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Logo descriptions by James Fabiano, Sean Beard, Kris Starring, and ChuckSc. | ''Logo descriptions by James Fabiano, Sean Beard, Kris Starring, and ChuckSc. | ||
Logo captures by wisp2007, V of Doom, VPJHuk and zman1997 | Logo captures by wisp2007, V of Doom, VPJHuk and zman1997 | ||
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Video captures courtesy of Logo Archive, Meanmanmartin2007, ratpackmanreturns, mrtivuk, Other Files, retrophile1980, - VPJLogo - and others | Video captures courtesy of Logo Archive, Meanmanmartin2007, ratpackmanreturns, mrtivuk, Other Files, retrophile1980, - VPJLogo - and others | ||
Editions by iheartparamount, VPJHuk and others | Editions by iheartparamount, VPJHuk and others'' | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
BBC Video was formed and established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises to distribute BBC television programmes for home video (later "BBC Worldwide") with John Ross Barnard as head. Their videos originally went through CBS/Fox Video (from 1985 to 1998) and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (from 1998-2000) for U.S. distribution. The license was taken over by Warner Home Video in 2000. Today, while Warner still owns home media rights to BBC Video, their logo has been replaced by the 2Entertain logo, except on ''Charlie and Lola''. In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by PolyGram Video, before Roadshow Entertainment and ABC Video (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996. | BBC Video was formed and established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises to distribute BBC television programmes for home video (later "BBC Worldwide") with John Ross Barnard as head. In 2004, BBC Video merged with Video Collection International (VCI), to create 2 Entertain, although as of 2020, BBC uses their own logos still on releases of their material. Their videos originally went through CBS/Fox Video (from 1985 to 1998) and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (from 1998-2000) for U.S. distribution. The license was taken over by Warner Home Video in 2000. Today, while Warner still owns home media rights to BBC Video, their logo has been replaced by the 2Entertain logo, except on ''Charlie and Lola''. In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by PolyGram Video, before Roadshow Entertainment and ABC Video (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996. | ||
== Logos == | == Logos == | ||
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<u>Logo:</u> | <u>Logo:</u> | ||
*Opening: Many coloured parallelograms come from the top and bottom of the screen towards the middle, where a white four-pointed star is being | *Opening: Many coloured parallelograms come from the top and bottom of the screen towards the middle, where a white four-pointed star is being drawn, with the smaller one starting with the top spire, while the large one starts with the left. The coloured shapes stop coming from the bottom as an orange line with a "V" shaped bend in the middle arrives, accompanied by a "shadow" effect. It stops below the star, and the parallelograms return from the bottom as the letters "BBC" and "IDEO" are drawn in white at either side of the "V", with the outsides first, then the insides on the left, then the reversed happening on the right. The line with the "V" is also traced over with white. After the logo forms, all the parallelograms eventually stop as a light shines inside the star and leaves a blue aftershadow. It looks like a 1970's neon sign. | ||
*Closing: The rainbow parallelograms are flying towards "BBC VIDEO", which disappears as if it was being played backwards; that is, it's sort of being "drawn away." The parallelograms stop and the 4-pointed star remains. As a copyright notice appears (in the Futura typeface) reading "© BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION and BBC ENTERPRISES LTD. (year in Roman numerals)", the star "shines" and is drawn away too, leaving a small light which flashes a few times and then fades. This copyright was BBC Enterprises's copyright disclaimer. | *Closing: The rainbow parallelograms are flying towards "BBC VIDEO", which disappears as if it was being played backwards; that is, it's sort of being "drawn away." The parallelograms stop and the 4-pointed star remains. As a copyright notice appears (in the Futura typeface) reading "© BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION and BBC ENTERPRISES LTD. (year in Roman numerals)", the star "shines" and is drawn away too, leaving a small light which flashes a few times and then fades. This copyright was BBC Enterprises's copyright disclaimer. | ||
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**(1987) A tune sounding like it was played from a music box. This was used only on ''Watch with Mother'' tapes beginning in 1987. | **(1987) A tune sounding like it was played from a music box. This was used only on ''Watch with Mother'' tapes beginning in 1987. | ||
* Closing: | * Closing: | ||
**(1980-1984 variant 1) Are-arranged version of the marching band-type tune. | **(1980-1984 variant 1) Are-arranged version of the marching band-type tune with a powerful florish. | ||
**(1980-1984 variant 2) A re-arranged version of the Moog synth tune. | **(1980-1984 variant 2) A re-arranged version of the Moog synth tune with a longer beginning and more grand ending. | ||
**(1981) A slower re-arranged version of the string-led tune. | **(1981) A slower re-arranged version of the string-led tune. | ||
** (1981-1984) A slower re-arranged version of the rock tune with an electric guitar strum. | ** (1981-1984) A slower re-arranged version of the rock tune with an electric guitar strum. | ||