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Background: Hallmark Entertainment was a production company owned by Hallmark Cards. It was formed in 1994 after Hallmark purchased and renamed RHI Entertainment. In 2006, the founders of RHI re-purchased the company and reverted it back to the RHI name. | Background: Hallmark Entertainment was a production company owned by Hallmark Cards. It was formed in 1994 after Hallmark purchased and renamed RHI Entertainment. In 2006, the founders of RHI re-purchased the company and reverted it back to the RHI name. | ||
1st Logo | 1st Logo | ||
(October 8, 1994-September 28, 1996) | |||
Hallmark Entertainment | (October 8, 1994-September 28, 1996)<gallery mode="packed" heights="221"> | ||
File:Hallmark Entertainment (1994) - Videotaped.png | |||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb8zLsfJ034 | |||
Nicknames: "The Stamp", "The Plate", "Hallmark Plate" | Nicknames: "The Stamp", "The Plate", "Hallmark Plate" | ||
Logo: A gold plate with letters to "HALLMARK" backwards fills the screen, then as the camera backs away it's revealed to be a stamp that, well, stamps a silver rectangle as the image turns around. The rectangle continues to turn around until it stops in the center, revealing that it reads: | Logo: A gold plate with letters to "HALLMARK" backwards fills the screen, then as the camera backs away it's revealed to be a stamp that, well, stamps a silver rectangle as the image turns around. The rectangle continues to turn around until it stops in the center, revealing that it reads: | ||
________________ | ________________ | ||
HALLMARK | HALLMARK | ||
ENTERTAINMENT | ENTERTAINMENT | ||
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2nd Logo | 2nd Logo | ||
(October 23, 1994-June 17, 2006)<gallery mode="packed" heights="231"> | |||
File:Hallmark Entertainment (1998).png | |||
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File:Hallmark Entertainment (1997).png | |||
File:Hallmark Entertainment (1997) - Filmed Version.png | |||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH7jqFaByHc | |||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q2P7FWjyRk<nowiki/>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjwaiHk5zC0 | |||
Nicknames: "The H Ribbon", "Hallmark Ribbon" | Nicknames: "The H Ribbon", "Hallmark Ribbon" | ||
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Logo: On a black background, we see a stylized H made of ribbons, which is surrounded by a box zooming up on us, while "HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT" in a grey Times New Roman font moves up the place itself under the box. When it's completed, the logo zooms back from us a bit. | Logo: On a black background, we see a stylized H made of ribbons, which is surrounded by a box zooming up on us, while "HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT" in a grey Times New Roman font moves up the place itself under the box. When it's completed, the logo zooms back from us a bit. | ||
Variants: | Variants: A filmed version exists. | ||
A filmed version exists. | |||
Sometimes, "Distributed by" or "In Association With" would be seen on top. | Sometimes, "Distributed by" or "In Association With" would be seen on top. | ||
At the beginning of some TV movies, "PRESENTS" appears below. | |||
Occasionally, the copyright stamp is omitted. | At the beginning of some TV movies, "PRESENTS" appears below. | ||
There is a version where the logo appears on a dusty light yellow background. The border is smaller while the text is much larger. Both of them are in black. | |||
A still variant without the "H" logo can be seen in The Poseidon Adventure. | Occasionally, the copyright stamp is omitted. | ||
There is a version where the logo appears on a dusty light yellow background. | |||
The border is smaller while the text is much larger. Both of them are in black. A still variant without the "H" logo can be seen in The Poseidon Adventure. | |||
FX/SFX: The zooming. | FX/SFX: The zooming. | ||
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Availability: Rare. It was seen on TV shows and movies made by Hallmark Entertainment of the era. | Availability: Rare. It was seen on TV shows and movies made by Hallmark Entertainment of the era. | ||
It's seen on The Secret World of Alex Mack and Farscape, which was retained on DVD releases. | |||
This can be seen on the TV movie Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, followed by the first NBCUniversal logo. | It's seen on The Secret World of Alex Mack and Farscape, which was retained on DVD releases. | ||
This can be seen on the TV movie Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, followed by the first NBCUniversal logo. | |||
On recent prints of Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV movie), the Sonar Entertainment logo plasters this one. The IAW variant appeared on the original CBS airing of Get To The Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story. | On recent prints of Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV movie), the Sonar Entertainment logo plasters this one. The IAW variant appeared on the original CBS airing of Get To The Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story. | ||
Editor's Note: It's a well-crafted logo for its time, though some might mistake the H ribbon as resembling an X. | Editor's Note: It's a well-crafted logo for its time, though some might mistake the H ribbon as resembling an X. | ||