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===1st Logo (Mid-1982-1983)=== | ===1st Logo (Mid-1982-1983)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Chyron", "Chyron Text" | '''Nicknames:''' "Chyron", "Chyron Text" | ||
'''Logo:''' Just a black screen with the following words | '''Logo:''' Just a black screen with the following words "EMBASSY HOME ENTERTAINMENT" in a simple white script-like text with a trailing "shadow" effect, stacked word upon word. | ||
EMBASSY | |||
HOME | |||
ENTERTAINMENT | |||
in simple white script-like text with a trailing "shadow" effect, stacked word upon word. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Can be seen at the beginning of the ''Raccoons on Ice/The Christmas Raccoons'' video along with the very first VHS releases of ''Summer Lovers'', ''Humongous'', ''An Eye for An Eye'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Escape from New York'', and ''Zapped''. The logo can also be retained on re-prints of Embassy's 1982-1983 video catalog. Strangely, this logo remained intact on the 1983 VHS of ''The Soldier'' after the next logo. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Can be seen at the beginning of the ''Raccoons on Ice/The Christmas Raccoons'' video along with the very first VHS releases of ''Summer Lovers'', ''Humongous'', ''An Eye for An Eye'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Escape from New York'', and ''Zapped''. The logo can also be retained on re-prints of Embassy's 1982-1983 video catalog. Strangely, this logo remained intact on the 1983 VHS of ''The Soldier'' after the next logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' A clear placeholder for the next logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (December 1982-1987)=== | ===2nd Logo (December 1982-1987)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "☆E", "Rotating ☆E" (USA), "Still (Rotating) ☆E" (Worldwide) | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E", "Rotating ☆E" (USA), "Still (Rotating) ☆E" (Worldwide) | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Sometimes, the background is purple or dark blue. | |||
*Starting in 1984, the Registered trademark symbol "®" fades in. The logo also originally appears to be filmed, and cuts in and out; the "®" version fades in and out smoothly and is videotaped. | *Starting in 1984, the Registered trademark symbol "®" fades in. The logo also originally appears to be filmed, and cuts in and out; the "®" version fades in and out smoothly and is videotaped. | ||
*A still version of this was used for international videos in 1985. The logo appears to have a lighter (or darker) blue background, the words "EMBASSY" are in a much larger Futura MD BT font, and "Home Entertainment" is written below in a Futura LT BT font. One version has the word "Home Entertainment" in Helvetica font. This variant was only seen at the end of European and Australian releases (the next logo below would be at the beginning on Aussie tapes). | *A still version of this was used for international videos in 1985. The logo appears to have a lighter (or darker) blue background, the words "EMBASSY" are in a much larger Futura MD BT font, and "Home Entertainment" is written below in a Futura LT BT font. One version has the word "Home Entertainment" in the Helvetica font. This variant was only seen at the end of European and Australian releases (the next logo below would be at the beginning on Aussie tapes). | ||
*A promo variant has the logo without any text zooming out, and when the announcer finishes, it zooms back in. This plays a extended version of the 3rd logo's music while Brian Cummings says "Ladies and gentlemen, Embassy Home Entertainment welcomes you to experience the best in high-quality film entertainment." | |||
*A strange variant on ''Mussolini And I'' has the "☆E" in blue with white boxes zooming out on a grey gradient background, with "EMBASSY" fading in below. After a few seconds, it fades out and the logo flips over to the Nelson Entertainment logo, and after that holds on for a few seconds, the logo zooms out and the background fades to black. The tape also has the logos rotating around on a black background as well. A synth note with a choir plays here, with an announcer saying "Embassy Home Entertainment, a division of Nelson Entertainment", with the shorter variant having a abridged version with a flute playing and no announcer. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Again, same as the Television logo. The international version is still. | '''FX/SFX:''' Again, same as the Television logo. The international version is still. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===3rd Logo ( | ===3rd Logo (Australia only) (1983-1986)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "☆E II", "Neon ☆E Sign", "The Big E in Video", "Flashing ☆E" | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E II", "Neon ☆E Sign", "The Big E in Video", "Flashing ☆E" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} neon star zooms out, which starts off {{Font color|red|red}} in its trails, and flashes, revealing the Embassy "{{Font color|blue|E}}" in {{Font color|blue|dark blue}}. A neon "E" zooms out much like the star, and the logo flashes, gaining a white outline and filling the star with {{Font color|red|red}}. "THE BIG" and "IN VIDEO" in a {{Font color|red|red}} Microgramma font zoom out one by one, flashing each time, as well as the star, and gaining a orange glow and drop-shadow. As they all stop, the logo's outline shines over and over with choppy cuts. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and flashing. It's '80s computer animation and early CGI effects. | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and flashing. It's '80s computer animation and early CGI effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A four-note synthesizer tune, followed by two drumbeats, and then another set of five synth notes. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A four-note synthesizer tune, followed by two drumbeats, and then another set of five synth notes. This is an alternate ending to the stock track "Tomorrow's World" | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. The best place to find it is on old PBV tapes in Australia. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. The best place to find it is on old PBV tapes in Australia. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===4th Logo (1986-1988)=== | ===4th Logo (1986-1988, 1998)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "☆E III", "Golden ☆E", "CGI ☆E" | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E III", "Golden ☆E", "CGI ☆E" | ||
'''Logo:''' | '''Logo:''' On a black background with a {{Font color|blue|dark blue}} graident stripe in the middle, a three-dimensional, {{Font color|gold|gold}} version of the starred "E" logo comes in from the left of the screen turned diagonally. As it turns face forward, a similarly colored star outline floats as if coming down an invisible slope and comes through the star-shaped hole in the "E" and becomes its border. Below the "E" appear, also in {{Font color|gold|gold}}, the words {{Font color|gold|"EMBASSY HOME ENTERTAINMENT®"}} appear. "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" just cuts in white "EMBASSY" fades in in sync with the music. | ||
'''Variant:''' The logo where the "E" is far out plays and dissolves over the 1982 logo; then a star trailing CGI dust showing the Nelson logo within spins around until it's in the center; then it fades into the Nelson logo and it proceeds from there. This appeared on a later German prints of some of their releases from Taurus Video. | |||
'''Variant:''' The logo where the "E" is far out plays and dissolves over the 1982 logo; then a star trailing CGI dust showing the Nelson logo within spins around until it's in the center; then it fades into the Nelson logo and it proceeds from there. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The moving "E", and the words appearing in sync with the music. Much better than the previous logos. | '''FX/SFX:''' The moving "E", and the words appearing in sync with the music. Much better than the previous logos. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on video releases of ''The Producers'', ''Defense of the Realm'', ''The Stepfather'', ''The Video Dead'', and ''River's Edge'', among (presumably) others. Oddly, MGM Home Entertainment preserved this logo when they released ''Eddie and the Cruisers'' in 1998. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on video releases of ''The Producers'', ''Defense of the Realm'', ''The Stepfather'', ''The Video Dead'', and ''River's Edge'', among (presumably) others. Oddly, MGM Home Entertainment preserved this logo when they released ''Eddie and the Cruisers'' in 1998. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' A great logo that puts the others to shame. | ||
===5th Logo ( | ===5th Logo (1984?-1988?)=== | ||
'''Logo:''' A {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background eases out revealing a large "E" like the previous three logos. As in zooms out, a white, tilted star zooms into the big space of the "E". When it runs out of room, the animation stops for a full second, showing the Embassy logo as of 1982. Next, the "E" zooms in and the star zooms out, basically the beginning in reverse. Then the following fades in: | '''Logo:''' A {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background eases out revealing a large "E" like the previous three logos. As in zooms out, a white, tilted star zooms into the big space of the "E". When it runs out of room, the animation stops for a full second, showing the Embassy logo as of 1982. Next, the "E" zooms in and the star zooms out, basically the beginning in reverse. Then the following fades in: | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It was probably seen on Spain prints of their tapes, as it appeared on a 1987 tape of ''A Chorus Line'' from there. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | [[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | ||