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1st (known) Logo
(Early 1980's)
Nickname: "Cloudy Purple"
Logo: It is nothing more than the CIC Video logo (consisting of an odd-looking "CIC" in a very fat font with a small chain on the "I", and "Video" in Aero Extended font) slowly fading in on a cloudy purple background.
FX: The fading in of the logo.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: I know it's on (at least) PAL tapes in the United Kingdom and Germany, anywhere else?
Scare Factor: None; it's just boring.
2nd Logo
(1982-1985)
Nickname: "The Next Boring CIC Logo"
Logo: Over a plain electric blue background, the same CIC Video logo from the previous logo fades in, but it's smaller and near the top. "Distributed by Esselte Video" fades in below, with an "X" in a Circle" next to "Esselte Video".
FX: Just the fading in of the logos.
Cheesy Factor: Where's the REAL animation? Come on now, cough it up!
Music/Sounds: The same logo from the CIC Pictures logo, brass horns and all.
Availability: On old PAL tapes in Sweden, but that's it.
Scare Factor: The music may catch you off-guard, but other than that... booooring!
3rd Logo
(1982-1986)
Nickname: "Medeival Rigby-CIC-Merlin", "Hollywood at Home"
Logo: On a much lighter blue background, the text "Rigby-CIC Video Presents" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and we see the warning screen scrolling. When the warning screen is done, the logo for Merlin Video fades in, which is a gold-colored shield with "Merlin" in a very "Shakespearian" font, and "Video" in a very cheap font.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Not much I can say about animation, that's for sure!
Music/Sounds: A triumphant fanfare at the beginning, a mellow synth jazz tune in the middle, and another triumphant fanfare at the end. There is also an announcer saying, " Rigby/CIC Video proudly presents, a spectacular range of the finest full-length feature films and animated family favourites, from the studios of Universal , Paramount, and other major film production houses. The movie you have selected is one from the comprehensive Rigby/CIC Video catalogue, which enables you to enjoy these authentic movies in the comfort of your own home. So now, it's Hollywood at home!"
Availability: Can be seen on old PAL tapes from Down Under.
Scare Factor: None.
4th Logo
(1986-1992)
Nickname: "CIC in Space"
Logo: Set against a black-blue gradient background, we see several stars. They move all over, forming the a chain, and the "CIC", which is made of metal draws itself in, and "Video" flies in below.
Variants:
FX: The logo parts coming together, the "morph" effect.
Music/Sounds: A weird synthesizer tune with two pairs of "doo-doo"'s at the end, rising in pitch.
Availability: Not in the US or Canada, that's for sure. Best place to check is in a place like Europe, Australia, Argentina or Brazil. One tape that the blue background variation appears on is the "Police Squad: Volume One" tape.
Scare Factor: Medium; some people might get a little jumpy with the music. The morphing effect can set some people off too.
5th 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 words "qualidade de quem e original" (Literally: "Quality of who is genuine (original)"), then bounces around and lands in the I of CIC.
FX: Everything.
Music: The same music of the previous logo, then a whooshing sound, then the same music again.
Scare Factor : Low.
6th Logo
(1992-1997)
Nickname: "CIC & Friends"
Logo: On another black-blue gradient background, lights draw in the metallic CIC logo, and the word "Video" turns in place. Once it's done, these variants happen:
Variant 1: The logo zooms out to the right, in a box, against the same type of background, then, in another box to the left, Paramount's "CGI Mountain" logo animates.
Variant 2: When Universal movies outside of the US and Canada were on tape, the logo would zoom up to the top, and two boxes would play the Paramount and Universal logos below it. Then, the CIC Video logo would zoom in again towards the viewer.
FX: All the animation in this logo.
Cheesy Factor: Light effects may be cheesy, though.
Music/Sounds: A dreamy synth-orchestra tune.
Availability: On many PAL tapes in the UK and Australia. This may have been on early DVDs (Region 2 in the UK, Region 4 in Australia) as well.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
1st (known) Logo
(Early 1980's)
Nickname: "Cloudy Purple"
FX: The fading in of the logo.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: I know it's on (at least) PAL tapes in the United Kingdom and Germany, anywhere else?
Scare Factor: None; it's just boring.
2nd Logo
(1982-1985)
Nickname: "The Next Boring CIC Logo"
FX: Just the fading in of the logos.
Cheesy Factor: Where's the REAL animation? Come on now, cough it up!
Music/Sounds: The same logo from the CIC Pictures logo, brass horns and all.
Availability: On old PAL tapes in Sweden, but that's it.
Scare Factor: The music may catch you off-guard, but other than that... booooring!
3rd Logo
(1982-1986)
Nickname: "Medeival Rigby-CIC-Merlin", "Hollywood at Home"
Logo: On a much lighter blue background, the text "Rigby-CIC Video Presents" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and we see the warning screen scrolling. When the warning screen is done, the logo for Merlin Video fades in, which is a gold-colored shield with "Merlin" in a very "Shakespearian" font, and "Video" in a very cheap font.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Not much I can say about animation, that's for sure!
Music/Sounds: A triumphant fanfare at the beginning, a mellow synth jazz tune in the middle, and another triumphant fanfare at the end. There is also an announcer saying, " Rigby/CIC Video proudly presents, a spectacular range of the finest full-length feature films and animated family favourites, from the studios of Universal , Paramount, and other major film production houses. The movie you have selected is one from the comprehensive Rigby/CIC Video catalogue, which enables you to enjoy these authentic movies in the comfort of your own home. So now, it's Hollywood at home!"
Availability: Can be seen on old PAL tapes from Down Under.
Scare Factor: None.
4th Logo
(1986-1992)
Nickname: "CIC in Space"
Logo: Set against a black-blue gradient background, we see several stars. They move all over, forming the a chain, and the "CIC", which is made of metal draws itself in, and "Video" flies in below.
Variants:
- It's not very common in the UK and Germany, but on Aussie and Brazilian and Argentinean post-2000 PAL tapes this variant is common: Just
before the logo settles in place, a white flash is seen, and the logo is now set against a light blue background.
- On some tapes, after the CIC logo forms, it "morphs" into the Paramount or Universal logo.
FX: The logo parts coming together, the "morph" effect.
Music/Sounds: A weird synthesizer tune with two pairs of "doo-doo"'s at the end, rising in pitch.
Availability: Not in the US or Canada, that's for sure. Best place to check is in a place like Europe, Australia, Argentina or Brazil. One tape that the blue background variation appears on is the "Police Squad: Volume One" tape.
Scare Factor: Medium; some people might get a little jumpy with the music. The morphing effect can set some people off too.
5th 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 words "qualidade de quem e original" (Literally: "Quality of who is genuine (original)"), then bounces around and lands in the I of CIC.
FX: Everything.
Music: The same music of the previous logo, then a whooshing sound, then the same music again.
Scare Factor : Low.
6th Logo
(1992-1997)
Nickname: "CIC & Friends"
Variant 1: The logo zooms out to the right, in a box, against the same type of background, then, in another box to the left, Paramount's "CGI Mountain" logo animates.
Variant 2: When Universal movies outside of the US and Canada were on tape, the logo would zoom up to the top, and two boxes would play the Paramount and Universal logos below it. Then, the CIC Video logo would zoom in again towards the viewer.
FX: All the animation in this logo.
Cheesy Factor: Light effects may be cheesy, though.
Music/Sounds: A dreamy synth-orchestra tune.
Availability: On many PAL tapes in the UK and Australia. This may have been on early DVDs (Region 2 in the UK, Region 4 in Australia) as well.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
