-
Brazilian Portuguese version
Line 75:
</tabber>
'''Visuals:''' The logo starts off in the same manner as the 1986 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] logo, but the "Walt Disney" text is in metallic white, and the word "{{Font|Serif|{{Big|C}}LASSIC{{Big|S}}}}" (in the Binner D font with the two letters at both ends in a bigger size) begins zooming out from the bottom of the screen as the "Walt Disney" text writes itself. As
'''Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription:''' Now in animation, a figure appears. Mickey Mouse, wearing his red sorcerer's robe and tall blue pointed hat, stands with his left arm extended. A star shoots up from his palm, writing a signature and the logo "Walt Disney Classics".
Line 82:
'''Variants:'''
*The <u>prototype version</u>, originally seen on the 1988 retail VHS of ''Cinderella'', has the background as a dark
*On the 1989 variant
*On the <u>1991 VHS releases of ''Robin Hood'' and ''The Brave Little Toaster''</u>, the Mickey scene is cut, and the logo starts off with the spark writing the words. On <u>both tapes</u>, this version is shown before a preview for ''The Jungle Book'', and is accompanied by Brian Cummings saying, "Look for these animated Disney classics on videocassette." On the <u>''Robin Hood'' VHS</u>, the same variant appears again before the film begins, but without the voiceover.
*On the <u>1991 VHS release of ''The Rescuers Down Under''</u>,
*On <u>1992 VHS releases</u>
*On a <u>trailer for ''The Great Mouse Detective'' seen on the 1992 VHS releases of ''So Dear to My Heart'' and ''The Rescuers''</u>, a shortened version of the 1992 variant
*The tail end of the 1989 variant (with the logo "shining") makes an appearance at the beginning of a video promo for ''Bambi'', seen on several international Disney VHS releases (with the exception of the UK and Brazil).
*Similarly, the tail end of the 1992 variant (with the logo "shining") makes an appearance at the beginning of a 1996 Japanese video trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under''
* A series of Japanese tapes released by Bandai Video on July 10, 1988 (under the
'''Technique:''' 2D/motion-controlled animation by Hal Miles Imagimation Studios, who also animated the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo.
'''Audio:''' A majestic, gradually rising synthesized fanfare. When the logo starts and Mickey
'''Audio Variants:'''
|
Walt Disney Classics was a brand name of Walt Disney Home Video, created in 1984 to release features from the Disney Animated Features canon on video. The first release from the line was Robin Hood (1973), and more soon followed, including Pinocchio (1940), Dumbo (1941), The Sword in the Stone (1963), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and others, to great success. In 1990, following the box office success of The Little Mermaid (1989), the Classics line released it to video, and began releasing a mix of older animated films and more recent Disney animated films. In 1994, after the video release of The Fox and the Hound (1981), the Classics series was discontinued and replaced with a newer series, the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection. Tapes released in the Classics series are often referred to as the "Black Diamond Classics" by VHS collectors, in reference to the black diamond logo on the spine of each release.
Although the Classics series was discontinued, the international versions (which included the select live-action/traditionally animated hybrid films as well) remain active in their respective international countries to this day. The line currently exists in the UK and Europe, as Disney Classics. However, France numbers WDAS, Pixar and WDTVA/DTS features and in the UK/Europe the order for the Disney Classics is different than the 61 animated features produced by WDAS to date. This is due to The Wild (2006) being in the Classics line in the UK despite not being produced by WDAS and Dinosaur (2000) and Winnie the Pooh (2011) being left out of the Classics lineup. In Germany, the Classics line features all of the films produced by WDAS while in Spain, Piglet's Big Movie (2003) is being included in the Classics line in that region.
| ||||||
| ||||||
While Brazil uses a Brazilian Portuguese variant for the 1st logo, the UK using the second logo and Japan using a Japanese variant for the second logo, these logos were mostly used in the United States & Canada.
Visuals: On a blue background, the text "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO" (with "WALT DiSNEY" in its famous "signature" font), in red, swirls in from the upper-left corner of the screen, rotating clockwise as it does so, passes by quite close to the screen, then flips and begins cycling to the lower-left corner. A few seconds after the "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO" appears, the white words "THE CLASSICS", in a neon-style Binner D font, also come from the upper-left side of the screen and begin slowly spinning, too, nearly following the same path as the WDHV text does. As this happens, the background begins to slowly "morph" into a large, blurry diamond shape on a black background. A large Prussian blue diamond then zooms in from the center of the screen at a slightly fast pace, before stopping at a huge size. As the diamond zooms up, "THE CLASSICS" flips over to the top of the diamond and settles there, while "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO" lands on the bottom of the diamond. A white, neon-style diamond outline zooms out and plasters itself onto the edges of the diamond. The finished logo resembles a neon sign.
Variants:
Technique: A mix of computer-generated graphics and chroma-key. "THE CLASSICS" and the outline around the diamond are photographed and chroma-keyed from real neon signs.
Audio: A bouncy, medieval-style synth-horn fanfare with a held-out synth-flute at the end, produced on a Yamaha DX7.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on 1984-1987 VHS and LaserDisc prints of Disney animated features, including the original video releases of Pinocchio and Robin Hood.
Visuals: The logo starts off in the same manner as the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo, but the "Walt Disney" text is in metallic white, and the word "CLASSICS" (in the Binner D font with the two letters at both ends in a bigger size) begins zooming out from the bottom of the screen as the "Walt Disney" text writes itself. As this happens, the background begins to change to dark blue, and a black diamond with metallic edges fades in from a far point and begins to slowly zoom in before both texts settle on top of it. The edges begin to glow white as the shadow of the text appears on the diamond. Then a comet swishes into view from the bottom left of the screen, circles behind the diamond, flies out from the top right, and passes in front of the diamond before flying offscreen, leaving a trail of pixie dust that changes the text to gold, and adds a purple tint (flamingo pink in the 1989 variant) to the diamond's edges. The logo "shines".
Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription: Now in animation, a figure appears. Mickey Mouse, wearing his red sorcerer's robe and tall blue pointed hat, stands with his left arm extended. A star shoots up from his palm, writing a signature and the logo "Walt Disney Classics".
Trivia: When the logo is in high definition, magic can be visibly shown inside the spark (just like the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo) if you pause the VCR.
Variants:
Technique: 2D/motion-controlled animation by Hal Miles Imagimation Studios, who also animated the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo.
Audio: A majestic, gradually rising synthesized fanfare. When the logo starts and Mickey is seen, there is a synth-bass drone with synth-violins warming up, followed by a whimsical 16-note synth-organ tune (accompanied by synthesized chimes) as the spark swirls above Mickey's hand and writes the "Walt Disney" text. Then there is a seven-note synth-trumpet fanfare with a "sizzling" noise as the comet flies around the diamond, with the final note held-out. A cymbal crash can be faintly heard under the "sizzling" sound effect as the text turns gold and the comet flies offscreen, with twinkling sounds heard underneath the last note of the fanfare.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on 1988-1994 Disney video releases of their feature films with the text "A Walt Disney CLASSIC" or "Walt Disney's CLASSIC" on top and the diamond print logo on the clamshell spine.
Legacy: A nostalgic logo to those that grew up with it, and iconic among VHS collectors.
While the UK also uses the second domestic logo, the UK used its own logos from 1991-1996 and in 2000, respectively.
Visuals: On a shady blue background, the words "WALT DiSNEY" are seen in yellow with a shadow effect. Below it is "CLASSICS" in a metallic orange serif font, also with the shadow effect. A light wipes over the logo from left to right.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: Opening of the promo following it.
Availability: Seen on some WDC promos from the time-period in the UK until 1996, which can be found on UK VHS releases, such as Bambi, among others.
Visuals: Same as the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video logo, except this time, the logo is placed over a blue background with swirly pixie dust. Instead of "HOME VIDEO", a golden banner with "CLASSICS" is seen. A thin orange light moves over various parts of the logo.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: See above.
Availability: Seen twice on a 2000 WDC UK promo, which can be found on the 2000 UK VHS release of Tarzan.
|
Walt Disney Classics |
|