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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 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 Entertainment 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 in 2002, but Gullane 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.
Nickname: "The Seagull"
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.
FX/SFX: The animation of a seagull and an arc, the shine.
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.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "The Seagull II"
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 was a wide white "G", with it clearing up, and now a teal box as well as "GULLANE" in a similar font to the "G", albeit at a normal width. The gull then flies over the logo and flashes, turning silver and making the background a white/blue mix. An underline and "ENTERTAINMENT" in a different font also appear below.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Mostly the gull, the ocean and the box.
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.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "The Seagull III"
Logo: On a sky blue 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.
FX/SFX: The zooming, and the script writing.
Music/Sounds: Usually the ending theme of the show, but on Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line for the PC, the sounds of an engine puffing, three distorted dings, and various steam whistles are heard.
Availability: Very rare.
Editor's Note: None.