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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><div><i><font size="3"><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font><font color="#333333"> Sagan Blob</font></font></i></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Background</u>: Hallmark Home Entertainment was the home video division of [[Hallmark Entertainment]], formed after Hallmark Cards bought [[RHI Entertainment Inc.|RHI]] and from the ashes of [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]]. In 1998, the company began distributing their releases through [[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan Home Entertainment]] and [[Family Home Entertainment]]; Hallmark Home Entertainment was shut down in 2003, following [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]'s purchase of Artisan.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3">1st Logo</font></div><div><font size="3">(1994-1996)</font></div><div>[[File:2kTALB ZvcJFyqIwc6ZbsA10945.jpeg|283px|Hallmark Home Entertainment (1994)]]</div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: Same as the 1st Hallmark Entertainment logo, with additional text "HOME" besides "ENTERTAINMENT".</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: 2D animation, not only choppy, but all of a sudden.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None. Though sometimes there will be music.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Seen on video releases from Hallmark Home Entertainment during the era, such as the company's tapes of the 1964 <i>Flipper</i> TV series (which were distributed through Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment).</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3">2nd Logo</font></div><div><font size="3">(1996-2003)</font></div><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:G OJ7UMBxnrJEs8bxJ0Y9w23222.jpeg|316px|Hallmark Home Entertainment (2001)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="207" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/644c9d1ce75679909030a4370b3127acde24e75b" width="275"></iframe></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, a grey-silver line comes in and zooms under the screen, as the camera follows it; we then see the same silver ribbon twirling around and moving about. We then fade out as the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo animates, but "HOME" is added beside "ENTERTAINMENT".<br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: A short variant simply uses the TV version with "HOME" next to "ENTERTAINMENT".<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The shapes and the zooming.</font></div><div><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None, or the short fanfare from the 2nd Hallmark Entertainment logo.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Seen on video releases by Hallmark Home Entertainment from the era, including most Crayola Home Video tapes.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div></div><br/></div>