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HBO/Cannon Video |
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(1986-1987)
Logo: Similar to the Thorn EMI HBO Logo (wall of lights, comets, blue background, the logo itself is similar), but there's a lot more action. A wall of blue lights opens, much like in the above Thorn EMI HBO logo. Against these walls, a chromey-looking HBO logo slides down one, and the word "CANNON" likewise chromey, slides down the other. When they meet in the center, a glowing white star takes them in, and the walls rotate to face us as the camera pans in. When we pan in, two comets streak on two of the lights making up the wall, and when they pass, we see a white HBO logo and a white box containing the word "CANNON" rotating from the bottom to face us. The logos zoom back, with HBO zooming back to become smaller than the white box containing "CANNON", as "VIDEO" zooms out with "Telepictures"-like shadows. Two comets streak above and below the logo to form lines, like in the Thorn-EMI logo.
FX: Too many to mention, but everything!
Music/Sounds: Again, the Thorn EMI music.
Availability: By far the rarest of all HBO-related video logos, so this can be a tough find. Distributed HBO, Hemdale, Orion, and Tri-Star.
Scare Factor: Again, same as Thorn-EMI logo 2.
Logo: Similar to the Thorn EMI HBO Logo (wall of lights, comets, blue background, the logo itself is similar), but there's a lot more action. A wall of blue lights opens, much like in the above Thorn EMI HBO logo. Against these walls, a chromey-looking HBO logo slides down one, and the word "CANNON" likewise chromey, slides down the other. When they meet in the center, a glowing white star takes them in, and the walls rotate to face us as the camera pans in. When we pan in, two comets streak on two of the lights making up the wall, and when they pass, we see a white HBO logo and a white box containing the word "CANNON" rotating from the bottom to face us. The logos zoom back, with HBO zooming back to become smaller than the white box containing "CANNON", as "VIDEO" zooms out with "Telepictures"-like shadows. Two comets streak above and below the logo to form lines, like in the Thorn-EMI logo.
FX: Too many to mention, but everything!
Music/Sounds: Again, the Thorn EMI music.
Availability: By far the rarest of all HBO-related video logos, so this can be a tough find. Distributed HBO, Hemdale, Orion, and Tri-Star.
Scare Factor: Again, same as Thorn-EMI logo 2.
