ImageMovers Digital

Background

In 2007, ImageMovers and Walt Disney Pictures announced a joint-venture to produce motion-capture animated features named ImageMovers Digital. They only released two films in that time (A Christmas Carol and Mars Needs Moms), neither of which were successful at the box office (especially the latter). Disney announced the studio's closure in January 2011.

Logo (November 6, 2009-March 11, 2011)

Closing variant with copyright stamp.
Mars Needs Moms variant

Visuals: On a black background, a red sphere quickly zooms in to the center of the screen, with a building reflected in it. Then two steel pillars come in from beyond, as the sphere passes in-between them. More pillars come in from various angles, pass over and arranging themselves like a staircase as shadows form on them, as the first four steps form "IM", and the polygon block below forms the letter "D". The sphere hovers above "D". The name "IMAGEMOVERSDIGITAL" (in the same font as the regular ImageMovers logo, albeit with rounded edges) fades in.

Alternate Descriptive Video Description: A red sphere zooms to the center of the screen. Six rectangular beams pass around it. A wider view reveals the beams arranged in a hovering staircase, that forms the letters "IMD". The sphere floats above the first step. Words appear, ImageMovers Digital.

Trivia: The building reflected in the sphere is that of IMD's headquarters at Hamilton Landing in Novato, California.

Variants:

At the end of movies, a small copyright stamp (© IMD) can be seen on the bottom-right. Also it is still.
On Mars Needs Moms, the sphere is replaced by Mars.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the movie or none.

Availability: Only seen on A Christmas Carol and Mars Needs Moms.