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1st Logo (1988)	2nd Logo (1991-2000)	3rd Logo (2000-2005)

1st Logo (1988)

Visuals: At a dark blue background at the top of the screen and a light blue carpet with buttons on the flooring, four pieces of a frame come together. Then, the following trailing text zooms towards the screen, reading:

FRONT
ROW
VIDEO

At the bottom of the frame, this wipes in:

presents ...

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was discovered on a 1988 VHS of Time Out for Hilarious Sports Bloopers.

2nd Logo (1991-2000)

Visuals: On a light blue background with a blue-grayish floor, there is a white sign laying on the floor. An usher that appears to have a weird face walks up to the floor and he picks up the sign, revealing a yellow border and the words:

Front Row
Entertainment
INC.

A black hemisphere with a yellow line suddenly appears behind the usher as the screen zooms in. As the logo zooms in, the usher's legs begin to disappears via a particle effect. When the logo is fully zoomed in, "Presents" wipes in via a particle effect.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Marching sounds with a whoosh that sounds like someone hissing.

Availability: It can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes at the time.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (2000-2005)

Visuals: On a marble-like door, there is the usher from the previous logo, even though there is no sign, on push handles that looks like gongs. The camera pans over to face the front of the door with a spotlight shining on the door. The door opens and the camera pans through the theater with seats, curtains, and a light projecting from behind the seats. When the camera gets to the front of the theater, the words

FRONT ROW
ENTERTAINMENT
INC.

appear via a blur effect in a golden Art Deco font. The logo shimmers.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Timpani drumbeats, then a majestic fanfare very reminiscent of Windows 98 with the audience clapping, which is a part of the opening sequence.

Availability: It can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes and DVD's.^[Examples?]

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+{{ImageTOC
+|Front Row Video (1988).png|1st Logo (1988)
+|Front Row Entertainment, Inc. (1992).png|2nd Logo (1991-2000)
+|Front Row Entertainment, Inc. (2000).png|3rd Logo (2000-2005)
+}}
 ===1st Logo (1988)===
-[[File:1abd226614e0ba1157b4f295f998da98.png|center|350px]]
+[[File:Front Row Video (1988).png|center|350px]]
-{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-YYlS7X6U}}
+{{youtube|id=b3-YYlS7X6U}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Frame" "That Is a Start"
-'''Logo:''' At a dark blue background at the top of the screen and a light blue carpet with buttons on the flooring, four pieces of a frame come together, then some trailing words zooming towards the screen read:
+'''Visuals:''' At a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background at the top of the screen and a {{color|lightblue|light blue}} carpet with buttons on the flooring, four pieces of a frame come together. Then, the following trailing text zooms towards the screen, reading:
-<center>''Front''<br>''Row''<br>''Video''</center>
+<center>{{color|cyan|'''''FRONT'''''<br>'''''ROW'''''<br>'''''VIDEO'''''}}</center>
-At the bottom of the frame there is a wiping of a word saying: ''presents ...''
+At the bottom of the frame, this wipes in:
-'''FX/SFX:''' CGI as the pieces of the square come together, standard 80s trailing effects as "Front Row Video" comes in and the wiping in of "presents ..."
+<center>{{color|gold|'''''presents ...'''''}}</center>
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Availability:''' Quite a rare find to get as it is. Discovered on a 1988 VHS of ''Time Out for Hilarious Sports Bloopers''.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Editor's Note:''' While the design is quite simple and somewhat looks like a placeholder, the animation here isn't too shabby for an 80s budget home video logo.
+'''Availability:''' It was discovered on a 1988 VHS of ''Time Out for Hilarious Sports Bloopers''.
 ===2nd Logo (1991-2000)===
-[[File:7nQIUyay77oVIlQNTexoVg134214.png|center|350px]]
+[[File:Front Row Entertainment, Inc. (1992).png|center|350px]]
-{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9OOtCVKSQM}}
+{{youtube|id=v9OOtCVKSQM}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Marching Man", "The Usher"
-'''Logo:''' On a light blue background with a blue-grayish floor, there is a white sign laying on the floor. An usher that appears to have a weird face walks up to the floor and he picks up the sign, revealing a yellow border and the words:
-'''Front Row'''
-'''Entertainment'''
-INC.
-A black hemisphere with a yellow line suddenly appears behind the usher as we zoom in. As the logo zooms in, the usher's legs begin to disappears via a particle effect. When the logo is fully zoomed in, "'''Presents'''" wipes in by a particle effect.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|lightblue|light blue}} background with a {{color|steelblue|blue-grayish}} floor, there is a white sign laying on the floor. An usher that appears to have a weird face walks up to the floor and he picks up the sign, revealing a {{color|gold|yellow}} border and the words:
-'''FX/SFX:''' Seems to be cel-shaded CGI.
+<center>{{Font|Serif|'''Front Row'''}}<br>{{Font|Serif|'''Entertainment'''}}<br>INC.</center>
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Marching sounds with a cheap whoosh that sounds like someone hissing.
+A black hemisphere with a {{color|gold|yellow}} line suddenly appears behind the usher as the screen zooms in. As the logo zooms in, the usher's legs begin to disappears via a particle effect. When the logo is fully zoomed in, "{{Font|Serif|'''Presents'''}}" wipes in via a particle effect.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes at the time.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This is probably one of the cheapest logos ever made, from its stilted animation to the cheap sound effects.
+'''Audio:''' Marching sounds with a whoosh that sounds like someone hissing.
-=== 3rd Logo (2000-2005)===
-[[File:DFRstYgXtQVNR9CHU_JDfg70401.png|center|350px]]{{Youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcl1LZJajcs}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Audience Ovation", "The Usher on the Door Handle"
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Logo:''' On a marble-like door, there is the usher from the previous logo, even though there is no sign, on push handles that looks like gongs. We pan over to face the front of the door with a spotlight shining on the door. The door opens and we pan through the theater with seats, curtains, and a light projecting from behind the seats. When we get to the front of the theater, the words:
+===3rd Logo (2000-2005)===
-FRONT ROW
+[[File:Front Row Entertainment, Inc. (2000).png|center|350px]]
+{{Youtube|id=Pcl1LZJajcs}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a marble-like door, there is the usher from the previous logo, even though there is no sign, on push handles that looks like gongs. The camera pans over to face the front of the door with a spotlight shining on the door. The door opens and the camera pans through the theater with seats, curtains, and a light projecting from behind the seats. When the camera gets to the front of the theater, the words
-ENTERTAINMENT
+<center>{{color|gold|{{Big|'''F'''}}'''RONT''' {{Big|'''R'''}}'''OW'''<br>{{Big|'''E'''}}'''NTERTAINMENT'''<br>'''INC.'''}}</center>
-INC.
-appear via a blur effect in a golden Art Deco font. The logo shimmers.
+appear via a blur effect in a {{color|gold|golden}} Art Deco font. The logo shimmers.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The gong-like push handles opening, the logo blurring in.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' We hear timpani drumbeats then a majestic fanfare very reminiscent of Windows 98 with the audience clapping, which is a part of the opening sequence.
+'''Audio:''' Timpani drumbeats, then a majestic fanfare very reminiscent of Windows 98 with the audience clapping, which is a part of the opening sequence.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes and DVD's.
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen on specialty and public domain VHS tapes and DVD's.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has surprisingly decent CGI, and is an improvement over the last logo.
-[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]]
 [[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
-[[Category:American Logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Public domain distributors logos]]