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=== Background === | ===Background=== | ||
Castle Vision (later Castle Home Video) was the video imprint of British independent record label '''Castle''' Communications, which went defunct in 2007 when its then-parent company, Sanctuary Records Group was sold to [[Universal Music Group]]. | |||
===1st Logo (1987-1993)=== | |||
'''Nicknames''': "Grid of Doom", "Hypocritical Vision" | |||
'''Nicknames''': "Grid of Doom", "Hypocritical Vision | |||
'''Logo:''' Against a live-action sky background, a white grid can be seen with its tiles advancing forward. This scene then zooms out to reveal that it takes place on a rich lilac-colored background. Once it's zoomed out all the way, the words "CASTLE" and "VISION" on black squares | '''Logo:''' Against a live-action sky background, a white grid can be seen with its tiles advancing forward. This scene then zooms out to reveal that it takes place on a {{color|gray|rich lilac}}-colored background. Once it's zoomed out all the way, the words "{{color|cyan|'''CASTLE'''}}" and "{{color|cyan|'''VISION'''}}" on black squares can be seen above and below the sky/grid scene respectively. The sky/grid scene then splits in two and a flash of bright light appears in the middle of the screen, causing the logo to disappear and leaving just the background when it dies down. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On a promo variant, the logo is | *On a promo variant, the logo is shortened to when the grid splits in 2 and is silent, all before fading to the beginning of the promo. At the end, some of the titles are then shown on a still of the grid scene, lifting up from behind the grid and moving on it, all before finishing off with a slightly faster version of the logo. | ||
* Sometimes the logo would be extended for roughly another 10 seconds. | *Sometimes, the logo would be extended for roughly another 10 seconds. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The keyed-in sky (similar to the [[ | '''FX/SFX:''' The keyed-in sky (similar to the [[Warner Home Video]] logo), the Scanimated grid and the zooming. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-timpani plays throughout. When the sky/grid scene begins to zoom out, a harsh distorted guitar drone begins playing. When the flash of light appears, both the timpani and the guitar stop and a loud, dramatic orchestral sting plays. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-timpani plays throughout. When the sky/grid scene begins to zoom out, a harsh distorted guitar drone begins playing. When the flash of light appears, both the timpani and the guitar stop and a loud, dramatic orchestral sting plays. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The guitar drone was also used in the 1991-1993 opening of the Russian news program | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The guitar drone was also used in the 1991-1993 opening of the Russian news program ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCuTwqyYvQ Vesti]''. | ||
'''Availability:''' Should be available on all tapes with the Castle Vision label from 1987 to 1989, including videos of ''TUGS'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''The Raggy Dolls''. Also appeared on some later releases, including ''You've Been Framed!'' from 1991. | '''Availability:''' Should be available on all tapes with the Castle Vision label from 1987 to 1989, including videos of ''TUGS'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''The Raggy Dolls''. Also appeared on some later releases, including ''You've Been Framed!'' from 1991. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The dated effects and the | '''Editor's Note:''' The dated effects and the rapidly moving clouds are sure to unnerve a few, but the scariest thing about the logo is the music; there is very little rhyme or reason to the composition, and the droning and instrument choices sound ominous and foreboding. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1988-1998?)=== | ===2nd Logo (1988-1998?)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Arrows/Portcullis of Doom" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Arrows/Portcullis of Doom" | ||
Logo: On a white cloudy background, three down arrows fly to the middle of the screen. A square appears on the arrows, forming | '''Logo:''' On a white cloudy background, three {{color|blue}} down arrows fly to the middle of the screen. A {{color|blue}} shaded square appears on the arrows, shading them and forming an even more abstract portcullis design, while the background fades to white. Then, a {{color|silver|chrome}} ribbon circles around the portcullis, and a thin {{color|red}} line draws in from the left below the square. The text "CASTLE HOME VIDEO" appears under the line, then flashes. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* Sometimes, "HOME VIDEO" would be replaced with "PICTURES". | *Sometimes, "HOME VIDEO" would be replaced with "PICTURES". | ||
* An alternate version of the above variant exists, where the logo is placed a bit higher; a filmstrip instead of the chrome ribbon | *An alternate version of the above variant exists, where the logo is placed a bit higher; a filmstrip instead of the chrome ribbon covers half of the portcullis design, and 2 lines are being drawn in. "CASTLE" in Garamond, and "Pictures" in Laser Std Chrome, appear below in {{color|silver|chrome}} and flash. The logo then cuts to black. | ||
* The logo may cut off or fade out. | *The logo may cut off or fade out. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The arrows moving, the ribbon/filmstrip drawing and the text flashing. | '''FX/SFX:''' The arrows moving, the ribbon/filmstrip drawing and the text flashing. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | '''Availability:''' Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The cheap animation, unsettling music, and chrome ribbon may | '''Editor's Note:''' The cheap animation, unsettling music, and chrome ribbon may unnerve a few. | ||
===3rd Logo (1989-1999)=== | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "Portcullis of Boredom" | '''Nicknames:''' "Portcullis of Boredom" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a teal square with a blue, stylized, slightly slanted portcullis appears. Below the | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|teal}} square with a {{color|blue}}, stylized, slightly slanted portcullis (the print logo for Castle Communications) appears. Below the square are the words "'''CASTLE vision'''". | ||
'''Variant:''' A white version exists. | '''Variant:''' A white version exists. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None, except the fading in and out. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' None, except fading | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' It's a very boring logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' It's a very boring logo. | ||
=== 4th Logo (1990-1992)=== | ===4th Logo (1990-1992)=== | ||
'''Logo:''' Against | '''Nicknames:''' "Colorful Portcullis" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against a white/{{color|blue}} gradient sky with a {{color|red|reddish}}-white horizon and a {{color|darlblue|midnight blue}} ground, a scarlet, an amber and a celadon green arrow, all with elongated tails and a black drop shadow fly down to the middle one-by-one and the tails shorten. Then two parallelograms with "'''''CASTLE'''''" and "'''''VIDEO'''''" in a modified Microgramma font slide in from the left and from the right respectively, forming the portcullis design, and the company name flashes. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Simple animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' Simple animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Three whooshes as the arrows fly down and | '''Music/Sounds:''' Three whooshes as the arrows fly down and a slamming sound when the company name flashes. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as it was short lived. It can be seen on a few releases, like ''Izzy & Moe: Bootleg Busters''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as it was short lived. It can be seen on a few releases, like ''Izzy & Moe: Bootleg Busters''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The sounds and logo taking up the whole screen | '''Editor's Note:''' The sounds and logo taking up the whole screen are quite jarring, but it's still tamer than the 1st logo. | ||
===5th Logo (1995-2007)=== | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "Rainbow Oval In Space" | '''Nicknames:''' "Rainbow Oval In Space" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a space background with the Earth and the Sun in the distance, we pan over the lowercase letters "castle", as if we are standing on the letters, from left to right. Around the letter "t", the camera pans down and turns in the opposite direction, then zooms out to reveal the text is rotating around the Earth (a la the Universal logo). As this happens, a series of rainbow light trails (a la ''Star Trek'') cover the space background, and after a couple seconds, the screen flashes white to reveal nothing but the | '''Logo:''' On a space background with the Earth and the Sun in the distance, we pan over the lowercase letters "'''castle'''", as if we are standing on the letters, from left to right. Around the letter "'''t'''", the camera pans down and sharply turns in the opposite direction, then zooms out to reveal the text is rotating around the Earth (a la the [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] logo). As this happens, a series of rainbow light trails (a la ''Star Trek'') cover the space background, and after a couple seconds, the screen flashes white to reveal nothing but the words "'''castle'''" and "HOME VIDEO" on a rainbow-colored ellipse on a space background. | ||
'''Variant:''' A slightly longer version from 1995 exists. | '''Variant:''' A slightly longer version from 1995 exists. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the company during this time. | '''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the company during this time. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a decent logo, and a nice change of pace from the previous logos. | ||
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | ||
[[Category:British logos]] | [[Category:British logos]] | ||
[[Category:British home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:British home entertainment logos]] | ||
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