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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Artisan Entertainment''' was initially established as '''U.S.A. Home Video''' in 1982 by Noel C. Bloom's [[Family Home Entertainment]] to produce and distribute all non-kids and family releases on video. The division was renamed as '''International Video Entertainment''' (IVE) (or "I'VE") in 1986, then as '''Live Entertainment''' (or "LIVE Entertainment") in 1990 as Family Home Entertainment became an imprint of the company. Live Entertainment, by then, had entered into the movie production and distribution business. In 1998, Live Entertainment was renamed as its then-new name, and it was acquired by [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation]] on December 15, 2003. Artisan was renamed to "Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.". Throughout the years, they had other labels such as an adult label called [[Caballero Control Corporation Home Video]] (their former parent company, which was divested from the company in 1986 as [[Carolco Pictures]] purchased Caballero's remaining stocks in the company), [[Carolco Home Video]] (operated by Carolco Pictures), [[Monterey Video|Monterey Home Video]] (a collaboration between founder Noel C. Bloom and ''Deadly Games'' director Scott Mansfield), [[ThrillerVideo]] (many releases which were hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Adventure Video (hosted by Sybil Danning), sports label U.S.A. Sports Video, budget label [[Avid Home Entertainment]], nostalgia labels [[The Video Late Show]] and [[King Bee Video]], and the music label [[RadioVision Video]]. | '''Artisan Entertainment''' was initially established as '''U.S.A. Home Video''' in 1982 by Noel C. Bloom's [[Family Home Entertainment]] to produce and distribute all non-kids and family releases on video. The division was renamed as '''International Video Entertainment''' (IVE) (or "I'VE") in 1986, then as '''Live Entertainment''' (or "LIVE Entertainment") in 1990 as Family Home Entertainment became an imprint of the company. Live Entertainment, by then, had entered into the movie production and distribution business. In 1998, Live Entertainment was renamed as its then-new name, and it was acquired by [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation]] on December 15, 2003. Artisan was renamed to "Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.". Throughout the years, they had other labels such as an adult label called [[Caballero Control Corporation Home Video]] (their former parent company, which was divested from the company in 1986 as [[Carolco Pictures]] purchased Caballero's remaining stocks in the company), [[Carolco Home Video]] (operated by Carolco Pictures), [[Monterey Video|Monterey Home Video]] (a collaboration between founder Noel C. Bloom and ''Deadly Games'' director Scott Mansfield), [[ThrillerVideo]] (many releases which were hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Adventure Video (hosted by Sybil Danning), sports label U.S.A. Sports Video, budget label [[Avid Home Entertainment]], nostalgia labels [[The Video Late Show]] and [[King Bee Video]], and the music label [[RadioVision Video]]. | ||
==U.S.A. Home Video== | ==U.S.A. Home Video== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "U.S.A.", "The Cheesy Laserwriter", "Cheesy Grid" | '''Nicknames:''' "U.S.A.", "The Cheesy Laserwriter", "Cheesy Grid" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, white lines draw in all over the screen, creating a white grid that slowly tilts towards the screen. A blue laser suddenly appears from the right side of the screen and scans upwards, writing a blue "'''''U.'''''" in a script font. A laser, this time from the top of the screen, then appears and scans to the right, writing an "'''''S.'''''" in the same font. A final laser, now from the left, wipes upwards to reveal an "'''''A.'''''", forming "'''''U.S.A.'''''" as the grid completes itself. As it finishes tilting, the text "''HOME VIDEO''" in white fades in below the text, and "''EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY F.H.E.''" appears on the bottom of the screen, as all of the | '''Logo:''' On a black background, white lines draw in all over the screen, creating a white grid that slowly tilts towards the screen. A blue laser suddenly appears from the right side of the screen and scans upwards, writing a blue "'''''U.'''''" in a script font. A laser, this time from the top of the screen, then appears and scans to the right, writing an "'''''S.'''''" in the same font. A final laser, now from the left, wipes upwards to reveal an "'''''A.'''''", forming "'''''U.S.A.'''''" as the grid completes itself. As it finishes tilting, the text "''HOME VIDEO''" in white fades in below the text, and "''EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY F.H.E.''" appears on the bottom of the screen, as all of the grid lines fade out barring the ones bordering "''HOME VIDEO''". | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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* Notable releases include the uncut release of ''Ms. 45'', ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'', ''Supergirl'', and ''1984''. | * Notable releases include the uncut release of ''Ms. 45'', ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'', ''Supergirl'', and ''1984''. | ||
* The last releases to use this logo include ''Eye of the Tiger'', ''One Cooks, the Other Doesn't'', ''In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro'', and ''Carry Me Back''. | * The last releases to use this logo include ''Eye of the Tiger'', ''One Cooks, the Other Doesn't'', ''In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro'', and ''Carry Me Back''. | ||
* It's also | * It's also retained on the 1998 Artisan release of ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'', with the Artisan logo immediately following. | ||
==International Video Entertainment== | ==International Video Entertainment== | ||
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*Tapes with this logo tend to use white labels with the IVE logo in a corner and spaced out, though the logo has been seen on tapes with the next logo's associated label, including ''Trading Hearts'', ''Pass the Ammo'', ''Dudes'', ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', and ''Breaker Morant''. | *Tapes with this logo tend to use white labels with the IVE logo in a corner and spaced out, though the logo has been seen on tapes with the next logo's associated label, including ''Trading Hearts'', ''Pass the Ammo'', ''Dudes'', ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', and ''Breaker Morant''. | ||
*Also appears at the end of later U.S.A. Home Video tapes such as ''Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner'' and ''The Andersonville Trial''. | *Also appears at the end of later U.S.A. Home Video tapes such as ''Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner'' and ''The Andersonville Trial''. | ||
* | *It appears at the end of a re-release of FHE's ''The Great Bear Scare''. | ||
*It also appears at the end of ''Dudes'', with the 2nd logo appearing at the start. | *It also appears at the end of ''Dudes'', with the 2nd logo appearing at the start. | ||
===2nd Logo (October 6, 1988-May 6, 1991)=== | ===2nd Logo (October 6, 1988-May 6, 1991)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
*October 6, 1988-February 9, 1989: A six-note synthesized | *October 6, 1988-February 9, 1989: A six-note synthesized tune, followed by two pairs of synthesized drumbeats and an orchestral hit. A warbling synth flourish plays behind the whole thing. On ''Rambo III'', the music is shortened and can be heard at both the start of the tape and at the end. | ||
*December 8, 1988-May 6, 1991: A stock fanfare from the "Sound Ideas CD Mix I Broadcast Music Library" called "Powerful Imposing Logo", which sounds more orchestral in nature and includes warbling toward the end. It is composed by Jerrold Lambert. Debuted at the start of ''Howling IV: The Original Nightmare'' and at the end of ''Iron Eagle II'' and ''The Year My Voice Broke''. | *December 8, 1988-May 6, 1991: A stock fanfare from the "Sound Ideas CD Mix I Broadcast Music Library" called "Powerful Imposing Logo", which sounds more orchestral in nature and includes warbling toward the end. It is composed by Jerrold Lambert. Debuted at the start of ''Howling IV: The Original Nightmare'' and at the end of ''Iron Eagle II'' and ''The Year My Voice Broke''. | ||
*Sometimes there is no music in the logo at all. | *Sometimes there is no music in the logo at all. | ||
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*This logo made a surprise appearance (with the Carolco Home Video and still Live Home Video logos following) on the 2000 Canadian [[Alliance Atlantis Communications|Alliance Atlantis]] VHS of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day''. | *This logo made a surprise appearance (with the Carolco Home Video and still Live Home Video logos following) on the 2000 Canadian [[Alliance Atlantis Communications|Alliance Atlantis]] VHS of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day''. | ||
*The silent variant was also spotted on some printings of ''Maniac Cop 2''. | *The silent variant was also spotted on some printings of ''Maniac Cop 2''. | ||
===3rd Logo (June 21-August 30, 1990)=== | ===3rd Logo (June 21-August 30, 1990)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This follows the Carolco Home Video logo on ''Music Box'', ''Mountains of the Moon'', and ''The Doors'' (including the 1998 Alliance Video/2000 Alliance Atlantis VHS of ''The Doors'', which are sourced from the Carolco Home Video VHS). | '''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This follows the Carolco Home Video logo on ''Music Box'', ''Mountains of the Moon'', and ''The Doors'' (including the 1998 Alliance Video/2000 Alliance Atlantis VHS of ''The Doors'', which are sourced from the Carolco Home Video VHS). | ||
==Live Entertainment== | ==Live Entertainment== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "The L-Pyramid" | '''Nickname:''' "The L-Pyramid" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a gray segmented triangle | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a gray segmented triangle appears, with another triangle cut out of it so that it looks like a stylized "L". Below it, the word "LIVE" appears in blue, with "HOME VIDEO" under it. | ||
'''Variant:''' On mainly Carolco Home Video releases, this logo appears with "Exclusively Distributed By" above it. "A Division of LIVE Entertainment" or "A LIVE Entertainment Company" (with "LIVE" in its usual font) can be seen below. | '''Variant:''' On mainly Carolco Home Video releases, this logo appears with "Exclusively Distributed By" above it. "A Division of LIVE Entertainment" or "A LIVE Entertainment Company" (with "LIVE" in its usual font) can be seen below. | ||
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* The logo debuted on the summer 1990 markdowns of ''DeepStar Six'', ''The Iron Triangle'', ''Lock-Up'', ''Rooftops'', ''Weekend at Bernie's'', and ''Food of the Gods II''; its first appearance on a new release was ''History of the PGA Tour'' (which retained it as late as 1999) and ''Wayne Gretzky: Above and Beyond'' (which also ends with the debut of the "Exclusively Distributed By" variant), and its first appearance on a new motion picture was ''Total Recall'', followed by ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'' and ''Short Time''. | * The logo debuted on the summer 1990 markdowns of ''DeepStar Six'', ''The Iron Triangle'', ''Lock-Up'', ''Rooftops'', ''Weekend at Bernie's'', and ''Food of the Gods II''; its first appearance on a new release was ''History of the PGA Tour'' (which retained it as late as 1999) and ''Wayne Gretzky: Above and Beyond'' (which also ends with the debut of the "Exclusively Distributed By" variant), and its first appearance on a new motion picture was ''Total Recall'', followed by ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'' and ''Short Time''. | ||
* Its last known appearance was on the Laserdisc release of ''Wagons East!'' (the VHS release uses the next logo), and the last videocassettes to use this logo include ''The Young Americans'' and ''At Home with the Webbers'', both released on September 7, 1994, and ''Beyond the Law'', released on September 21, 1994. | * Its last known appearance was on the Laserdisc release of ''Wagons East!'' (the VHS release uses the next logo), and the last videocassettes to use this logo include ''The Young Americans'' and ''At Home with the Webbers'', both released on September 7, 1994, and ''Beyond the Law'', released on September 21, 1994. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (October 19, 1994-April 14, 1998) === | === 2nd Logo (October 19, 1994-April 14, 1998) === | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The L-Pyramid II", "Rotating (CGI) L-Pyramid" | '''Nicknames:''' "The L-Pyramid II", "Rotating (CGI) L-Pyramid" | ||
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*Beginning in late 1995/early 1996, the tail end would be used as a closing variant. | *Beginning in late 1995/early 1996, the tail end would be used as a closing variant. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
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*The final release of this logo was on the 1998 AC-3 LaserDisc of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', released shortly before or immediately after the company rebranded themselves as Artisan. | *The final release of this logo was on the 1998 AC-3 LaserDisc of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', released shortly before or immediately after the company rebranded themselves as Artisan. | ||
*This doesn't appear on [[Family Home Entertainment]] releases from the era. | *This doesn't appear on [[Family Home Entertainment]] releases from the era. | ||
==Artisan Entertainment== | ==Artisan Entertainment== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Box", "The Zooming Box", "The Artisan Box", "Artisan of Boredom", "Artisan Box of Boredom | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "The Box", "The Zooming Box", "The Artisan Box", "Artisan of Boredom", "Artisan Box of Boredom" | |||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "ARTISAN", in a rectangular box with the leg of the "R" extended, fades in while it is zooming towards the screen. It stops at a distance and the word "ENTERTAINMENT" all in Trajan Pro appears underneath. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "ARTISAN", in a rectangular box with the leg of the "R" extended, fades in while it is zooming towards the screen. It stops at a distance and the word "ENTERTAINMENT" all in Trajan Pro appears underneath. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent. Some films use their respective opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent. Some films use their respective opening theme. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' Sometimes, the outcome of Artisan's plastering attempts would leave the original distributors' logo themes intact. Examples are the DVD releases of ''Cadence'' (with [[the Movie Group]] fanfare), ''Bad Lieutenant'' (with the Live Entertainment theme), and ''Stargate'' (with the 1994 or 1995 MGM roar). It did even have a standalone jingle at one point, consisting of a synthesized twinkling | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' Sometimes, the outcome of Artisan's plastering attempts would leave the original distributors' logo themes intact. Examples are the DVD releases of ''Cadence'' (with [[the Movie Group]] fanfare), ''Bad Lieutenant'' (with the Live Entertainment theme), and ''Stargate'' (with the 1994 or 1995 MGM roar). It did even have a standalone jingle at one point, consisting of a synthesized twinkling tune. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on all Artisan releases of the era. | '''Availability:''' Common. Seen on all Artisan releases of the era. | ||
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** It also shows up on [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]], [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] and [[Discovery Networks]] ([[Discovery Channel Video]], [[Animal Planet Video]] and [[TLC Video]]) releases from the time period. | ** It also shows up on [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]], [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] and [[Discovery Networks]] ([[Discovery Channel Video]], [[Animal Planet Video]] and [[TLC Video]]) releases from the time period. | ||
*The 2003 DVD of ''Stargate'' has this logo, but doesn't plaster the MGM logo (which might've been updated on that release). | *The 2003 DVD of ''Stargate'' has this logo, but doesn't plaster the MGM logo (which might've been updated on that release). | ||
*This made | *This made an appearance on the 2015 DVD of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' due to being a reprint of the 2003 DVD. | ||
*This precedes the 1987 [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2003 DVD of ''Drop Dead Fred'' and the 1987 [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]] logo on the 1998 VHS of ''The Terminator''. | *This precedes the 1987 [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2003 DVD of ''Drop Dead Fred'' and the 1987 [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]] logo on the 1998 VHS of ''The Terminator''. | ||
*Among the first releases to use this logo were reissues of ''Dirty Dancing'', "Limited Editions" of the first two ''Terminator'' films and the ''Rambo'' trilogy (in pan-and-scan and widescreen versions). | *Among the first releases to use this logo were reissues of ''Dirty Dancing'', "Limited Editions" of the first two ''Terminator'' films and the ''Rambo'' trilogy (in pan-and-scan and widescreen versions). | ||
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*Don't expect to see this on the 2004 version of ''The Punisher''; as although Artisan produced the film and the logo appeared on both a poster and teaser trailer for the film, Lionsgate Films acquired the company shortly before the film was released and removed any mention of the company from the final product. | *Don't expect to see this on the 2004 version of ''The Punisher''; as although Artisan produced the film and the logo appeared on both a poster and teaser trailer for the film, Lionsgate Films acquired the company shortly before the film was released and removed any mention of the company from the final product. | ||
*Even though this, along with the "Coming Soon to Video & DVD" and "Feature Presentation" bumpers used by Artisan appear on the screener DVD for ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', it never appeared on any DVD or VHS for the film itself, not even on the covers, despite it appearing on the cover for an American DVD with a Russian audio track. | *Even though this, along with the "Coming Soon to Video & DVD" and "Feature Presentation" bumpers used by Artisan appear on the screener DVD for ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', it never appeared on any DVD or VHS for the film itself, not even on the covers, despite it appearing on the cover for an American DVD with a Russian audio track. | ||
===2nd Logo (June 3, 2003-April 20, 2004)=== | ===2nd Logo (June 3, 2003-April 20, 2004)=== | ||
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*On the 2003 DVD of ''Step Into Liquid'', the logo starts when the Artisan text fully appears. After the logo finishes, a tidal wave appears in the background, with Kelly Slater surfing on it. | *On the 2003 DVD of ''Step Into Liquid'', the logo starts when the Artisan text fully appears. After the logo finishes, a tidal wave appears in the background, with Kelly Slater surfing on it. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A series of laser sounds and metallic bangs. The ''T2'' variant has some liquid sloshing followed by a bang when the logo zooms in, while the ''Step Into Liquid'' variant has various synthesized sounds as well as the splashing of the tidal waves. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A series of laser sounds and metallic bangs. The ''T2'' variant has some liquid sloshing followed by a bang when the logo zooms in, while the ''Step Into Liquid'' variant has various synthesized sounds as well as the splashing of the tidal waves. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen only on the DVDs listed above. It may appear as well on some other Artisan DVDs. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on the DVDs listed above. It may appear as well on some other Artisan DVDs. | ||
[[Category:Lionsgate]] | [[Category:Lionsgate]] | ||