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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, a {{color|gold|gold-yellow}}, hexagon-formed "{{color|gold|G}}" with a square underneath it zooms in downward (a la the 1983 [[RKO Pictures]] logo), leaving behind a residue trail. When it gets to the centre, the "G" and the square turn from solid to segmented, and a line draws what looks like a TV tube, surrounding it. Both parts of the logo zoom in, and we quickly fade to the same logo, only smaller, and with "{{color|gold|GUILD HOME VIDEO presents}}" in Helvetica underneath. | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, a {{color|gold|gold-yellow}}, hexagon-formed "{{color|gold|G}}" with a square underneath it zooms in downward (a la the 1983 [[RKO Pictures]] logo), leaving behind a residue trail. When it gets to the centre, the "G" and the square turn from solid to segmented, and a line draws what looks like a TV tube, surrounding it. Both parts of the logo zoom in, and we quickly fade to the same logo, only smaller, and with "{{color|gold|GUILD HOME VIDEO presents}}" in Helvetica underneath. | ||
'''Variant:''' A rare still variant with "{{color|gold|video is alive - live with it}}" shown below | '''Variant:''' A rare still variant with "{{color|gold|video is alive - live with it}}" shown below exists, which appears at the end of Guild VHS releases. | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Computer animation. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A descending synth-electric piano scale at the beginning, followed by a synth-xylophone/flute/clarinet tune, which sounds similar to the beginning of the song "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield (most famously used in ''The Exorcist''). | '''Audio:''' A descending synth-electric piano scale at the beginning, followed by a synth-xylophone/flute/clarinet tune, which sounds similar to the beginning of the song "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield (most famously used in ''The Exorcist''). | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On the "video is alive - live with it" variant, | '''Audio Variant:''' On the "video is alive - live with it" variant, the logo is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on UK VHS releases of Guild releases from that era, including ''Baron Blood'' and ''Scanners''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1981-1986)=== | ===2nd Logo (1981-1986)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' In the top-left corner of a black background, there is a bright light flashing before our eyes. The light reveals the same "G Over Square" logo, but coloured {{color|#007BA7|cerulean}}, and solid rather than segmented. Again, the TV tube is drawn around the logo, but underneath a light draws a {{color|teal}}/{{color|magenta|dark pink}} line that starts downward, then upward, and then straight (like the 1970 and 1978 [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] logos). When the line is finished, another flash of light reveals the words "Guild Home Video" above the line, and below it another reveals "Quality Video Entertainment". The logo then sparkles a bit. | '''Visuals:''' In the top-left corner of a black background, there is a bright light flashing before our eyes. The light reveals the same "G Over Square" logo, but coloured {{color|#007BA7|cerulean}}, and solid rather than segmented. Again, the TV tube is drawn around the logo, but underneath a light draws a {{color|teal}}/{{color|magenta|dark pink}} line that starts downward, then upward, and then straight (like the 1970 and 1978 [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] logos). When the line is finished, another flash of light reveals the words "Guild Home Video" above the line, and below it another reveals "Quality Video Entertainment". The logo then sparkles a bit. | ||
'''Variant:''' A variant | '''Variant:''' A variant which appears at the end of UK pre-cert VHS and Betamax releases starts with the name flashing in. | ||
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | '''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | ||
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* An example is the UK pre-cert release of ''Cujo''. | * An example is the UK pre-cert release of ''Cujo''. | ||
* It also appears on the 1981 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Mattie the Gooseboy'', the 1982 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Atom Ant: Cassette 1'', ''The Sub-Mariner: Cassette 1'' and ''Dot & Santa Claus'', the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Henry's Cat and Friends: Cassette 1'', ''SuperTed: Cassette 1'', and ''Batfink: The Mark of Zero'', the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Pinocchio in Outer Space'' and ''Dot and the Bunny'', and the 1985 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Batfink: Cassette 4'' and ''SuperTed: Cassette 4'', respectively. | * It also appears on the 1981 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Mattie the Gooseboy'', the 1982 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Atom Ant: Cassette 1'', ''The Sub-Mariner: Cassette 1'' and ''Dot & Santa Claus'', the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Henry's Cat and Friends: Cassette 1'', ''SuperTed: Cassette 1'', and ''Batfink: The Mark of Zero'', the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Pinocchio in Outer Space'' and ''Dot and the Bunny'', and the 1985 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Batfink: Cassette 4'' and ''SuperTed: Cassette 4'', respectively. | ||
* It also appears on the 1985 UK VHS and Betamax releases of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and ''Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', respectively. | * It also appears on the 1985 UK pre-cert VHS and Betamax releases of both ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and ''Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', respectively. | ||
===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still rare. | * More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still rare. | ||
* | * Appears on the [[4 Front Video]] re-release of ''First Blood'', and the original rental releases of ''The Wizard'' and ''Total Recall'', respectively. | ||
* It also appears on the 1990 UK VHS release of ''Michael Jackson: Moonwalker'' (1988). | * It also appears on the 1990 UK VHS release of ''Michael Jackson: Moonwalker'' (1988). | ||
* This also appears on the UK Laserdisc release of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' (1991). | * This also appears on the UK Laserdisc release of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' (1991). | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*Used concurrently with the 4th logo to introduce movie trailers, and used quite frequently as a result. | *Used concurrently with the 4th logo to introduce movie trailers, and used quite frequently as a result. | ||
*It | *It appears on the original UK VHS rental release of ''The Wizard''. | ||
===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*It appears on VHS | *It appears on VHS releases 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''. | ||
*It also appears on the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Wind in the Willows'' (1996). | *It also appears on the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Wind in the Willows'' (1996). | ||