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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Golden Books Family Entertainment''' was established by children's book publisher '''Golden Books''' as its home video unit. Its earliest releases in the 1985-1986 timeframe were probably the most well-remembered, featuring adaptions of popular Golden Books using illustrations shot out of the books with | '''Golden Books Family Entertainment''' was established by children's book publisher '''Golden Books''' as its home video unit. Its earliest releases in the 1985-1986 timeframe were probably the most well-remembered, featuring adaptions of popular Golden Books using illustrations shot out of the books with limited animation effects added. They also released other children's entertainment videos, often under the "[[GoldenVision]]" and "[[Golden Step Ahead]]" names. In 1997, the newly formed Golden Books Family Entertainment acquired the family programming from [[Broadway Video]] and began releasing videos through [[Sony Wonder]]. On August 16, 2001, the assets of Golden Books were sold to [[Classic Media|Classic Media, L.L.C.]] (since acquired by [[Entertainment Rights (UK)|Entertainment Rights plc]], now Boomerang Media, L.L.C., and later [[DreamWorks Animation]] which was later brought by NBCUniversal in 2016) and [[Random House Home Video|Random House]] (which now continues Golden Books as a standalone imprint) in a bankruptcy court auction, with Classic Media acquiring the libraries and Random House acquiring the publishing division. Classic Media continued releasing the Golden Books Family Entertainment catalog through Sony Wonder until 2007, when it changed distributors to [[Genius Products]] after [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony BMG Music Entertainment]] shut down Sony Wonder, but was moved to [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] on June 21. The catalog was later transferred to [[Vivendi Entertainment]] (now "Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment") after Genius Products announced to exit the home entertainment business in 2009, and is now in the hands of [[Cinedigm Entertainment|Cinedigm]] after they merged Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment into [[Newvideo]]. | ||
==Golden Book Video== | ==Golden Book Video== | ||
===1st Logo (Opening) (1985-1996)=== | ===1st Logo (Opening) (1985-1996)=== | ||
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File:Golden Book Video.jpeg | File:Golden Book Video.jpeg | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "The Turning Golden Book" | '''Nickname:''' "The Turning Golden Book" | ||
'''Logo:''' The screen is divided into two parts horizontally: the top half is black and the bottom half is a blue/lilac-sea green gradient, which depends on the quality. We see a book with its bottom side facing us, on the bottom half of the screen. As we zoom out it opens up and the pages turn, while a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} pie-shaped sun flies up from the book, whose pages rise up and turn {{Font color|gold|yellow}}. As this happens, the background becomes completely black. The pages and sun turn {{Font color|gold|golden}} (or at least a | '''Logo:''' The screen is divided into two parts horizontally: the top half is black and the bottom half is a blue/lilac-sea green gradient, which depends on the quality. We see a book with its bottom side facing us, on the bottom half of the screen. As we zoom out it opens up and the pages turn, while a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} pie-shaped sun flies up from the book, whose pages rise up and turn {{Font color|gold|yellow}}. As this happens, the background becomes completely black. The pages and sun turn {{Font color|gold|golden}} (or at least a recreation) as a {{Font color|gold|golden}} rounded rectangle border zooms out and encloses the elements, with a space left where a ray of light wipes "{{Font color|gold|GOLDEN}}" in a Serif Gothic-like font below it. The rounded rectangle "morphs" into a TV tube as "{{Font color|gold|GOLDEN}}" zooms out to make way for "{{Font color|gold|BOOK}}" which is wiped on similarly, and "{{Font color|gold|VIDEO}}" which zooms out below that, with a shadow effect. The logo shines several times. | ||
'''Opening Variant:''' On ''Campfire Thrillers'', after the logo is completely formed, the black background fades to a darkened sky background seen in the film's opening sequence, with the logo superimposed over it. When the logo and music ends, the logo fades out and the video's opening titles start over the sky background. | '''Opening Variant:''' On ''Campfire Thrillers'', after the logo is completely formed, the black background fades to a darkened sky background seen in the film's opening sequence, with the logo superimposed over it. When the logo and music ends, the logo fades out and the video's opening titles start over the sky background. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' An abridged version of the logo is used which plays a variation of the last few notes of the 2nd version music, and the GoldenVision logo follows it. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' An abridged version of the logo is used which plays a variation of the last few notes of the 2nd version music, and the GoldenVision logo follows it. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on Golden Book Video releases from the era. It's still saved on copies with a print version of the logo which uses a different yet similar font for the words. Some early 1990s releases had the trademark Golden Books Spine which was used on all later releases. One video with this logo on it is the animated HBO special ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day''. It can also be seen on some [[DIC Home Entertainment|DIC]] video releases, including earlier releases of ''Madeline'' and the 1989 video ''Little Golden Book Land: The Great Harbor Rescue''. It also appeared on video releases of the rare anthology series ''A Bunch of Munsch''. All videos with this logo are now out of print, but can be sometimes found wherever used videos are sold. This was also | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on Golden Book Video releases from the era. It's still saved on copies with a print version of the logo which uses a different yet similar font for the words. Some early 1990s releases had the trademark Golden Books Spine which was used on all later releases. One video with this logo on it is the animated HBO special ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day''. It can also be seen on some [[DIC Home Entertainment|DIC]] video releases, including earlier releases of ''Madeline'' and the 1989 video ''Little Golden Book Land: The Great Harbor Rescue''. It also appeared on video releases of the rare anthology series ''A Bunch of Munsch''. All videos with this logo are now out of print, but can be sometimes found wherever used videos are sold. This was also found on the [[Scholastic Entertainment|Scholastic]] DVD release and Amazon Prime Video print of ''Commander Toad in Space''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has some pretty cool animation effects and is rather good for its time, and is sure to be memorable to children growing up with Golden Book's VHS releases of the 1980s and 1990s. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo has some pretty cool animation effects and is rather good for its time, and is sure to be memorable to children growing up with Golden Book's VHS releases of the 1980s and 1990s. | ||
===2nd Logo (Closing, Alternate) (1985-1994)=== | ===2nd Logo (Closing, Alternate) (1985-1994)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On a few videos, a female voice-over is heard saying, "The best of children's entertainment, presented by... Golden Book Video". This variant was put at the beginning of the video. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On a few videos, a female voice-over is heard saying, "The best of children's entertainment, presented by... Golden Book Video". This variant was put at the beginning of the video. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen at the end of a handful of Golden Book video releases from 1985 (that have the "version 1" fanfare on the beginning logo). This logo was spotted on VHS releases of ''Masters of the Universe - 3 Stories'', ''Three Richard Scarry Animal Nursery Tales'' and ''Herbert the Timid Dragon and Other Tales'', to name a few. It was also seen on reissues of said videos well into 1991. It also shows up in the middle of ''Masters of the Universe - 4 Stories'' (in-between the second and third stories). It also | '''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen at the end of a handful of Golden Book video releases from 1985 (that have the "version 1" fanfare on the beginning logo). This logo was spotted on VHS releases of ''Masters of the Universe - 3 Stories'', ''Three Richard Scarry Animal Nursery Tales'' and ''Herbert the Timid Dragon and Other Tales'', to name a few. It was also seen on reissues of said videos well into 1991. It also shows up in the middle of ''Masters of the Universe - 4 Stories'' (in-between the second and third stories). It also appeared at the end of the 1993 VHS, Scholastic DVD and Amazon Prime Video release of ''Commander Toad in Space'', long after it was no longer in regular use (likely due to that program's science-fiction theme). In a few rare cases on some Canadian releases, this actually replaces the opening logo at the beginning of the videos (with voice-over), and was only spotted on a few releases, such as the 1986 release of ''Sandra Beech: The Pretend Box'' (to name one). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is pretty notorious due to its eerie and ominous atmosphere, and the rather cold way it caps off the company's tapes that used it, both of which seem quite unfitting for videos meant for children. An exception is at the end of ''Commander Toad in Space'', where it fits better with the program's science-fiction theme. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is pretty notorious due to its eerie and ominous atmosphere, and the rather cold way it caps off the company's tapes that used it, both of which seem quite unfitting for videos meant for children. An exception is at the end of ''Commander Toad in Space'', where it fits better with the program's science-fiction theme. | ||
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==Golden Books Family Entertainment== | ==Golden Books Family Entertainment== | ||
===1st Logo (1996-2005)=== | ===1st Logo (1996-2005)=== | ||
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===2nd Logo (1997-2008)=== | ===2nd Logo (1997-2008)=== | ||
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*A shortened version starting from the "g" hopping exists. | *A shortened version starting from the "g" hopping exists. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' 3D animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A playful xylophone tune is heard, accompanied by strings at the end. Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or else it's silent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A playful xylophone tune is heard, accompanied by strings at the end. Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or else it's silent. | ||