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(1988-1998?) | (1988-1998?) | ||
'''WARNING: LOWER YOUR VOLUME BEFORE VIEWING THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT, AS IT IS | '''WARNING: LOWER YOUR VOLUME BEFORE VIEWING THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT, AS IT IS REALLY LOUD.''' | ||
Nicknames: "The Arrows/Portcullis of Doom"<br />Logo: On a white cloudy background, three down arrows fly to the middle of the screen. A square appears on the arrows, forming a even more abstract portcullis design, and the background fades to white. Then, a chrome ribbon circles around the portcullis and a thin red line appears below the square. The words, "CASTLE HOME VIDEO" appears under it then flashes.<br />Variants: | Nicknames: "The Arrows/Portcullis of Doom"<br />Logo: On a white cloudy background, three down arrows fly to the middle of the screen. A square appears on the arrows, forming a even more abstract portcullis design, and the background fades to white. Then, a chrome ribbon circles around the portcullis and a thin red line appears below the square. The words, "CASTLE HOME VIDEO" appears under it then flashes.<br />Variants: | ||
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* Sometimes, "HOME VIDEO" would be replaced with "PICTURES". | * Sometimes, "HOME VIDEO" would be replaced with "PICTURES". | ||
* An alternate version of the above variant exists, where the logo is placed a bit higher; a filmstrip instead of the chrome ribbon covering half of the portcullis design, and 2 lines being drawn with "CASTLE" in Garamond, and "Pictures" in Laser Std Chrome, appear below in chrome and flash, in which it cuts to black. | * An alternate version of the above variant exists, where the logo is placed a bit higher; a filmstrip instead of the chrome ribbon covering half of the portcullis design, and 2 lines being drawn with "CASTLE" in Garamond, and "Pictures" in Laser Std Chrome, appear below in chrome and flash, in which it cuts to black. | ||
* The logo may cut off or fade out.FX/SFX: The arrows moving, the ribbon/filmstrip drawing and the text flashing.<br />Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth note, which is a stock sound effect used in some horror films, coupled with three whooshes, a phaser-like sound and a reversed cymbal crash.<br />Availability: Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | * The logo may cut off or fade out. | ||
FX/SFX: The arrows moving, the ribbon/filmstrip drawing and the text flashing.<br />Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth note, which is a stock sound effect used in some horror films, coupled with three whooshes, a phaser-like sound and a reversed cymbal crash.<br />Availability: Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | |||
Editor's Note: The cheap animation, unsettling music, and chrome ribbon may be unsettling to a few. | Editor's Note: The cheap animation, unsettling music, and chrome ribbon may be unsettling to a few. | ||