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'''Visuals:''' On a space background, a blue outline of Australia with the Tasmania island below zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the centre with a "light trail" effect. "Roadshow", in a yellow font (the same font, in fact, as in the first [[Roadshow Films]] logo, but with more bold), appears via "scanning" effect in pieces shooting out from the Australia before flashing. As this happens, the yellow text " | '''Visuals:''' On a space background, a blue outline of Australia with the Tasmania island below zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the centre with a "light trail" effect. "Roadshow", in a yellow font (the same font, in fact, as in the first [[Roadshow Films]] logo, but with more bold), appears via "scanning" effect in pieces shooting out from the Australia before flashing. As this happens, the yellow text "'''HOME VIDEO'''" zooms in below "'''''Roadshow'''''" in an arc. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The logo is basically a squeezed-in variant of the 1979 [[Roadshow Films|Roadshow]] theatrical logo, with the addition of the "'''HOME VIDEO'''" and the footage being freeze-framed after "Roadshow" flashes. | '''Trivia:''' The logo is basically a squeezed-in variant of the 1979 [[Roadshow Films|Roadshow]] theatrical logo, with the addition of the "'''HOME VIDEO'''" and the footage being freeze-framed after "Roadshow" flashes. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* After the logo, "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE", in | * After the logo, "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE", in yellow, appears over a zoomed-in still of the Australia outline and, after a few seconds, zooms out into it. | ||
* A variant exists where "HOME VIDEO" and "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE" are in | * A variant exists where "HOME VIDEO" and "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE" are in red instead of yellow. | ||
* There are variants with just no "SNEAK PREVIEWS" or just "Roadshow" and no "HOME VIDEO" or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | * There are variants with just no "SNEAK PREVIEWS" or just "Roadshow" and no "HOME VIDEO" or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | ||
* 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 | * 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 red (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:''' Backlit animation and chyron. | '''Technique:''' Backlit animation and chyron. | ||
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*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. | *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. | *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 | *Tapes with this logo should usually have the Village Roadshow logo in gold (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. | *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. | *It also appears on New Zealand ABC Video releases along with the Video Selection Australia logo. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On some of the first releases with this logo, the words "'''HOME VIDEO'''" replace "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''". | * On some of the first releases with this logo, the words "'''HOME VIDEO'''" replace "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''". | ||
* On some early releases (with the "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''" text), the logo has a | * On some early releases (with the "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''" text), the logo has a grayish tint. | ||
* At the start of most rental tapes until 1995, when the logo is finished, the words "COMING SOON" appear, the "HOME VIDEO" version of this logo has a different version of this. There is also a "MORE PREVIEWS TO FOLLOW" variant of this. | * At the start of most rental tapes until 1995, when the logo is finished, the words "COMING SOON" appear, the "HOME VIDEO" version of this logo has a different version of this. There is also a "MORE PREVIEWS TO FOLLOW" variant of this. | ||
* On some releases like ''The Dish'', ''Space Cowboys'' and ''Looking for Alibrandi'', the text fades in with a different, smaller font and the word "'''HOME'''" is added. The byline is not italicized. | * On some releases like ''The Dish'', ''Space Cowboys'' and ''Looking for Alibrandi'', the text fades in with a different, smaller font and the word "'''HOME'''" is added. The byline is not italicized. | ||
* There is a special promo variant in which there is a smaller logo at the top of the screen, and "''Power to the People at Home''" (with an announcer repeating the line) in silver script is wiped in below, then it flashes (it could also be seen as a print logo on some of their releases such as ''Pulp Fiction''). | * There is a special promo variant in which there is a smaller logo at the top of the screen, and "''Power to the People at Home''" (with an announcer repeating the line) in silver script is wiped in below, then it flashes (it could also be seen as a print logo on some of their releases such as ''Pulp Fiction''). | ||
* From around 1996 onwards, the company name just zooms out with the "V". | * From around 1996 onwards, the company name just zooms out with the "V". | ||
* In 2011, the logo became more | * In 2011, the logo became more orange-tinted, and the text "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''", with its byline, zooms out with the logo to end up with the same result as the previous version of the logo. | ||
* On the 1993 VHS release of the third episode of [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]]'s ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', "Lovesick Sonic", the logo appears via an wipe-up transition, and the music is slightly cut-short. | * On the 1993 VHS release of the third episode of [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]]'s ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', "Lovesick Sonic", the logo appears via an wipe-up transition, and the music is slightly cut-short. | ||
* On widescreen DVD releases, the logo is presented in 14:9. | * On widescreen DVD releases, the logo is presented in 14:9. | ||