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'''Technique:''' Computer effects and video feedback. | '''Technique:''' Computer effects and video feedback. | ||
'''Audios:''' A mellow piece of music; not | '''Audios:''' A mellow piece of music; not easy to hear due to the studio spiel, but has a bossa-nova/mex influenced, easy listening melody, also known as elevator music (with five known lengths and four known tempos). A jazzy hi-hat drum is also playing music in the background. The music is accompanied by one of four male voiceovers (herein referred to as Voiceover A, Voiceover B, Voiceover C and Voiceover D) indicating the studio: | ||
* On most pre-1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century-Fox]] releases, Voiceover A (a deep baritone voice, provided by Ron Rose) said "By special arrangement with 20th Century-Fox, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following major motion picture on videocassette." The music's tempo is approximately 108.7 BPM (beats per minute) with 26 beats. | * On most pre-1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century-Fox]] releases, Voiceover A (a deep baritone voice, provided by Ron Rose) said "By special arrangement with 20th Century-Fox, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following major motion picture on videocassette." The music's tempo is approximately 108.7 BPM (beats per minute) with 26 beats. | ||
* On most early [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] releases, as well as all their [[Terrytoons|Terrytoon]] compilations, Voiceover A said "By special arrangement with Viacom International, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following motion picture entertainment on videocassette." The music's tempo is approximately 113.3 BPM with 26 beats. | * On most early [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] releases, as well as all their [[Terrytoons|Terrytoon]] compilations, Voiceover A said "By special arrangement with Viacom International, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following motion picture entertainment on videocassette." The music's tempo is approximately 113.3 BPM with 26 beats. | ||
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* Foreign-language voiceovers for this logo allegedly exist, according to its creator. | * Foreign-language voiceovers for this logo allegedly exist, according to its creator. | ||
'''Availability:''' Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s | '''Availability:''' Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s. | ||
* Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''Intolerance'', ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Cabiria'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Birth of a Nation'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Covered Wagon'', and ''At Long Last Love''. | * Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''Intolerance'', ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Cabiria'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Birth of a Nation'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Covered Wagon'', and ''At Long Last Love''. | ||
* The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. | * The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. | ||
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* Some later prints of releases with the Magnetic Video logo, such as ''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Notorious'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''High Anxiety'', may have CBS/Fox Video labels, but those are usually in the original Magnetic Video packaging, with a video release year of 1980 on the slipcover. | * Some later prints of releases with the Magnetic Video logo, such as ''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Notorious'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''High Anxiety'', may have CBS/Fox Video labels, but those are usually in the original Magnetic Video packaging, with a video release year of 1980 on the slipcover. | ||
* Occasionally, as seen on a 1985 pressing of ''Von Ryan's Express'' and a 1984 pressing of ''Take the Money and Run'', an earlier Magnetic Video voiceover may be plastered with its post-1980 ("...special video presentation") counterpart on later prints; also, most films featuring Elvis Presley were reprinted starting in early 1979 with the old Viacom voiceover plastered with the "...major motion picture on videocassette" variant thereof, which would make its first new-release appearance a few months later on ''The African Queen''. | * Occasionally, as seen on a 1985 pressing of ''Von Ryan's Express'' and a 1984 pressing of ''Take the Money and Run'', an earlier Magnetic Video voiceover may be plastered with its post-1980 ("...special video presentation") counterpart on later prints; also, most films featuring Elvis Presley were reprinted starting in early 1979 with the old Viacom voiceover plastered with the "...major motion picture on videocassette" variant thereof, which would make its first new-release appearance a few months later on ''The African Queen''. | ||
* This reappeared on the 1989 CBS/Fox laser videodisc release of ''9 to 5'', which is reported to be a | * This reappeared on the 1989 CBS/Fox laser videodisc release of ''9 to 5'', which is reported to be a duplicate from the original 1981 master. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is well known among the logo community for being one of the very first home video logos. | '''Legacy:''' This is well known among the logo community for being one of the very first home video logos. | ||