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'''FX/SFX:''' The clips, the square coming in. | '''FX/SFX:''' The clips, the square coming in. | ||
'''Music/Sounds''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of the electronic disco song "Chase" by Giorgio Moroder with a male announcer saying "Video Classics presents the finest range of home video movies available in Australia. Video Classics are all top quality movies duplicated to the highest standards available in the world. For further details on the other video movies available, please contact your local dealer, or ring Sydney 926400 for these details." | ||
'''Availability''': Extremely rare. It could be seen on early Betamax and VHS tapes from the company, like ''The Stick Up''. | '''Availability''': Extremely rare. It could be seen on early Betamax and VHS tapes from the company, like ''The Stick Up''. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The line drawing and shrinking, "'''VIDEO CLASSICS'''" fading in. | '''FX/SFX:''' The line drawing and shrinking, "'''VIDEO CLASSICS'''" fading in. | ||
'''Music/Sounds''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' A low electronic piano glissando ("Kometenmelodie 1" by Kraftwerk) as the line draws in, then a sweeping synthesized noise when "Video Classics" fades in, followed by an excerpt of"Kometenmelodie 2" by Kraftwerk. | ||
'''Availability''': Extremely rare. Seen on several tapes from Video Classics during the time period, and may have also been used alongside the next 2 logos. Video Classics tapes are known for having inconsistent logos. Known to be on a copy of ''Superbug - Craziest Car in the World''. | '''Availability''': Extremely rare. Seen on several tapes from Video Classics during the time period, and may have also been used alongside the next 2 logos. Video Classics tapes are known for having inconsistent logos. Known to be on a copy of ''Superbug - Craziest Car in the World''. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The lines wiping in, "VIDEO" zooming out, "Classics" writing. | '''FX/SFX:''' The lines wiping in, "VIDEO" zooming out, "Classics" writing. | ||
'''Music/Sounds''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' An analog synth bassline accompanied by synthesized chirps when lasers pass by, a "whirring" sound when "Video" zooms out while the bassline fades out, then a four-note synth fanfare as "Classics" is being written out. | ||
'''Availability''': Extremely rare. Another logo used for the time, this would have been used with their adult tapes most of the time. | '''Availability''': Extremely rare. Another logo used for the time, this would have been used with their adult tapes most of the time. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The scrolling grid, the tapes and disc zooming in, the logo forming up. | '''FX/SFX:''' The scrolling grid, the tapes and disc zooming in, the logo forming up. | ||
'''Music/Sounds''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' An ominous theme before building up into a two-note fanfare, a bang, and finally, a quiet synth arpeggio. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variant''': On a March 1984 trailer tape from them, an announcer at the beginning says this: "Ladies and gentlemen, Video Classics is proud to present the most amazing lineup of talent since 1925! So stand by for everything you ever dreamed of in beautiful downtown Movieland, right through to the big pictures of Christmas 1984!" | '''Music/Sounds Variant''': On a March 1984 trailer tape from them, an announcer at the beginning says this: "Ladies and gentlemen, Video Classics is proud to present the most amazing lineup of talent since 1925! So stand by for everything you ever dreamed of in beautiful downtown Movieland, right through to the big pictures of Christmas 1984!" | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The logos appearing and zooming out. This might be one of the longest of home video logos in the world ever known, clocking in at just under 50 seconds! | '''FX/SFX:''' The logos appearing and zooming out. This might be one of the longest of home video logos in the world ever known, clocking in at just under 50 seconds! | ||
'''Music/Sounds''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of the funky synth-keyboard disco tune "Protopulse" by Trevor Bastow. An announcer says "More quality home entertainment from Video Classics!" before the tune ends. The generic version uses a disco-synth tune that sounds like a cover/remix of "Get Up Action" by Digital Emotion. | ||
'''Availability''': Extremely rare. It could only be seen on tapes under this sublabel. Sometimes the normal variant is used, sometimes the generic variant is. | '''Availability''': Extremely rare. It could only be seen on tapes under this sublabel. Sometimes the normal variant is used, sometimes the generic variant is. | ||