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Background

Cinemassacre is the website and production company of James Rolfe, an indie filmmaker best known for his web series The Angry Video Game Nerd. The company was started around the mid-late 1990s and was originally called "Cinematica Productions" by Rolfe on a whim, but he changed it in 2000 when he found out there was already a TV studio with the same name. The studio's website also launched in 2000, and specializes in horror and comedy. Rolfe states that the name symbolizes the force to keep going if things look like they can't be finished, hence to "Cinemassacre" through it all.

1st Logo (Early 2000s)

Logo: We see the basis of what the 3rd logo will look like, but over the logo, we see

JAMES
ROLFE's

above it, and "PRODUCTIONS" below it, "CINEMASSACRE" is in purple, and the chainsaw drips blood three times with a puddle underneath.

Trivia: The logo was designed and animated in Mario Paint for the SNES.

FX/SFX: The blood dripping.

Music/Sounds: None, unless you count James Rolfe talking over the logo.

Availability: Seen very briefly on James Rolfe's college biography documentary, ROLFE: A No-Budget Dream. It also appeared on this Cinemassacre tweet, and again in the August 11, 2021 episode of Cinemassacre Podcast^[1].

2nd Logo (February 27, 2007-)

Logo: A chainsaw is protruding from a camera (with two skulls on the film container). "CINEMASSACRE" is written across the chainsaw/camera. The chainsaw/camera zooms in.

Trivia: The teeth on the chainsaw are backwards.

Variants:

On early AVGN reviews with this logo, it is on a hellish fiery background.
On the AVGN episode "Star Trek", the logo is on a space background.
On the first trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, the logo forms on an exploding background, and "CINEMASSACRE" forms one letter at a time in blue, then turns to red.
On You Know What's Bullsh*t, a custom variation is used. The Cinemassacre logo is present against a field with "Presents" under the logo. A bull then comes in as the logo fades out and squirts a comical amount of feces. The show's name appears in red, black outlined, Squigglevision-like animated letters as the bull walks off and James Rolfe shouts out the show's name.
- When the show was revived in 2014, a completely different variant was used, showing a cel-shaded CGI bull, again, defecating a large pile of feces, before the new logo lands on it with the Cinemassacre logo above.
In 2013, the logo was redesigned, where the "CINE" is in black with the camera, and "MASSACRE" is in red. Also, the chainsaw has sharper edges and there isn't a skull and crossbones on it anymore.
At the end of most current Cinemassacre videos, ".COM" is placed below the redesigned logo.
On newer episodes of James And Mike Mondays, the updated logo is on a background that zooms out to show many game cartridges.
On the Board James episode "Dream Phone", the updated logo has "A" above, and "PRODUCTIONS" below.
On Board James starting with the "Omega Virus" episode, a 3D printed version of the updated logo zooms in on a dark background. This was created by A Pyro Design, and you can see how it was made in this video here.
On the AVGN's 12 Days of S**tsmas series of reviews, the 3D printed logo is an ornament on a Christmas tree.
On the AVGN episode "Atari Jaguar Part 1", the logo is imposed over the Atari Jaguar logo, replacing the word "JAGUAR" and leaving two big ominous yellow eyes (a la the Fabrica or Vadimon logos).
At the end of the AVGN episode "Alien 3", the Nerd jumps into molten lava. On the way down, the logo bursts out of his chest (a parody of the movie).
On the AVGN episode "Resident Evil Survivor", the logo is black on a white square, which turns gray and zooms out to reveal a barrel that then gets stepped on.

FX/SFX: The zooming of the chainsaw/camera.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the video. It may use:

A brief 6-note electric guitar tune repeated twice, accompanied by sounds of explosion and whooshes (from GameTrailers/ScrewAttack logo combo).
A snippet of "Item Room Ambiance" from Super Metroid, consisting of slightly creepy ambient beeps accompanied by a low-sonic drone, also accompanied by the same sound effects as above (again, from GameTrailers/ScrewAttack logo combo).
The opening theme of the game.
On You Know What's Bulls**t, a banjo tune plays.
On the new Board James variant, the opening theme plays, which is an ominous horror-esque tune with a choir.
On the 12 Days of S**tsmas variant, an instrumental version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" plays.

Music/Sounds Variants:

On the AVGN episode "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties", the logo has an abridged version of Kirin Entertainment's 1st jingle.
On the AVGN two-parter "Atari Jaguar", the melody from the Atari Jaguar start-up screen is used, accompanied by a synthesized whoosh (inherited from the ScrewAttack logo). On the 2nd part, the jaguar's growl is heard at the very end.

Availability: Seen on The Angry Video Game Nerd starting with the episode "Ghostbusters", as well as most of James Rolfe's other videos. Current prints of most AVGN episodes made before 2012 plaster the GameTrailers/ScrewAttack logo combo.

Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite among fans of James Rolfe's work.

3rd Logo (July 21, 2014)

Logo: On a brown gradient background, a blank version of the previous logo (the pre-2013 version) is seen at an angle, as the chainsaw quickly protrudes with fire effects. We then pan out and the word "CINEMASSACRE" from before flies to its place, flashing when it finally does. The logo then fades out.

FX/SFX: The chainsaw and the pan.

Music/Sounds: A chainsaw revving, and then deep whooshes. When the flash happens, a laser sound is heard.

Availability: Only seen on Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie.

↑ https://youtu.be/o34ZVRFcsDw

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 ===1st Logo (Early 2000s)===
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+[[File:James Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions (2002).png|center|350px]]
 '''Logo:''' We see the basis of what the 3rd logo will look like, but over the logo, we see
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 '''ROLFE's'''
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-above it, and "'''Productions'''" below it, "Cinemassacre" is in {{color|purple}}, and the chainsaw drips blood three times with a puddle underneath.
+above it, and "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" below it, "CINEMASSACRE" is in {{color|purple}}, and the chainsaw drips blood three times with a puddle underneath.
 '''Trivia:''' The logo was designed and animated in ''Mario Paint'' for the SNES.
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' None, unless you count James Rolfe talking over the logo.
-'''Availability:''' Seen very briefly on James Rolfe's college biography documentary, ''ROLFE: A No-Budget Dream''. It also appeared on [https://twitter.com/cinemassacre/status/1290299667771805696 this Cinemassacre tweet].
+'''Availability:''' Seen very briefly on James Rolfe's college biography documentary, ''ROLFE: A No-Budget Dream''. It also appeared on [https://twitter.com/cinemassacre/status/1290299667771805696 this Cinemassacre tweet], and again in the August 11, 2021 episode of ''Cinemassacre Podcast''<ref>https://youtu.be/o34ZVRFcsDw</ref>.
 ===2nd Logo (February 27, 2007-)===
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-File:Cinemassacre (Febuary 2009).png
+Cinemassacre (Febuary 2009).png
-File:Cinemassacre (August 2010).png
+Cinemassacre (August 2010).png
-File:Cinemassacre (May 2009).png
+Cinemassacre (May 2009).png
-File:Cinemassacre (April 2009).png
+Cinemassacre (April 2009).png
-File:Cinemassacre (December 2012).png
+Cinemassacre (December 2012).png
-File:Cinemassacre (November 2012).png
+Cinemassacre (November 2012).png
-File:Cinemassacre (July 2015).png
+Cinemassacre (July 2015).png
-File:Cinemassacre (2013).png
+Cinemassacre (2013).png
-File:Cinemassacre (October 2013).png
+Cinemassacre (October 2013).png
-File:Cinemassacre (March 2014).png
+Cinemassacre (March 2014).png
-File:Cinemassacre (December 2013).png
+Cinemassacre (December 2013).png
-File:Cinemassacre (December 2015).png
+Cinemassacre (December 2015).png
-File:Cinemassacre (December 2014).png
+Cinemassacre (December 2014).png
-File:Cinemassacre (October 2018).png
+Cinemassacre (October 2018).png
+</gallery>
-</gallery>'''Logo:''' A chainsaw is protruding from a camera (with two skulls on the film container). "{{color|red|'''CINEMASSACRE'''}}" is written across the chainsaw/camera. The chainsaw/camera zooms in.
+'''Logo:''' A chainsaw is protruding from a camera (with two skulls on the film container). "{{color|red|'''CINEMASSACRE'''}}" is written across the chainsaw/camera. The chainsaw/camera zooms in.
 '''Trivia:''' The teeth on the chainsaw are backwards.
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 *On the ''AVGN'' episode "Star Trek", the logo is on a space background.
 *On the first trailer for ''Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'', the logo forms on an exploding background, and "'''CINEMASSACRE'''" forms one letter at a time in {{color|blue}}, then turns to {{color|red}}.
-*On ''You Know What's Bullsh*t'', a custom variation is used. The Cinemassacre logo is present against a field with "Presents" under the logo. A bull then comes in as the logo fades out and squirts a comical amount of feces. The show's name appears in {{color|red}}, black outlined, ''Squigglevision''-like animated letters as the bull walks off and James Rolfe shouts out the show's name. When the show was revived in 2014, a completely different variant was used, showing a cel-shaded CGI bull, again, defecating a large pile of feces, before the new logo lands on it with the Cinemassacre logo above.
+*On ''You Know What's Bullsh*t'', a custom variation is used. The Cinemassacre logo is present against a field with "Presents" under the logo. A bull then comes in as the logo fades out and squirts a comical amount of feces. The show's name appears in {{color|red}}, black outlined, Squigglevision-like animated letters as the bull walks off and James Rolfe shouts out the show's name.
+**When the show was revived in 2014, a completely different variant was used, showing a cel-shaded CGI bull, again, defecating a large pile of feces, before the new logo lands on it with the Cinemassacre logo above.
 *In 2013, the logo was redesigned, where the "'''CINE'''" is in black with the camera, and "'''MASSACRE'''" is in {{color|red}}. Also, the chainsaw has sharper edges and there isn't a skull and crossbones on it anymore.
-*At the end of most current Cinemassacre videos, ".com" is placed below the redesigned logo.
+*At the end of most current Cinemassacre videos, "{{color|red|'''.COM'''}}" is placed below the redesigned logo.
 *On newer episodes of ''James And Mike Mondays'', the updated logo is on a background that zooms out to show many game cartridges.
 *On the ''Board James'' episode "Dream Phone", the updated logo has "A" above, and "PRODUCTIONS" below.
-*On ''Board James'' starting with the "Omega Virus" episode, a 3D printed version of the updated logo zooms in on a dark background. This was created by A Pyro Design, and you can see how this was made in this video [https://youtu.be/nMUh4_Taoc0 here].
+*On ''Board James'' starting with the "Omega Virus" episode, a 3D printed version of the updated logo zooms in on a dark background. This was created by A Pyro Design, and you can see how it was made in this video [https://youtu.be/-uwGSlqCZWw here].
 *On the AVGN's ''12 Days of S**tsmas'' series of reviews, the 3D printed logo is an ornament on a Christmas tree.
 *On the ''AVGN'' episode "Atari Jaguar Part 1", the logo is imposed over the [[Atari Jaguar]] logo, replacing the word "{{color|red|'''JAGUAR'''}}" and leaving two big ominous {{color|yellow}} eyes (a la the [[Fabrica (Italy)|Fabrica]] or [[Vadi-mon (Spain)|Vadimon]] logos).
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 '''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
 *On the ''AVGN'' episode "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties", the logo has an abridged version of [[Kirin Entertainment]]'s 1st jingle.
-*On the ''AVGN'' two-parter "Atari Jaguar", the melody from the Atari Jaguar start-up screen, accompanied by a synthesized whoosh (inherited from the ScrewAttack logo). On the 2nd part, the jaguar's growl is heard at the very end.
+*On the ''AVGN'' two-parter "Atari Jaguar", the melody from the Atari Jaguar start-up screen is used, accompanied by a synthesized whoosh (inherited from the ScrewAttack logo). On the 2nd part, the jaguar's growl is heard at the very end.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'' starting with the episode "Ghostbusters", as well as most of James Rolfe's other videos. Current prints of most AVGN episodes made before 2012 plaster the GameTrailers/ScrewAttack logo combo.
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 ===3rd Logo (July 21, 2014)===
-[[File:Cinemassacre (July 2014).png|center|frameless|398x398px]]
+[[File:Cinemassacre (July 2014).png|center|frameless|350px]]
 '''Logo:''' On a {{color|brown}} gradient background, a blank version of the previous logo (the pre-2013 version) is seen at an angle, as the chainsaw quickly protrudes with fire effects. We then pan out and the word "{{color|red|'''CINEMASSACRE'''}}" from before flies to its place, flashing when it finally does. The logo then fades out.