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Background:

Sandstar Family Entertainment was a home video distributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 1989 as Leucadia Film Corporation before a change in ownership in 1996 rebranded the company as Sandstar. It distributed many live-action family and religious films and cartoons. In 2003, Sandstar was sold to Feature Films for Families.

Logo (1997-2003)

Visuals: On a space background, small yellow particles appear on screen, which quickly build up a far higher amount of them. They eventually form a tall vertical opening briefly before rotating around and solidifying into the text "SANDSTAR", in a 3D yellow Times New Roman font with the S's being slightly bigger than the rest of the text. A cross of orange/purple flames eventually erupt from behind the 2nd A, engulfing the entire word for a few seconds. When it eventually shrinks back down, the A is replaced with a large 4-pointed star in its place.

Variants:

A later version introduced instead has the star just fading in over the 2nd A, shining as the logo zooms out. The logo is also smaller.
An enhanced version of that logo appears later on as well, with the star appearing with a large flash when the logo is still dust, and extra shining effects appear on the text.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Originally silent, but the enhanced version has a cheery, ascending orchestral tune with eight notes as the dust forms and a held-out note as the logo appears.

Availability: Can be spotted on some VHS and DVD prints of other family films and cartoons and religious tapes. The regular version has been seen on a print of White Wolves, the full variant has been spotted on a 2002 VHS print of Race to Space, and the short variant has been seen on a 1997 VHS print of White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild and a 2001 USA Home Entertainment VHS print of Franklin's Magic Christmas.

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+=== Background: ===
-Background: Sandstar Family Entertainment was a home video distributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 1989 as Leucadia Film Corporation before a change in ownership in 1996 rebranded the company as Sandstar. It distributed many live-action family and religious films and cartoons. In 2003, Sandstar was sold to Feature Films for Families.
+'''Sandstar Family Entertainment''' was a home video distributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 1989 as Leucadia Film Corporation before a change in ownership in 1996 rebranded the company as Sandstar. It distributed many live-action family and religious films and cartoons. In 2003, Sandstar was sold to Feature Films for Families.
-First Logo (1997-2003)
+===Logo (1997-2003) ===
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-Logo: On a black starry background, we see bright yellow dust appearing around the middle of the screen and then turns clockwise a little to form into the bright yellow italic text reading "Sandstar". Then huge flames are seen fully bursting out in 4 directions behind the letter A, and the flames cover up the the text of the logo. The flames then stop bursting out and disappears to show the letter A, which is now a large 4-point star.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background, small yellow particles appear on screen, which quickly build up a far higher amount of them. They eventually form a tall vertical opening briefly before rotating around and solidifying into the text "SANDSTAR", in a 3D yellow Times New Roman font with the S's being slightly bigger than the rest of the text. A cross of orange/purple flames eventually erupt from behind the 2nd A, engulfing the entire word for a few seconds. When it eventually shrinks back down, the A is replaced with a large 4-pointed star in its place.
-Variants:
+'''Variants:'''
+*A later version introduced instead has the star just fading in over the 2nd A, shining as the logo zooms out. The logo is also smaller.
+*An enhanced version of that logo appears later on as well, with the star appearing with a large flash when the logo is still dust, and extra shining effects appear on the text.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-- A variant exists where the words "FEATURE PRESENTATION" fade in first, with a shining effect on the text. The text fades out, and the logo's animation begins. The flames are omitted, and instead, when the  Sandstar logo appears, the second "A" is immediately replaced with the 4-point star. The text of the logo also has a shining effect, and the color of the text is more of a golden than a yellow color.
+'''Audio:''' Originally silent, but the enhanced version has a cheery, ascending orchestral tune with eight notes as the dust forms and a held-out note as the logo appears.
-- A shortened version of the above variant exists where the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" text is omitted and the logo cuts in right as the yellow dust appears. The text of the logo has no shining effect.
+'''Availability:'''  Can be spotted on some VHS and DVD prints of other family films and cartoons and religious tapes. The regular version has been seen on a print of ''White Wolves'', the full variant has been spotted on a 2002 VHS print of ''Race to Space'', and the short variant has been seen on a 1997 VHS print of ''White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild'' and a 2001 USA Home Entertainment VHS print of ''Franklin's Magic Christmas''.
-FX/SFX: The flaming star and the dust transitioning to text.
-Music/Sounds: The regular version and the short variant have no music or sounds. The full variant has a cheery, ascending orchestral tune with eight notes as the dust forms and a held-out note as the logo appears.
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
-Availability: Can be spotted on some VHS and DVD prints of other family films and cartoons and religious tapes. The regular version has been seen on a print of "White Wolves", the full variant has been spotted on a 2002 VHS print of "Race to Space", and the short variant has been seen on a 1997 VHS print of "White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild" and a 2001 USA Home Entertainment VHS print of "Franklin's Magic Christmas".
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:Religious home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]