The ABM Group (Canada)

Background: The ABM Group was a Canadian video company founded in 1987

1st (known) Logo (1987–1996)
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Nicknames :  "ABM in Space", "Long Space Background", "The Space Logo of Almost Nothing", "Synth Drone Logo", "Migraine ABM", "The Canadian Equivalent of PPI Entertainment"

Logo : On a zooming space background, we just sit through eight seconds of nothing until finally, more animation arrives. It begins with a pink comet shooting from the right, then, when it hits the center, an explosion appears. The letters “A”, “B”, and “M” zoom in and spin, along with a fancy tail, all colored gold. A yellow line flashes quickly on the logo’s edges just before the explosion (now really white dust) disappears. The word “PRESENTS” in BrushScript font slowly fades in. After a few seconds, the logo fades out, and a warning scroll appears. After 13 seconds, the screen fades to black.

Variant : Sometimes, the warning scroll doesn't appear, and we are left with 13 seconds of just the space background before we fade to black.

FX/SFX : The space background moving, comet flying, explosion, pieces flying, letters shining.

Cheesy Factor : What is this?! You mean the viewer has to wait 8 seconds just for real animation to start? And then, when the logo disappears, if there is no warning scroll, they have to wait 13 seconds just for the next logo or movie to start? That’s crazy, and the actual animation isn't really that good, either, what with the odd font for the letters. On top of that, if you have a keen eye, the explosion is deliberately lifted from the original Star Wars movie! (Perhaps the graphic designer hoped nobody would notice, or care for that matter?) It’s definitely one of the worst home video logos ever, and it lasts almost 40 seconds (note that the Hendring Limited logo lasts about 1:40, and yet puts in far more effort)! Anyways, they should have made the logo begin when the comet was flying in, and the logo ending when the logo fades out. And why does it look like they just stole the background from the BFS Video logo?!

Music/Sounds : A extremely long synth drone is heard, then, when the explosion appears, a “BOOM!” is heard, then a blowing wind is heard when the letter's are flying in, a clunk when the letters come into place, followed by a bell toll, then we still hear the synth drone before the space background finally fades out. At the end of the logo, we hear a some kind of a sound that looks like a game button being pressed. Actually, the synth drone is heard in the whole logo, even heard when the sounds is heard, because we heard it in the background.

Availability : Ultra rare. Found on a Canadian VHS of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark: The Movie, as well as some public domain cartoon videos. Could be seen on re-released tapes from Kid Flicks and Starmaker Entertainment.

Scare Factor : Medium to high. The cheapness of the logo, combined with the awful synth droning, as well as the animation and letters, especially the explosion coming out seconds after the beginning of the logo, would scare a number of people, but the really cheesy and simple nature of the overall logo decreases it's potential.

2nd Logo (1996–2005)
Logo: On a dark background, we see the word the in white text, Then, the words ABM Zoom in, Then, the word Group runs in, Then the logo fades out

FX/SFX: The Words “ABM” Zooming in, The Word “Group” running, The Logo fading out

Music/Sounds: The Sezondl Cinema Video music is breefily in use

Availability: Ultra Rare, Was Debuted on the 1997 release of “Temple Mat”, It was maybe seen on any other releases

Scare Factor: TBA