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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a {{color|#0556af|blue}} outline of a rectangle. The {{color|gray}} text "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|The Audience is Listening}}'''" (in the Archive Modern II Open font) fades inside the outline, then fades out. A few seconds later, the THX logo in {{color|silver}} appears, The {{color|#0556af|blue}} rectangle outline fades out, and the Lucasfilm Ltd. tagline from before (now in Futura) appears in their respective positions above and below. The THX logo shines. | ||
'''Variants:''' Throughout the years, this trailer had many different variants: | '''Variants:''' Throughout the years, this trailer had many different variants: | ||
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'''Note:''' The trailer in the second video starts at 0:31. | '''Note:''' The trailer in the second video starts at 0:31. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small, white-outlined box containing a {{color|gray}} gradient background appears in the center of the screen. Then, the hand of a conductor, holding a baton, moves up in the box. The hand flicks the baton, blasting out a {{color|#77c3ec|blue}} "hyperspace" far larger than the box that slowly turns {{color|#89170d|red}}. Once we zoom through the other end of the wormhole, | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small, white-outlined box containing a {{color|gray}} gradient background appears in the center of the screen. Then, the hand of a conductor, holding a baton, moves up in the box. The hand flicks the baton, blasting out a {{color|#77c3ec|blue}} "hyperspace" far larger than the box that slowly turns {{color|#89170d|red}}. Once we zoom through the other end of the wormhole, there is a {{color|silver}} THX logo slowly zoom towards the camera, against a {{color|#412021|dark red}} abyss. After a cooldown for a few seconds, text reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''The Audience is Listening'''}}" fades in, in the same font and color used in "Broadway"; followed by a subtitle reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Lucasfilm Ltd. Sound System'''}}", along with a copyright notice at the bottom right of the screen. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gray}} background, | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gray}} background, there is a clapperboard on screen. The clapperboard claps and then disappears off-screen. The camera then zooms out and turns, revealing the background to be a {{color|gray}} BMW car with the iconic "kidney grille". Tex flies on-screen and stops in front of the car, giving a "stop" signal. Tex mutters "Uh oh..." then tries to fly away but ends up getting sucked into the car. He gets flung around the car's engine uncontrollably and is eventually able to stop and regain his balance. He then looks up and sees part of the engine spraying. After spraying for a few seconds, it explodes, and Tex gets covered in black ash. Another part of the engine then pushes Tex up, and he gets chased by another explosion. He manages to escape from the car just in time, but then he loses control and hits the THX logo off-screen. He then stands back up, shakes his arms and foot, looks back at the THX logo, and does a "Ta-dah!" pose. A copyright notice fades in and out on the bottom right. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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'''Visuals:''' We start out with an octagon shape figure rising out of a {{color|silver}} surface (à la a ripple effect), and forms into another figure, which looks like petals from a flower (it in fact is a {{color|steelblue|blue}} passion flower) because we're looking at it from the top. Inside the "flower" is a crown shape figure that has wings on top of it, slowly spinning around, producing the held organ note sound, as we zoom in on it. Then, the scene changes. We now see another set of wings that also spin around, but faster. A ring is spinning around with it and goes down towards the bottom of the screen, producing the buzzer. And the scene changes again. The same set of wings from the first scene is shown, once again spinning slowly, with shades seen on the left side of the screen. As the scene changes again, a tulip is seen zooming in towards us as it opens up its front, producing the deep brass sound. Then we zoom in on a mushroom as it bumps up a bit and makes drum beats. Then a set of butterflies fly by (with some stopping in the front center of the screen), producing some flapping sound, we see the flowerhead-like plant with dragonfly wings as petals, it pushes one-by-one clockwise, making dolphin chirping sounds, then we see a lotus seed head opening and closing its holes as it makes a melody played on a glockenspiel. Intact with the drumbeats of the jingle, | '''Visuals:''' We start out with an octagon shape figure rising out of a {{color|silver}} surface (à la a ripple effect), and forms into another figure, which looks like petals from a flower (it in fact is a {{color|steelblue|blue}} passion flower) because we're looking at it from the top. Inside the "flower" is a crown shape figure that has wings on top of it, slowly spinning around, producing the held organ note sound, as we zoom in on it. Then, the scene changes. We now see another set of wings that also spin around, but faster. A ring is spinning around with it and goes down towards the bottom of the screen, producing the buzzer. And the scene changes again. The same set of wings from the first scene is shown, once again spinning slowly, with shades seen on the left side of the screen. As the scene changes again, a tulip is seen zooming in towards us as it opens up its front, producing the deep brass sound. Then we zoom in on a mushroom as it bumps up a bit and makes drum beats. Then a set of butterflies fly by (with some stopping in the front center of the screen), producing some flapping sound, we see the flowerhead-like plant with dragonfly wings as petals, it pushes one-by-one clockwise, making dolphin chirping sounds, then we see a lotus seed head opening and closing its holes as it makes a melody played on a glockenspiel. Intact with the drumbeats of the jingle, there is a variety of mushrooms as they "beat" and bump up the drumbeats, and then the scene changes to swirly-like circles that vibrate, as we zoom from one to another, making the bass horn stab. We zoom into another tulip, making another deep brass sound, and suddenly, we fly over all of the above-mentioned items. As the camera tilts toward the front and zooms back, we see that the plant-covered structure is actually the THX logo. The plants then retract back, revealing the silver color of the logo; this version looks slightly (but also noticeably) different than the other trailers of the past. The logo zooms back as the copyright info fades in on the bottom. | ||
'''Variant:''' On the <u>2008 DVD of ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''</u> (and the 2008 DVD reprints of the other three ''Indiana Jones'' films), the Japanese BD of ''The Magic Hour'', and the ''Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy'', this logo is formatted in 2.35:1 as compared to most other releases (2008 BD of ''Crystal Skull'', ''Avatar'', etc.) containing the trailer in 1.78:1. | '''Variant:''' On the <u>2008 DVD of ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''</u> (and the 2008 DVD reprints of the other three ''Indiana Jones'' films), the Japanese BD of ''The Magic Hour'', and the ''Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy'', this logo is formatted in 2.35:1 as compared to most other releases (2008 BD of ''Crystal Skull'', ''Avatar'', etc.) containing the trailer in 1.78:1. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a deep cloudy background, | '''Visuals:''' On a deep cloudy background, there is a light tunnel of many {{color|red|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|yellow|i}}{{color|limegreen|n}}{{color|dodgerblue|b}}{{color|mediumorchid|o}}{{color|hotpink|w}} colors as well as a shadow in the distance. The shadow then emerges to reveal a {{color|silver}} and shining THX logo as well as a {{color|royalblue|crystal blue}} rectangle outline from the Broadway trailers, which zoom slowly at us. A small copyright notice is seen below the THX logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI by Van Ling. | '''Technique:''' CGI by Van Ling. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} trail of light fly around. It flies to an atmosphere with a {{color|darkorchid|purple}} hue. A {{color|hotpink|pink}}, {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}, {{color|darkorchid|purple}} and {{color|limegreen|green}} trail of light follows the blue trail and flies around with it. We then see a closeup shot of the two trails of light flying. The {{color|red|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|gold|i}}{{color|limegreen|n}}{{color|dodgerblue|b}}{{color|mediumslateblue|o}}{{color|orchid|w}} trail of light makes some shapes with its light, while the {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} trail flies around the shapes and makes some mini shockwaves. We then cut to a white background but is revealed to be the back of the {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} trail of light in the {{color|darkorchid|purple}} atmosphere. The {{color|red|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|yellow|i}}{{color|limegreen|n}}{{color|dodgerblue|b}}{{color|mediumorchid|o}}{{color|hotpink|w}} trail of light joins the {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} trail and the two trails fly towards the THX logo, which is seen in the distance. Everything is in slow motion for a split-second, and then the two trails quickly charge towards the THX logo and reveal it. This version looks noticeably different from the other trailers of the past, due to the THX logo being noticeably thinner than normal. The THX logo shines as the two trails of light into the bottom line of the logo and causes a bright light to appear. This bright light takes up the entire screen. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. |