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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 (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 1995 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|ITV]] and [[Channel 4|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 1995 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|2 Entertain]].


==The Video Collection==
==The Video Collection==
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'''FX/SFX:''' The swooping and flipping. All 2D animation possibly done by a computer.
'''FX/SFX:''' The swooping and flipping. All 2D animation possibly done by a computer.


'''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.
'''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|TVS]] at the time, as well as the 2nd [[Scand Video (Sweden)|Scand Video]] logo.


'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
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'''Availability:''' Very common.
'''Availability:''' Very common.


* It can be spotted on many VHS releases of ITV programmes, mostly ones under the [[Central Video (UK)|Central Video]] label.
* It can be spotted on many VHS releases of ITV programmes, mostly ones under the [[Central Video|Central Video]] label.
* It appeared on earlier [[Thames Video|Thames Video Collection]] releases, but does not appear on later releases.
* It appeared on earlier [[Thames Video|Thames Video Collection]] releases, but does not appear on later releases.
* Its most famous appearance are on ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' releases in the UK.
* Its most famous appearance are on ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' releases in the UK.
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** Also appears on these ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs: "The Fogman and Other Stories", "Pulling Together!", "It's Great to Be an Engine!", and "Bumper Party Collection!".
** Also appears on these ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs: "The Fogman and Other Stories", "Pulling Together!", "It's Great to Be an Engine!", and "Bumper Party Collection!".
** It also appears on ''Fifi and the Flowertots - Fifi's Talent Show''.
** It also appears on ''Fifi and the Flowertots - Fifi's Talent Show''.
* It appears on DVD releases from [[Channel 4 Video (UK)|Channel 4 Video]], [[Gullane Entertainment (UK)|Gullane Entertainment]], [[ITV Studios (UK)|Granada Media]] and [[Ragdoll Limited (UK)|Ragdoll]].
* It appears on DVD releases from [[Channel 4 Video|Channel 4 Video]], [[Gullane Entertainment|Gullane Entertainment]], [[ITV Studios|Granada Media]] and [[Ragdoll Limited|Ragdoll]].


'''Legacy:''' 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 still a well-animated logo today and is a favourite of many.
'''Legacy:''' 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 still a well-animated logo today and is a favourite of many.
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