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'''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor from 1986 until 1991 when it was acquired by [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 (UK)|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | '''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor from 1986 until 1991 when it was acquired by [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 (UK)|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | ||
===1st Logo (1986- | ===1st Logo (1986-1990)=== | ||
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File:Channel5Logo80s.jpg</gallery> | File:Channel5Logo80s.jpg</gallery> | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Segmented Trapezoid 5", "3D Segment 5", "CGI 5", "Cool 5" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Segmented Trapezoid 5", "3D Segment 5", "CGI 5", "Cool 5" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a gradient {{Color|blue}} background, a series of translucent 3D quadrilaterals rotate into view and form what turns out to be a right-pointing arrow with a "''5''" cut out of it. The arrow is then hit by a line of electricity (two CASCOM stock footages called "Electro Charge II" and "Electro Burst") and turns {{Color|gold}}, and as it turns to face us, the word "{{Color|gold|CHANNEL}}" appears above. The whole logo faces us very briefly, with a flash of white light behind it, then zooms in towards us and disappears, leaving just the {{Color|blue}} background. | '''Logo:''' On a gradient {{Color|blue}} background, a series of translucent 3D quadrilaterals rotate into view and form what turns out to be a right-pointing arrow with a "''5''" cut out of it. The arrow is then hit by a line of electricity (two CASCOM stock footages called "Electro Charge II" and "Electro Burst") and turns {{Color|gold}}, and as it turns to face us, the word "{{Color|gold|CHANNEL}}" also in {{Color|gold}} appears above. The whole logo faces us very briefly, with a flash of white light behind it, then zooms in towards us and disappears, leaving just the {{Color|blue}} background. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The quadrilaterals, the line of electricity, the arrow turning gold, and the whole logo zooming in. | '''FX/SFX:''' The quadrilaterals, the line of electricity, the arrow turning gold, and the whole logo zooming in. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesizer tune is played with some bells and electric guitars, and just before the bolts of lightning hit each other, a cymbal is heard building up to the flash, with a final electric guitar riff before the synthesizer fades out, as the logo zooms off the screen. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesizer tune is played with some bells and electric guitars, and just before the bolts of lightning hit each other, a cymbal is heard building up to the flash, with a final electric guitar riff before the synthesizer fades out, as the logo zooms off the screen. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period such as ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''The Trap Door'', among others. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo boasts some pretty impressive CGI for 1986. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo boasts some pretty impressive CGI for 1986. | ||