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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 " | '''Audio:''' A warbly, bass-filled synth tune loosely based off the music in the "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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'''Audio:''' A dramatic synthesized horn/string fanfare. | '''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.'' | ||
===4th Logo (1998-2005)=== | ===4th Logo (1998-2005)=== | ||
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'''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. | '''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 ''Collision Course'', ''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''. | ||
===7th Logo (2009-2010s)=== | ===7th Logo (2009-2010s)=== | ||