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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Video Collection International''' (formerly '''The Video Collection''') was a UK-based video company formed in 1984 and established in 1985. Originally part of the Prestwich Group, based in New Southgate, London, it was subject to a management buyout headed by Steve Ayres as CEO and Paddy Toomey (ex-Woolworths) as MD. The vision of "Sell Through Video" was born with the strong Woolworths association driving the retail sales. The Video Collection was allied with ITV and Channel 4, and distributed many of their titles from their franchises; they also operated the [[Cinema Club]] budget label, as well as an American division, [[Strand Home Video]]. The company was renamed to VCI in 1994 due to financial difficulties, and in 1999 the company was sold to the Kingfisher group. In 2004, the company merged with [[BBC Video]] to form [[2 Entertain (UK)|2 Entertain]]. | '''Video Collection International''' (formerly '''The Video Collection''') was a UK-based video company formed in 1984 and established in 1985. Originally part of the Prestwich Group, based in New Southgate, London, it was subject to a management buyout headed by Steve Ayres as CEO and Paddy Toomey (ex-Woolworths) as MD. The vision of "Sell Through Video" was born with the strong Woolworths association driving the retail sales. The Video Collection was allied with [[ITV (UK)|ITV]] and [[Channel 4 (UK)|Channel 4]], and distributed many of their titles from their franchises; they also operated the [[Cinema Club]] budget label, as well as an American division, [[Strand Home Video]]. The company was renamed to '''VCI''' in 1994 due to financial difficulties, and in 1999 the company was sold to the Kingfisher group. In 2004, the company merged with [[BBC Video]] to form [[2 Entertain (UK)|2 Entertain]]. | ||
==The Video Collection== | ==The Video Collection== | ||
===1st Logo (1985-1989)=== | ===1st Logo (1985-1989)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a gray background, several white lines wipe in from the right. A black rectangle with "COLLECTION" in a tall white font | '''Logo:''' On a {{color|gray}} background, several white lines wipe in from the right. A black rectangle with "COLLECTION" in a tall white font at the bottom flips up from the bottom of the screen and "the" awkwardly flies and pastes itself at the top at a rather sharp diagonal angle. Then "V''ideo''" in a {{color|red}} rectangle, written with "V" in a black serif font and "ideo" in a skinnier, white italicized serif font, swoops from behind the "COLLECTION" box and plasters itself on it, positioned into the same angle as "the". Shadows also appear behind the logo when the pieces get into position. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The swooping and flipping. Not bad for 1985. | '''FX/SFX:''' The swooping and flipping. Not bad for 1985. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A 13-note synth theme, accompanied by 4 deeper synths and 3 synthesized chords when "Video" appears. This is actually from the Bruton Music library titled "Video Fanfare" composed by Brian Bennett. It was also used as a weather jingle by TVS at the time, as well as the 2nd Scand Video logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A 13-note synth theme, accompanied by 4 deeper synths and 3 synthesized chords when "Video" appears. This is actually from the Bruton Music library titled "Video Fanfare" composed by Brian Bennett. It was also used as a weather jingle by [[TVS Television (UK)|TVS]] at the time, as well as the 2nd [[Scand Video (Sweden)|Scand Video]] logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on releases of cartoons (mostly [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]]) in the UK from the period. Even though the next logo was introduced in 1986 a year after this one, this logo | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be seen on releases of cartoons (mostly [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]]) in the UK from the period. Even though the next logo was introduced in 1986 a year after this one, this logo wasn't retired until 3 years later. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===2nd Logo (1986-1995, 1998)=== | ===2nd Logo (1986-1995, 1998)=== | ||
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The Video Collection's Logo.png | The Video Collection's Logo.png | ||
Video Colleccion.png | Video Colleccion.png | ||
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''' | '''Logo:''' Cutting in from black, a {{color|gray}} floor with {{color|lightgray|light}} and {{color|darkgray|dark gray}} "marble" scratches and a {{color|lightgray|light gray}} grid is seen slowly shifting towards the upper right, as a {{color|red}} triangle zooms out from the top left edge and moves towards bottom center with a shadow effect. An angled {{color|gray}} rectangle with a black front face then "opens" up and several more pieces appear around it, forming up a strange TV-like monitor with a satellite dish on top. The device rotates around a full 360 degrees as several pieces fly off it, then reattach, and then zooms in while tilting violently until the black screen takes up the whole area for a brief moment. It then cuts back to the floor, although its now stationary, and a {{color|red}} rectangle takes up the middle via a "blinds" effect before retracting on the sides. The rectangle then flips around once and rotates up, as a black "V" spins in as well and the background fades to black. It then plasters itself onto the {{color|red}} rectangle as the rest of the white text "the ''ideo''" fade in and white lines drop down from the rectangle. A {{color|gray}} background fades in, with a tall black rectangle remaining with a shadow effect, and the white lines contort into the tall white text "COLLECTION". The end result resembles the 1st logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' All early CGI, which | '''Variant:''' On PAL tapes in Spain, the logo reads "V''ideo'' COLECCION". Its unknown if there are other language variations. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' All early CGI, which wasn't bad for its time. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A quiet beeping sound, followed by the synthesized swoosh and some metallic clunks when parts forming the television, then a little synthesized organ-like ditty. It ends with three timpani beats. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A quiet beeping sound, followed by the synthesized swoosh and some metallic clunks when parts forming the television, then a little synthesized organ-like ditty. It ends with three timpani beats. | ||
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==Video Collection International== | ==Video Collection International== | ||
===(1995-2005)=== | ===(1995-2005)=== | ||
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Video Collection International (1994-2006).jpg | Video Collection International (1994-2006).jpg | ||
Video Collection International (1994-2006, DVD).jpg | Video Collection International (1994-2006, DVD).jpg | ||
VCI - DVD Video Screen.png|The "DVD Video" screen | VCI - DVD Video Screen.png|The "DVD Video" screen | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Stacked VCI", "The Globe", "Rotating C" | '''Nicknames:''' "Stacked VCI", "The Globe", "Rotating C" | ||
'''Logo:''' In front of a black background, there is a | '''Logo:''' In front of a black background, there is a {{color|gray}} wire frame globe, a bright light emitting godrays in the top left of the screen and some {{color|gray}} mist below, and in front of those, a metal object flips in, along with a {{color|red}} sphere. This is later revealed to be the "C" in "VCI", which flips around as it zooms out (with the sphere in the center). The letters "V" and "I" would later spin in and arrange themselves vertically. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There are 2 DVD variants | *There are 2 DVD variants: | ||
**The DVD logo, which is also metallic, forms in the top right of the screen. This variant appears in a 16:9 ratio and mainly appears on widescreen DVDs. However, the VCI logo itself is cheaply made, as the logo starts in stretched 4:3, then stretches out into 16:9 as the logo finishes. | **The DVD logo, which is also metallic, forms in the top right of the screen. This variant appears in a 16:9 ratio and mainly appears on widescreen DVDs. However, the VCI logo itself is cheaply made, as the logo starts in stretched 4:3, then stretches out into 16:9 as the logo finishes. | ||
**The VCI text fades out, the light glows and the DVD logo fades in. This variant appears in a 4:3 ratio and appears mainly on fullscreen DVDs (some widescreen DVDs though, use this variant despite the logo remaining in fullscreen). | **The VCI text fades out, the light glows and the DVD logo fades in. This variant appears in a 4:3 ratio and appears mainly on fullscreen DVDs (some widescreen DVDs though, use this variant despite the logo remaining in fullscreen). | ||
*On ''Sindy the Fairy Princess'', after the logo ends, everything except the VCI text fades to black and the text moves to the left on the screen. The Optical Image logo fades into the right side and the word | *On ''Sindy the Fairy Princess'', after the logo ends, everything except the VCI text fades to black and the text moves to the left on the screen. The Optical Image logo fades into the right side and the word "Presents" appears. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Very good computer animation that still holds up very well today. | '''FX/SFX:''' Very good computer animation that still holds up very well today. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' The gigantic VCI text, the creepy music, the dark background, and the long period of silence give the logo a very ominous nature. Despite that, it is a well-animated logo and a favorite of many. | '''Editor's Note:''' The gigantic VCI text, the creepy music, the dark background, and the long period of silence give the logo a very ominous nature. Despite that, it is a well-animated logo and a favorite of many. | ||
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