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Background

Reel Corporation was formed in 1993 as a small scale video distributor. In 2007, Roadshow Entertainment brought Reel and now uses the label to release smaller and less successful titles from the Village Roadshow library.

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1st Logo (1995?-2003?)	2nd Logo (2002?-2007)	3rd Logo (2007-)

1st Logo (1995?-2003?)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a square split into four segments. On the left, we have a white 'R" which is fully colored in. In the middle are two E's which are made up of rectangles, separated by a thick black line. On the right is a white L. Any part of the square not part of a letter is colored red.

Technique: A digital graphic with cross-dissolve transitions.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appears on 1997 Australian VHS releases of all 3 volumes of The Dreamstone. Also appeared on early DVDs including Breaker Morant, Now and Then and their DVD releases of Thunderbirds. It also appears on 1995 Australian VHS releases of Joshua Jones. It was also seen on their DVD releases of Up Close & Personal, Blink, Little Voice and Wuthering Heights (1992).

2nd Logo (2002?-2007)

Visuals: On a black background, the 'R' from the previous logo shifts in from the left of the screen. Then, the top 'E' moves in from the top of the screen, the 'L' moves in from the right of screen and finally, the bottom 'E' moves in from the bottom of the screen.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: 4 loud bangs when each segment appears.

Availability: Has appeared on a 2006 DVD release of the movie Storm Boy, despite containing a print version of the next logo. It also appears on later releases of Breaker Morant.

3rd Logo (2007-)

Visuals: On a white background, there is a cube with the REEL logo on each of its sides. The cube flies in from the left and starts to move into the centre while the cube locks itself into place. Once the cube is complete, the words "REEL DVD" fade in underneath.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A electronic whoosh followed by a static sound accompanied by a movie countdown reel sound.

Availability: Most REEL releases from this time are older Roadshow releases with different labeling and therefore has their logo on it (examples of this include She's All That, Autumn in New York, Crossroads, Wild Things, Sugar & Spice, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bed of Roses and Three to Tango). It can be found on first release material, mainly sports material. It can be also found on the DVD release of The Crying Game. It's also seen on the Region 4 DVD release of Totally Spies! The Movie. It can be seen on their DVD release of Sliding Doors.

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+===Background===
-Background: Reel Corporation was formed in 1993 as a small scale video distributor. In 2007, Roadshow Entertainment brought Reel and now uses the label to release smaller and less successful titles from the Village Roadshow library.
+'''Reel Corporation''' was formed in 1993 as a small scale video distributor. In 2007, Roadshow Entertainment brought Reel and now uses the label to release smaller and less successful titles from the Village Roadshow library.
+{{ImageTOC
-st Logo (1995?-2002?)
+|Reel Video (2001).png|1st Logo (1995?-2003?)
+|Reel Video (2002) (from DVD release of Storm Boy).png|2nd Logo (2002?-2007)
+|Reel Video logo 2007.jpg|3rd Logo (2007-)
+}}
+===1st Logo (1995?-2003?)===
-Nicknames: "The Eyesore Logo", "REL?"
+[[File:Reel Video (2001).png|center|300px]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a square split into four segments. On the left, we have a white 'R" which is fully colored in. In the middle are two E's which are made up of rectangles, separated by a thick black line. On the right is a white L. Any part of the square not part of a letter is colored red.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic with cross-dissolve transitions.
-Logo: We see a square split into four segments. On the left we have a white 'R" which is fully colored in. In the middle are two E's which are made up of rectangles. A thick black line separates the E's. On the right is a white L. Any part of the square not part of a letter is colored red.
-FX/SFX: None
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''  Appears on 1997 Australian VHS releases of all 3 volumes of ''The Dreamstone''. Also appeared on early DVDs including ''Breaker Morant'', ''Now and Then'' and their DVD releases of ''Thunderbirds''. It also appears on 1995 Australian VHS releases of ''Joshua Jones''. It was also seen on their DVD releases of ''Up Close & Personal'', ''Blink'', ''Little Voice'' and ''Wuthering Heights (1992)''.
-Music/Sounds: None
+===2nd Logo (2002?-2007)===
-Availability: Very rare. Appears on 1997 Australian VHS releases of all 3 volumes of ''The Dreamstone''. Also appeared on early DVDs including ''Breaker Morant'', ''Now and Then'' (it is intact on the 2000s or 2010s DVD reprint and on it's 2003 release as well) and a DVD release of ''Thunderbirds'' followed by the 1999 Carlton Home Entertainment logo. It also appears on 1995 Australian VHS releases of ''Joshua Jones''.
+[[File:Reel Video (2002) (from DVD release of Storm Boy).png|300px|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=qNAkLGNPa2o}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the 'R' from the previous logo shifts in from the left of the screen. Then, the top 'E' moves in from the top of the screen, the 'L' moves in from the right of screen and finally, the bottom 'E' moves in from the bottom of the screen.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' 4 loud bangs when each segment appears.
+'''Availability:'''  Has appeared on a 2006 DVD release of the movie ''Storm Boy'', despite containing a print version of the next logo. It also appears on later releases of ''Breaker Morant''.
-nd Logo (2002?-2007)
+===3rd Logo (2007-)===
-Nicknames: "The Eyesore Logo II"
+[[File:Reel Video logo 2007.jpg|center|300px]]
+{{YouTube|id=vr39x9x3ZqQ}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is a cube with the REEL logo on each of its sides. The cube flies in from the left and starts to move into the centre while the cube locks itself into place. Once the cube is complete, the words "REEL DVD" fade in underneath.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Logo: We see the 'R' from the previous logo shift in from the left of the screen. The the top 'E' moves in from the top of the screen. The 'L' moves in from the right of screen. Finally the bottom 'E' moves in from the bottom of the screen. The finished product is the same as the previous logo.FX/SFX: The segments forming the REEL logo.
+'''Audio:''' A electronic whoosh followed by a static sound accompanied by a movie countdown reel sound.
-Music/Sounds: 4 loud bangs when each segment appears.
+'''Availability:'''  Most REEL releases from this time are older Roadshow releases with different labeling and therefore has their logo on it (examples of this include ''She's All That'', ''Autumn in New York'', ''Crossroads'', ''Wild Things'', ''Sugar & Spice'', ''Drop Dead Gorgeous'', ''Bed of Roses'' and ''Three to Tango''). It can be found on first release material, mainly sports material. It can be also found on the DVD release of ''The Crying Game''. It's also seen on the Region 4 DVD release of ''Totally Spies! The Movie''. It can be seen on their DVD release of ''Sliding Doors''.
-Availability: Rare. Has appeared on a DVD release of the movie ''Storm Boy,'' strangely, that release has a print logo corresponding to the next logo, possibly because Reel was transitioning to the new logo at the time. it also appears on later releases of ''Breaker Morant''.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Australia]]
-rd Logo (2007- )
+[[Category:Australian home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Village Roadshow]]
-Nicknames: "REELbik's Cube"
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
-Logo: On a white background we see cube with the REEL logo on each of it's sides. The cube flies in from the left and starts to move into the centre while the cube locks itself into place. Once the cube is complete we see the words "REEL DVD" fade in underneath
-FX/SFX: The moving of the cube, the fading of the text.
-Music/Sounds: A electronic whoosh followed by a static sound accompanied by a movie countdown reel sound
-Availability: Rare. Most REEL releases from this time are older Roadshow releases with different labeling and therefore has their logo on it. It can be found on first release material, mainly sports material. It can be also found on the DVD release of ''The Crying Game''. It's also seen on the Region 4 DVD Release of ''Totally Spies! The Movie''.
-[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]]
-[[Category:Australian Logos]]
-[[Category:Australian Home Entertainment Logos]]
-[[Category:Village Roadshow (Australia)]]