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===Background===
'''Gullane Entertainment''' was formed in September 2000 after Britt Allcroft left her [[The Britt Allcroft Company|self-named company]]. Before the formation, Allcroft used the Gullane name
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'''Variants:'''
* On ''<u>Eckhart</u>'', the completed logo shines with a reversed cymbal crash.
* On <u>the voiceover variant</u>, once the logo finishes animating, it fades to black and the white URL "www.planetgullane.com" fades in.
* On ''<u>Thomas & Friends™ - Thomas' Trackside Tunes</u>'', the text "Please Visit Our Web Site at" and the URL at the time below fades in. It then fades out to the copyright disclaimer that reads "© Gullane (Thomas) Limited 1998". This is only seen on the original VHS release; later DVD releases have it plastered with the
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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* On the ''<u>Sooty's Magic</u>'' UK VHS releases, there is a male voiceover announcing: "Gullane Entertainment - Entertaining Families Worldwide!"
* At the end of <u>''Thomas & Friends™ - Thomas' Trackside Tunes''</u>, the end theme of the show is heard over it.
* It
▲* Its first known appearance was on the Japanese-exclusive ''Thomas & Friends'' VHS release ''A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie''.
** U.S. releases that feature this logo include: ''Thomas' Trackside Tunes'' (VHS), ''Best of Percy'' (VHS/DVD), ''Make Someone Happy and Other Thomas Adventures'' (DVD), ''Best of Thomas'' (VHS/DVD), ''Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories'' (DVD), ''Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures'' (DVD), ''Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills'' (DVD), ''Best of James'' (VHS/DVD) and ''Thomas' Christmas Wonderland and Other Thomas Adventures'' (DVD).
▲* It appears on all ''Thomas & Friends'' VHS and DVD releases from the time, immediately following the [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] logo on US VHS releases, the [[Grace & Wild Interactive Development]] logo on US DVD releases, or the 1995 [[Video Collection International|VCI]] logo on UK releases.
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* Outside ''Thomas and Friends'' related content, this logo was also tacked onto several other UK VHS releases of their content - appearing on ''Art Attack: Monsters and Other Scary Stuff,'' and the ''Sooty's Magic'' direct-to-video series, consisting of ''Sooty's Magic Show'', ''Sooty's Magic Club'' and ''Sooty's Magic Birthday Party''.
* The short version
* Even though Gullane was involved with those two shows, this logo does not appear on either ''Sooty Heights'' or ''Sooty
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'''Variants:'''
* A widescreen 16:9 version exists, which can be seen on at the end of each episode on the 2002 UK DVD release of ''Thomas & Friends: The Fogman and Other Stories''. However, it does not not appear on the VHS release though.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
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'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>''Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line''</u> for PC, the sounds of an engine puffing, three distorted dings, and various steam whistles are heard.
'''Availability:''' The early variant was seen on early television prints of Season 6 of ''Thomas & Friends'' and can also be found at the end of each episode on the 2002 UK VHS and DVD releases of ''Thomas & Friends: The Fogman and Other Stories''.
* The
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* The most recent DVD release to feature this logo is ''The Best of Thomas & Friends - Volume 1'', which was released in Australia in 2009.
{{Chronology|[[The Britt Allcroft Company]]|[[HIT Entertainment]]}}
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Gullane Entertainment was formed in September 2000 after Britt Allcroft left her self-named company. Before the formation, Allcroft used the Gullane name for Gullane Pictures, a subsidiary of her company which only produced Thomas and the Magic Railroad; the movie failed critically and commercially after its release, leading to Allcroft leaving the company. The newly-formed Gullane continued production of Series 6 and 7 of Thomas and Friends as well as other franchises, such as Sooty, Fireman Sam, and Art Attack. The company was acquired by HIT Entertainment on 5 July 2002 and closed the following year. The name is still used today for its in-credit and byline variants for most Thomas & Friends media despite the company's closure.
Visuals: The camera zooms in towards the horizon over a body of blue water, with the horizon having fluffy clouds and the sun in the distance. A white gull flies over the ocean as the camera turns towards the spot, and when it touches the water with the tip of its wing, it creates a ripple and flies off. The screen rotates upwards to reveal that the ripple is a wide white "G", and with it clearing up, it gets placed in a teal box as well as "GULLANE" in a similar font to the "G" below, albeit at a normal width. The gull then flies over the logo and flashes, turning silver as the background flourishes to a white-aquamarine gradient. An underline and "ENTERTAINMENT" in a different font also appear below as the gull shines briefly.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A shortened version of the sounds from the Gullane Pictures logo.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Its first known appearance was on the Japanese-exclusive Thomas & Friends VHS release A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie.
Visuals: On an aquamarine background, "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in Copperplate Gothic zooms out until it reaches a comfortable distance, and then the Britt Allcroft logo in gold quickly writes itself. Underneath, "for" in a generic sans serif font quickly fades in before the Gullane Entertainment print logo in white zooms in, which bounces for a few seconds. A copyright disclaimer "© Gullane (Thomas) Limited 2002" in a serif font fades in below.
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: Usually the ending theme of the show.
Audio Variant: On Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line for PC, the sounds of an engine puffing, three distorted dings, and various steam whistles are heard.
Availability: The early variant was seen on early television prints of Season 6 of Thomas & Friends and can also be found at the end of each episode on the 2002 UK VHS and DVD releases of Thomas & Friends: The Fogman and Other Stories.
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