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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' This was a "placeholder" logo, used when the "primary" logo is not in use or not ready yet. Like its predecessors, HBO Video distributed [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]], [[Thames|Thames]], [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]], and [[Orion Pictures|Orion]] as well as HBO product, although Orion would shortly launch its [[Orion Home Video|own video label]]. Examples include ''Three Amigos!'' (its first appearance, and where this has been known to appear on prints made as late as 1999), ''Platoon'', ''Hoosiers'', ''Amazing Grace and Chuck'', ''Making Mr. Right'', ''How To Raise a Street Smart Child'', and some reissues of [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn-EMI]]/[[Thorn EMI/HBO Video|HBO]]/[[HBO/Cannon Video|Cannon]] releases. | '''Availability:''' This was a "placeholder" logo, used when the "primary" logo is not in use or not ready yet. Like its predecessors, HBO Video distributed [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]], [[Thames|Thames]], [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]], and [[Orion Pictures|Orion]] as well as HBO product, although Orion would shortly launch its [[Orion Home Video|own video label]]. Examples include ''Three Amigos!'' (its first appearance, and where this has been known to appear on prints made as late as 1999), ''Platoon'', ''Hoosiers'', ''Amazing Grace and Chuck'', ''Making Mr. Right'', ''How To Raise a Street Smart Child'', and some reissues of [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn-EMI]]/[[Thorn EMI/HBO Video|HBO]]/[[HBO/Cannon Video|Cannon]] releases. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Typical 80s CGI. | '''Technique:''' Typical 80s CGI. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A warbly, bass-filled synth tune loosely based off the music in the "[[HBO Feature/Special Presentation |HBO Movie]]" intro used at the time. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on video releases of Thames, TriStar Pictures, [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]], [[Kings Road Entertainment|Kings Road]], Hemdale Film Corporation, [[Miramax Films|Miramax]], [[Weintraub Entertainment Group|Weintraub Entertainment]], and [[Samuel Goldwyn Films|Samuel Goldwyn]] material, but towards the end of its run, began to concentrate mainly on HBO-produced materials, including [[Time-Life Video|Time-Life]] titles previously released by Vestron Video. Among the tapes where this appears are ''Platoon'', ''Rock-a-Doodle'', ''No Way Out'', and reprints of ''Can't Stop the Music'', ''S.O.S. Titanic'', ''First Blood'', ''The Terminator'', ''Highlander'', and ''Raw Deal'', among other new releases and re-releases (some of which may still use the [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI]] or other original logo on the packaging and/or labels) of the era. It also appears on the Promotional Concept Group release of ''Three Amigos!''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on video releases of Thames, TriStar Pictures, [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]], [[Kings Road Entertainment|Kings Road]], Hemdale Film Corporation, [[Miramax Films|Miramax]], [[Weintraub Entertainment Group|Weintraub Entertainment]], and [[Samuel Goldwyn Films|Samuel Goldwyn]] material, but towards the end of its run, began to concentrate mainly on HBO-produced materials, including [[Time-Life Video|Time-Life]] titles previously released by Vestron Video. Among the tapes where this appears are ''Platoon'', ''Rock-a-Doodle'', ''No Way Out'', and reprints of ''Can't Stop the Music'', ''S.O.S. Titanic'', ''First Blood'', ''The Terminator'', ''Highlander'', and ''Raw Deal'', among other new releases and re-releases (some of which may still use the [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI]] or other original logo on the packaging and/or labels) of the era. It also appears on the Promotional Concept Group release of ''Three Amigos!''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Typical 90s computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Typical 90s computer animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A dramatic synthesized horn/string fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on HBO VHS releases of the period. HBO DVDs used their own logo (see below), although some early HBO DVDs, such as ''A Bronx Tale'' and ''Circle of Friends'', have either this logo or the HBO Savoy Video logo intact. A few VHS releases included this logo well into 2005, such as Something the Lord Made, Everyday People and The Life & Death of Peter Sellers. | '''Availability:''' Seen on HBO VHS releases of the period. HBO DVDs used their own logo (see below), although some early HBO DVDs, such as ''A Bronx Tale'' and ''Circle of Friends'', have either this logo or the HBO Savoy Video logo intact. A few VHS releases included this logo well into 2005, such as Something the Lord Made, Everyday People and The Life & Death of Peter Sellers. | ||
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'''Technique:''' All computer effects. | '''Technique:''' All computer effects. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A shortened version of the previous logo's fanfare. On some releases, a shining sound is heard when the flash appears. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Pure CGI. | '''Technique:''' Pure CGI. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' This is the VHS counterpart of the previous logo. This was found on some VHS releases by HBO from the period, such as ''Undefeated'', ''Consequence'', ''Larceny'', ''Point of Origin'', ''The Photographer'', and ''Elephant'', as well as the 2004 ''I Spy'' VHS tapes, ''A Thing That Flings'' and ''A Rockin' Bronco''. However, a few VHS releases during this logo's usage used the 3rd logo. | '''Availability:''' This is the VHS counterpart of the previous logo. This was found on some VHS releases by HBO from the period, such as ''Undefeated'', ''Consequence'', ''Larceny'', ''Point of Origin'', ''The Photographer'', and ''Elephant'', as well as the 2004 ''I Spy'' VHS tapes, ''A Thing That Flings'' and ''A Rockin' Bronco''. However, a few VHS releases during this logo's usage used the 3rd logo. | ||
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'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and computer effects. | '''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and computer effects. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' First we hear the sound of the man’s footsteps. Then a zapping sound plays when the man presses the remote button, followed shortly by a calm piano/synth fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on many DVD releases by HBO from the period, such as ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure'', ''For Richer or Poorer'', season six of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and the 20th Anniversary Edition of ''Whoopi: Back to Broadway''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on many DVD releases by HBO from the period, such as ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure'', ''For Richer or Poorer'', season six of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and the 20th Anniversary Edition of ''Whoopi: Back to Broadway''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Modern computer effects. | '''Technique:''' Modern computer effects. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' An ethereal synth tune. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||