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'''Technique:''' Simple zoom effects. | '''Technique:''' Simple zoom effects. | ||
'''Audio:''' A grand, rising orchestral fanfare featuring an organ and electric piano, which starts off quiet but becomes more powerful over time, ending with a cymbal crash. This is truncated for the first shortened version. Otherwise, the opening theme of the | '''Audio:''' A grand, rising orchestral fanfare featuring an organ and electric piano, which starts off quiet but becomes more powerful over time, ending with a cymbal crash. This is truncated for the first shortened version. Otherwise, the opening theme of the movie plays over it. For the television version, it's usually the closing theme of the movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Availability:''' Was seen theatrically in Australia during this time period. | '''Availability:''' Was seen theatrically in Australia during this time period. | ||
* Has turned up on early [[Roadshow Entertainment|Roadshow Home Video]] tapes of ''Mad Max'' and ''Megaforce'', though most | * Has turned up on early [[Roadshow Entertainment|Roadshow Home Video]] tapes of ''Mad Max'' and ''Megaforce'', though most movies from Roadshow have edited this logo out and went straight to the movie itself. | ||
* Other films that had this logo in their theatrical release include ''First Blood'', ''Scanners'', and ''Gallipoli''. | * Other films that had this logo in their theatrical release include ''First Blood'', ''Scanners'', and ''Gallipoli''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Audio:''' A calm, echoing 12-note electronic piano tune. In later years, the sound | '''Audio:''' A calm, echoing 12-note electronic piano tune. In later years, the sound, for some reason, is in mono. | ||
'''Availability:''' This is mainly seen theatrically in both Australia and New Zealand. | '''Availability:''' This is mainly seen theatrically in both Australia and New Zealand. | ||
*The first version is preserved on Fox Classics | *The first version is preserved on a Fox Classics airing of ''Muriel's Wedding'', an original theatrical trailer of ''The Castle'', some prints of ''The Dish'' and, strangely enough, is found in place of the Roadshow Entertainment logo at the end of the 2002 Australian VHS release of ''Cats & Dogs''. | ||
*The second version is pretty easier to find, and can be found on recent Roadshow productions like ''I Love You Too'', ''The Cup'', ''Red Dog'', ''Oddball'' (2015) and ''Blueback'' (2022). | *The second version is pretty easier to find, and can be found on recent Roadshow productions like ''I Love You Too'', ''The Cup'', ''Red Dog'', ''Oddball'' (2015), ''The Daughter'' (2016), and ''Blueback'' (2022). | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||