Editions by V of Doom
1st Logo (1982-1984)
Nickname: "Acid Trip"
Logo: After previews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Lord of the Rings, The Best of Benny Hill, Heartland, Death on the Nile, Rockshow, and The Tubes Video, we see a list of Thorn-EMI releases under "ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THORN EMI VIDEO" scrolling upward on a color-changing background similar to the one used by Paramount Home Video in their warning screen.
FX/SFX: The colors changing and the scrolling.
Music/Sounds: A soothing synth tune with a guitar intro and conga drums in the background.
Availability: Seen on First Blood and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest among other titles.
Scare Factor: None, this is actually quite soothing.
2nd Logo
(1984-1985)
Logo: We see a black screen with "ALSO AVAILABLE FROM" in a generic font and "THORN EMI VIDEO" in a metallic font resembling that of the Tennessee Volunteers emblem. After previews for First Blood, Frances, Tender Mercies, Bad Boys, The Lord of the Rings, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, we see a list of Thorn-EMI releases under "AND THESE OUTSTANDING TITLES FROM THORN EMI VIDEO" scrolling upward on a black background with lights moving toward the center of thebackground on the ceiling and the floor, after which we zoom into a grid that chages color from gold to purple and back regularly.
FX/SFX: The lights moving and the scrolling.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.
Availability: Seen on The Osterman Weekend, The Dark Crystal, and Angel among other titles, this is by far the most common of the "Also Available" logos of Thorn-EMI.
Scare Factor: None, this is actually quite soothing.
3rd Logo
(1985)
Logo: We see a list of Thorn-EMI releases under "ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THORN EMI HBO VIDEO" scrolling upward on a black background with lights moving toward the center of the background on the ceiling and the floor.
FX/SFX: The lights moving and the scrolling.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.
Availability: Only seen on The Terminator.
Scare Factor: None, this is actually quite soothing.
4th Logo
(1985-1986)
TBA
5th Logo
(1986-1987)
Logo: Just an animation with "Coming Soon From HBO/Cannon Video" seen against a gray background.
FX/SFX: The text comes up from the bottom and comes towards the screen after a few seconds.
Music/Sounds: A remixed, short instrumental of the 1984 Duran Duran song, The Wild Boys.
Availability: Seen on HBO/Cannon releases such as Raw Deal, Night of the Creeps, and Back to School.
Scare Factor: Low.