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*"Movies" ID: A 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 voiceover says "Simply the best movies!" | *"Movies" ID: A 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 voiceover says "Simply the best movies!" | ||
===13th Open (November 1, 1997-November 4, 1999)=== | ===13th Open (November 1, 1997-November 4, 1999)=== | ||
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'''Open:''' We see a busy street intersection with a theater (a homage to the theater briefly shown in the 8th opening) displaying the HBO logo and the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" on its marquee. The camera zooms into the theater, past the box office (a homage to the zooming box office from the 3rd opening) and into a bright light. After the light dims down, the camera starts zooming down a street in a residential neighborhood with cars driving and people walking about, and goes through a bridge superstructure shaped like an "'''H'''", after which it zooms down a rural highway, passing farms and such. After some fog obscures the screen, we see the camera zoom down a mountain road, flying over a pit, and heading down a "'''B'''" shaped tunnel. The tunnel leads to a desert road surrounded with gorges and cliffs at the other end, and the camera zooms into a truck with an "'''O'''"-shaped cylindrical tank, taking us through another transition. We end up zooming through a CGI rendering of the city from the 8th opening, then into a skyscraper-filled downtown. Passing through the buildings with a lens flare effect, the camera travels down a freeway as lights from behind several buildings quickly turn on, followed by more lights ahead of them. The camera pans and takes us into an aerial view above the clouds, and we see the spotlights outlining an HBO-logo shaped harbor. The 3D letters "'''FEATURE'''" fly in and come together over the HBO logo, and a flash below them brings forth a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} rectangle with the word "PRESENTATION" appearing on it letter-by-letter as we tilt above the HBO-shaped harbor. | '''Open:''' We see a busy street intersection with a theater (a homage to the theater briefly shown in the 8th opening) displaying the HBO logo and the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" on its marquee. The camera zooms into the theater, past the box office (a homage to the zooming box office from the 3rd opening) and into a bright light. After the light dims down, the camera starts zooming down a street in a residential neighborhood with cars driving and people walking about, and goes through a bridge superstructure shaped like an "'''H'''", after which it zooms down a rural highway, passing farms and such. After some fog obscures the screen, we see the camera zoom down a mountain road, flying over a pit, and heading down a "'''B'''" shaped tunnel. The tunnel leads to a desert road surrounded with gorges and cliffs at the other end, and the camera zooms into a truck with an "'''O'''"-shaped cylindrical tank, taking us through another transition. We end up zooming through a CGI rendering of the city from the 8th opening, then into a skyscraper-filled downtown. Passing through the buildings with a lens flare effect, the camera travels down a freeway as lights from behind several buildings quickly turn on, followed by more lights ahead of them. The camera pans and takes us into an aerial view above the clouds, and we see the spotlights outlining an HBO-logo shaped harbor. The 3D letters "'''FEATURE'''" fly in and come together over the HBO logo, and a flash below them brings forth a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} rectangle with the word "PRESENTATION" appearing on it letter-by-letter as we tilt above the HBO-shaped harbor. | ||
'''Variant:''' A shorter, much more common version of this logo was available, which starts off with the lights lighting up. The full version as described above was only shown on Saturday night movie premieres. | '''Variant:''' A shorter, much more common version of this logo was available, which starts off with the lights lighting up. The full version, as described above, was only shown on Saturday night movie premieres from November 6, 1999 to March 26, 2011. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI, directed and designed by Mark Johnston at Pittard Sullivan and animated by Computer Cafe. | '''Technique:''' CGI, directed and designed by Mark Johnston at Pittard Sullivan and animated by Computer Cafe. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' The long version has a powerful, dramatic orchestral fanfare that uses the 12-note HBO fanfare at the beginning, and near the end. During the "HBO City" sequence, there are whooshes that can be heard from passing cars and buses. The short version has just the final seconds of the orchestral fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' It may appear on old tapes, DVDs, and/or digital recordings. Also appeared on most of the HBO multiplex channels from 2002 on (with the exception of HBO Family). | '''Availability:''' It may appear on old tapes, DVDs, and/or digital recordings. Also appeared on most of the HBO multiplex channels from 2002 on (with the exception of HBO Family). | ||