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* On very early tapes, such as ''The Fifth Musketeer'' and the very first release of ''Mad Max'', a combo of variant 2 and the Roadshow Films logo plays. "HOME VIDEO" is in <span style="color:#FF0000">red</span> (like variant 2), then the Roadshow Films logo's animation plays ("Roadshow" reverses onto Australia, "The Australian Company" appears), and "HOME VIDEO" zooms out. After an introductory scroll, the opening animation is repeated, but it freeze-frames when the Australia hits the usual position. "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in red zooms out just as the freeze frame begins, then zooms out again. | * On very early tapes, such as ''The Fifth Musketeer'' and the very first release of ''Mad Max'', a combo of variant 2 and the Roadshow Films logo plays. "HOME VIDEO" is in <span style="color:#FF0000">red</span> (like variant 2), then the Roadshow Films logo's animation plays ("Roadshow" reverses onto Australia, "The Australian Company" appears), and "HOME VIDEO" zooms out. After an introductory scroll, the opening animation is repeated, but it freeze-frames when the Australia hits the usual position. "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in red zooms out just as the freeze frame begins, then zooms out again. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Backlit animation and chyron. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the theatrical logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the theatrical logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the early '80s, including ''First Blood'', ''Mad Max'', ''Gallipoli'', ''Alvin Purple'', ''An American Werewolf In London'', ''Halloween II'', ''Far East'', ''Mr. Mom'', and ''Cujo''; it was also seen on early [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] releases they distributed beginning in 1985, including ''Love Leads the Way''. The very first Roadshow Home Video releases were ''Mad Max'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Insatiable'', ''Sex World'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''Montenegro'', ''A Change of Seasons'', ''The Never Dead'' (aka ''Phantasm''), ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Endless Love'', and ''Scanners'' (very likely the first title released by Roadshow Home Video). Tapes with this logo are not easy to find nowadays (usually on such covers the "Roadshow" text is in the same font as this logo, with "Home Video" and "Presents" underneath it), so check eBay Australia or your local second hand stores for tapes with this logo. Titles released under the Roadshow Vibrant Video label should also have this logo, despite the different logo on the cover. One of the last tapes to use this logo was ''The Mean Season''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the early '80s, including ''First Blood'', ''Mad Max'', ''Gallipoli'', ''Alvin Purple'', ''An American Werewolf In London'', ''Halloween II'', ''Far East'', ''Mr. Mom'', and ''Cujo''; it was also seen on early [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] releases they distributed beginning in 1985, including ''Love Leads the Way''. The very first Roadshow Home Video releases were ''Mad Max'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Insatiable'', ''Sex World'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''Montenegro'', ''A Change of Seasons'', ''The Never Dead'' (aka ''Phantasm''), ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Endless Love'', and ''Scanners'' (very likely the first title released by Roadshow Home Video). Tapes with this logo are not easy to find nowadays (usually on such covers the "Roadshow" text is in the same font as this logo, with "Home Video" and "Presents" underneath it), so check eBay Australia or your local second hand stores for tapes with this logo. Titles released under the Roadshow Vibrant Video label should also have this logo, despite the different logo on the cover. One of the last tapes to use this logo was ''The Mean Season''. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (October 1985-1993) === | === 2nd Logo (October 1985-1993) === | ||
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'''Promo Variants:''' | '''Promo Variants:''' | ||
* On rental releases and some sell-throughs, once the logo finishes, a page-turning effect occurs, revealing the message "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR MOVIES" in brown and white. | * On rental releases and some sell-throughs, once the logo finishes, a page-turning effect occurs, revealing the message "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR MOVIES" in brown and white. | ||
* On some videos released in 1988 (Australia's bicentennial year), the logo starts out like the | * On some videos released in 1988 (Australia's bicentennial year), the logo starts out like the previous logo, with the Australia outline, but then fades into this logo as an announcer says, "In the Australian tradition, Roadshow Home Video brings you a 6-pack, the Aussie 6-pack. In this, our bicentennial year, for only $19.88 each, you can have in your home library six of the all-time greatest Australian movies". | ||
'''Technique:''' 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the late '80s and early '90s, Titles include ''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (the first release with this logo), ''The Terminator'', ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', ''Short Circuit'', ''9 & 1/2 Weeks'', ''The Running Man'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'', and ''RoboCop II''. It is also seen on the video board game ''Rap Rat''. It does not appear on 1991-1992 [[ABC Video (Australia)|ABC Video]] Releases, even though the logo is featured on the back; they just use the [[Video Selection Australia]] logo of the time. This also appears on [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] and [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] titles they distributed at the time. Tapes with this logo should usually have the Village Roadshow logo in <span style="color:#FFD700">gold</span> (sometimes it's a solid colour) with "ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO" underneath it on the spine of the cover. Some early releases with this logo continued to use the previous logo on the labels. It also appears on New Zealand ABC Video releases along with the Video Selection Australia logo. One of the last releases to use this logo was ''Atmosfear''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the late '80s and early '90s, Titles include ''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (the first release with this logo), ''The Terminator'', ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', ''Short Circuit'', ''9 & 1/2 Weeks'', ''The Running Man'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'', and ''RoboCop II''. It is also seen on the video board game ''Rap Rat''. It does not appear on 1991-1992 [[ABC Video (Australia)|ABC Video]] Releases, even though the logo is featured on the back; they just use the [[Video Selection Australia]] logo of the time. This also appears on [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] and [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] titles they distributed at the time. Tapes with this logo should usually have the Village Roadshow logo in <span style="color:#FFD700">gold</span> (sometimes it's a solid colour) with "ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO" underneath it on the spine of the cover. Some early releases with this logo continued to use the previous logo on the labels. It also appears on New Zealand ABC Video releases along with the Video Selection Australia logo. One of the last releases to use this logo was ''Atmosfear''. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (March 1993-) === | === 3rd Logo (March 1993-) === | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the theatrical version, except the segments move from front to back rather than the other way around (at a faster speed), and "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''" appears in its place with the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" below, underneath a line. | '''Logo:''' Same as the theatrical version, except the segments move from front to back rather than the other way around (at a faster speed), and "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''" appears in its place with the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" below, underneath a line. | ||
'''Trivia:''' It is widely thought this logo started in late 1992, yet the earliest releases to use it date back to February-March 1993. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
* 1993-1995: A low-pitched calm synth tune with 4 chime sounds with a low synth sound at the end, also if you listen carefully as the V zooms out, a sound that resembles a drum roll can be heard, and if you listen even more carefully you'll notice that the synth tune and low synth sound come from the backing track of the Roadshow Films theme (i.e. without the | * 1993-1995: A low-pitched calm synth tune with 4 chime sounds with a low synth sound at the end, also if you listen carefully as the V zooms out, a sound that resembles a drum roll can be heard, and if you listen even more carefully you'll notice that the synth tune and low synth sound come from the backing track of the Roadshow Films theme (i.e. without the twelve-note melody). The text fades in exactly at the low synth sound. | ||
* 1996-2011: A | * 1996-2011: A five-note synth chime arrangement, based on the Roadshow Films theme. | ||
* 2011-: The last | * 2011-: The last eight notes of the Roadshow Films theme. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
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* The VHS release of ''Space Cowboys'' uses the Home Entertainment variant, however the DVD release of said film uses the regular variant, despite the Roadshow Home Entertainment print logo appearing on the cover, spine, back and disc. | * The VHS release of ''Space Cowboys'' uses the Home Entertainment variant, however the DVD release of said film uses the regular variant, despite the Roadshow Home Entertainment print logo appearing on the cover, spine, back and disc. | ||
* It is unknown if this appears on the 1999 Kultur release of the 1973 film adaptation of ''Don Quixote''. | * It is unknown if this appears on the 1999 Kultur release of the 1973 film adaptation of ''Don Quixote''. | ||
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