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{{NeedsImages}}<!--2nd logo-->
===Background===
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a home video company from United Kingdom.
 
===1st Logo (1983-1990s)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|mediumblue|sky blue}} background with shimmering water below, a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} compass flies down and eases in towards the screen. Soon it stops, the water disappears and below "{{font|Times New Roman|'''ODYSSEY'''}}" in white fades in below.
 
'''Variants:'''
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'''Audio:''' A synth rendition of the first portion of Gounod's "Ave Maria", which is a soothing tune with the sound of waves washing ashore when the compass moves.
 
'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:'''* Seen on releases from the UK such as ''The Cartier Affair'', ''That Sinking Feeling'', ''Christmas on Division Street'' and ''Just Dennis''. Appearsthe atMenace: theDinosaur beginningHunter'' of(released Amazonin Primethe Video'sUK print ofas ''ActJust of WillDennis'').
* It is also intact at the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's print of ''Act of Will''.
 
===2nd Logo (Mid 1990s-)===
{{MIA}}
'''Visuals:''' A {{color|gold}} colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in {{color|gold}} capital lettering.
 
'''Technique:''' NoneUnknown.
 
'''Audio:''' None.

Latest revision as of 03:17, 16 August 2024


Background

Odyssey Video was a home video company from United Kingdom.

1st Logo (1983-1990s)


Visuals: On a sky blue background with shimmering water below, a dark blue compass flies down and eases in towards the screen. Soon it stops, the water disappears and below "ODYSSEY" in white fades in below.

Variants:

  • The logo was used in a still for previews. It is upward and smaller with "OTHER TITLES FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in white below.
  • A textless variant exists.

Technique: Analogue 2D animation with live-action elements.

Audio: A synth rendition of the first portion of Gounod's "Ave Maria", which is a soothing tune with the sound of waves washing ashore when the compass moves.

Availability:

  • Seen on releases from the UK such as The Cartier Affair, That Sinking Feeling, Christmas on Division Street and Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter (released in the UK as Just Dennis).
  • It is also intact at the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's print of Act of Will.

2nd Logo (Mid 1990s-)


Visuals: A gold colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in gold capital lettering.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown. [Examples?]

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