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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, three | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, three stylized, separate, golden "V"s are formed by yellow flashing effects from the right side. Three more are formed, filling the gaps. The result is a giant "V", or a triangle comprised of six progressively smaller "V"s. The giant "V" zooms out a little, and the big glowing text "ROADSHOW", in a white ITC Avant Garde Gothic font, slides in below the "V" and loses the glow. The "V" shines, and yellow "lazers" appear from the top-left and top-right corners of the screen and move below the text, forming "VILLAGE ROADSHOW CORPORATION" when they connect and disappear. | ||
'''Variant:''' <u>Widescreen</u> and <u>scope</u> versions of this logo exist. | '''Variant:''' <u>Widescreen</u> and <u>scope</u> versions of this logo exist, alongside an <u>open-matte</u> variant. | ||
'''Technique:''' Traditional cel animation. | '''Technique:''' Traditional cel animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* | * This logo was only seen theatrically in Australia during this time period as the logo is either plastered with the Roadshow Television logo on Australian television prints, or got erased from Australian VHS releases of their movies entirely. | ||
* However, it did appear on | * However, it did appear on an Australian television print of ''The Miami Connection'' as late as 1997 (10 years after this logo's debut, and just five after their next one succeeding it). | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is considered to be the rarest Australian logo on the wiki. The [[Roadshow Entertainment|Home Video]] variant is much easier to come across. | '''Legacy:''' This is considered to be the rarest Australian logo on the wiki. The [[Roadshow Entertainment|Home Video]] variant is much easier to come across. | ||
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* Around 2009, the text changed to just "ROADSHOW FILMS". No byline is present. | * Around 2009, the text changed to just "ROADSHOW FILMS". No byline is present. | ||
* In later years, the logo has a darker tone. | * In later years, the logo has a darker tone. | ||
* Like with the previous logo, <u>widescreen</u> and <u>scope</u> versions of this logo exist. | * Like with the previous logo, <u>widescreen</u> and <u>scope</u> versions of this logo exist, alongside an <u>open-matte</u> version. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||