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Background

Nickelodeon Pictures was a British pre-cert video distributor. The name is derived from "Nickelodeon", an early type of cinema, so called because they cost a nickel (five cents) for admission.

Logo (1983-1987)

Visuals: On a gray background, there is a silhouette of a man staring into a kinetoscope with the words “NICKELODEON PICTURES” below him. Some lights flash around the picture. Below that, the words “Big Movie Video in a Little Red Box.” appear in a red font.

Technique: Scanimation.

Audio: A bell tune with bangs and a synthesizer.

Availability: Appears on British videotapes of Prisoners of the Lost Universe, The Terry Fox Story, Some Call it Loving, and Stony Island, among other titles.

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+===Background===
+'''Nickelodeon Pictures''' was a British pre-cert video distributor. The name is derived from "Nickelodeon", an early type of cinema, so called because they cost a nickel (five cents) for admission.
-=== Background ===
+===Logo (1983-1987) ===
-Nickelodeon Pictures is not related to the cable network Nickelodeon in any way.
-=== 1st Logo (1980s) ===
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-'''Logo:''' On a gray background, we see a silhouette of a man staring into a kinetoscope with the words “NICKELODEON PICTURES” below him. Some lights flash around the picture. Below that, the words “Big Movie Video in a Little Red Box.” appear in a red font.
+'''Visuals:''' On a gray background, there is a silhouette of a man staring into a kinetoscope with the words “NICKELODEON PICTURES” below him. Some lights flash around the picture. Below that, the words “Big Movie Video in a Little Red Box.” appear in a red font.
-'''Trivia:''' The usage of “Nickelodeon” refers to an early type of cinema, so called because they cost a nickel, or five cents, for admission.
-'''Technique:''' Basic animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A bell tune with bangs and a synthesizer.
+'''Technique:''' Scanimation.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Probably seen on pre-cert tapes.
+'''Audio:''' A bell tune with bangs and a synthesizer.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on British videotapes of ''Prisoners of the Lost Universe'', ''The Terry Fox Story'', ''Some Call it Loving'', and ''Stony Island'', among other titles.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
 [[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
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+[[Category:Animations on Scanimate]]