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===1st Logo (The Classics) (December 6, 1984-October 6, 1987)=== | ===1st Logo (The Classics) (December 6, 1984-October 6, 1987)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, the text "{{color|red|WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO}}" (with "{{color|red|WALT DiSNEY}}" in its famous "signature" font), in {{color|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 "{{color|red|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. | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, the text "{{color|red|WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO}}" (with "{{color|red|WALT DiSNEY}}" in its famous "signature" font), in {{color|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 "{{color|red|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. | ||
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===2nd Logo (October 4, 1988-September 21, 1994)=== | ===2nd Logo (October 4, 1988-September 21, 1994)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' The logo starts | '''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 "{{Font|Serif|{{Big|C}}LASSIC{{Big|S}}}}" (in the Binner D font with 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 the camera zooms out, the background begins to change to {{color|darkblue|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 {{color|gold}}, and adds a {{color|darkviolet|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". | '''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". | ||
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* A series of Japanese tapes released by Bandai Video on July 10, 1988 (under the then-new "Dreams and Magic" banner) use a still variant for a closing promo featuring the diamond reading "THE CLASSICS" on an animated starry sky with a thicker, more glass-like frame. This can be found on the 1988 Japanese VHS releases of ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'', ''Pinocchio'', ''Mary Poppins'', and three cartoon compilations dedicated to Mickey ("Good Luck Mickey"), Donald, and various characters ("Disney Friends") respectively. The music that accompanies the closing promo is the "Spoonful of Sugar" portion of the ''Mary Poppins'' main title overture. An animated variant featuring the logo flying onto the screen and shining was featured at the beginning of the ''Pinocchio'' VHS. | * A series of Japanese tapes released by Bandai Video on July 10, 1988 (under the then-new "Dreams and Magic" banner) use a still variant for a closing promo featuring the diamond reading "THE CLASSICS" on an animated starry sky with a thicker, more glass-like frame. This can be found on the 1988 Japanese VHS releases of ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'', ''Pinocchio'', ''Mary Poppins'', and three cartoon compilations dedicated to Mickey ("Good Luck Mickey"), Donald, and various characters ("Disney Friends") respectively. The music that accompanies the closing promo is the "Spoonful of Sugar" portion of the ''Mary Poppins'' main title overture. An animated variant featuring the logo flying onto the screen and shining was featured at the beginning of the ''Pinocchio'' VHS. | ||
'''Technique:''' 2D | '''Technique:''' 2D animation by Hal Miles Imagination Studios, who also animated the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo. | ||
'''Audio:''' A majestic, gradually rising synthesized fanfare. When the logo starts and Mickey Mouse shows up, there is a synth-bass drone with synth-violins warming up, a whimsical 16-note synthesized organ tune (accompanied by synthesized chimes) as the spark swirls above Mickey's hand and writes the | '''Audio:''' A majestic, gradually rising synthesized fanfare. When the logo starts and Mickey Mouse shows up, there is a synth-bass drone with synth-violins warming up, a whimsical 16-note synthesized organ tune (accompanied by synthesized chimes) as the spark swirls above Mickey's hand and writes the "Walt Disney" text, a seven-note synth-trumpet fanfare with a "sizzling" noise as the comet flies around the diamond and with the final note held-out, a cymbal crash (which can be faintly heard under the "sizzling" sound effect) as the text turns to gold and the comet and pixie dust trail leave the logo, and twinkles playing underneath the last note of the fanfare until the screen fades to black. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*When the logo first debuted on the <u>1988 VHS of ''Cinderella''</u>, the music is in monoaural. Later on starting with the 1989 VHS of ''Bambi'', the music is in stereo. | *When the logo first debuted on the <u>1988 VHS of ''Cinderella''</u>, the music is in monoaural. Later on starting with the 1989 VHS of ''Bambi'', the music is in stereo. | ||
*On the <u>1992 VHS of ''101 Dalmatians''</u>, the music fades out along with the logo; on the <u>1992 VHS of ''The Great Mouse Detective''</u>, the music lasts a second after the logo fades to black. | *On the <u>1992 VHS of ''101 Dalmatians''</u>, the music fades out along with the logo; on the <u>1992 VHS of ''The Great Mouse Detective''</u>, the music lasts a second after the logo fades to black. | ||
*Starting with the <u>1992 VHS release of ''The Rescuers''</u>, the music became distorted and heavier on bass due to deterioration of the master recording. Crackling sounds can be heard in the background at the beginning of the logo, rumbling sounds can be heard underneath as the spark writes the words "WALT DiSNEY", kettledrums can be heard in the background as the words "WALT DiSNEY" and "CLASSICS" settle on the diamond, and a synth-bass pad note can be heard underneath as the comet flies around the diamond. This variant would later be heard under the Walt Disney Company | *Starting with the <u>1992 VHS release of ''The Rescuers''</u>, the music became distorted and heavier on bass due to deterioration of the master recording. Crackling sounds can be heard in the background at the beginning of the logo, rumbling sounds can be heard underneath as the spark writes the words "WALT DiSNEY", kettledrums can be heard in the background as the words "WALT DiSNEY" and "CLASSICS" settle on the diamond, and a synth-bass pad note can be heard underneath as the comet flies around the diamond. This variant would later be heard under the Walt Disney Company intro on several VHS releases from 1999-2000. | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
*The first tape to use this logo was the 1988 VHS of ''Cinderella'', and the last | *The first tape to use this logo was the 1988 VHS of ''Cinderella'', and the last to use it was the 1994 VHS of ''The Fox and the Hound''. | ||
* The first two releases with this logo, ''Cinderella'' and ''Bambi'', feature the diamond print logo (with WDHV text) on a Betamax-sized sticker label like the previous logo. Later releases typically used a white ink label, though some rarer copies use a sticker label instead (like some copies of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''). | * The first two releases with this logo, ''Cinderella'' and ''Bambi'', feature the diamond print logo (with WDHV text) on a Betamax-sized sticker label like the previous logo. Later releases typically used a white ink label, though some rarer copies use a sticker label instead (like some copies of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''). | ||
*While the logo was rarely used internationally, it made a few appearances. The 1989 version was used on 1990 European VHS releases of ''Lady and the Tramp''; the 1992 version was used on a Bulgarian VHS release of ''Pinocchio'' from [[Alexandra Video]]; and the 2003 UK VHS of ''Pinocchio'' featured the 1992 logo before and after the tape's opening previews, in the PAL format. | *While the logo was rarely used internationally, it made a few appearances. The 1989 version was used on 1990 European VHS releases of ''Lady and the Tramp''; the 1992 version was used on a Bulgarian VHS release of ''Pinocchio'' from [[Alexandra Video]]; and the 2003 UK VHS of ''Pinocchio'' featured the 1992 logo before and after the tape's opening previews, in the PAL format. | ||
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'''Availability:''' It was seen on some WDC promos of the time in the UK, particularly ''Bambi''. | '''Availability:''' It was seen on some WDC promos of the time in the UK, particularly ''Bambi''. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (2000)=== | ===2nd Logo (2000)=== | ||
[[File:Walt Disney Classics 2000 UK.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Walt Disney Classics 2000 UK.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||