Criterion Pictures Corp, Ltd. (Canada)

(1971)

Nicknames: "The Filmreels" "PBS & Genesis' Older Brother"

Logo: On a dark blue background (possibly black due to the scratches), two white filmreels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The filmreels then continue to move, as it form pink rectangle, with a celeste outline and another pink one. Inside the rectangle is the text:

distributed by

CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.

montreal

The filmreels than move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds. We then cut to black.

FX/SFX: The filmreels.

Cheesy Factor:The animation is really cheesy and very slow, and the music seems unfitting for a cinema logo.

Music/Sounds: A creepy Moog synthesizer that keeps changing it's pitch, a-like the 1971 Public Broadcasting Service logo.

Availability: Very rare. Possibly on a few films that this company had released.

Scare Factor: Medium to high, bordering on nightmare. The very slow and choppy animation and the creepy music can catch you off-guard, along with the overall brightness of the logo. Some people can remind this off the Genesis Home Video and the 1971 PBS logo. It's lower for those who used to it.