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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 whooshing sound followed by an excerpt from a synthesized rendition of Gounod's "Ave Maria". The particular version in this logo is "Song of Mary" by Alan Hawkshaw and is part of the KPM library. The full piece can be heard here.

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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+{{Distinguish|Odyssey Entertainment|Odyssey Distributors Ltd.}}
-Logo description and captures by Logophile
-Video capture courtesy of czar7474
+{{PageCredits|description=Logophile| capture=Logophile|video=czar7474}}
-===1st Logo (1980s-1990s)===
-Odyssey Video (UK)Odyssey preview logo
+===Background===
-<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Compass", "The Personification of All That is Soothing"
+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a home video company from United Kingdom.
+===1st Logo (1983-1990s)===
-<u>Logo:</u> 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.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Odyssey Video (1980s), Slide 2.png
+Odyssey Video (1980s), Slide 1.png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=p8FMwpCxnjY}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|mediumblue|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 "{{font|Times New Roman|'''ODYSSEY'''}}" in white fades in below.
-<u>Variant:</u> The logo was used in a still for previews. It is upward and smaller with "OTHER TITLES FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in white below.
+'''Variants:'''
-<u>FX/SFX:</u> The water, the compass, the company name fading in below.
+* 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.
-<u>Music/Sounds:</u> The first portion of "Ave Maria" which is a soothing organ tune with a sound of waves washing ashore when the compass moves.
+'''Audio:''' A whooshing sound followed by an excerpt from a synthesized rendition of Gounod's "Ave Maria". The particular version in this logo is "Song of Mary" by Alan Hawkshaw and is part of the KPM library. The full piece can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUY--vzXrsM here].
-<u>Availability:</u> Seen on releases from the UK such as ''The Cartier Affair'', ''That Sinking Feeling'', ''Christmas on Division Street'' and ''Just Dennis''.
+'''Availability:'''
-<u>Editor's Note:</u> A few might get a little nervous over the whoosh sound, but the light atmosphere of the logo and the music makes this one very soothing. The compass is a little cheap but really not that bad.
+* 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-)===
+{{MIA}}
+'''Visuals:''' A gold colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in gold capital lettering.
+'''Technique:''' Unknown.
-<u>Logo:</u> A gold colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in gold capital lettering.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-<u>FX/SFX:</u> This is a still logo.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
+[[Category:United Kingdom]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
-<u>Availability:</u> Current.
+[[Category:Logos with classical music]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
-<u>Editor's Note:</u> Compared to the previous logo, it's boring.
-[[Category:British Home Entertainment Logos]]