Universal Eight

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Background

Universal Eight was the successor to home movie distributor Castle Films, which was owned by United World Films; the non-theatrical firm of Universal-International. The company was founded in late 1977 and became defunct in 1984 in search for a home entertainment company. The company has a film count of 254.

Logo (1977-1984)


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

UnivErsal
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.

Castle Films
Universal Eight
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