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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Family Home Entertainment''' was a home video distribution company established by Noel C. Bloom in June 1981 to distribute family/kids releases. A year later, FHE launched a non-kids sub-division known as [[U.S.A. Home Video]], which would eventually evolve into [[Artisan Entertainment]]. Early releases were distributed by [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] and in the late 1980s, FHE's releases were distributed by [[MCA Home Video|MCA]] (mostly in Canada). In 2003, [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Films]] acquired and folded Artisan Entertainment and FHE became a sub-label before being rebranded as | '''Family Home Entertainment''' was a home video distribution company established by Noel C. Bloom in June 1981 to distribute family/kids releases. A year later, FHE launched a non-kids sub-division known as [[U.S.A. Home Video]], which would eventually evolve into [[Artisan Entertainment]]. Early releases were distributed by [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] and in the late 1980s, FHE's releases were distributed by [[MCA Home Video|MCA]] (mostly in Canada). In 2003, [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Films]] acquired and folded Artisan Entertainment and FHE became a sub-label before being rebranded as Lionsgate Family Entertainment in 2005. | ||
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**A few tapes <u>start the logo right as the "sun" morphs into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}"</u>. | **A few tapes <u>start the logo right as the "sun" morphs into the words "{{color|darkviolet|'''FAMILY HOME'''}}"</u>. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Scanimate visual effects. | ||
'''Audio:''' The space background has electronic popping/fizz noises. When the logo forms, a 4-note synthesized chord/whoosh fanfare can be heard. | '''Audio:''' The space background has electronic popping/fizz noises. When the logo forms, a 4-note synthesized chord/whoosh fanfare can be heard. | ||
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'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, it's <u>silent</u>. | '''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, it's <u>silent</u>. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on releases from this era. | ||
*Releases with this logo include the first four ''Barbie'' DTV movies, ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''Dragons: Fire & Ice'', ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', ''The Miracle Maker'', ''Ready Set Learn! Paz's Friendship Adventures'', the 2004 DVD of ''The Last Unicorn'', and the first few ''Speed Racer'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987) sets, among others. | *Releases with this logo include the first four ''Barbie'' DTV movies, ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''Dragons: Fire & Ice'', ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', ''The Miracle Maker'', ''Ready Set Learn! Paz's Friendship Adventures'', the 2004 DVD of ''The Last Unicorn'', and the first few ''Speed Racer'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987) sets, among others. | ||
* By this point, this logo was used on more mainstream family-friendly material. Kid-friendly material will feature the [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] logo instead. | * By this point, this logo was used on more mainstream family-friendly material. Kid-friendly material will feature the [[Family Home Entertainment Kids]] logo instead. | ||