Illusion Home Entertainment/DVD

Background: Illusion Home Entertainment/DVD are the ones who put Shaymin Films movies on tape and DVD. They started in 1977 when they just put Sesame Street episodes on tape. After that is when Shaymin Films bought them.

Logo 1

(1977-1978)

Logo: In credit text saying "AN ILLUSION HOME ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION".

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: No effects.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Very rare; seen on old tapes of Sesame Street.

Scare Factor: None.

Logo 2

(1979-1986)

Illusion Home Entertainment (1979)

Nicknames: "Dizzy Rectangles", "Blue 'n Purple", "Blue/Purple Strips"

Logo: We see 3 purple stripes gliding into the screen. Then we zoom out showing lots of blue and purple stripes going in a pattern. Then the words, "Illusion Home Entertainment" zoom in. The logo sparkles then fades out.

FX/SFX: The gliding and the zooming of the text.

Cheesy Factor: This logo is really cheesy. The sparkling, the zooming out, and the gliding all look cheaply animated.

Music/Sounds: The Fremantle International 1971 logo opening music.

Availability: Rare; Still seen on old Sesame Street tapes.

Scare Factor: Low to high; the creepy synth tune and the sparkling might get to some not used to it.

Logo 3

(1987-1992)

Illusion Home Entertainment (1987)

Nicknames: "It's Raining", "Rain", "Raining", "Better Than The 1979 Logo But Still Cheesy"

Logo: On a purple, blue, and black square gradient, it starts raining. Then the words "Illusion Home Entertainment" zoom in.

FX/SFX: The rain falling.

Cheesy Factor: The raindrops are a little big and this logo is a little bland.

Music/Sounds: Rain sounds and a soft piano tune.

Variants: On the Shaymin Films short, Can You Get The Onions? The raindrops are replaced with onions and the raining sounds are not heard.

Availability: Uncommon; Seen on Shaymin Films movies from the time put on tape.

Scare Factor: None; this logo is relaxing.

Logo 4

(1993-2000)

Illusion Home Entertainment (1993)

Nicknames: "The Flying/Floating Plates", "CGI Plates", "An EXTREME Change Compared to the 1987 Logo"

Logo: On a green, light green, and blue gradient BG we see three black tinted plates "floating". Then the words "Illusion Home Entertainment" fade in. The words "a Shaymin Films company" fade in afterwards.

FX/SFX: Almost all of the logo.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the movie.

Availability: Uncommon; Although it was seen on a lot of Shaymin Films movies.

Scare Factor: Minimal to low; the floating plates might get to some, but other than that it's a cool logo.

Logo 5

(2001-2007)

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Nickname: "Golden DVD"

Logo: On a yellow/golden gradient BG we see white things dancing around on the screen. Then a golden DVD zooms out from the screen. Next the words, "Illusion DVD" zoom in.

FX/SFX: Almost all of the logo

Variant: There is a variant where the words "a Shaymin Films company" zoom in with the words "Illusion DVD".

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the show/movie.

Availability: Pretty common; this logo is seen on a lot of older Shaymin Film DVD's

Scare Factor: None to low; The zooming might scare some, but it's pretty much harmless.

Logo 6

(2008-2010)

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Nicknames: "Burning DVD", "Red DVD"

Logo: On a firey gradient BG we see a red disc and the words "Illusion DVD" fly in to the screen. When they come together, the logo flashes and the words, " A Shaymin Films company" fade in. Then the red disc and the words, "Illusion DVD" burn away.

FX/SFX: The CGI efects of the red disc and the words, "Illusion DVD" flying in and the flame burning the logo away.

Music/Sounds: Whooshing sounds when the red disc and the words, "Illusion DVD" fly in and a flame crackle sound when the flame burns. On music video DVD's there is a heavy metal guitar tune.

Availability: Very Common.

Scare Factor:

Low bordering on Medium for the regular variant; The flames might scare some people.

Medium to High for the music video variant; The rock tune combined with the flames is a pretty unsettling combination.

Logo 7

(2011-)

Illusion DVD (2011)

Nicknames: "DVD On the Street", "Street DVD", "Green DVD"

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: Almost all of the logo

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Current.

Scare Factor: None to Minimal.