PolyGram Video: Difference between revisions

'''Logo:''' On a black background, yellow dust begins to form the PolyGram Video logo. Like a roller-coaster (and the 1980s RKO logo), it zooms forward, dipping down, then flying back up again, also showing a line with {{color|red}} stars underneath it. The letters in “presents” fly in from the right one-by-one, and a white bar of light passes through the logo.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It can be seen on the UK pre-cert release of ''An American Werewolf in London''. The German version can be seen on German PAL tapes such as ''The Vindicator''. This logo was also seen on the Image DVD release of ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'', and PolyGram DVD of ''Magnum: On The Wings of Heaven'', due to the source of the video being an old master. The logo can also be seen on a few of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video's [[Musicvision]] tapes featuring artists under the PolyGram umbrella (including ''Rush: Through the Camera's Eye''), but other than that it hardly put in an appearance on American tapes. This logo was discontinued around the time the company merged with its [[PolyGram Music Video]] subsidiary to expand beyond music titles.

'''Logo:''' On a {{color|red}} background, "PolyGram" in white moves from the top right corner of the screen to the left-hand side facing the left, then faces the right and move downwards, creating a rollercoaster effect. A line of stars moves up underneath the PolyGram text. "HOME OF THE STARS" appears going down, then going up, a la the Telepictures "Rollercoaster" logo. An anthropomorphic cartoon parrot smiling while pointing its finger in the air fades to the right.

'''Logo:''' On a white background, parts of a video tape are drawn together (the background shows the parts in extreme close-up), and eventually two black conjoined ellipses with the letter "P" in one and a {{color|red}} upside down triangle (representing a "V") on the bottom position themselves onto the spools. The words "PolyGram Video" pop in one by one in sync with the music. The close-up parts then fade out, cleaning up the logo.

'''Availability:''' Very rare. ''NFL Crunch Course'' and the ''Buffalo Bills 1993 Video Yearbook'' are 2 tapes that have this, along with international ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' tapes (though the next logo was used on the box and tape label). Also seen on PolyGram's first 4 UK rental releases - the 3 known ones are ''The Crying Game'', ''Dust Devil'', and ''Braindead''. Its first appearance was on a trailer tape for PolyGram's June 1991 releases, and its last appearance was on a series of pre-season NFL videos from 1993, including ''100 Greatest Touchdowns''. This also plasters the [[PolyGram Music Video]] logo on later prints of ''The Moody Blues: Legend of a Band''. Also appears on 1991 Laserdisc releases of ''Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', ''Genesis: A History'', and the 1993 Laserdisc of ''NFL Rocks''. This logo also appears on UK VHS releases of ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''Space: 1999'', among others.

'''Logo:''' Against a black background, the words "PolyGram Video" quickly unfold letter-by-letter. Then, a {{color|red}} line appears underneath, zooming out.

'''Availability:''' Common. Found on PolyGram releases of the period such as ''Mr. Bean'' tapes, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Gridlock'd'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh,'' ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and their releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' animated series. This also appears on the original PolyGram DVDs of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others. Also shows up on mid-'90s releases of Atlantic Releasing Corporation films, including a 1995 VHS of 1984 and a 1996 VHS of ''Teen Wolf''. The "priced for rental" variant appears on ''The Basketball Diaries'' and ''Fargo'', as well as PolyGram's early DVDs. Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS tapes, the logo is shown before the warning screen. Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''. Makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc of ''The Game'' (1997), even though releases from the same year use the 6th logo. It's unknown if this appeared on Australian BBC video tapes they distributed from 1993-1996.

'''Logo:''' On a background with what appears to be dark clouds, we see the usual "PolyGram" text with the {{color|red}} line below it. Below that is "VIDEO", aligned to the right of the line. The text zooms in at the beginning, and the entire logo fades out at the end.

'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on PolyGram releases of the period like ''Barney's Great Adventure'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Bean'', ''The Borrowers'', ''The Game'', ''Kansas'', ''The Land Girls'', ''Cats'', ''Very Bad Things'', ''The Last Days of Disco'', ''The Proposition'', ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', ''Clay Pigeons'', ''Elizabeth'', American VHS releases of ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'', and ''The Big Lebowski'', among others. Also seen on reissued VHS releases of ''Troll 2'', ''The Graduate'', ''Misery'', ''Needful Things'', ''Platoon,'' ''Escape from New York, Howling 2,'' ''The Curse,'' ''The Sure Thing,'' and ''The Producers,'' among others. This also appears on the original DVDs of ''Ghost in the Shell'', ''Mr. Saturday Night'', ''Return to Paradise'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Malice,'' ''Needful Things'', and ''Misery'', as well as the first DVD releases from Palm Pictures and Manga Entertainment. Also seen on the ''1998 World Series'' video, as well as the ''1999 San Antonio Spurs NBA Championship Video''. Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS tapes, the logo is shown before the warning screen.

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