Greystone Communications

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum




1st Logo (1991-July 24, 1994)


Visuals: On a black background, there is a stone triangle with "GREYSTONE" engraved on its bottom half. Underneath it, there is "COMMUNICATIONS INC." in white. It is against a slanted and vertical, rainbow colored beam of light that changes colors from the rainbow color palette.

Variant: On Brute Force, "In Association with" in white and with a black shadow is superimposed underneath the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The ending theme of the program.

Availability: It appeared on Brute Force, The Real West, early episodes of Civil War Journal, and Titanic: Death of a Dream. Although updated History Channel prints of Civil War Journal do not contain this logo at the end, it is intact on some episodes on Alexander Street, given the original credits of said series appear.

2nd Logo (October 22, 1993-2000)


Visuals: The triangle from before is steel and "GREYSTONE" is in Friz Quadrata and "COMMUNICATIONS, INC." is set to a serif font. The background now consists of a dark purple cloudy surface with a faint light at the top right. The logo shines twice.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, "COMMUNICATIONS, INC." would be removed.
  • There is an IAW variant, comprised of the text stylized like "In Association With". The font may vary.
  • On D-Day: The Total Story, the IAW text, now in a normal, capitalized font, appears in the middle of the logo sequence.
  • On Angels, Our Mysterious Messengers, "COMMUNICATIONS, INC." is replaced with the following copyright notice:
©1994 GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS/
AMERICAN ARTISTS FILM CORP.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme.

Availability: It first appeared on The Defense Rests A Tribute to Raymond Burr and was later seen on The American Revolution. The A&E Home Video releases of Trains Unlimited has this logo intact. Several documentaries on Alexander Street such as Roman Roads: Paths to Empire also have the logo intact.

3rd Logo (August 1, 2000-June 2001)


Visuals: The background consists of a dimly lit, simple blue-green carpet texture slowly rotating counterclockwise. The triangle is in a concrete texture and more beveled than before. On top of the triangle, there is the same text as before placed above the center of the logo and with a white burst effect, slightly zooming out before shining from left to right.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A long, soft whoosh. Otherwise, it's the ending theme of the program.

Availability: It appears on Tales Of The Gun starting with "The Gunslinger", Beginner's Video Guide: Home Computers and The Real McCoys Reunion.

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