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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Strand Home Video''' (formerly '''Strand VCI Entertainment''') was the North American division of [[Video Collection International | '''Strand Home Video''' (formerly '''Strand VCI Entertainment''') was the North American division of [[Video Collection International]] (then known as [[The Video Collection]]) that distributed special interest and children's videos. The company was launched in 1988 but didn't release anything until January 1990. In December 1993, the company was acquired by, and in 1994 absorbed into [[Video Treasures]]. | ||
==Strand VCI Entertainment== | ==Strand VCI Entertainment== | ||
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Strand Home Video-The Video Collection - CLG Wiki.png | Strand Home Video-The Video Collection - CLG Wiki.png | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, an amber rectangle slides in from the left and goes under a translucent white rectangle, followed by many more rectangles sliding in from all sides but the left, while "ENTERTAINMENT" in a dark | '''Logo:''' On a white background, an {{color|orange|amber}} rectangle slides in from the left and goes under a translucent white rectangle, followed by many more rectangles sliding in from all sides but the left, while "ENTERTAINMENT" in a {{color|gray|dark gray}} Triple Condensed Gothic font scrolls from right-to-left across the screen. Eventually, the rectangle slowly turns {{color|gray|dark gray}}, while the "ENTERTAINMENT" text appears at the bottom of it in black, slowly turning white. A {{color|red}} rectangle, plastered with "STRAND {{color|gold|V}}⯁C⯁I" in a white Times New Roman font (but with the "{{color|gold|V}}" in {{color|gold|golden-yellow}}), flies up and rotates to a sharp angle to the left, flying back onto the board into a similar position as the Video Collection logo, and the "{{color|gray|V}}" turns {{color|gray|dark gray}} as soon as it stops | ||
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, a white "V" flies up just as a yellow rectangle slides in and covers up the golden "V" as the red rectangle flies into place. The white "V" then fades to the normal | '''Variant:''' Sometimes, a white "V" flies up just as a {{color|yellow}} rectangle slides in and covers up the {{color|gold|golden-yellow}} "{{color|gold|V}}" as the {{color|red}} rectangle flies into place. The white "V" then fades to the normal {{color|gray|dark gray}}. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' 2D computer effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Three light synth chords and a reversed cymbal, then an orchestral hit with a loud bang, ending with a synth chord. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Three light synth chords and a reversed cymbal, then an orchestral hit with a loud bang, ending with a synth chord. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Notably seen on 1990-1992 ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' releases in the U.S., but was also seen on ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle'', ''Runaway Ralph'', ''Ripley's Believe It or Not'', and ''The Jungle Book'' anime. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Notably seen on 1990-1992 ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' releases in the U.S., but was also seen on ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle'', ''Runaway Ralph'', ''Ripley's Believe It or Not'', and ''The Jungle Book'' anime. | ||
==Strand Home Video== | ==Strand Home Video== | ||
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Strand Home Video (1993-1995).jpg | Strand Home Video (1993-1995).jpg | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a starry sky background, a globe of Earth flies in from the bottom right corner of the screen, rotating clockwise and donned with dark | '''Logo:''' On a starry sky background, a globe of Earth flies in from the bottom right corner of the screen, rotating clockwise and donned with {{color|gray|dark gray}} oceans and {{color|gray}} continents. As the globe freezes on a tilted North America, a grid pattern is wiped in from top to bottom. Then, a shiny black rectangle drops down from the top of the screen as it rotates around. Along with the rectangle, a {{color|red}} rectangle with a {{color|silver}} border and a {{color|silver}} "{{color|silver|STRAND}}", in a Windsor Elongated font, flies and rotates in from the right of the screen and the {{color|silver}} text "{{color|silver|HOME VIDEO}}", in a Futura font, come in from both sides and flip around once. When they all meet up, the logo flashes a thin white outline and freezes into a 2D image. | ||
''' | '''Trivia:''' Since Strand Home Video was the American counterpart of The Video Collection, a white star appears on the globe right where London is. | ||
''' | '''Variant:''' A placeholder variant appears on ''Wild and Wacky Sports Moments, Volume 1'', where the logo forms on a {{color|gray}} background. First, the rectangle (with "HOME VIDEO" already attached) slides up, followed by the "STRAND" rectangle flying in and rotating in from the right. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' CGI animation. 2D animation for the placeholder. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 1986 VCI logo, except without the quiet beeping sound at the start. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 1986 VCI logo, except without the quiet beeping sound at the start. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The placeholder uses the Strand | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The placeholder uses the Strand VCI Entertainment music. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. | ||