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===2nd Logo (Late 1980s)=== | ===2nd Logo (Late 1980s)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' | '''Logo:''' On a space background with a purple nebula, the camera slowly pans down to reveal the Earth's horizon as a white flash of light appears on the center of the nebula. A spinning silver disc then zooms in shining to a comfortable position. It stops spinning, revealing it to be a stylized "GU" monogram (an updated version of the monogram used in the [[GUO Film Distributors|GUO]] days). Below, the following text also in silver zooms in from the horizon: | ||
<center>'''GREATER UNION<br>DISTRIBUTORS'''</center> | |||
A star-shaped cutout is seen on the "A". The byline "A Roadshow Greater Union Company" fades in afterwards underneath the company name. | |||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Appears to be a mix of live-action model work and cel animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' A ding when the flash of light appears, followed by a synth horn fanfare over a chorus pad, then a drumbeat when the emblem stops zooming in, ending in a synthesized flourish. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Until 2023, the only evidence this logo existing is on Australian VHS releases of ''Blinky Bill'' on the video cover and on trailers for the film. This print logo has been recently spotted on a TV spot for ''Proof''. This logo was most likely seen only in Australian cinemas as the logo is erased from all home media releases or plastered with the Roadshow Television logo on TV prints. | ||
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