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'''Audio:''' An orchestral fanfare that sounds very similar to the ''Star Wars'' theme, with the last portion sounding eerily similar to ''Star Trek''<nowiki/>'s theme. | '''Audio:''' An orchestral fanfare that sounds very similar to the ''Star Wars'' theme, with the last portion sounding eerily similar to ''Star Trek''<nowiki/>'s theme. | ||
===3rd Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | ===3rd Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' A jazz rendition of the fanfare. | '''Audio:''' A jazz rendition of the fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' This appears on ''The World of Robert Abel'', an installment in Pioneer's 1985 LaserDisc series ''Visual Pioneers''. | ||
=== 4th Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | === 4th Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a space background with a gridded floor is several bright lights drawing in a stylized movie theater complete with a box office and a marquee with the text "'''H.B.O. FEATURE MOVIE'''" on both sides. The screen then zooms into a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} star on the marquee, and the screen cuts to more bright lights drawing in the interior of the theater. As the camera slowly zooms in, a {{color|red}} curtain on the center rises to reveal a {{color|blue}} pair of curtains, which open as the camera zooms in and it fades to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual. | '''Visuals:''' On a space background with a gridded floor is several bright lights drawing in a stylized movie theater complete with a box office and a marquee with the text "'''H.B.O. FEATURE MOVIE'''" on both sides. The screen then zooms into a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} star on the marquee, and the screen cuts to more bright lights drawing in the interior of the theater. As the camera slowly zooms in, a {{color|red}} curtain on the center rises to reveal a {{color|blue}} pair of curtains, which open as the camera zooms in and it fades to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual. | ||
'''Technique:''' Scanimate | '''Technique:''' Scanimate, combined with the motion-controlled ending. | ||
'''Audio:''' An alternate version of the fanfare used in the first logo of the time, only slower and louder. | '''Audio:''' An alternate version of the fanfare used in the first logo of the time, only slower and louder. | ||
===5th Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | ===5th Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, {{color|darkviolet|purple}} streaks rain down the screen diagonally and disappear via a TV power-off effect as the screen fades to see a {{color|gray}} rounded rectangle with a neon {{color|hotpink|pink}} outline rotating and zooming out, with an ocean at the bottom of the screen. The rectangle gets slowly sliced into 3x3 pieces with {{color|gold|yellow}} sparking lasers and, when it's done, explode into a {{color|blue}} circular flash, which brings forth a series of {{color|gold}} bars flying towards the screen at an angle. They eventually form a theater hallway with the ocean turning into a black floor, and a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} screen quickly zooms in as the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text starts animating as usual. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, {{color|darkviolet|purple}} streaks rain down the screen diagonally and disappear via a TV power-off effect as the screen fades to see a {{color|gray}} rounded rectangle with a neon {{color|hotpink|pink}} outline rotating and zooming out, with an ocean at the bottom of the screen. The rectangle gets slowly sliced into 3x3 pieces with {{color|gold|yellow}} sparking lasers and, when it's done, explode into a {{color|blue}} circular flash, which brings forth a series of {{color|gold}} bars flying towards the screen at an angle. They eventually form a theater hallway with the ocean turning into a black floor, and a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} screen quickly zooms in as the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text starts animating as usual. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This was the last intro HBO used until the "HBO In Space" logo debuted in September 1982. | |||
'''Technique:''' Scanimate, combined with the camera-controlled animated ending. | '''Technique:''' Scanimate, combined with the camera-controlled animated ending. | ||
'''Audio:''' A relaxing synth version of the fanfare mixed with drums. | '''Audio:''' A relaxing synth version of the fanfare mixed with drums. | ||
===8th Bumper (September 20, 1982-October 31, 1997)=== | ===8th Bumper (September 20, 1982-October 31, 1997)=== | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI by [[Pacific Data Images]]. | '''Technique:''' CGI by [[Pacific Data Images]]. | ||
'''Audio:''' A loud electric guitar tune, which culminates into a brief, funky new wave theme that at the very end ends with another electric guitar strum and a twinkling fade-out | '''Audio:''' A loud electric guitar tune, which culminates into a brief, funky new wave theme that at the very end ends with another electric guitar strum and a twinkling fade-out. | ||
===10th Bumper (1986-1998)=== | ===10th Bumper (1986-1998)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' A 12-note cover of the 1982 fanfare in different instruments depending on the variant, composed by RK Music. The "Now" variant features an announcer saying over the music "It's on, now. [brief description of movie]. [2 actors from movie] in, [movie title]. It's on HBO, right now." | '''Audio:''' A 12-note cover of the 1982 fanfare in different instruments depending on the variant, composed by RK Music. The "Now" variant features an announcer saying over the music "It's on, now. [brief description of movie]. [2 actors from movie] in, [movie title]. It's on HBO, right now." | ||
===14th Bumper (November 6, 1999-April 1, 2011)=== | ===14th Bumper (November 6, 1999-April 1, 2011)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' The long version has a powerful, dramatic orchestral fanfare that uses the 12-note HBO fanfare at the beginning, and near the end. During the "HBO City" sequence, there are whooshes that can be heard from passing cars and buses. The short version has just the final seconds of the orchestral fanfare. | '''Audio:''' The long version has a powerful, dramatic orchestral fanfare that uses the 12-note HBO fanfare at the beginning, and near the end. During the "HBO City" sequence, there are whooshes that can be heard from passing cars and buses. The short version has just the final seconds of the orchestral fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It debuted on November 6, 1999 before the HBO premiere of ''Saving Private Ryan''. This also appeared on most of the HBO multiplex channels from 2002 onward (with the exception of HBO Family). | ||
===15th Bumper (April 2, 2011-)=== | ===15th Bumper (April 2, 2011-)=== | ||