NCircle Entertainment
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Background
NCircle Entertainment is an American DVD distributor focused on children's programming that was founded in 2006. It is a division of Alliance Entertainment (unrelated to the Canadian company of the same name) and is based in Irvine, California. The company is known for their issues of Cookie Jar Entertainment properties.
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1st Logo (2006-2007)
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Logo: Just the NCircle Entertainment print logo, with "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|orange|N}}{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|CiRCLE}}" in a paintbrush-like font in a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} ring, on a white background.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Seen on early NCircle releases including the DVD release of Mario's Movie Madness.
2nd Logo (2007-2013)
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Logo: On a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#C4C4C4|gray}}/{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#C4F8FF|light blue}} striped background, we see the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#F39300|orange}} "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|orange|N}}" from the previous logo moving and turning around, then we cut to a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} ring bouncing from the left. The "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|orange|N}}" then runs away from the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} ring. It comes to the left and briefly stops in place, before continuing to run away from the ring. It comes to the front of the screen. The {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} ring comes to the back of the "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|orange|N}}", and drops like a coin as "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|CiRCLE}}" appears from the right letter by letter, then the word "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|entertainment}}" slides from the right.
Variant: There is a Stay Tuned bumper variant (that usually comes after the logo) where there’s a bubbly background. It shows the NCircle Entertainment print logo shifted down a little, and the words "STAY AROUND AFTER THE PROGRAM TO SEE PREVIEWS OF MORE GREAT SHOWS FROM" are shown above the logo. Another variant is the same, but the upper text says:
Technique: CGI by motion designer Ryan Hartsell, using Cinema4D and Adobe After Effects for compositing.
Music/Sounds: A soft pop tune with a handclap beat and a synth-piano section, ending with chimes on the final piano section. A car horn is heard as the "N" stops in place, as well as a child's laugh near the end, and after the music ends another child says, "NCircle".
Music/Sounds Variants:
- During the logo's early days, the child's laugh and dialogue are absent.
- The laugh and dialogue may be slightly delayed.
Availability: Common.
- Seen on many DIC Entertainment and Cookie Jar releases, including several DVD’s of the Super Mario Bros. cartoons including these: Box Office Mario, Air Koopa, Mario Spellbound, Once Upon a Koopa, and Mario Bros. Mix (limited edition only). And this appeared on DVD releases of The Legend of Zelda, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, Horseland, and Heathcliff.
- Also found on The Wiggles, Pocoyo, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, Sid the Science Kid, Dino Dan, WordWorld, Chloe's Closet, and The Gruffalo.
3rd Logo (2013-)
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Logo: On a white background, first we see an {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#FF9300|orange}} N, but it's in a bold font instead of a child-like font, appears with a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} firework, the word "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|Circle}}" appears letter-by-letter, The color of the fireworks are: {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|blue}} and {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} and white, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|blue}} and {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red|red}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#FF00D7|pink}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deepskyblue|sky blue}}, and transparent. When the logo finishes the word "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|entertainment}}" appears, and many of the 2D fireworks randomly appear, the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} ring appears via a bouncing effect, and a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|#0BFF00|lime green}} firework appears.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A drumroll to start off, followed by a 7-note happy tune. Then we hear a twinkling noise and the child from the previous logo once again saying "NCircle" (which, for some strange reason, includes the tail end of the piano chord).
Availability: Current.
- Seen on current NCircle Entertainment releases, such as Llama Llama Red Pajama.
- Also seen on their YouTube channel.
- It also appears on the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go DVD releases in the USA and Canada, respectively, as well starting with "Time for Teamwork!"
