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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Vidmark Entertainment was formed in 1984 by Vidmark, Inc. as a home video distribution company to distribute various low-budget movies, especially from the Trimark library. It would later reincorporate as "Trimark Home Video" in 1997, as Vidmark, Inc, was renamed Trimark Holdings, Inc. In 2000, it was folded into Lions Gate Home Entertainment with the acquisition of Trimark. On November 3, 2017, the Vidmark name was revived by Lionsgate as an app for Roku showcasing the Vidmark/Lionsgate library. | Vidmark Entertainment was formed in 1984 by Vidmark, Inc. as a home video distribution company to distribute various low-budget movies, especially from the Trimark library. It would later reincorporate as "Trimark Home Video" in 1997, as Vidmark, Inc, was renamed Trimark Holdings, Inc. In 2000, it was folded into Lions Gate Home Entertainment with the acquisition of Trimark. On November 3, 2017, the Vidmark name was revived by Lionsgate as an app for Roku showcasing the Vidmark/Lionsgate library. | ||
==Vidmark Entertainment== | ==Vidmark Entertainment== | ||
===1st Logo (1984-December 1988)=== | ===1st Logo (1984-December 1988)=== | ||
'''Nickname''': "Vidmark in Space" | '''Nickname''': "Vidmark in Space" | ||
'''Logo''': On a zooming blue space background, we see the Vidmark logo colored in fuchsia, flies in from the top right, swiveling itself in. | '''Logo''': On a zooming blue space background, we see the Vidmark logo colored in fuchsia, with "VID" in a solid form and "MARK" in a segmented form, all on a thinly striped pendant shape. It flies in from the top right, swiveling itself in. As it rests in the near-center, the word "ENTERTAINMENT" later fades-in below. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': The Vidmark logo flying in, “ENTERTAINMENT” fading in. | |||
'''Music/Sounds''': A 3-note horn tune, followed by 3 drumbeats, combined with 3 horn notes, an electric guitar, and a synth flourish | '''Music/Sounds''': A 3-note horn tune, followed by 3 drumbeats, combined with 3 horn notes, an electric guitar, and a synth flourish. | ||
'''Availability''': Very rare. Tapes that may have this logo include ''The New York Ripper'', ''Killing Cars'', ''Midnight'' (1981), ''Bloodstalkers'', and ''Izzy and Moe'', among others. | '''Availability''': Very rare. Tapes that may have this logo include ''The New York Ripper'', ''Killing Cars'', ''Midnight'' (1981), ''Bloodstalkers'', and ''Izzy and Moe'', among others. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': Dated effects for 1984. The swiveling is just the logo being squashed and stretched the same way, rather than actually flipping. The space background is not the best quality, and the whole thing resembles a TV show intro from the 70's. | '''Editor's Note''': Dated effects for 1984. The swiveling is just the logo being squashed and stretched the same way, rather than actually flipping. The space background is not the best quality, and the whole thing resembles a TV show intro from the 70's. | ||
===2nd Logo (March 18, 1988-March 13, 1997)=== | ===2nd Logo (March 18, 1988-March 13, 1997)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds''': An upbeat disco fanfare. A few releases have it silent. | '''Music/Sounds''': An upbeat disco fanfare. A few releases have it silent. | ||
'''Availability''': Much more common than the previous logo, but still uncommon. Examples of tapes to have this logo include ''Interceptor'', ''Trading Mom, Hong Kong | '''Availability''': Much more common than the previous logo, but still uncommon. Examples of tapes to have this logo include ''Interceptor'', ''Trading Mom'', ''Hong Kong 97 (the 1994 film)'', ''Teresa's Tattoo'', ''The Little Patriot'' (it is preserved on the Echo Bridge DVD of that film, under the title of ''Sign of the Otter: The Little Patriot''), and ''Freefall'', among others. It was also spotted on a VUDU print of ''American Kickboxer 2.'' | ||
==Trimark Home Video== | ==Trimark Home Video== | ||
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'''Nicknames''': "Lion Triangle", "The Trimark Lion" | '''Nicknames''': "Lion Triangle", "The Trimark Lion" | ||
'''Logo''': The same as the movie counterpart, only difference is that the triangle is already formed. We later see a gold comet like streak fly from the left revealing the text "HOME VIDEO", replacing the word "PICTURES". | '''Logo''': The same as the movie counterpart, only difference is that the triangle is already formed. We later see shining lines on the triangle and a gold comet like streak fly from the left revealing the text "HOME VIDEO", replacing the word "PICTURES". | ||
'''FX/SFX''': The zooming effects, the trail, and the shine. | '''FX/SFX''': The zooming effects, the trail, and the shine. | ||
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==Trimark DVD== | ==Trimark DVD== | ||
===( | ===(1998-2001)=== | ||
'''Nickname''': "The DVD Triangle" | '''Nickname''': "The DVD Triangle" | ||
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'''Music/Sounds''': A chime sound, and then a zoom noise, followed by soft chimes. | '''Music/Sounds''': A chime sound, and then a zoom noise, followed by soft chimes. | ||
'''Availability''': Rare, as it was only used for about three years before Trimark was acquired by | '''Availability''': Rare, as it was only used for about three years before Trimark was acquired by Lionsgate, and some releases have the Trimark Home Video logo instead. Some releases that contain this logo are ''The Tommyknockers, Mean Guns'', ''Cube'', ''The Big Easy, The War Room'' (1993), and ''Going Overboard'', among others. | ||