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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
'''Vestron Video''' was formed from the assets of the original [[Time-Life Video]] in 1981 to release special interest videos as well as independent films, B-movies, and TV movies. In 1991, Vestron, Inc. was acquired by LIVE Entertainment (later known as "[[Artisan Entertainment]]"), and later in 1992, it was completely folded into | '''Vestron Video''' was formed from the assets of the original [[Time-Life Video]] in 1981 to release special interest videos as well as independent films, B-movies, and TV movies. In 1991, Vestron, Inc. was acquired by LIVE Entertainment (later known as "[[Artisan Entertainment]]"), and later in 1992, it was completely folded into said company. In 2016, Vestron Video was revived by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate Entertainment]] as its genre label for catalog titles. | ||
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* Closing: Same as the regular variant, except, when finished, one of these copyright dates "© (year) Vestron, Inc." or "© (Year) VESTRON INCORPORATED" zoom in below. In some cases, this variant is put at the beginning of tapes. | * Closing: Same as the regular variant, except, when finished, one of these copyright dates "© (year) Vestron, Inc." or "© (Year) VESTRON INCORPORATED" zoom in below. In some cases, this variant is put at the beginning of tapes. | ||
'''Technique:''' '80s computer | '''Technique:''' '80s computer animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
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* In the UK, this is seen on tapes such as ''Return of the Living Dead'' and ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (1986), despite the 3rd print logo on the box of both. | * In the UK, this is seen on tapes such as ''Return of the Living Dead'' and ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (1986), despite the 3rd print logo on the box of both. | ||
'''Legacy:''' | '''Legacy:''' This logo remains a classic home video logo among many, as well as a source of nostalgia. | ||
===3rd Logo (July 1986-August 1993, April 27, 2021-)=== | ===3rd Logo (July 1986-August 1993, April 27, 2021-)=== | ||
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* On the 2002 Artisan Special Edition DVD of ''Dirty Dancing'', this plasters the Vestron Pictures logo. | * On the 2002 Artisan Special Edition DVD of ''Dirty Dancing'', this plasters the Vestron Pictures logo. | ||
===4th Logo (July 26, 2016-)=== | ===4th Logo (July 26, 2016-)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Current. Debuted online and appears on releases from Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, beginning with ''Blood Diner'' and ''Chopping Mall''. | '''Availability:''' Current. Debuted online and appears on releases from Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, beginning with ''Blood Diner'' and ''Chopping Mall''. | ||
{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}{{Navbox-Lionsgate}} | {{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}{{Navbox-Lionsgate}} | ||