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'''Nickname:''' "The Beams" | '''Nickname:''' "The Beams" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background a set of revolving tri-colored light beams (which are Red, Blue and Green) shoot out towards the screen and bounced back and forth three times in a backwards "Z" formation. As it hits the center various circles wipe in to form the Virgin logo, glowing various colors | '''Logo:''' On a black background a set of revolving tri-colored light beams (which are Red, Blue and Green) shoot out towards the screen and bounced back and forth three times in a backwards "Z" formation. As it hits the center various circles wipe in to form the Virgin logo, glowing various colors as it rotates upward. Then a light glows under it and fully turns into white circles forming the logo as it's signature red color wipes over the circles. The light then engulfs the background becoming blue followed by white and then mostly blue. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * In the United States and Canada, a different end result is used with slightly cheaper animation, a blue background and drop shadow on the Virgin logo and "VISION" sandwiched on two red lines. | ||
* There is another version exists where the logo is already formed then it shines twice | * There is another version exists where the logo is already formed then it shines twice | ||
* A filmed version also exists. | * A filmed version also exists. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The light beams and the logo turning upwards, and the coloring which are very nice computer effects from the '80s. | '''FX/SFX:''' The light beams and the logo turning upwards, and the coloring which are very nice computer effects from the '80s. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A sound of synthesised horn notes accompanied by chimes as the beams bounce around a decent synthesise sound when the logo rises up played over a synth horn and at the end we hear strings. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A sound of synthesised horn notes accompanied by chimes as the beams bounce around a decent synthesise sound when the logo rises up played over a synth horn and at the end we hear strings when "Virgin" fills red. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some tapes the jingle ends rather quickly than usual. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some tapes the jingle ends rather quickly than usual. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' More common than the previous logo. Seen on VHS releases of films such as ''Retribution'', ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', ''Edge of Sanity'', ''Checking Out'', ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'', ''The Banker'', ''Fear (1988)'', ''The Rosary Murders'' and ''Destroyer'' among others. Also seen on British tapes of ''Paris by Night'', ''RoboCop'', ''The Terminator'', and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'' among others. Also in Canada some tapes from this company show the [[Cineplex Odeon Video (Canada)|Cineplex Odeon Video]] before this logo even some from [[M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment|MCEG Virgin]] including ''Slipstream''. Likewise on some tapes in Argentina the [[Transmundo Home Video (Argentina)|Transmundo Home Video]] would appear before this logo and ([[Management Company Entertainment Group|MCEG]]'s on PAL tapes. In the UK you will also see the MCEG logo before this (International) logo on some tapes from 1989 until it's rebranding in 1992. It also appeared on the Canadian VHS of ''Communion'', after the Cineplex Odeon Home Video logo and before the MCEG Virgin logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||