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* Its first known appearance was on the Japanese-exclusive ''Thomas & Friends'' VHS release ''A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie''. |
* Its first known appearance was on the Japanese-exclusive ''Thomas & Friends'' VHS release ''A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie''. |
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* 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. |
* 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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** It appears on the US releases ''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), the UK releases ''Truck Loads of Fun'' (VHS/DVD), ''My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures'' (VHS), ''Seasonal Scrapes'' (VHS/DVD), My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures'' (VHS), ''The Very Best of Thomas & Friends'' (VHS) and ''My Little Thomas and the Royal Visitor'' (VHS), in addition to several re-releases such as the 2002 Marks and Spencer version of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories''. |
** It appears on the US releases ''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), the UK releases ''Truck Loads of Fun'' (VHS/DVD), ''My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures'' (VHS), ''Seasonal Scrapes'' (VHS/DVD), ''My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures'' (VHS), ''The Very Best of Thomas & Friends'' (VHS) and ''My Little Thomas and the Royal Visitor'' (VHS), in addition to several re-releases such as the 2002 Marks and Spencer version of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories''. |
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** It was also tacked onto the beginning of very early prints of the show's sixth series, as seen on the UK DVD ''The Fogman and Other Stories'', the US DVD ''Salty's Secret & Other Thomas Adventures''. and the Australian DVD ''Thomas and the Jet Engine''. |
** It was also tacked onto the beginning of very early prints of the show's sixth series, as seen on the UK DVD ''The Fogman and Other Stories'', the US DVD ''Salty's Secret & Other Thomas Adventures''. and the Australian DVD ''Thomas and the Jet Engine''. |
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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''. |
* 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''. |
Gullane Entertainment was formed in September 2000 after Britt Allcroft left her self-named company. Before the formation, Allcroft used the Gullane name to produce the feature film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which failed critically and commercially after its release, leading to her leaving the company. The newly-formed Gullane continued 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 on July 5, 2002, but it didn't close until 2003. The name is still used today for its in-credit and byline variants for most Thomas & Friends media despite the company's closure.
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, with the gull shown 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.
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.
Music/Sounds: A shortened version of the 1st logo's sounds.
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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.
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