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'''Universal Eight''' was the successor to the renowned home movie distributor [[Castle Films]], which was owned by [[United World Films|United World]]; the non-theatrical firm of Universal-International. It was founded in late 1977 and became defunct in 1984 on search for a home entertainment company.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Universal Eight (1978).png
File:Universal Eights (1970s).jpeg|Very Rare 16mm Version
File:Universal Eight (1969, Super 8mm Opening).png|Super 8mm Opening version
</gallery>'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the neon number "8" that is blue on the inside and pink on the outside. Then the text:▼
File:Universal Eight (1969, Super 8mm Closing).png|Super 8mm Closing version
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<center>{{color|lime|'''Univ<small>E</small>rsal'''}} <br> {{color|lime|'''Eight'''}}</center>
'''Variants:'''
** For the closing version of ''Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity'', the logo does not contain a byline. Instead the logo is shown initially as the standard logo without the text "{{color|orange|PRESENTS}}", and runs at a split second.
* Certain prints of the logo have the logo in fading, or lighter, colors
'''Technique:'''
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Can likely be seen on any program released by the company, such as ''Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity''.
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Background
Universal Eight was the successor to the renowned home movie distributor Castle Films, which was owned by United World; the non-theatrical firm of Universal-International. It was founded in late 1977 and became defunct in 1984 on search for a home entertainment company.
Logo (1969-1984)
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Very Rare 16mm Version
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Super 8mm Opening version
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Super 8mm Closing version
Visuals: On a black background, the neon number "8" is shown at the center, colored in blue at the inside and red at the outside. The neon-stylized text
Eight
shines at the frontside of the number. Five seconds in the logo, the text "PRESENTS" fades in, located below the number. After a couple of seconds, the aforementioned text fades into the text "EXCERPTS FROM".
Variants:
- There is a closing version that contains the byline "FROM UNIVERSAL 8 ALL TV AND THEATRICAL RIGHTS RESERVED".
- For the closing version of Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity, the logo does not contain a byline. Instead the logo is shown initially as the standard logo without the text "PRESENTS", and runs at a split second.
- Certain prints of the logo have the logo in fading, or lighter, colors
Technique: Cel animation.
Audio: None.
Availability: Can likely be seen on any program released by the company, such as Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity.