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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><div><div class="_1BN1N Kzi1t _1v-Lt _3MyEI _2DJZN"><div class="_1HjH7"><div class="_3qe6h"><div><div><font size="3"><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by </font><font color="#000000">mr3urious and Kyle Corteville</font></i><br/><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures and videos courtesy of</font> Brillemeister, phsycospacezilla and Kyle Corteville</i></font><br/><br/><font><u>Background</u>:  Alpha Video is one of the largest video distributors with over 600+  DVDs released. The company is owned and operated by the Greene family,  which also owns reissue record label Collectables Records and e-commerce  site OLDIES.com.</font><br/><br/><font><b>Alpha Video Distributors</b></font><br/><br/><font>1st (known) Logo <br/>(Early 1990s-Early 2000s)<br/></font> </font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:DDJ 2JFrvtjtFF4rqbF66Q15285.jpeg|307px|Alpha Video Distributors/Classics - CLG Wiki]]<br/><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/728656c398805e1e54326a52e9157518ff9bba96" width="330"></iframe><br/></font></div> <div align="center"> </div><font size="3"><font><u>Logo</u>:  On a gray marble background, a yellow square with a star cut out of it  and three curvy lines on the right (forming an abstract and simple version of a waving American flag) with "Alpha Video  Distributors" seen on the right, zoom up to the top of the screen.  Fading in below are the words "The Finest in Children's Entertainment",  in white. <u> <br/><br/>Variant</u>: Sometimes it flips up to the screen, then cuts to the [[Greatest Film Classics]] logo. <br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The zoom-up (or flip-up).<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Same as the [[New Age Video]] logo.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. Seen on old tapes of public domain cartoons, and may be plastered over with the 2nd New Age Video logo.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: The synth music and darkness may be a little harsh,</font>but that's to be expected.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font><br/><b><font size="4"><br/>Alpha Video Classics</font></b><br/><font size="3">(2000s- )<br/></font> <div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:WYVLWJR-zpFaPrEaouStQw19856.jpeg|305px|Alpha Video Distributors/Classics - CLG Wiki]][[File:87ffbf8e8eb3d7b9c374347549ad2433.png|304px|Alpha Video Classics early logo]][[File:A0158b6b17835b7d9125bee50ac1c3f8.png|304px|Alpha Video Classics Menu]]</font><br/><br/><font size="3"><iframe align="bottom" frameborder="0" height="164" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b77dd5af8d0e92e6268ebf8abf38b36a5a89768e" width="294"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="166" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/4afc093d4a7ba3ed78c71cc5afa7d2d0e4a91fcd" width="297"></iframe><br/></font></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">:  Against a cloudy sky in the evening, some silver stars circle around,  followed by a blue square and three waving red stripes. The square turns  upright to face us as a large silver star zooms out and plasters itself  onto it. The stripes arrange themselves on the left of the square, and  the ring of stars circle out into the distance. Some sunbeams form the  words "</font><font face="Times"><b>Alpha Video Classics</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">", in silver, and the star shines.</font></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Variants</u>:</font></div><div><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><i>Early</i>: Another version used a brighter different version of the clouds time-lapse with blander CGI.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><i>Menu</i>: A still version if the early clouds time-lapse with a slightly smaller version of the early logo with 2 dark blue colored gel-like rectangles added at the right of the logo and the logo and rectangles were also tilted upwards.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><i>Also From</i><i>: </i>The logo fades in a bit later, and is smaller and starts with the text wiping in below. Then, "</font><font color="#333333" size="3"><b>Also From</b></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">" wipes in above the logo. The star also doesn't shine.<br/></font></li></ul></div><div><br/><font size="3"><font size="3"><u>Note</u>: The Music for the early logo can be heard <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11yUGHQ2wjhqczKuT63J8itFWzR598jPn/view?usp=sharing" target="_self">here</a></font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: All the CGI effects, which are surprisingly decent given the company's reputation.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A dramatic synth bass sound, a "pow" when the star hits the square, and a short piano ditty at the end. The early version had a corporate fanfare also used in the United Artists Theater Policy Trailer for the time, so it's probably stock music from that period. Otherwise, it's another classical jingle that they used for it as well.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Seen on DVDs of classic TV shows and films, for instance, </font><i>Jeff's Collie</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, and even some exploitation films.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: They should have had the circling stars go into the star, otherwise it's an relaxed logo.</font></font></div></div> </div></div></div></div><br/></div>