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Guild Home Video (UK)
Logo pictures by Eric S.
1st Logo
(1980-1983)
Video courtesy of swedishintros
Logo: On a dark blue background, a hexagon-formed "G" with a square underneath it zooms in downward, a la RKO's 1981 logo, leaving behind a residue trail. When it gets to the center, the "G" and the square turn from solid to segmented, and a line draws what looks like a TV tube, surrounding it. Both parts of the logo zoom in, and we quickly fade to the same logo, only smaller, and with "Guild Home Video Presents" underneath.
FX/Cheesy Factor: Early computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A twinkling synth-xylophone and flute tune, which sounds similar to the song "Tubular Bells" from The Exorcist.
Availability: On UK tapes of Guild releases from that era, with "Baron Blood" being one of them.
Scare Factor: Medium; the darkness of the logo as well as the creepy music may unnerve more than a few.
2nd Logo
(1983-1985)
Videos courtesy of Meanmanmartin2007 and rarevideosUK
Logo: In the top-left corner of a black background, we see a bright light flashing before our eyes. The light reveals the same "G Over Square" logo, but colored blue. Again, the TV tube is drawn around the logo, but underneath, a light draws a line that starts downward, then upward, and then straight. When the line is finished, another lights reveals the words "Guild Home Video" above the line, and below it, another reveals "Quality Video Entertainment". The logo then sparkles a bit.
FX: The lights bringing forth all parts of the logo. It may be early CGI, but it's not too bad.
Music/Sounds: A weird synth tune in the beginning, then an synth-orchestra tune at the end. This is sometimes accompanied by an announcer saying "Before you enjoy our main feature, here's a trailer from another major release from Guild, which is available at your local stockist now.". Oddly, the announcer has an American accent, despite Guild being a UK distributor (the same announcer is heard in Guild's trailers, as well)!
Availability: Hard to find. Check an old VHS or Beta PAL tape for this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the darkness and music. But this is a fan favorite, nevertheless.
3rd Logo
(1985)
Nickname: "Go Guild!"
Logo: On a blue background, bar segments fly in from the left and right of the screen, forming the Guild logo, and sparkling as they do so while zooming out. When they finish, the words "GUILD Home Video" (or "GUILD Film Distribution") fade in.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The sparkling, which is dated.
Music/Sounds: A synth note is held throughout, with a synth bass line that speeds up slightly near the end, followed by a synth fanfare, ending with two notes that sound like "Go Guild!", hence the nickname.
Availability: Extremely rare; used only for a short period of time.
Scare Factor: Low, though the music is very catchy.
4th Logo
(1985-1987)
Logo: Against a black background, we see a director's chair in a blue spotlight. The camera pans around the chair, and both parts of the Guild G, minus the square and TV, slide from both sides of the screen in a tilted position, then "GUILD" appears underneath when we zoom into the chair.
FX: Top-notch CGI for the 1980s.
Music/Sounds: A mystical panpipe tune, complete with a synth whoosh and an orchestra at the end.
Availability: Also hard to find...
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the music may be very unsettling. The animation is cool, however.
5th Logo
(1987-1992)
Logo: Set on a white background, many of the rectangular parts of the Guild G fly in all directions. When two parts of the G meet in the middle later on, it zooms back, and extra rectangles that make the stem of the "G" fly in. "GUILD Home Video" fades in below.
FX: Also good CGI for the 1980s.
Music/Sounds: An upbeat synthesizer tune that sounds very modern.
Availability: More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still hard to find.
Scare Factor: None.
1st Logo
(1980-1983)
Video courtesy of swedishintros
FX/Cheesy Factor: Early computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A twinkling synth-xylophone and flute tune, which sounds similar to the song "Tubular Bells" from The Exorcist.
Availability: On UK tapes of Guild releases from that era, with "Baron Blood" being one of them.
Scare Factor: Medium; the darkness of the logo as well as the creepy music may unnerve more than a few.
2nd Logo
(1983-1985)
Videos courtesy of Meanmanmartin2007 and rarevideosUK
FX: The lights bringing forth all parts of the logo. It may be early CGI, but it's not too bad.
Music/Sounds: A weird synth tune in the beginning, then an synth-orchestra tune at the end. This is sometimes accompanied by an announcer saying "Before you enjoy our main feature, here's a trailer from another major release from Guild, which is available at your local stockist now.". Oddly, the announcer has an American accent, despite Guild being a UK distributor (the same announcer is heard in Guild's trailers, as well)!
Availability: Hard to find. Check an old VHS or Beta PAL tape for this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the darkness and music. But this is a fan favorite, nevertheless.
3rd Logo
(1985)
Logo: On a blue background, bar segments fly in from the left and right of the screen, forming the Guild logo, and sparkling as they do so while zooming out. When they finish, the words "GUILD Home Video" (or "GUILD Film Distribution") fade in.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The sparkling, which is dated.
Music/Sounds: A synth note is held throughout, with a synth bass line that speeds up slightly near the end, followed by a synth fanfare, ending with two notes that sound like "Go Guild!", hence the nickname.
Availability: Extremely rare; used only for a short period of time.
Scare Factor: Low, though the music is very catchy.
4th Logo
(1985-1987)
Logo: Against a black background, we see a director's chair in a blue spotlight. The camera pans around the chair, and both parts of the Guild G, minus the square and TV, slide from both sides of the screen in a tilted position, then "GUILD" appears underneath when we zoom into the chair.
FX: Top-notch CGI for the 1980s.
Music/Sounds: A mystical panpipe tune, complete with a synth whoosh and an orchestra at the end.
Availability: Also hard to find...
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the music may be very unsettling. The animation is cool, however.
5th Logo
(1987-1992)
FX: Also good CGI for the 1980s.
Music/Sounds: An upbeat synthesizer tune that sounds very modern.
Availability: More recent and easier to find than the previous logos, but still hard to find.
Scare Factor: None.
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