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Brentwood Communications

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Brentwood Home Video

1st Logo (1980s-1992)

Visuals: On a black background, a green version of the Brentwood Home Video print logo dives down and zooms in from the top of the screen.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: An ascending synth note followed by another synth note, sounding vaguely familiar to the THX "Deep Note".

Availability: Seen on releases from the time.

2nd Logo (1992-2000)

Visuals: On a black space background, there is a close-up of a glass "R". It eases to the back of the screen, revealing it to be part of the word "BRENTWOOD". The "O"s in "BRENTWOOD" are interlocked, a la the Bloomingdale's and Kool Cigarette logos, and the entire logo is in a stylized font with larger letters on each end. As it zooms back, a purple box slides in turns up. The box is in the shape of an open book and it says "HOME VIDEO" in a sans font. The logo rests on the the upper center of the screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A looped synthesized new age tune with 80s-style drumbeats on the first part and jingles towards the end.

Availability: Seen on VHS releases of TV shows, among others. One of the series is Animation Classics (with one of the videos Popeye.)

Brentwood Communications

1st Logo (2000-2004)

Visuals: There is a blue background with moving lights, with eventually the text:

BRENTWOOD

COMMUNICATIONS

zooming in, with "COMMUNICATIONS" in an open-book shape and the entire logo colored silver, tilted at a right angle. It looks exactly like the Brentwood Home Video logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A synth choir, which culminates into a dramatic synth sounder with drumbeats.

Availability: This can be seen on many DVDs of TV shows and public domain films, such as DVDs of Fangs of the Living Dead and Classic Cartoons volumes 1 and 2, among others.

2nd Logo (2003-2008)

Visuals: On a white background, there is the 1987 Brentwood Home Video print logo in black. As the background fades to a transparent gray color, the screen zooms out to reveal that the logo is being shown on a big screen television set in a living room setting with the sun gleaming through the window. The logo zooms out to the C in the current BCI logo, which consists of "BCI" in a blue futuristic font with a crescent at the left. Underneath that is a line and "A NAVARRE CORPORATION COMPANY".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dramatic synth bell tune mixed with pounding drums.

Availability: Can be seen on many DVDs of TV shows and some specials including DVD Classic Cartoons volumes 1&2. Also appeared on a DVD release of A Killing Affair and the 25th Anniversary DVD release of H.B. Halicki's Gone in 60 Seconds.

3rd Logo (2006-2008)

Visuals: On a white background, a light blue eclipse-like ring appear and zooms in. A line is drawn and "BCI" flips up, shining in the process, and the Navarre byline appears below, when the eclipse fades into the crescent. The "BCI" text then shines and, while the logo fades out, the crescent shoots towards the screen at a high speed. If you look closely at the last second, the logo disappears.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A rather dramatic stinger with strings and drums.

Availability: Used with the 2nd logo. Can be seen on The Best of The Price is Right: Volume 1 and the Happy Tree Friends TV series volumes.

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+|Brentwood Home Video|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Brentwood Home Video (1990).png|1st Logo (1980s-1992)
+|Brentwood_Home_Video_(1999).png|2nd Logo (1992-2000)
+}}
+|Brentwood Communications|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Brentwood_Communications_(2000).png|1st Logo (2000-2004)
+|BCI_(2003).png|2nd Logo (2003-2008)
+|BCI_(2007).png|3rd Logo (2007-2008)
+}}
+}}
 == Brentwood Home Video ==
-=== 1st Logo (1980s-1990s)===
+=== 1st Logo (1980s-1992)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Brentwood Home Video (1990).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=BWUUsKC8UpA}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a green version of the Brentwood Home Video print logo dives down and zooms in from the top of the screen.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a green version of the Brentwood Home Video print logo dives down and zooms in from the top of the screen.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ascending synth note followed by another synth note, sounding vaguely familiar to the THX "Deep Note".
+'''Audio:''' An ascending synth note followed by another synth note, sounding vaguely familiar to the THX "Deep Note".
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on releases from the time.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on releases from the time.
+=== 2nd Logo (1992-2000)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Brentwood Home Video (1999).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=N4AOfTormEI}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black space background, there is a close-up of a glass "R". It eases to the back of the screen, revealing it to be part of the word "BRENTWOOD". The "O"s in "BRENTWOOD" are interlocked, a la the Bloomingdale's and Kool Cigarette logos, and the entire logo is in a stylized font with larger letters on each end. As it zooms back, a purple box slides in turns up. The box is in the shape of an open book and it says "HOME VIDEO" in a sans font. The logo rests on the the upper center of the screen.
-=== 2nd Logo (1992-2000) ===
-'''Logo:''' On a black space background, there is a close-up of a glass "R". It eases to the back of the screen, revealing it to be part of the word "BRENTWOOD". The "O"s in "BRENTWOOD" are interlocked, a la the Bloomingdale's and Kool Cigarette logos, and the entire logo is in a stylized font with larger letters on each end. As it zooms back, a purple box slides in turns up. The box is in the shape of an open book and it says "HOME VIDEO" in a sans font. The logo rests on the the upper center of the screen.<br />
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom back and the "HOME VIDEO" box turning up. Decent early 90s animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A looped synthesized new age tune with 80s-style drumbeats on the first part and jingles towards the end.
+'''Audio:''' A looped synthesized new age tune with 80s-style drumbeats on the first part and jingles towards the end.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on VHS releases of TV shows, among others. One of the series is ''Animation Classics'' (with one of the videos ''Popeye''.)
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 == Brentwood Communications ==
-=== 1st Logo (2000-2004) ===
+=== 1st Logo (2000-2004)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Nickname:''' "The Lightbeams"
+Brentwood Communications (2000).png
-Logo: We see a blue background with moving lights, with eventually the text:
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=Qg9-iay6lT0}}
+'''Visuals:''' There is a blue background with moving lights, with eventually the text:
 BRENTWOOD
@@ Line 35: / Line 58: @@
 zooming in, with "COMMUNICATIONS" in an open-book shape and the entire logo colored silver, tilted at a right angle.  It looks exactly like the Brentwood Home Video logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The lights, the text zooming.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth choir, which culminates into a dramatic synth sounder with drumbeats.
+'''Audio:''' A synth choir, which culminates into a dramatic synth sounder with drumbeats.
-'''Availability:''' This can be seen on many DVDs of TV shows and public domain films, such as DVDs of ''Fangs of the Living Dead'' and ''Classic Cartoons'' volumes 1&2, among others.
+'''Availability:''' This can be seen on many DVDs of TV shows and public domain films, such as DVDs of ''Fangs of the Living Dead'' and ''Classic Cartoons'' volumes 1 and 2, among others.
+=== 2nd Logo (2003-2008)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+BCI (2003).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=6uvoxYq0q4k}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is the 1987 Brentwood Home Video print logo in black. As the background fades to a transparent gray color, the screen zooms out to reveal that the logo is being shown on a big screen television set in a living room setting with the sun gleaming through the window. The logo zooms out to the C in the current BCI logo, which consists of "BCI" in a blue futuristic font with a crescent at the left. Underneath that is a line and "A NAVARRE CORPORATION COMPANY".
-=== 2nd Logo (2003-2008) ===
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the 1987 Brentwood Home Video print logo in black. As the background fades to a transparent gray color, we zoom out to reveal that the logo is being shown on a big screen television set in a living room setting with the sun gleaming through the window. We zoom out to the C in the current BCI logo, which consists of "BCI" in a blue futuristic font with a crescent at the left. Underneath that is a line and "A NAVARRE CORPORATION COMPANY".
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming, the CGI living room. Very nice CGI for 2003!
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic synth bell tune mixed with pounding drums.
+'''Audio:''' A dramatic synth bell tune mixed with pounding drums.
 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on many DVDs of TV shows and some specials including DVD ''Classic Cartoons'' volumes 1&2. Also appeared on a DVD release of ''A Killing Affair'' and the 25th Anniversary DVD release of H.B. Halicki's ''Gone in 60 Seconds.''
+=== 3rd Logo (2006-2008)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+BCI (2007).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=WXcPXMnnV-0}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a light blue eclipse-like ring appear and zooms in. A line is drawn and "BCI" flips up, shining in the process, and the Navarre byline appears below, when the eclipse fades into the crescent. The "BCI" text then shines and, while the logo fades out, the crescent shoots towards the screen at a high speed. If you look closely at the last second, the logo disappears.
-=== 3rd Logo (2007-2008) ===
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, a light blue eclipse-like ring appear and zooms in. A line is drawn and "BCI" flips up, shining in the process, and the Navarre byline appears below, when the eclipse fades into the crescent. The "BCI" text then shines and, while the logo fades out, the crescent shoots towards the screen at a high speed. If you look closely at the last second, the logo disappears.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The eclipse forming the logo.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-<br />'''Music/Sounds:''' A rather dramatic stinger with strings and drums.
+'''Audio:''' A rather dramatic stinger with strings and drums.
-'''Availability:''' Used with the 2nd logo. Can be seen on ''The Best of The Price is Right: Volume 1''.
+'''Availability:''' Used with the 2nd logo. Can be seen on ''The Best of The Price is Right: Volume 1'' and the ''Happy Tree Friends'' TV series volumes.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Public domain distributors logos]]