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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> mr3urious</i><br/><i><font color="#ffa500">Videos and logo captures courtesy of</font> silkwood88, zampakid,</i> <i>and flaskpost</i><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: The Pickwick Video Group was a major British home video distributor from the early 1980s until 1992 when it was acquired by [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton]]. The Pickwick name was gradually phased out over the following few years.<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(1989-Early 1992)<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" height="231" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/v-Fl14GgNXXpxcCNg5kMLg15907/GW302H231" title="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" width="302"/><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/b8082f93a3087c758d554153a00aaac3fcbe5386" width="329"></iframe><br/></font></div><div><br/><div align="center"></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: A series of </font><font color="#808080">gray</font><font color="#333333"> and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around a few times to show brief clips of some films from Pickwick's library (including a yacht race, boxing match, and even Thomas the Tank Engine). After that, "</font><b><i><font color="#ff0000">PICKWICK</font></i></b><font color="#333333">", in </font><font color="#ff0000"><font>red</font> </font><font color="#333333">italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter from the right. Then "</font><i><font color="#0000ff">Video</font></i><font color="#333333">" is written below in </font><font color="#0000ff">blue</font><font color="#333333"> script and underlined in </font><font color="#ff0000">red</font><font color="#333333">. The words shine.</font><br/><br/><u>Variants</u><font color="#333333">: </font><br/></font><ul> <li><font size="3"> Australian releases plaster the clips with the copyright warning and rating screens.  </font></li><li><font size="3">  On other Australian releases the ending animation plays and then stays on screen for 30 seconds<br/></font></li></ul><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The lines, the letters, and the shining.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A synthesized rock tune that sounds like the theme to Earthvue on the then-Prevue Guide (now Pop) around that time.                                                                                                  <br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo <br/>(Early-Late 1992)<br/><br/><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" height="207" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/F3HSL01DTVbV2PG9JEWr-g335572/GW267H207" title="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" width="267"/></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: A series of </font><font color="#808080">gray</font><font color="#333333"> and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around once, and the word "</font><font><b><i>PICKWICK</i></b></font><font color="#333333">", in </font><font color="#ff0000">red</font><font color="#333333"> italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter, this time from the left. Then "</font><i><font color="#0000ff">Video</font></i><font color="#333333">", in the same</font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">script from the previous logo (this time underlined in </font><font color="#0000ff">blue</font><font color="#333333">), "ripples" down and places itself below "</font><font color="#333333"><b><i>PICKWICK</i></b></font><font color="#333333">".</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333">: The lines, the letters, and the "Video" text. Basically a very cheap recreation of the 1st logo.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333">: A synth hum which sounds similar to the one used on the Roadshow Home Video logo, followed by five drumbeats and a different synth warbling sound. </font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333">: Very rare.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333">: TBA</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333">3rd Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333">(L</font><font color="#333333">ate 1992</font>-1995)<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="Pickwick Video 3rd Logo Rare Variant" height="218" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/ahQHuaJTKuktEOmxMau1Bw152303/GW293H218" title="Pickwick Video 3rd Logo Rare Variant" width="293"/><img align="bottom" alt="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" height="208" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/lI7g1w6bL_R3PdQ26MCTEA7429/GW282H208" title="Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki" width="282"/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="207" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/5ff88dd798054642f5e21c72536e06e7b09dd5c4" width="275"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="204" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/d8b4418d4932cbcada6c0fe14963c755393d9f13" width="361"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u>: The camera travels through a curvy <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> maze and drops down a strange hole, revealing several <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> and <font color="#a52fcc">purple</font> copies of the maze. It then pans through the bottom-most area of the maze and reaches a <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font> light coming out of another hole, then begins to travel upward through the hole and spins around a bit, eventually revealing the word "<font color="#0000ff"><i><b>PICKWICK</b></i></font>" (in <font color="#0000ff">blue</font>, and in the same font as before) against a black background. The word shines. <br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: A rare prototype short variant starts with two copies of "<i><b>PICKWICK</b></i>", one on top of the other, being viewed from the left side, before the camera goes through the first "C" and travels quickly between the two copies until coming out again through the second "<font color="#0000ff"><i><b>C</b></i></font>". The ending is largely the same as the main logo except it shines differently.</font><div><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The CGI maze. Extraordinary CGI animation for its time. Way better animation than the previous logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A dramatic tune sounding like something off an action film. The short version has a heavenly chorus.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA</font></div></div><br/></div>
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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> mr3urious</i><br/><i><font color="#ffa500">Videos and logo captures courtesy of</font> silkwood88, zampakid,</i> <i>and flaskpost</i><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: The Pickwick Video Group was a major British home video distributor from the early 1980s until 1992 when it was acquired by [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton]]. The Pickwick name was gradually phased out over the following few years.<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(1989-Early 1992)<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:V-Fl14GgNXXpxcCNg5kMLg15907.jpeg|302px|Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/b8082f93a3087c758d554153a00aaac3fcbe5386" width="329"></iframe><br/></font></div><div><br/><div align="center"></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: A series of </font><font color="#808080">gray</font><font color="#333333"> and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around a few times to show brief clips of some films from Pickwick's library (including a yacht race, boxing match, and even Thomas the Tank Engine). After that, "</font><b><i><font color="#ff0000">PICKWICK</font></i></b><font color="#333333">", in </font><font color="#ff0000"><font>red</font> </font><font color="#333333">italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter from the right. Then "</font><i><font color="#0000ff">Video</font></i><font color="#333333">" is written below in </font><font color="#0000ff">blue</font><font color="#333333"> script and underlined in </font><font color="#ff0000">red</font><font color="#333333">. The words shine.</font><br/><br/><u>Variants</u><font color="#333333">: </font><br/></font><ul> <li><font size="3"> Australian releases plaster the clips with the copyright warning and rating screens.  </font></li><li><font size="3"> On other Australian releases the ending animation plays and then stays on screen for 30 seconds<br/></font></li></ul><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The lines, the letters, and the shining.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A synthesized rock tune that sounds like the theme to Earthvue on the then-Prevue Guide (now Pop) around that time.                                                                                                  <br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo <br/>(Early-Late 1992)<br/><br/><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:F3HSL01DTVbV2PG9JEWr-g335572.png|267px|Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki]]</font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333">: A series of </font><font color="#808080">gray</font><font color="#333333"> and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around once, and the word "</font><font><b><i>PICKWICK</i></b></font><font color="#333333">", in </font><font color="#ff0000">red</font><font color="#333333"> italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter, this time from the left. Then "</font><i><font color="#0000ff">Video</font></i><font color="#333333">", in the same</font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">script from the previous logo (this time underlined in </font><font color="#0000ff">blue</font><font color="#333333">), "ripples" down and places itself below "</font><font color="#333333"><b><i>PICKWICK</i></b></font><font color="#333333">".</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333">: The lines, the letters, and the "Video" text. Basically a very cheap recreation of the 1st logo.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333">: A synth hum which sounds similar to the one used on the Roadshow Home Video logo, followed by five drumbeats and a different synth warbling sound. </font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333">: Very rare.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333">: TBA</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333">3rd Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333">(L</font><font color="#333333">ate 1992</font>-1995)<br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:AhQHuaJTKuktEOmxMau1Bw152303.png|293px|Pickwick Video 3rd Logo Rare Variant]][[File:LI7g1w6bL R3PdQ26MCTEA7429.jpeg|282px|Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="207" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/5ff88dd798054642f5e21c72536e06e7b09dd5c4" width="275"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="204" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/d8b4418d4932cbcada6c0fe14963c755393d9f13" width="361"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u>: The camera travels through a curvy <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> maze and drops down a strange hole, revealing several <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> and <font color="#a52fcc">purple</font> copies of the maze. It then pans through the bottom-most area of the maze and reaches a <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font> light coming out of another hole, then begins to travel upward through the hole and spins around a bit, eventually revealing the word "<font color="#0000ff"><i><b>PICKWICK</b></i></font>" (in <font color="#0000ff">blue</font>, and in the same font as before) against a black background. The word shines. <br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: A rare prototype short variant starts with two copies of "<i><b>PICKWICK</b></i>", one on top of the other, being viewed from the left side, before the camera goes through the first "C" and travels quickly between the two copies until coming out again through the second "<font color="#0000ff"><i><b>C</b></i></font>". The ending is largely the same as the main logo except it shines differently.</font><div><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The CGI maze. Extraordinary CGI animation for its time. Way better animation than the previous logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A dramatic tune sounding like something off an action film. The short version has a heavenly chorus.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA</font></div></div><br/></div>

Latest revision as of 23:57, 5 November 2020

Logo descriptions by mr3urious
Videos and logo captures courtesy of silkwood88, zampakid, and flaskpost


Background: The Pickwick Video Group was a major British home video distributor from the early 1980s until 1992 when it was acquired by Carlton. The Pickwick name was gradually phased out over the following few years.


1st Logo
(1989-Early 1992)

Logo: A series of gray and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around a few times to show brief clips of some films from Pickwick's library (including a yacht race, boxing match, and even Thomas the Tank Engine). After that, "PICKWICK", in red italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter from the right. Then "Video" is written below in blue script and underlined in red. The words shine.

Variants:
  • Australian releases plaster the clips with the copyright warning and rating screens.
  • On other Australian releases the ending animation plays and then stays on screen for 30 seconds

FX/SFX: The lines, the letters, and the shining.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized rock tune that sounds like the theme to Earthvue on the then-Prevue Guide (now Pop) around that time.

Availability: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.

Editor's Note: TBA



2nd Logo
(Early-Late 1992)


Pickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki

Logo: A series of gray and white vertical lines are formed on the screen. They flip around once, and the word "PICKWICK", in red italic letters, slides in letter-by-letter, this time from the left. Then "Video", in the sameblue script from the previous logo (this time underlined in blue), "ripples" down and places itself below "PICKWICK".

FX/SFX: The lines, the letters, and the "Video" text. Basically a very cheap recreation of the 1st logo.

Music/Sounds: A synth hum which sounds similar to the one used on the Roadshow Home Video logo, followed by five drumbeats and a different synth warbling sound.

Availability: Very rare.

Editor's Note: TBA



3rd Logo
(Late 1992-1995)
Pickwick Video 3rd Logo Rare VariantPickwick Video (UK) - CLG Wiki

Logo: The camera travels through a curvy blue maze and drops down a strange hole, revealing several blue and purple copies of the maze. It then pans through the bottom-most area of the maze and reaches a yellow light coming out of another hole, then begins to travel upward through the hole and spins around a bit, eventually revealing the word "PICKWICK" (in blue, and in the same font as before) against a black background. The word shines.

Variant: A rare prototype short variant starts with two copies of "PICKWICK", one on top of the other, being viewed from the left side, before the camera goes through the first "C" and travels quickly between the two copies until coming out again through the second "C". The ending is largely the same as the main logo except it shines differently.

FX/SFX: The CGI maze. Extraordinary CGI animation for its time. Way better animation than the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic tune sounding like something off an action film. The short version has a heavenly chorus.

Availability: Seen on Pickwick videos from the UK and Australia around the time period.

Editor's Note: TBA