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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on UK tapes of Guild releases from that era, including ''Baron Blood'' and ''Scanners''. | '''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on UK tapes of Guild releases from that era, including ''Baron Blood'' and ''Scanners''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1983-1986)=== | ===2nd Logo (1983-1986)=== | ||
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'''Variant:''' A variant seen at the end of tapes starts with the name flashing in. | '''Variant:''' A variant seen at the end of tapes starts with the name flashing in. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The lights bringing forth all parts of the logo | '''FX/SFX:''' The lights bringing forth all parts of the logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth tune in the beginning, then a synth-orchestra tune at the end. | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' Sometimes, this is accompanied by an announcer saying "Before you enjoy our main feature, here's a trailer from another major release from Guild, which is available at your local stockist now.". | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' Sometimes, this is accompanied by an announcer saying "Before you enjoy our main feature, here's a trailer from another major release from Guild, which is available at your local stockist now.". The announcer has an American accent, despite Guild being a British distributor (the same announcer is heard in Guild's trailers as well). | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | ||
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* It is also seen on the first ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' tapes from 1985. | * It is also seen on the first ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' tapes from 1985. | ||
* Some prints use the [[Central Video|Central Video]] or [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]] logos. | * Some prints use the [[Central Video|Central Video]] or [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]] logos. | ||
===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, {{color|orange}} bar segments fly in from the left and right of the screen, syncing with the music, while they sparkle and zoom out. Eventually, the bars start forming the Guild logo (without the TV tube and the square on the bottom). When the logo is fully formed, "GUILD Home Video" in white fades in below the logo. | '''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, {{color|orange}} bar segments fly in from the left and right of the screen, syncing with the music, while they sparkle and zoom out. Eventually, the bars start forming the Guild logo (without the TV tube and the square on the bottom). When the logo is fully formed, "GUILD Home Video" in white fades in below the logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' Animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth note is held throughout, with a synth bass line (composed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer) that speeds up slightly near the end, followed by a synth fanfare in E♭ minor. A female chorus hums during this section, ending in them shouting "Go Guild!" (hence the nickname; it's hard to tell because the chorus is rather muffled) | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth note is held throughout, with a synth bass line (composed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer) that speeds up slightly near the end, followed by a synth fanfare in E♭ minor. A female chorus hums during this section, ending in them shouting "Go Guild!" (hence the nickname; it's hard to tell because the chorus is rather muffled). | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare given its nearly 4-year lifespan. Appears on releases such as ''Roses are For the Rich'' and ''Action Jackson''. | '''Availability:''' Rare given its nearly 4-year lifespan. Appears on releases such as ''Roses are For the Rich'' and ''Action Jackson''. | ||
===4th Logo (1987-1994)=== | ===4th Logo (1987-1994)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Hexagon G IV", "CGI G" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Hexagon G IV", "CGI G" | ||
'''Logo:''' Set on a white background, many of the ( | '''Logo:''' Set on a white background, many of the (cel-shaded) rectangular parts of the Guild "G" fly in all directions. When two parts of the G meet in the middle later on, it zooms out, and extra rectangles that make the stem of the "G" fly in. "{{color|gold|GUILD Home Video}}" fades in below, and the logo shines with a "wipe" effect. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A 12-note synthesizer tune, with a synthesized "whoosh" as the "G" forms and a synth choir for the remainder of the logo when the parts of the "G" stem fly in. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A 12-note synthesizer tune, with a synthesized "whoosh" as the "G" forms and a synth choir for the remainder of the logo when the parts of the "G" stem fly in. | ||
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'''Availability:''' More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still rare. Seen on the [[4 Front Video|4 Front Video]] re-release of ''First Blood'', and the original rental releases of ''The Wizard'' and ''Total Recall''. | '''Availability:''' More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still rare. Seen on the [[4 Front Video|4 Front Video]] re-release of ''First Blood'', and the original rental releases of ''The Wizard'' and ''Total Recall''. | ||
===5th Logo (1988-1994)=== | ===5th Logo (1988-1994)=== | ||
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'''Variant:''' In 1990, a 10th anniversary variant was used, which has the theatre fade out and the Guild logo zoom forth and turn {{color|gold}}. A number "{{color|gold|10}}" at the top surrounded by a round banner with stars and the years "{{color|gold|1980}}" and "{{color|gold|1990}}" on the sides fade in. "{{color|gold|TEN YEARS OF}}" and "{{color|gold|''independence''}}" are shown below. The logo shines with a few pings. | '''Variant:''' In 1990, a 10th anniversary variant was used, which has the theatre fade out and the Guild logo zoom forth and turn {{color|gold}}. A number "{{color|gold|10}}" at the top surrounded by a round banner with stars and the years "{{color|gold|1980}}" and "{{color|gold|1990}}" on the sides fade in. "{{color|gold|TEN YEARS OF}}" and "{{color|gold|''independence''}}" are shown below. The logo shines with a few pings. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The neon effects and the obvious chyron effects of the Guild logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' The neon effects and the obvious chyron effects of the Guild logo. Cel animation done by Cascom. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' "Breaking Glass (One)" by James Kaleth and Richard Thomas with whooshes from the lasers, along with an overly excited announcer saying "Introducing future releases from Guild Home Video!" or "Look out for these and other great new releases from Guild at your local video library!". The first variant uses the beginning, while the other two use the end of the track. Like the 2nd logo, the announcer has a North American accent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' "Breaking Glass (One)" by James Kaleth and Richard Thomas with whooshes from the lasers, along with an overly excited announcer saying "Introducing future releases from Guild Home Video!" or "Look out for these and other great new releases from Guild at your local video library!". The first variant uses the beginning, while the other two use the end of the track. Like the 2nd logo, the announcer has a North American accent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. Used concurrently with the 4th logo to introduce movie trailers, and used quite frequently as a result. Seen on the original rental release of ''The Wizard''. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. Used concurrently with the 4th logo to introduce movie trailers, and used quite frequently as a result. Seen on the original rental release of ''The Wizard''. | ||
===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see a director's chair in a {{color|blue}} spotlight. The camera pans around the chair, and both parts of the Guild logo slide from both sides of the screen in a tilted position, then "{{color|gold|GUILD}}" appears underneath when we zoom into the chair. | '''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see a director's chair in a {{color|blue}} spotlight. The camera pans around the chair, and both parts of the Guild logo slide from both sides of the screen in a tilted position, then "{{color|gold|GUILD}}" appears underneath when we zoom into the chair. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A mystical pan-flute tune, complete with a synth whoosh and an orchestra at the end. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A mystical pan-flute tune, complete with a synth whoosh and an orchestra at the end. | ||
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*It appears on VHS tapes of later films that Guild released until their merger with Pathé in 1997, such as the re-release of ''Universal Soldier'', ''Night Trap'', ''James and the Giant Peach'', ''Stargate'', ''Army Of Darkness'', ''Matinee'', and ''Serial Mom''. | *It appears on VHS tapes of later films that Guild released until their merger with Pathé in 1997, such as the re-release of ''Universal Soldier'', ''Night Trap'', ''James and the Giant Peach'', ''Stargate'', ''Army Of Darkness'', ''Matinee'', and ''Serial Mom''. | ||
*This logo also appeared theatrically with Guild Film Distribution releases from 1993 until the Pathé merger, with films including ''James and the Giant Peach''. | *This logo also appeared theatrically with Guild Film Distribution releases from 1993 until the Pathé merger, with films including ''James and the Giant Peach''. | ||
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | ||