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'''Trivia:''' "MEDA" is not a misspelling. Meda was the name of founder Charles Band's then-wife, and it also serves as a play on words, since "MEDA" can also be phonetically interpreted as "ME-D-A" (i.e., "Media"). It's also the shorthand form for its full name at inception, '''M'''edia-Home '''E'''ntertainment and '''D'''istribution '''A'''ssociation. | '''Trivia:''' "MEDA" is not a misspelling. Meda was the name of founder Charles Band's then-wife, and it also serves as a play on words, since "MEDA" can also be phonetically interpreted as "ME-D-A" (i.e., "Media"). It's also the shorthand form for its full name at inception, '''M'''edia-Home '''E'''ntertainment and '''D'''istribution '''A'''ssociation. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' The lighting/glittering effects, the star writing, all done using primitive cel animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic orchestral fanfare. On some releases, it sounds distorted, due to film deterioration. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic orchestral fanfare. On some releases, it sounds distorted, due to film deterioration. | ||
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*On [[VCL]] releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the center on the same space background, just before this logo begins. | *On [[VCL]] releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the center on the same space background, just before this logo begins. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' The lasers, outlines, and space background. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same fanfare as the last logo, but other releases have no music. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same fanfare as the last logo, but other releases have no music. | ||
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*1991-1992/1993: "A Heron Communications, Inc. Company" (with "DISTRIBUTED BY MEDIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC." blacked out) | *1991-1992/1993: "A Heron Communications, Inc. Company" (with "DISTRIBUTED BY MEDIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC." blacked out) | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' The CGI forming of the word "MEDIA". | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A 15-note low-key synth orchestral rising scale melody, ending with a bell and gong accompaniment, followed by 9 bass-drum hits and a hi-hat, finishing off with a drum flourish and 3 more orchestral notes. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A 15-note low-key synth orchestral rising scale melody, ending with a bell and gong accompaniment, followed by 9 bass-drum hits and a hi-hat, finishing off with a drum flourish and 3 more orchestral notes. | ||