Odyssey Video

Not to be confused with Odyssey Entertainment or Odyssey Distributors Ltd..

Credits

Descriptions by
Logophile

Captures by
Logophile

Video captures courtesy of
czar7474

Background

Odyssey Video was a home video company from United Kingdom.

1st Logo (1983-1990s)

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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?]