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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Hallmark Home Entertainment''' was the home video division of [[Hallmark Entertainment]], formed after Hallmark Cards bought RHI and from the ashes of [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]]. In 1998, the company began distributing their releases through [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] and [[Family Home Entertainment]]; Hallmark Home Entertainment was shut down in 2003, following [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]'s purchase of Artisan. | '''Hallmark Home Entertainment''' was the home video division of [[Hallmark Entertainment]], formed after Hallmark Cards bought RHI and from the ashes of [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]]. In 1998, the company began distributing their releases through [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] and [[Family Home Entertainment]]; Hallmark Home Entertainment was shut down in 2003, following [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]'s purchase of Artisan. | ||
===1st Logo ( | ===1st Logo (1995-1997) === | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the 1st Hallmark Entertainment logo, with additional text "HOME" besides "ENTERTAINMENT". | Hallmark Home Entertainment (1995) (from trailers on the demo VHS of The Madness of King George).png | ||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1995, coming attractions) (From a combined demo VHS of The Summer House and The Last Ride).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1995, feature presentation) (From a combined demo VHS of The Summer House and The Last Ride).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1994).jpeg | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1996, coming attractions) (From a VHS of The Canterville Ghost).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1996, feature presentation) (From a VHS of The Canterville Ghost).png | |||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the 1st Hallmark Entertainment logo, with additional text "HOME" besides "ENTERTAINMENT". Plus, the text is in a different font. | |||
''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On tapes with previews, the text "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|{{color|#8aacb8|Coming Attractions}}}}" or "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|{{color|#8aacb8|Feature Presentation}}}}" fade in below in an italicized serif font. | |||
*A prototype version of the logo exists where the logo simply flips up on a {{color|brown}} fabric background. The prototype preview versions feature the text instead reading "{{color|silver|P{{small|REVIEWS}} O{{small|F}} C{{small|OMING}} A{{small|TTRACTIONS}}}}" or "{{color|silver|F{{small|EATURE}} P{{small|RESENTATION}}}}" in a silver font that shines up. | |||
*An even earlier version exists where it used the regular TV logo instead. | |||
''' | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' There are two versions of the theme: | |||
* A held-out note at the beginning, then a loud, held-out note sounding like a orchestral hit. Four more notes play near the end, the final one being held-out as well. | |||
* A held-out note (that sounds more like two) at the beginning, then 4 or 5 (?) loud notes, the last one held out for the remaining duration of the logo. | |||
Sometimes it is silent. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on video releases from Hallmark Home Entertainment during the era, such as the company's tapes of the 1964 ''Flipper'' TV series (which were distributed through [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]]). The standard black BG version first appearance was on a series of six Samuel Goldwyn tapes (''Cinderella'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''Guys and Dolls'', ''A Night to Remember'', ''Sayonara'', and ''Turtle Diary''). The prototype versions appear on the 1995-96 VHS tapes of ''The Perez Family'', ''Hamlet'', ''Once Bitten'', and ''Deadlock 2'', and demo tapes of ''The Madness of King George'' and ''The Summer House''. | |||
===2nd Logo (1996-2003)=== | ===2nd Logo (1996-2003)=== | ||
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Hallmark Home Entertainment (2001).jpeg | |||
Hallmark Entertainment (1997, coming attractions).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1997, coming attractions).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1997, feature presentation).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1998, coming_attractions).png | |||
Hallmark Home Entertainment (1998, feature presentation) (Taken from the 1998 VHS of Crayola presents The 3 Little Pigs The Movie).png | |||
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{{youtube|id=https://youtu.be/4YJUQDDSPyI}} | {{youtube|id=https://youtu.be/4YJUQDDSPyI}} | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a grey-silver line comes in and zooms under the screen, as the camera follows it; we then see the same silver ribbon twirling around and moving about. We then fade out as the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo animates, but "HOME" is added beside "ENTERTAINMENT". | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a grey-silver line comes in and zooms under the screen, as the camera follows it; we then see the same silver ribbon twirling around and moving about. We then fade out as the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo animates, but "HOME" is added beside "ENTERTAINMENT". | ||
''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A short variant simply uses the TV version with "HOME" next to "ENTERTAINMENT". | |||
*On previews until 1998, the text would read as either "{{font|Times New Roman|Coming Attractions}}" or "{{font|Times New Roman|Feature Presentation}}" below the logo. | |||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' CGI animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the short fanfare from the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the short fanfare from the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo. | ||
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* The short version appears on VHS releases from [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] and [[Family Home Entertainment]] (and their label [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] for kid-friendly releases), where this logo always precedes the others, However, what appears depends on the release. | * The short version appears on VHS releases from [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] and [[Family Home Entertainment]] (and their label [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] for kid-friendly releases), where this logo always precedes the others, However, what appears depends on the release. | ||
* The long version appears on DVD releases, after the Artisan promo. | * The long version appears on DVD releases, after the Artisan promo. | ||
[[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | ||