Castle Home Video: Difference between revisions

Background: Castle Vision, later Castle Home Video, was the video imprint of the British independent record label Castle Communications, which went defunct in 2007 when its then-parent company Sanctuary Records Group was sold to the Universal Music Group.

Nicknames: "Grid of Doom"<br />Logo: Against a live-action sky background, a white grid can be seen with its tiles advancing forward. This scene then zooms out to reveal that it takes place on a rich lilac-colored background. Once it's zoomed out all the way, the words "CASTLE" and "VISION" on black squares in cyan can be seen above and below the sky/grid scene respectively. The sky/grid scene then splits in two and a flash of bright light appears in the middle of the screen, causing the logo to disappear and leaving just the background when it dies down.<br />Variants:

* Sometimes the logo would be extended for roughly another 10 seconds.FX/SFX: The keyed-in sky (similar to the Warner Home Video logo), the Scanimated grid and the zooming.<br />Music/Sounds: A synth-timpani plays throughout. When the sky/grid scene begins to zoom out, a harsh distorted guitar drone begins playing. When the flash of light appears, both the timpani and the guitar stop and a loud, dramatic orchestral sting plays.

Availability: Should be available on all tapes with the Castle Vision label from 1987 to 1989, including videos of ''TUGS'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''The Raggy Dolls''. Also appeared on some later releases, including ''You've Been Framed!'' from 1991.

Editor's Note:The dated effects and the rapid-moving clouds are sure to unnerve a few, but the scariest thing about the logo is the music; there is very little rhyme or reason to the composition, and the droning and instrument choices sound ominous and foreboding.

'''WARNING: LOWER YOUR VOLUME BEFORE VIEWING THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT, AS IT IS REALLY LOUD.'''

Editor's Note: The cheap animation, unsettling music, and chrome ribbon may be unsettling to a few.

Nicknames: "Portcullis of Boredom"<br />Logo: On a black background, a teal square with a blue, stylized, slightly slanted portcullis appears. Below the teal square are the words "CASTLE VISION".

Editor's Note: It's a very boring logo.

Nicknames: "Colorful Portcullis"

Editor's Note:The sounds and logo taking up the whole screen might unnerve some, but it's still tamer than the 1st logo.

Nicknames: "Rainbow Oval In Space"

FX/SFX: The camera panning, the light trails appearing, the flash and the final product appearing. Decent CGI for 1995.

Availability: Seen on releases from the company during this time.