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Gullane Pictures
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Background
Gullane Pictures was formed by Britt Allcroft in late 1997 as a subsidiary of her self-named company. Its intention was to develop, produce and distribute films and TV programming for the US marketplace, alongside their affiliated Canadian division Catalyst Entertainment.
Ultimately, Gullane Pictures only produced one film: Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which failed critically and commercially after its release. This led to Allcroft leaving the company, which eventually rebranded under the Gullane brand in September 2000.
Logo (14 July 2000)
Visuals: 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.
Audio: 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. However, this does not appear on Row Your Boat, which the company only distributed.
