CIC Video: Difference between revisions

===Background===

CIC Video was a home video distributor owned by [[Cinema International Corporation]] (CIC), and its successor [[United International Pictures]] (UIP), and operated in some countries by local operators. Outside of the United States, it distributed films by Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures, CIC's partners. DreamWorks films were added to the company output in 1998, as the fledgling studio had a worldwide video distribution deal with Universal. In 1999, CIC Video was dissolved when Universal purchased PolyGram and reorganized its video division under the Universal name. [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Entertainment]] became CIC's successor after acquiring full ownership and merging it into Paramount's video division.

=== 1st Logo (January 1981-1986) ===

'''Nicknames:''' "Cloudy {{Font color|blue|Blue}}/{{Font color|darkmagenta|Purple}}", "Boring CIC"

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 2nd Logo (1986-1992; 1994) ===

'''Nickname:''' "CIC in Space"

'''Editor's Note:''' A logo with pretty decent animation for the time that has become a favorite of many.

=== 3rd Logo (1986-1992) ===

'''Nickname:''' "The CIC Filmstrip"

'''Logo:'''

* Opening: We begin with the blue background variant of the previous logo. After it turns blue, it zooms out onto a scrolling chrome filmstrip and "dissolves" into its respective space. The filmstrip has three boxes in it. The left has the Paramount print logo (with the Gulf+Western byline) engraved in it, the middle box has the CIC Video logo in it, and the box on the right has the Universal print logo of the time (a wireframe globe inside a stylized U with "UNIVERSAL" below) in it. We then see the word "PREVIEW" in gold scrolling past. The screen is then taken up by a white flash. On Chilean tapes released by Video Chile, a voiceover is used.

* Closing: We start off with the white flash disappearing, revealing the filmstrip with the "PREVIEW" text on it. It then flips over to reveal the 3 boxes in it. Suddenly, the CIC logo turns full color (that is, blue and white) and zooms up, taking up the entire screen.

'''Editor's Note:''' A rather unique take on the normal logo.

=== 4th Logo (1990's) ===  

'''Logo:''' On a lavender background, we see a filmstrip passing by us at an angle with "CIC VIDEO" on it. Suddenly, one of the CIC Video logos rises from the filmstrip and faces the screen. The "chain" flies forth and brings us the Portuguese words "qualidade de quem é original" (loosely, "genuine and original quality"), then bounces around and lands in the I of CIC.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 5th Logo (1991-1998) ===  

'''Nicknames:''' "CIC & Friends", "CIC & Universal", "CIC & Paramount"

'''Logo:''' On a black-blue gradient background, lights draw in the metallic CIC logo, the chain appears in the "I", and the word "VIDEO" turns in place. Once it's done, one of the following happens:

* On Paramount movies, the logo zooms out to the left, in a box, against the same type of background. Then, in another box to the right, Paramount's "CGI Mountain" logo animates.

* On Universal movies, the logo would zoom out to the right, in a box n again the same type of background. Then, in another box to the left, Universal's logo animates.

'''Editor's Note:''' Another logo that has become a favorite of many.

'''Nickname:''' "Welcome"

'''Availability:''' Seen on Paramount and Universal releases at the time, mainly in Australia and the UK. Examples include most Rugrats tapes and Mission: Impossible. A UK video release of Beavis and Butt-head Do America might have this logo as well.

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