HBO Feature Presentation: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search

HBO Feature Presentation (view source)

Revision as of 10:41, 16 October 2021

3,683 bytes removed ,  16 October 2021
no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 7: Line 7:




=== 1st Opening (November 8, 1972-April 30, 1975)===


TBA
=== 2nd Opening (May 1, 1975-1976)===
{{Gallery
| align=center
| mode=packed
| height=200
| width=
|HBO 1975 A.png|
|HBO 1975 B.png|
|HBO 1975 C.png|
}}
{{YouTube|id=SO84m6tUb50|id#=_GjY2f4rdFE|id#=xMMORjDOwws}}
'''Logo:''' This logo has three different variants, but the end result is the same.
* Variant A: Everything happens on a black background. First, we see several Scanimated sets of {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} lines spinning. As they slowly zoom in, they slowly dissolve into an early version of the HBO logo (with the "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''O'''}}" overlapping the "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''B'''}}"), and ""{{Font color|#FFD900|'''HOME BOX OFFICE FROM TIME/LIFE'''}}" appears below it shortly after it's formed. Suddenly, the HBO logo dissolves as it zooms towards the screen, and three {{Font color|red|red}} studio lamps rise from the bottom of the screen. The lamps turn on one-by-one, and the lights detach from them before merging into one circle that rotates into a {{Font color|purple|purple}} projector. The projector keeps rotating as {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} film reels move from the left of the screen to the right, turning the projector into a {{Font color|purple|purple}} film reel when they come in contact with it. After a while, the film reel rotates into a filmstrip with {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} HBO logos on it. The filmstrip curls down as two {{Font color|red|red}} drama masks fly in and start rotating rapidly, before flying away as several musical notes start zooming in while rotating and flashing in different colors. This cuts to a French horn rotating in and flipping upside down, before it stretches and turns into a row of piano keys while a ballerina's legs tiptoe towards them and open to give way for a {{Font color|blue|blue}} version of the Discobolus statue. When the Discobolus moves off-screen, what looks like a disc flies in and turns into a basketball, which falls into a basketball hoop. The hoop dissolves into a baseball glove, and a baseball falls onto it, after which both objects dissolve into a hockey puck and goal. The puck moves around until the goal dissolves into a hockey stick, which hits the puck and dissolves into a tennis racket, which hits a tennis ball. As soon as the ball flies towards the screen, we cut to a {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|red|red}}/{{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} light with sparks emanating from it. A {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''H'''}}" from the HBO logo appears from the right and glides towards the left side of the screen. After it stops, the letters "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''BO'''}}" flip up to complete the logo, while "HOME BOX OFFICE FROM TIME/LIFE" flips down below it.
* Variant B: TBA
* Variant C: TBA
'''Trivia:''' The HBO logo was designed by Betty Brugger.
'''FX/SFX:''' Scanimate effects and animations.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Depending on the variant:
* Variant A: A jazz piece consisting of horns, saxophones and other jazz instruments. Possibly a stock piece; it also appeared on a 1978 demo reel for Sullivan & Marks.
* Variant B: TBA
* Variant C: TBA
'''Availability:''' Extinct. They only appeared on a 1975 demo reel by [[Computer Image Corporation]].
'''Editor's Note:''' The fast-paced effects and music may not sit well with some. Also, the logo's design looks like it says "HEO" because the "O" is too close to the "B", but that was changed in 1980.


=== 3rd Opening (May 11, 1975-September 19, 1982) ===
===1st Opening (May 11, 1975-September 19, 1982)===
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
| align=center
| align=center
Line 53: Line 20:
TBA
TBA


=== 4rd Opening (1976-1978)===
{{Gallery
| align=center
| mode=packed
| height=200
| width=
|HBO The Great Alternative Entertainment (1976-1978).png|
}}
{{YouTube|id=WT4htL7PRko}}
TBA


=== 5th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
===2nd Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
| align=center
| align=center
Line 88: Line 44:




=== 6th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
===3rd Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 112: Line 68:




=== 7th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
=== 4th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 136: Line 92:




=== 8th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
===5th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 160: Line 116:




=== 9th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
===6th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 184: Line 140:
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 10th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===
===7th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 207: Line 163:
'''Editor's Note:''' A nice logo with great animation, even with the same slapped-on ending, though it's absolutely ''nothing'' compared to the next opening.
'''Editor's Note:''' A nice logo with great animation, even with the same slapped-on ending, though it's absolutely ''nothing'' compared to the next opening.


=== 11th Opening (September 20, 1982-October 31, 1997, December 7, 2019)===
===8th Opening (September 20, 1982-October 31, 1997, December 7, 2019)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 235: Line 191:
*A short version of the logo that starts before the "big bang" was shown most often (the long version would only be used for new features).
*A short version of the logo that starts before the "big bang" was shown most often (the long version would only be used for new features).
*There were multiple different endings used depending on what type of program was shown. They include "HBO Feature Presentation" (the standard version), "HBO Premiere Presentation" (for HBO Premiere Films before they were renamed to HBO Pictures), "HBO Family Showcase", "HBO Classic Feature", "HBO Theatre", "HBO Music", "HBO Saturday Night Movie", "HBO Sunday Night Movie", "HBO Special", "HBO Comedy", "HBO Rock", "Standing Room Only", "HBOriginal", "HBO Sports", "On Location", and "World Premiere Presentation", the latter being used in 2019, when it was remastered.
*There were multiple different endings used depending on what type of program was shown. They include "HBO Feature Presentation" (the standard version), "HBO Premiere Presentation" (for HBO Premiere Films before they were renamed to HBO Pictures), "HBO Family Showcase", "HBO Classic Feature", "HBO Theatre", "HBO Music", "HBO Saturday Night Movie", "HBO Sunday Night Movie", "HBO Special", "HBO Comedy", "HBO Rock", "Standing Room Only", "HBOriginal", "HBO Sports", "On Location", and "World Premiere Presentation", the latter being used in 2019, when it was remastered.
*Two April Fools Day variants that used much cheaper versions of the model city, the HBO monolith and the end card also exist: one used "HBO Feature Presentation" in the style of a rebus puzzle (H-bee-O Feet-Y-oar Present-A-shun) which flipped up into the screen, while the other had the "lyrics" to the song in a "follow the bouncing ball" style over the model city. When we reach to space, the familiar HBO, now in aluminum foil held by some string, falls down and is spun around by a hand. "HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION" in cheaply arranged paper letters fade in on a black background with a pair of live-action hands briefly making odd movements over it (the rebus puzzle version also faded to this, but with only a half-second of hand movement).
* Two April Fools Day variants that used much cheaper versions of the model city, the HBO monolith and the end card also exist: one used "HBO Feature Presentation" in the style of a rebus puzzle (H-bee-O Feet-Y-oar Present-A-shun) which flipped up into the screen, while the other had the "lyrics" to the song in a "follow the bouncing ball" style over the model city. When we reach to space, the familiar HBO, now in aluminum foil held by some string, falls down and is spun around by a hand. "HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION" in cheaply arranged paper letters fade in on a black background with a pair of live-action hands briefly making odd movements over it (the rebus puzzle version also faded to this, but with only a half-second of hand movement).
*Some end cards had the lines colored {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} or a {{Font color|red|red}}-{{Font color|gray|gray}} gradient.
*Some end cards had the lines colored {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} or a {{Font color|red|red}}-{{Font color|gray|gray}} gradient.
*A somewhat rare version exists. After the man tunes the cable to HBO, we can see him and his family sharing popcorn while HBO is being tuned on TV before zooming out the window. This was apparently used in the first weeks this intro debuted.
*A somewhat rare version exists. After the man tunes the cable to HBO, we can see him and his family sharing popcorn while HBO is being tuned on TV before zooming out the window. This was apparently used in the first weeks this intro debuted.
Line 265: Line 221:
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the most--or even arguably the most--beloved and iconic opening bumpers of the 1980s, thanks to the sheer amounts of detail and effort put into the visuals, and its iconic music, which HBO has consistently continued to use in modified forms ever since.
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the most--or even arguably the most--beloved and iconic opening bumpers of the 1980s, thanks to the sheer amounts of detail and effort put into the visuals, and its iconic music, which HBO has consistently continued to use in modified forms ever since.


=== 12th Opening (November 1, 1986-October 31, 1997)===
===9th Opening (November 1, 1986-October 31, 1997)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 280: Line 236:
'''Opening:''' We see a {{Font color|mediumorchid|heliotrope}} HBO logo across a vertical filmstrip with light rays shooting through it. The camera pans around and zooms back from several CGI squares glowing in various neon colors. Then, the lights shoot out the last square and light up a group of small dots glowing in rainbow colors, then zoom out to reveal a {{Font color|violet|light purple}} HBO logo with "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}" in a script font and in a {{Font color|deeppink|raspberry}}-like color with the rainbow circles on a black background behind it.
'''Opening:''' We see a {{Font color|mediumorchid|heliotrope}} HBO logo across a vertical filmstrip with light rays shooting through it. The camera pans around and zooms back from several CGI squares glowing in various neon colors. Then, the lights shoot out the last square and light up a group of small dots glowing in rainbow colors, then zoom out to reveal a {{Font color|violet|light purple}} HBO logo with "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}" in a script font and in a {{Font color|deeppink|raspberry}}-like color with the rainbow circles on a black background behind it.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''  
*On HBO Hungary, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Mozi''}}" (Hungarian for "movie") replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}", and the colors are brighter.
*On HBO Hungary, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Mozi''}}" (Hungarian for "movie") replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}", and the colors are brighter.
*In Poland, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Film''}}" replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}".
*In Poland, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Film''}}" replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}".
Line 295: Line 251:




=== 13th Opening (1986-1998)===
===10th Opening (1986-1998)===


{{YouTube|id=-K0aSPLbpNU}}
{{YouTube|id=-K0aSPLbpNU}}
Line 312: Line 268:




 
===11th Opening (1990-1993)===
=== 14th Opening (1990-1993)===


{{YouTube|id=rxb18tP3zBw}}
{{YouTube|id=rxb18tP3zBw}}
Line 328: Line 283:




=== 15th Opening (August 1991-1993)===
===12th Opening (August 1991-1993)===


{{YouTube|id=7xRlTl5N1zs}}
{{YouTube|id=7xRlTl5N1zs}}
Line 344: Line 299:


'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''  
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''  
* "Movies" ID: A male voiceover (with a robotic filter) says "''Die Hard 2''. ''Young Guns 2''. ''Presumed Innocent''. ''Flatliners''. ''Days of Thunder''. ''Goodfellas''. ''Ghost''. ''Rocky V''. ''Postcards from Heaven''." Another male voiceover says "Simply the best movies!"
*"Movies" ID: A male voiceover (with a robotic filter) says "''Die Hard 2''. ''Young Guns 2''. ''Presumed Innocent''. ''Flatliners''. ''Days of Thunder''. ''Goodfellas''. ''Ghost''. ''Rocky V''. ''Postcards from Heaven''." Another male voiceover says "Simply the best movies!"


'''Availability:''' Extinct.
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
Line 350: Line 305:
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 16th Opening (November 1, 1997-November 4, 1999)===
===13th Opening (November 1, 1997-November 4, 1999)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 375: Line 330:
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 17th Opening (November 5, 1999-April 1, 2011)===
===14th Opening (November 5, 1999-April 1, 2011)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 401: Line 356:




=== 18th Opening (April 2, 2011- )===
===15th Opening (April 2, 2011- ) ===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 428: Line 383:
'''Editor's Note:''' While not a badly-animated logo, this effort is very simplistic and boring, especially considering HBO's history of eye-dazzling opening bumpers.
'''Editor's Note:''' While not a badly-animated logo, this effort is very simplistic and boring, especially considering HBO's history of eye-dazzling opening bumpers.


=== 19th Opening (July 5, 2014-)===
===16th Opening (July 5, 2014-)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 460: Line 415:
'''Editor's Note:''' Impressively, this bumper manages to be even more boring than the last, looking more like something out of an iPhone app as opposed to a television bumper, hence the nickname "iPhone HBO".
'''Editor's Note:''' Impressively, this bumper manages to be even more boring than the last, looking more like something out of an iPhone app as opposed to a television bumper, hence the nickname "iPhone HBO".


=== 20th Opening (March 4, 2017-)===
===17th Opening (March 4, 2017-)===


{{Gallery
{{Gallery
Line 479: Line 434:


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* There is a more common short version that starts near the end when the HBO logo is revealed, and the text under the logo reads "MOVIE PRESENTATION".
*There is a more common short version that starts near the end when the HBO logo is revealed, and the text under the logo reads "MOVIE PRESENTATION".
* On HBO Latino, the text "PRESENTACIÓN DE PELÍCULA" ("PRESENTATION OF THE MOVIE" in Spanish) replaces "MOVIE PREMIERE".
* On HBO Latino, the text "PRESENTACIÓN DE PELÍCULA" ("PRESENTATION OF THE MOVIE" in Spanish) replaces "MOVIE PREMIERE".
* On HBO Max, a very short version exists.
*On HBO Max, a very short version exists.


'''FX/SFX:''' There is so much detail that it is near impossible to describe everything going on in the logo. A truly breathtaking blend of live-action and CGI and an amazing homage to the 11th and 18th openings.
'''FX/SFX:''' There is so much detail that it is near impossible to describe everything going on in the logo. A truly breathtaking blend of live-action and CGI and an amazing homage to the 11th and 18th openings.
Line 492: Line 447:


{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{Navbox-WarnerMedia}}
{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{Navbox-WarnerMedia}}


[[Category:American logos]]
[[Category:American logos]]
Retrieved from "https://avidwiki.mywikis.net/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/51112"

Navigation menu