainy black and white footage (as if it was filmed on a vintage camera) shows a rectangle with "CREST" underneath and two irregular shapes below turning anti-clockwise to face the front while being formed. Once it is formed, the logo shows a swoosh resembling a C. "COMMUNICATION LIMITED" fades in below, being laid flat.
FX/SFX: The formation and byline.
Background: Crest is an animation studio that was started as Rich Animation Studios in Burbank, California and was owned by the Nest Family. The studio was founded by Richard Rich, who previously worked at Disney and its first and most famous film was The Swan Princess. Due to heavy box office losses, the company was sold in 2000 to Indian company Crest Communications Ltd. to form RichCrest Animation. In February 2007, it was renamed Crest Animation.
RichCrest Animation
(2001-2003)Logo: On a black background, "RichCrest" appears in goldenrod. Below is "ANIMATION" in the same color.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme.
Availability: Appeared on Kids' Ten Commandments.
Editor's Note: None.
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Crest Communications
(September 7, 2003-January 23, 2007)
Logo: On a black background, a rectangle depicting grainy black and white footage (as if it was filmed on a vintage camera) shows a rectangle with "CREST" underneath and two irregular shapes below turning anti-clockwise to face the front while being formed. Once it is formed, the logo shows a swoosh resembling a C. "COMMUNICATION LIMITED" fades in below, being laid flat.
FX/SFX: The formation and byline.
Variant: On some shows, the logo is shown via split screen with other production logos.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks and Pet Alien.
Editor's Note: None.
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Crest Animation
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks and Pet Alien.
Editor's Note: None.
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Crest Animation
(September 17, 2010-March 28, 2015)
Logo: On a black background, a blue streak of light swirls around the screen and makes a C-like figure going up beyond the screen. The name appears, slowly zooming in:
C R E S T
A N i M A T i O N
Variants: What happens next depends on the movie:
- Alpha and Omega: Paddy flies over and lays on his back inside the C-like figure. Then he folds his wings, looks at us, and winks.
- The Little Engine That Could: A sock monkey puppet jumps onto the C in "CREST" and slips off, falling inside the C-like figure. Then it winks.
- The Swan Princess Christmas: TBA
- Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure/Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave/Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation: Stinky and Claudette run on top of the text and jump onto the C-like figure and slide up. Runt stops and shakes his head.
- The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale: TBA
- Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games: Runt is now on top of the text, while Brent and Agnes are on the bottom. Runt jumps onto the C-like figure and slides up, but suddenly lands on Agnes' quills.
FX/SFX: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie, accompanied by various sound effects depending on the variant.
Availability: Seen on The Little Engine That Could, The Swan Princess Christmas, The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale, and the first five Alpha and Omega movies.
Editor's Note: None.