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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''First Release Home Entertainment''' was a division of [[RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. |
'''First Release Home Entertainment''' was a division of [[RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd.|RCA/Columbia Pictures Hoyts Video]]. The company released tapes in The Netherlands as well. |
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===1st Logo (1988-1997)=== |
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First Release Home Entertainment (1988).jpg |
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File:GW294H220.jpg |
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First Release Home Entertainment (1988, Coming Soon).jpg |
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File:GW289H220.jpg |
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</gallery>{{YouTube|id=e3ogoVT07MA}} |
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⚫ | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a star shoots across the screen with a laserlike pink line trailing behind it. Then, two stars shoot across the screen with green and yellow lines trailing behind them. Another star shoots with a red line. After that one more star shoots with a blue line, forming an abstract pattern. Then, the middle of the pattern is illuminated, and it looks like a blue star. Four stars then fly near the big star, with red, yellow, pink and green trails. A flash occurs and the words |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Laser Shooting Stars", "Neon Star" |
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<small><small>HOME * ENTERTAINMENT</small></small></center> |
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appear under the resulting star. |
appear under the resulting star. |
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'''Variant:''' At the beginning of tapes, after the logo forms a blue star shoots on "HOME ENTERTAINMENT", the text fades out and the words |
'''Variant:''' At the <u>beginning of tapes</u>, after the logo forms a blue-lined star shoots on "HOME ENTERTAINMENT", the text fades out and the words |
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<center>{{Font|Garamond|<big><big><big>Coming Soon</big></big></big>}}</center> |
<center>{{Font|Garamond|<big><big><big>Coming Soon</big></big></big>}}</center> |
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fade in in its place. |
fade in in its place. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The stars shooting across the screen, the flash, and in the variant, the fading. |
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'''Audio:''' A techno ditty with a few laser sound effects. This is slightly shorter for the closing variant. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' Seen on old Aussie and Dutch PAL tapes, mainly distributed B-movies, music videos and [[Magic Window]] titles, among others. One tape that had this was ''Look Who's Talking''. |
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===2nd Logo (1997-1999)=== |
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First Release Home Entertainment (1996).png |
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File:GW25H187.png |
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First Release Home Entertainment (1996, Coming Soon).png |
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File:GW262H188.png |
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</gallery>{{YouTube|id=bZOUVJwOPDs}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a night-sky background, a comet-like object moves around the screen and forms a five pointed star as the camera zooms back. The inside of the star fades out, leaving just the outline as five comets come towards the star. Four of the comets stop before the star, but the fifth one moves to the bottom of the screen and explodes as a fireworks display. The remnants of the fireworks form the same letters from the previous logo (in the same style and font). |
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'''Variant:''' At the beginning of tapes the words flip over to reveal the words "Coming Soon" |
'''Variant:''' At the <u>beginning of tapes</u>, the words flip over to reveal the words "Coming Soon". |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The comet forming the star, the fireworks. A nice blend of CGI and 2D animation. |
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'''Audio:''' A soft choir when the star is forming followed by a deep bass note when the letters are revealed. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on all First Release VHS from this time period. It is not known yet if they did DVD releases., Don't expect this on early Australian DVD releases from the time, as they use the 1997-2001 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] logo with Music. |
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*Seen on all First Release VHS tapes from this time period.{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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*It is not known yet if they did DVD releases. |
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{{Navbox-Sony}}{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}} |
{{Navbox-Sony}}{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}} |
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[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]] |
[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]] |
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[[Category:Sony Corporation]] |
[[Category:Sony Corporation]] |
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[[Category:English-language logos]] |
Latest revision as of 10:37, 23 October 2024
kidinbed and PAV123
Background
First Release Home Entertainment was a division of RCA/Columbia Pictures Hoyts Video. The company released tapes in The Netherlands as well.
1st Logo (1988-1997)
Visuals: On a black background, a star shoots across the screen with a laserlike pink line trailing behind it. Then, two stars shoot across the screen with green and yellow lines trailing behind them. Another star shoots with a red line. After that one more star shoots with a blue line, forming an abstract pattern. Then, the middle of the pattern is illuminated, and it looks like a blue star. Four stars then fly near the big star, with red, yellow, pink and green trails. A flash occurs and the words
HOME ● ENTERTAINMENT
appear under the resulting star.
Variant: At the beginning of tapes, after the logo forms a blue-lined star shoots on "HOME ENTERTAINMENT", the text fades out and the words
fade in in its place.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: A techno ditty with a few laser sound effects. This is slightly shorter for the closing variant.
Availability: Seen on old Aussie and Dutch PAL tapes, mainly distributed B-movies, music videos and Magic Window titles, among others. One tape that had this was Look Who's Talking.
2nd Logo (1997-1999)
Visuals: On a night-sky background, a comet-like object moves around the screen and forms a five pointed star as the camera zooms back. The inside of the star fades out, leaving just the outline as five comets come towards the star. Four of the comets stop before the star, but the fifth one moves to the bottom of the screen and explodes as a fireworks display. The remnants of the fireworks form the same letters from the previous logo (in the same style and font).
Variant: At the beginning of tapes, the words flip over to reveal the words "Coming Soon".
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A soft choir when the star is forming followed by a deep bass note when the letters are revealed.
Availability:
- Seen on all First Release VHS tapes from this time period. [Examples?]
- It is not known yet if they did DVD releases.