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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
'''Audio:''' A synth bass repeating the same note 129 times throughout, accompanied by a loud synthesized crash when the logo flashes, a loud synthesized choir that sings | '''Audio:''' A synth bass repeating the same note 129 times throughout, accompanied by a loud synthesized crash when the logo flashes, a loud synthesized choir that sings five ascending notes, another loud synthesized crash for the second flash, and finally two loud whoosh sounds. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>some | '''Audio Variant:''' On <u>some VHS releases</u>, the logo is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on special interest videos released by Simitar in the 1980s, such as ''Vitsie'' and ''Baseball'' tapes. Some early releases that used this logo also used the previous logo above. | '''Availability:''' Seen on special interest videos released by Simitar in the 1980s, such as ''Vitsie'' and ''Baseball'' tapes. Some early releases that used this logo also used the previous logo above. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' See it or not, this logo contains an animation error: one of the gold bars protrudes from the right side of the screen before the rest of them do. It may or may not be visible depending on the aspect ratio of the viewer's television. | '''Trivia:''' See it or not, this logo contains an animation error: one of the gold bars protrudes from the right side of the screen before the rest of them do. It may or may not be visible depending on the aspect ratio of the viewer's television. | ||
'''Variant:''' On some instances, the <u>end of the logo</u> may be used in promos. This can be seen on some products featuring Simitar trailers on Amazon. | '''Variant:''' On some instances, the <u>end of the logo</u> may be used in promos. This can also be seen on some products featuring Simitar trailers on Amazon. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Audio:''' Same as the second logo. | '''Audio:''' Same as the second logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on 1990s Simitar Entertainment VHS releases, and some DVD releases like ''Dumb Luck in Vegas''. | ||
* It was also spotted on a tape of ''It's a Wonderful Life'' | * It was also spotted on a VHS tape of ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), and is preserved on the VHS release of ''Christopher Crocodile''. | ||
* This was also seen on the movie ''The Christmas Light''. | * This was also seen on the movie ''The Christmas Light''. | ||
* It also | * It can also be found on the 1993 UK VHS release of ''Dinosaurs: The Official Video of the Natural History Museum''. | ||
===4th Logo (DVD) (1997-2000)=== | ===4th Logo (DVD) (1997-2000)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' A short variant of the second logo's music, which starts off at the synth crash and the first synth choir note. | '''Audio:''' A short variant of the second logo's music, which starts off at the synth crash and the first synth choir note. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on most Simitar DVD releases from the time-period until 2000. | ||
* Examples include ''The Killing Man, Firehouse'', ''Mob War'', ''Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe'', ''Search and Destroy'' (1988), ''Hyperspace'', ''Cybernator'', ''Cartel'', ''Red Scorpion'', ''The Naked Truth'', ''Werewolf'', ''Dead End'', ''Ninja Academy'', ''Bloodstone'', and ''Glitch!'', among others. | |||
* This can also sometimes be found on Simitar-related Amazon Video Shorts (which is used mainly for trailers and promos of films, TV shows, etc.), in tandem with the 3rd logo. | * This can also sometimes be found on Simitar-related Amazon Video Shorts (which is used mainly for trailers and promos of films, TV shows, etc.), in tandem with the 3rd logo. | ||