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Background

Thorn EMI set up an Australian division by 1982; it was one of the Magnificent Seven home video distributors.

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2nd Logo (1982-1984)	2nd Logo (1983?-1985)

1st Logo (1982-1984)

Main logo
1982-1983 closing variant

Visuals:

1982-1983?: On a blue background, the thorn from the Thorn EMI logo slowly flips toward the camera. A white box fades in around it, followed by the rest of the Thorn-EMI Video logo.
1983?-1984: On a blue background, a tall glowing spire rises out from the bottom of the screen, with a geometric multi-coloured trail folding upwards. The spire then flashes and forms the Thorn logo from before, zooming out slightly as it does. The "THORN-EMI" portion of the logo then flips in horizontally, before a thin glowing line travels vertically and reveals the "VIDEO" portion, forming the full logo. After a while, the logo eases forwards and slides down to the bottom of the screen.

Closing Variants:

1982-1983?: The animation plays the exact same way, except the whole thing is smaller so it can fit at the top of the screen. An address fades in below.
1983?-1984: After the logo slides out and as the company address is uttered, the logo cuts to the address.

Technique: 2D computer animation for the 1982 version, cel animation for the 1983 version.

Audio:

A soothing orchestral theme with an announcer saying "Welcome to the world of Thorn EMI Home Video entertainment. Thorn EMI Video has an exciting catalogue of home video programs, from movie blockbusters and action classics, to great children's films and top TV shows, all duplicated from the finest quality 2-inch master tapes for your enjoyment.". The tune is from the Bruton Music library titled "Imposing Theme (Link)" composed by Richard Hill.
The closing variant uses a different tune with the announcer saying "You have just enjoyed a Thorn EMI Video program. For more details of all the great home video entertainment available from Thorn EMI Video, pick up a free catalogue at your local video outlet, or write to Thorn EMI Video Australia, post office box 402, Haymarket, 2000, New South Wales.". The tune is also from the Bruton Music library titled "The Universe (Link)" composed by Richard Hill.

Availability: Seen on early Australian Thorn-EMI releases. The regular logo was still used as a start cap for trailers.

The 1982 version can be found on Mystery of Castle House, The Jazz Singer, The Elephant Man, The Long Good Friday, The Awakening, The Mirror Crack'd, Time Bandits, Villain, Times Square, Lady Caroline Lamb, Percy, The Lord of the Rings (1978), among others.
Its unknown which titles used the 1983 version.

2nd Logo (1983?-1985)

Visuals: On a dark blue space background with zooming stars, a white 5-pointed star-shaped flash appears in the upper left corner, rotating slightly as a red laser shoots it, causing a front-facing cube to fly down to the centre of the screen, rotating downwards the entire time. The cube shows several movie clips on it as 2 more star flashes appear across it briefly, and after a few seconds, the Thorn EMI thorn logo appears and zips across the cube while spinning, eventually slipping behind the cube. The cube then starts to show a dark blue square with the Thorn EMI logo, followed by a frame-by-frame formation of the Thorn EMI Video logo on each subsequent frame, including rolling film spokes to give it a filmstrip look. The cube continues to show the logo on every side as it continues spinning, before it flies up to the upper right corner of the screen and a red laser shoots at it, causing a burst of red to appear briefly, and then it disappears. The background continues to animate for a bit before fading out.

Closing Variant: The logo starts with the cube playing the Thorn EMI Video logo forming, and the announcer says either "And now, here are some preview scenes of other exciting attractions from Thorn EMI Video." (if there are previews after the feature) or "We hope you enjoyed this Thorn EMI video presentation. For more exciting attractions, write in for our catalogue."

Technique: Early 3D computer animation for the cube, 2D computer effects for the rest.

Audio: A condensed version of "Flash" by Keith Mansfield. This is accompanied by zapping sounds and a male voiceover who says, "Presenting a world of home video entertainment for your enjoyment from Thorn EMI Video. Movie blockbusters, action classics, children's films, top TV shows, and much, much more. So stay tuned for preview scenes of other exciting attractions at the end of this movie./So for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy!". The closing variants use a even shorter version of "Flash" without any zapping noises.

Availability: Seen on most Australian Thorn EMI Video release from 1983 onwards, becoming more common in 1984. It can be spotted on a Australian VHS of The Soldier, for example.

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 ===Background===
 Thorn EMI set up an Australian division by 1982; it was one of the Magnificent Seven home video distributors.
+{{ImageTOC
-===1st Logo (1982-1983?)===
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+|GW260H196a.jpg|2nd Logo (1983?-1985)
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+===1st Logo (1982-1984)===
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+File:GW300H225a.jpg|Main logo
+File:GW260H195a.jpg|1982-1983 closing variant
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+'''Visuals:'''
-'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, we see the thorn from the Thorn EMI logo slowly flipping toward the camera. A white box fades in around it, followed by a second frame with "THORN EMI VIDEO" below.
+*'''1982-1983?:''' On a blue background, the thorn from the Thorn EMI logo slowly flips toward the camera. A white box fades in around it, followed by the rest of the Thorn-EMI Video logo.
+*'''1983?-1984:''' On a blue background, a tall glowing spire rises out from the bottom of the screen, with a geometric multi-coloured trail folding upwards. The spire then flashes and forms the Thorn logo from before, zooming out slightly as it does. The "'''THORN-EMI'''" portion of the logo then flips in horizontally, before a thin glowing line travels vertically and reveals the "'''VIDEO'''" portion, forming the full logo. After a while, the logo eases forwards and slides down to the bottom of the screen.
+'''Closing Variants:'''
-'''Closing Variant:''' At the end of tapes, the animation plays the exact same way, except the whole thing is smaller so it can fit at the top of the screen. An address fades in below.
+*'''1982-1983?:''' The animation plays the exact same way, except the whole thing is smaller so it can fit at the top of the screen. An address fades in below.
+*'''1983?-1984:''' After the logo slides out and as the company address is uttered, the logo cuts to the address.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation for the 1982 version, cel animation for the 1983 version.
 '''Audio:'''
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 *The closing variant uses a different tune with the announcer saying "You have just enjoyed a Thorn EMI Video program. For more details of all the great home video entertainment available from Thorn EMI Video, pick up a free catalogue at your local video outlet, or write to Thorn EMI Video Australia, post office box 402, Haymarket, 2000, New South Wales.". The tune is also from the Bruton Music library titled "The Universe (Link)" composed by Richard Hill.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on early Australian releases.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on early Australian Thorn-EMI releases. The regular logo was still used as a start cap for trailers.
+*The 1982 version can be found on ''Mystery of Castle House'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''The Elephant Man'', ''The Long Good Friday'', ''The Awakening'', ''The Mirror Crack'd'', ''Time Bandits'', ''Villain'', ''Times Square'', ''Lady Caroline Lamb'', ''Percy'', ''The Lord of the Rings (1978)'', among others.
+* Its unknown which titles used the 1983 version.
-===2nd Logo (1983?-1984)===
+===2nd Logo (1983?-1985)===
-[[File:GW300H225a.jpg|300px|center]]
-'''Visuals:''' On a teal background (could just be the same colour as before), and after a copyright warning scroll, a large glowing Thorn EMI logo scrolls up and zooms out with a flash. The inner border with "THORN EMI" below flips up to face the camera, which is followed by a large vertical beam of light turning outward to the left, forming the outer frame with "VIDEO" below.
-'''Closing Variant:''' At the end of tapes, the animation forms again, and as the company address is uttered, the logo slides out to the bottom to show it.
-'''Technique:''' 2D Animation.
-'''Audio:''' Same as before, both opening and closing.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on early Australian releases.
-===3rd Logo (1983-1985)===
 [[File:GW260H196a.jpg|300px|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark blue space background with zooming stars, a white 5-pointed star-shaped flash appears in the upper left corner, rotating slightly as a red laser shoots it, causing a front-facing cube to fly down to the centre of the screen, rotating downwards the entire time. The cube shows several movie clips on it as 2 more star flashes appear across it briefly, and after a few seconds, the Thorn EMI thorn logo appears and zips across the cube while spinning, eventually slipping behind the cube. The cube then starts to show a dark blue square with the Thorn EMI logo, followed by a frame-by-frame formation of the Thorn EMI Video logo on each subsequent frame, including rolling film spokes to give it a filmstrip look. The cube continues to show the logo on every side as it continues spinning, before it flies up to the upper right corner of the screen and a red laser shoots at it, causing a burst of red to appear briefly, and then it disappears. The background continues to animate for a bit before fading out.
-'''Visuals:''' On a space background, a beam of light brings forth a spinning cube with various movies playing on each side from the upper left corner of the screen. A second later, the movies morph into the Thorn EMI Video logo on a filmstrip, each playing on one side of the cube. As the cube rotates, it shrinks to the upper right hand corner of the screen, where another red beam of light takes it away.
-'''Variants:'''
-*Before previews of movies, we start with the cube spinning and playing the Thorn EMI logo. The announcer says "And now, here are some preview scenes of other exciting attractions from Thorn EMI Video.". The cube disappears as usual.
+'''Closing Variant:''' The logo starts with the cube playing the Thorn EMI Video logo forming, and the announcer says either "And now, here are some preview scenes of other exciting attractions from Thorn EMI Video." (if there are previews after the feature) or "We hope you enjoyed this Thorn EMI video presentation. For more exciting attractions, write in for our catalogue."
-*At the end of tapes, we see the same animation as the previous variant, but with the announcer saying "We hope you enjoyed this Thorn EMI video presentation. For more exciting attractions, write in for our catalogue."
-'''Technique:''' The spinning box, the 2D thorn logo.
+'''Technique:''' Early 3D computer animation for the cube, 2D computer effects for the rest.
-'''Audio:''' A synth theme which is actually "Flash", by Keith Mansfield, the 1984 pilot theme of ''Press Your Luck''. This is accompanied by zapping sounds and a male voiceover who says, "Presenting a world of home video entertainment for your enjoyment from Thorn EMI Video. Movie blockbusters, action classics, children's films, top TV shows, and much, much more. So stay tuned for preview scenes of other exciting attractions at the end of this movie./So for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy!".
+'''Audio:''' A condensed version of "Flash" by Keith Mansfield. This is accompanied by zapping sounds and a male voiceover who says, "Presenting a world of home video entertainment for your enjoyment from Thorn EMI Video. Movie blockbusters, action classics, children's films, top TV shows, and much, much more. So stay tuned for preview scenes of other exciting attractions at the end of this movie./So for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy!". The closing variants use a even shorter version of "Flash" without any zapping noises.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on every Australian Thorn EMI Video release from 1983 onwards.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on most Australian Thorn EMI Video release from 1983 onwards, becoming more common in 1984. It can be spotted on a Australian VHS of ''The Soldier'', for example.
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