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Background

Carousel Films was an educational film & home media distribution company, operating around the 60s to the 80s. It was known for distributing CBS News and ABC News outputs for educational rights, as well as distributing educational 16mm films from other educational film companies.

Logo (1958?-1983?)

Visuals: On a navy blue background, a yellow drawing of a carousel is seen in the center of the screen, with several areas cut out of it to create a repeating pattern. Then, "CAROUSEL FILMS, INC." in white fades in over the carousel, which darkens into the background, and then "PRESENTS" fades in below it.

Variants:

A version used for distribution purposes exists, where the carousel is placed above the center to make room for "DISTRIBUTED BY CAROUSEL FILMS, INC." in a stacked form.
There is a black and white variant.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: A timpani roll plays throughout, with a regal-sounding trumpet fanfare playing twice over it.

Music Sounds Variant: None for the distribution variant.

Availability: This was seen on some educational films from the 70s-80s, mainly on CBS News films and others, like J.T., The Captain Is A Lady, and Eastern Mystics Of The Golden West. The opening variant was seen on Mothers and Daughters (1969). Check on Internet Archive, WorldCat or YouTube websites for more infos.

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 ===Background===
-'''Carousel Films''' is an educational film & home media distribution corporation operated between the 1960s and in the 1970s and the 1980s. It was known for distributing CBS News and ABC News outputs for educational rights, as well as distributing educational 16mm films from other educational film companies.
+'''Carousel Films''' was an educational film & home media distribution company, operating around the 60s to the 80s. It was known for distributing CBS News and ABC News outputs for educational rights, as well as distributing educational 16mm films from other educational film companies.
 ===Logo (1958?-1983?)===
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-'''Visuals:''' On a blue, green, black, or dark blue background, there is a yellow carousel. The words "CAROUSEL FILMS, INC." fades in for a second, and the words "PRESENTS" pops in below the company name.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|darkblue|navy blue}} background, a {{color|gold|yellow}} drawing of a carousel is seen in the center of the screen, with several areas cut out of it to create a repeating pattern. Then, "'''CAROUSEL FILMS, INC.'''" in white fades in over the carousel, which darkens into the background, and then "PRESENTS" fades in below it.
 '''Variants:'''
-* There is a <u>distribution variant</u>, where the carousel is placed to make room for the company name. Underneath is "DISTRIBUTED BY" and below that is "CAROUSEL FILMS, INC.".
+* A version used for <u>distribution purposes</u> exists, where the carousel is placed above the center to make room for "DISTRIBUTED BY '''CAROUSEL FILMS, INC.'''" in a stacked form.
 * There is a <u>black and white variant</u>.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
-'''Audio:''' A timpani roll, followed by a trumpet-driven fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' A timpani roll plays throughout, with a regal-sounding trumpet fanfare playing twice over it.
 '''Music Sounds Variant:''' None for the distribution variant.
-'''Availability:''' This was seen on some educational films from the 70s-80s, mainly on CBS News films and others, like ''J.T.'', ''The Captain Is A Lady'', and ''Eastern Mystics Of The Golden West''. The opening variant  was seen on ''Mothers and Daughters'' (1969). Check on Internet Archive, WorldCat or YouTube websites for more infos.
+'''Availability:''' This was seen on some educational films from the 70s-80s, mainly on CBS News films and others, like ''J.T.'', ''The Captain Is A Lady'', and ''Eastern Mystics Of The Golden West''. The opening variant was seen on ''Mothers and Daughters'' (1969). Check on Internet Archive, WorldCat or YouTube websites for more infos.