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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On some releases, there is a version with a blue wallpaper with PolyGram Video logos in the background. The PolyGram logo also leaves a small shadow. | *On some releases, there is a version with a blue wallpaper with PolyGram Video logos in the background. The PolyGram logo also leaves a small shadow. | ||
*There is also a version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady'' | *There is also a version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady,'' ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh'' with the blue wallpaper background. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The letters and line appearing. | '''FX/SFX:''' The letters and line appearing. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A series of loud "scratching" sounds as the letters appear, a "whoosh" as the line appears and shrinks, and a bang. Sometimes it's silent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A series of loud "scratching" sounds as the letters appear, a "whoosh" as the line appears and shrinks, and a bang. Sometimes it's silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Found on PolyGram releases of the period such as ''Mr. Bean'' tapes, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and their releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' animated series. This also appears on the original PolyGram DVDs of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others. Also shows up on mid-'90s releases of Atlantic Releasing Corporation films, including a 1995 VHS of 1984 and a 1996 VHS of ''Teen Wolf''. The blue wallpaper variant appears on the VHS release of ''The Basketball Diaries''. Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS tapes, the logo is shown before the warning screen. Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''. Makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc of The Game even though releases from the same year use the 6th Logo. | '''Availability:''' Common. Found on PolyGram releases of the period such as ''Mr. Bean'' tapes, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh,'' ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and their releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' animated series. This also appears on the original PolyGram DVDs of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others. Also shows up on mid-'90s releases of Atlantic Releasing Corporation films, including a 1995 VHS of 1984 and a 1996 VHS of ''Teen Wolf''. The blue wallpaper variant appears on the VHS release of ''The Basketball Diaries''. Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS tapes, the logo is shown before the warning screen. Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''. Makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc of The Game even though releases from the same year use the 6th Logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo isn't liked very much since it isn't very creative, especially compared to the logo before. Also, the scratching noises can startle some people. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo isn't liked very much since it isn't very creative, especially compared to the logo before. Also, the scratching noises can startle some people. | ||