Guild Film Distribution
Henrynguye5
Editions by
Henrynguye5, Prodigy012 and LMgamer36
Video captures courtesy of
Logo Archive
Background
Guild Film Distribution was the theatrical division of Guild Home Video.
1st Logo (1985-1993)
Visuals: Same as the 1985 home video counterpart but matted to widescreen, and "Film Distribution" replaces "Home Video".
Technique: Same as the home video counterpart.
Audio: Same as the home video counterpart.
Audio Variant: In its last year of usage, it used a lush orchestral remix of the 1993 home video theme.
Availability:
- It appears on VHS tapes of Guild's first cinema releases, such as Cliffhanger, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Fourth War, Universal Soldier and Rambo III.
- The later music variant was found on a trailer for Bad Lieutenant, which was seen on the Blu-ray release from Fabulous Films.
2nd Logo (1993-1996)
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Visuals: Same as the 1993 home video counterpart, but matted to widescreen.
Technique: Same as the home video counterpart.
Variant: A "windowboxed" version exists, appearing before the Cinergi Pictures logo on a UK trailer for Judge Dredd.
Audio: Same as the home video counterpart.
Audio Variant: On some films it may have used the previous logo's orchestral rendition of the home video theme.
Audio Trivia: The music was composed using the Korg M1 workstation from 1988.
Availability: Seen on later Guild cinema releases of the era before the company started a merger with Pathé in 1996, such as James and the Giant Peach; the home video counterpart appears on the video release of the film.
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