Pacific Arts/Summary

Revision by Eric S.

Background: Pacific Arts was a multimedia company started by former member of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith.

1st Logo (1981-1989)

Pacific Arts (1989)Pacific Arts (1983)

Nickname: "Drawing Dove Logo"

Logo: On a black background, we see a neon blue-outlined circle. Then, we see a second neon blue outline forming a dove, then some leaves flash. "The Pacific Arts Corp, Inc." in an Old English font fade in under the circle.

Variant: There is another variant with magenta flooring on it, withe the background turning into a magenta gradient when the animation plays. The logo then disappears, but leaving the background intact.

FX/SFX: The drawing.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Scarce. Seen on movies from the era like The Official Story (La Historia Official). The one with the magenta background can be seen on Tapeheads.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo (1989-1994)

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Nickname: "Drawing Dove Logo II"

Logo: We start out on a black-blue gradient background, usually with the text "manufactured and distributed exclusively by" on it. Then, after the text disappears we see the animation in the 1st logo, complete with the text in the same Old English font fade in, except it simply reads "Pacific Arts".

Variant: Late in the logo's life, "Pacific Arts" is in a different font. It would zoom out a little and the text "ONE OF THE NESMITH ENTERPRISES" would fade in under the logo.

FX/SFX: The background color change, the animation from the previous logo, the logo disappearing.

Music/Sounds: A wind chime tune with a ping at the end.

Availability: Rare. It can be seen on PBS Home Video releases.

Scare Factor: None. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Pacific Arts Video Records

Note: This label was used to release special interest and exclusive videos.

1st Logo (1980s-1990s) Pacific Arts Video Records (1980s) Nicknames: "Drawing Dove Logo III", "Changing Logo"

Logo: We start out with the drawing of the 1st logo on the black background. After it stops drawing, the dove turns gray inside the circle inside a TV tube with a multi-colored filmstrip on the top half and multi-colored bars on the bottom half shown on a white background. The text "PACIFIC ARTS VIDEO RECORDS" is under the TV tube.

FX/SFX: The drawing from the first logo, the logo change.

Music/Sounds: Again, same as before.

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: Low. The transition from the animation to the finished product will startle people.