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'''The Britt Allcroft Company''' (known initially in the UK as
In September 2000, after the cinematic failure of ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (produced under the
== The Britt Allcroft Company ==
===1st Logo (October 9, 1984-December 17, 1986)===
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|periwinkle}} gradient background, a {{color|peach|light apricot}}-{{color|pink|piggy pink}} gradient line forms the word "Britt" in
'''Variants:'''
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* On the 2004 restored versions of the first five seasons of ''Thomas & Friends'', the logo is placed on an embossed white box on a white background. "Britt" is much smaller and placed behind "BRITT ALLCROFT" in the caption, which now reads "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in {{color|blue}}. The 2000 [[HIT Entertainment]] logo is beneath, with "for" inbetween the two logos. As usual, copyright info is underneath.
'''Technique:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
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* It also appears on a 2002 Marks and Spencer UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' as well.
== Gullane Entertainment ==
===1st Logo (July 14, 2000)===
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'''Logo:''' Fading in over waves passing by the camera, a reflection of a seagull is seen flying about. The camera moves upwards to reveal a sunset, and the gull is seen in full. It starts to veer to the right, then starts to flap its wings while being doused among a white light. Then the gull turns into a metallic teal silhouette and a yellow arc draws in to finish the logo. While that happens, several lights appear and morph into the silver letters "{{color|silver|'''GULLANE PICTURES'''}}" and then shines before cutting to black.
'''Technique:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' Just sounds of the waves, the seagull squawking and flapping, and metallic screeching. Chimes can also be heard at the end.
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* On ''Thomas & Friends™ - Thomas' Trackside Tunes'', 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 2006 [[HIT Entertainment]] logo.
'''Technique:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A shortened version of the 1st logo's sounds.
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'''Variant:''' On early prints of ''Thomas & Friends'' season 6, the Gullane Entertainment logo just fades in.
'''Technique:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the ending theme of the show, but on ''Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line'' for PC, the sounds of an engine puffing, three distorted dings, and various steam whistles are heard.
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The Britt Allcroft Company (known initially in the UK as Britt Allcroft Railway Productions) was a British production and licensing company established in 1983 by Britt Allcroft and Angus Wright. They immediately bought the rights to The Railway Series of children's books and in 1984, created Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later just Thomas & Friends), recognized as one of the longest-running children's TV series (with new episodes being produced until January 2021). Other notable productions were Shining Time Station and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie.
In September 2000, after the cinematic failure of Thomas and the Magic Railroad (produced under the Gullane Pictures label), Britt stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment. Gullane continued the production of seasons 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 in 2002, but Gullane didn't close until 2003. The name is still used today in in-credit and byline variants for most Thomas & Friends media despite the company's closure.
Logo: On a blue background, the original logo for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name (which appears to be chroma-keyed onto the logo), in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval is the text "Britt Allcroft Limited 1983". Above the symbol is the text "for Britt Allcroft Ltd" (this logo was always preceded by the Clearwater Features logo, so that the complete text reads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in Beton.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Logo: On a periwinkle gradient background, a light apricot-piggy pink gradient line forms the word "Britt" in a cursive font. The text “BRITT ALLCROFT PRESENTS” in a white Gill Sans font fades in below the name (just touching the bottom), and it shines.
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Quite common.
Logo: Fading in over waves passing by the camera, a reflection of a seagull is seen flying about. The camera moves upwards to reveal a sunset, and the gull is seen in full. It starts to veer to the right, then starts to flap its wings while being doused among a white light. Then the gull turns into a metallic teal silhouette and a yellow arc draws in to finish the logo. While that happens, several lights appear and morph into the silver letters "GULLANE PICTURES" and then shines before cutting to black.
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: Just sounds of the waves, the seagull squawking and flapping, and metallic screeching. Chimes can also be heard at the end.
Availability: Only appears on Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
Logo: We start off zooming 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.
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: A shortened version of the 1st logo's sounds.
Music/Sounds Variant: On at least three Sooty's Magic VHS tapes, there is a male voiceover announcing: "Gullane Entertainment - Entertaining Families Worldwide!"
Availability: Rare.
Logo: On an aquamarine background, "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in Copperplate Gothic zooms out until it reaches a comfortable distance, 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. Then, a copyright disclaimer "© Gullane (Thomas) Limited 2002" in a serif font fades in.
Variant: On early prints of Thomas & Friends season 6, the Gullane Entertainment logo just fades in.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: Usually the ending theme of the show, but 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: Very rare.