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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*It's not very common in the UK and Germany, but on | *It's not very common in the UK and Germany, but on Australian, Brazilian and Argentine VHS releases, this variant is common: Just before the logo settles in place, a white flash is seen, and the logo is now set against a {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} background. Sometimes, only the still logo is seen, like on some Japanese tapes, VCDs and LaserDiscs, as well as VHDs (basically the country's version of CED). | ||
*One variant has the CIC Video logo ({{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background version) "morph" into the Paramount logo (with a smaller Paramount Communications byline), which then morphs into the Universal logo. This was only seen on some Latin American videos as the beginning of a short promo to commemorative 1,000,000 copies of CIC videotapes sold. | *One variant has the CIC Video logo ({{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background version) "morph" into the 1986 Paramount logo (with a smaller Paramount Communications byline), which then morphs into the Universal logo. This was only seen on some Latin American videos as the beginning of a short promo to commemorative 1,000,000 copies of CIC videotapes sold. | ||
**A 1991 trailer tape had the common {{color|blue}} background variant flash into this particular variant. The Paramount logo also does not morph into the Universal logo. | **A 1991 trailer tape had the common {{color|blue}} background variant flash into this particular variant. The 1986 Paramount logo also does not morph into the Universal logo. | ||
*Some {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background variants have the logo zooming out to the top as a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} marquee with white lines fades in below reading "GREAT FILMS", along with "from the Hollywood studios of PARAMOUNT & UNIVERSAL", which would lead into sneak previews of upcoming movies. | *Some {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background variants have the logo zooming out to the top as a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} marquee with white lines fades in below reading "GREAT FILMS", along with "from the Hollywood studios of PARAMOUNT & UNIVERSAL", which would lead into sneak previews of upcoming movies. | ||
*Another background variant has the logo zooming out to the top but cuts to black which also exists and can be found on | **Another background variant of the above has the logo zooming out to the top but cuts to black which also exists and can be found on the 1986 UK VHS re-release of ''Woody Woodpecker and His Friends''. | ||
'''Technique:''' The logo parts coming together. | '''Technique:''' The logo parts coming together. | ||
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*Examples include the original UK issues of ''The Naked Gun'' and ''Back to the Future Part II''. | *Examples include the original UK issues of ''The Naked Gun'' and ''Back to the Future Part II''. | ||
*One tape that had the blue background variation was ''Police Squad: Volume One''. | *One tape that had the blue background variation was ''Police Squad: Volume One''. | ||
* | *VHS releases in Asia and Africa may also have this logo, too. | ||
*This logo may also come after a home video logo from that country (such as [[Argentina Video Home|AVH]] in Argentina, [[Home Video Hellas (Greece)|HVH]] in Greece, and [[ITI Home Video (Poland)|ITI]] in Poland). | *This logo may also come after a home video logo from that country (such as [[Argentina Video Home|AVH]] in Argentina, [[Home Video Hellas (Greece)|HVH]] in Greece, and [[ITI Home Video (Poland)|ITI]] in Poland). | ||
*The blue background variant with the marquee appears on some tapes from the era such as the original UK retail releases of ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Back to the Future''. | *The blue background variant with the marquee appears on some tapes from the era such as the original UK retail releases of ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Back to the Future''. | ||
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* It was spotted at the end on a late 1990s TNT airing of ''American Graffiti'' with the movie's end theme playing over. | * It was spotted at the end on a late 1990s TNT airing of ''American Graffiti'' with the movie's end theme playing over. | ||
* It was also spotted at the beginning of a 1994 Brazilian VHS release of ''Dark Angel: The Ascent'', a [[Full Moon Entertainment|Full Moon]] film released by Paramount, with the 5th logo appearing afterwards. | * It was also spotted at the beginning of a 1994 Brazilian VHS release of ''Dark Angel: The Ascent'', a [[Full Moon Entertainment|Full Moon]] film released by Paramount, with the 5th logo appearing afterwards. | ||
*The blue background variant with the marquee was spotted on the Japanese laserdisc of ''Back to the Future'', although it hasn't been translated through subtitles. | *The blue background variant with the marquee was also spotted on the Japanese laserdisc of ''Back to the Future'', although it hasn't been translated through subtitles. | ||
===4th Logo (1986-1992)=== | ===4th Logo (1986-1992)=== | ||