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'''Music/Sounds:''' A rising electronic piano theme, or else the opening theme of the film. For the television version it is usually the closing theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A rising electronic piano theme, or else the opening theme of the film. For the television version it is usually the closing theme of the film. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, considering that Roadshow rarely preserved its pre-1992 theatrical logos on home video. Turns up on the [[Umbrella Entertainment]] DVD of ''The Love Epidemic'' (part of an Ozplotation double feature with ''High Rollin''). It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of ''Mad Max'' and ''The Wanderers'' and also showed up on a 1985 Australian television broadcast of the latter. Strangely, it was also spotted on the Dutch Standard Video release of ''Faces of Death''. Roadshow Films had intended to release the film | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, considering that Roadshow rarely preserved its pre-1992 theatrical logos on home video. Turns up on the [[Umbrella Entertainment]] DVD of ''The Love Epidemic'' (part of an Ozplotation double feature with ''High Rollin''). It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of ''Mad Max'' and ''The Wanderers'' and also showed up on a 1985 Australian television broadcast of the latter. Strangely, it was also spotted on the Dutch Standard Video release of ''Faces of Death''. Roadshow Films had intended to release the film theatrically in Australia, though the film ended up being banned by the Australian censorship board. How this print ended up on a Dutch video release is unknown. Other films where this might have appeared include ''Beyond the Living Dead'' (also known by such names as ''Return of the Zombies'', ''Terror of the Living Dead'', and ''The Hanging Woman'' elsewhere) and ''Stone''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1979-1986)=== | ===2nd Logo (1979-1986)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a space background, a blue outline of Australia with the Tasmania island below zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the | '''Logo:''' 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 very strange yellow font (the same font, in fact, as in the previous logo, but with more bold), appears via "scanning" effect in pieces shooting out from the Australia. The completed logo shines and reverses onto Australia and "The Australian Company" appears in yellow via a flashing effect below "Roadshow". | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Scanimate effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm | '''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synthesised horn and piano fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was seen in Australian cinemas during this time period. Has turned up on early [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Home Video]] tapes of ''Mad Max'' and ''Megaforce'', though most titles edited this logo out and went straight to the movie. Other films that had this logo in theatrical release include ''First Blood'', ''Scanners'', and ''Gallipoli''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was seen in Australian cinemas during this time period. Has turned up on early [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Home Video]] tapes of ''Mad Max'' and ''Megaforce'', though most titles edited this logo out and went straight to the movie. Other films that had this logo in theatrical release include ''First Blood'', ''Scanners'', and ''Gallipoli''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' The lasers drawing the "V", the glowing text moving and darkening, and the lasers moving and forming the text. | '''Technique:''' The lasers drawing the "V", the glowing text moving and darkening, and the lasers moving and forming the text. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A very loud, dramatic synth stinger accompanied by a | '''Music/Sounds:''' A very loud, dramatic synth stinger accompanied by a synthesised phasing sound and a laser sound. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was only ever seen in Australian cinemas during this time period as VHS tapes cut the logo out and TV channels used the Roadshow Television logo. However, it did appear on TV airings of ''The Miami Connection'' as late as 1997. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Was only ever seen in Australian cinemas during this time period as VHS tapes cut the logo out and TV channels used the Roadshow Television logo. However, it did appear on TV airings of ''The Miami Connection'' as late as 1997. | ||