Pioneer Entertainment: Difference between revisions

'''Pioneer Entertainment''' began as a spin-off of the Japanese electronics firm Pioneer. Although the company made releases in various genres (including music and special interest), it became best known as an anime producer and distributor. At varying times, Pioneer's LaserDisc distribution unit had licensing deals with [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia]], [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Pictures Home Video]], [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]], and [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]]. In 2003, Pioneer sold its entertainment division to another Japanese conglomerate, advertising giant [[Dentsu]]. Dentsu renamed the company "[[Geneon Entertainment]]".

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*Opening of Side 1: It starts off with a zooming starfield. After several seconds, a {{color|darkgreen|greenish}} image of a rotating Milky Way galaxy appears. Then, the Pioneer logo, consisting of a combination of a tuning fork and a capital Omega symbol "Ω" with "'''PIONEER'''" to its right, appears and zooms up. As the word focuses closely on the letter "'''O'''", the Milky Way fades out, and the logo begins to give off a {{color|skyblue|blue}} light trail effect. Zooming through the trail, several sparkles appear on the walls and a white circle zooms out, which turns into a rainbow-colored cycloid shape. It disappears off-screen as a laser forms the words "LaserDisc" in a metallic italicized font. Then, a laser comes in from the left and carves a line through the word as it flashes many different colors before turning back to {{color|silver}}.

*End of Side 1: On the same starfield as before, "SIDE 1" appears on screen, followed by "END" flashing in below "SIDE 1". The text fades out, and then the starfield.

*Opening of Side 2: The opening logo for side 1 plays again, but this time, instead of a green Milky Way galaxy, "SIDE 2" fades in. Then after a little bit, the logo fades out.

*End of Side 2: Essentially, a reversed and abridged version of the side 1 opening logo: the LaserDisc wordmark is seen. A {{color|skyblue|blue}} line shoots through from the left, remaining on the screen. Then, it disappears as the sparkles zoom toward the screen, showing the Pioneer logo (with the {{color|skyblue|blue}} light trail) zooming out. The {{color|darkgreen|green}} Milky Way galaxy appears again.

*The side 1 opening features a gentle synthesized tune that gives off the feeling of being in space, which gets faster and louder as the logo zooms forth. This ends with a weird flourish sound as the cycloid appears, followed by a 9-note synth fanfare.

*The end of side 1 variant has an ascending "wooga-wooga-wooga" sound that repeats 4 times, along with ascending synth notes.

*The side 2 opening had an extended version of the first part of the side 1 opening music.

*The end of side 2 variant has a similar sound to the side 1 opening, ending with an 8-note synth fanfare.

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'''Variant:'''  

*If side 1 on the disc comes to an end, the logo appears with the words "{{font|serif|End of Side 1}}" appear in the bottom left.

*On the intro of a specific line of Pioneer releases (titled Compact LaserDisc), the logo would fade in, a few effects would scale some text, and then a line would draw though the "digital audio" logo in the corner and would then spin to show the album cover. The outro version would just fade in with the logo text but with the line and the "'''''digital SOUND'''''" replaced by "End of Side", then spinning to show the copyright warning.  

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a ring of {{color|yellow}}, {{color|lime|lime green}} and {{color|orange}} sparkles moves to the center of the screen to encircle a {{color|gold}} tuning fork. Then, the ring and tuning fork turn into the Omega symbol (in {{color|#d79232|golden orange}}) and zoom out to the left to make room for "{{color|#d79232|'''PIONEER'''}}", and the whole thing turns {{color|#CCCCFF|periwinkle}}. It then fades into another screen which reads "presented by PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT (USA) L.P." (for North American releases) or "presented by {{Tt|PIONEER LDC|Pioneer LaserDisc Corporation}}, INC." (for Japanese releases).

*A few Japanese releases would have in the second part, the word "{{Tt|PIONEER LDCA|Pioneer LaserDisc Corporation of America}}" or "{{Tt|PIONEER LDCE|Pioneer LaserDisc Corporation of Europe}}".

*Variants with the logo colored {{color|gold}} and {{color|blue}} with white outlines have been used. The blue-colored variant has "'''''{{font|Arial|The Art of Entertainment}}'''''" below the logo.

*On Pioneer Special Editions Laserdiscs like ''Platoon'' and ''The Doors'', the words "'''{{color|gold|{{font|Arial|Special Edition}}}}'''" appear in {{color|gold}} 3D lettering below the logo.

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'''Visuals:''' On a space background with {{color|purple}} clouds, a large star, made of multicolored extrusions, flies towards the screen and off to the bottom right corner as a comet passes by. As this happens, the word "{{color|silver|'''PIONEER'''}}" scrolls among the screen, along with an {{color|silver}} bar behind it being another word. When they both scroll offscreen, a flash happens, revealing the star-like object and it moves upwards, with the Pioneer logo appearing in the bottom left. "{{color|silver|'''PIONEER'''}}" then returns, with "{{color|silver|'''ARTISTS'''}}" being in the same font, both flying into place, along with "{{font|Arial|{{color|silver|The Art of Entertainment}}}}". The star then produces a spotlight and reveals a spinning LaserDisc. The logo shines until the end and another comet flies through.

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===7th Logo (December 13, 1998-January 18, 2000)===

 

 

 

 

 

===8th Logo (Early-Mid 2000s)===

'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|silver}} "'''''P'''''" from the Pioneer logo from the time descends from the top left of the screen, in which it also flips to become a "'''s'''" as lines of the word "'''sound'''" come in. More letters and a single "'''sound'''" form briefly before changing to a shot of many "'''vision'''" words as well as a single one and the letter "'''v'''". The letters then shift to an "'''s'''" again, but with the word being "'''soul'''" as a {{color|silver}}, flipped Pioneer logo appears near the top right corner of the screen. The logo then suddenly shifts out of position and flips around as bands of the word "'''sound'''" reappear. The "{{color|silver|'''''P'''''}}" then takes up the screen, with the logo then fading in on a illuminated {{color|silver}} background. Below it is the italic text "{{color|darkred|'''sound.vision.soul'''}}" in {{color|darkred|maroon}}.