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===Background===
''Logo description by Hoa''
'''Blue Underground''' is an American home video company that re-releases cult classic horror and exploitation films, as well as generally neglected studio films. It was founded by cult filmmaker William Lustig after his time at [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay]].


===Logo (June 25, 2002-)===
''Logo editions by Hoa and katola520''
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, orange-toned pictures of cinema fronts are seen rotating to the left. Over time, it gets more skewed and seems to grow vertically, right before it rotates upwards to reveal the Blue Underground logo, which has "BLUe" in a large light blue font, with "UnDeRGROUnD" in the same font but smaller and in dark blue, rising up. The circle of pictures continue to rotate until they fade to a plain blue color, right as the URL fades in.
=== Background ===
This is an American film production company that produces low-budget, straight-to-DVD horror films. They also distribute low-budget horror films from the 1960s onward. (It should not be mistaken for a UK production company with that same name.) This company was started by cult filmmaker William Lustig.


'''Technique:''' CGI and 2D digital animation.
=== (2000s- ) ===
'''Nickname:''' "Blue Roll"


'''Audio:''' A psychedelia-like jingle.
'''Logo:''' We see a rolling sequence of orange-toned cinema posters, which then rotates into a circle and becomes solid blue. The name fades inside the circle.


'''Availability:''' Can be seen on DVDs such as the uncut version of ''Vampyres'', ''The Final Countdown'' (1980), and others.
'''FX/SFX:''' The circle transforming.


[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}
'''Music/Sounds:''' A psychedelia-like jingle.
[[Category:United States]]

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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on DVDs such as the uncut version of ''Vampyres'' and others.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

Latest revision as of 08:18, 21 May 2024


Background

Blue Underground is an American home video company that re-releases cult classic horror and exploitation films, as well as generally neglected studio films. It was founded by cult filmmaker William Lustig after his time at Anchor Bay.

Logo (June 25, 2002-)


Visuals: On a black background, orange-toned pictures of cinema fronts are seen rotating to the left. Over time, it gets more skewed and seems to grow vertically, right before it rotates upwards to reveal the Blue Underground logo, which has "BLUe" in a large light blue font, with "UnDeRGROUnD" in the same font but smaller and in dark blue, rising up. The circle of pictures continue to rotate until they fade to a plain blue color, right as the URL fades in.

Technique: CGI and 2D digital animation.

Audio: A psychedelia-like jingle.

Availability: Can be seen on DVDs such as the uncut version of Vampyres, The Final Countdown (1980), and others.
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