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HBO Video
Compiled by James Fabiano and Matt Williams
1st Logo
(1987-1988)
Logo: On a blue BG, we see the HBO logo, and the word "VIDEO", in thin lettering, below. Two lines are seen above and below the logo.
FX: None.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Thorn-EMI Video logo from 1981, or none.
Availability: This was a "placeholder" logo, used when the "master" logo is not in use, but again, distributed Thames, Hemdale, and Orion as well as HBO products, although Orion would shortly launch its own video label.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1988-1993)
Nickname: "The Spheres"
Logo: On a black BG, we see tons of red spheres, packed tightly together. As we zoom out, the spheres fade into a red HBO logo, with a blue "VIDEO"(in that same font described above, below. When they move into place, purple bars move to their positions above and below the logo. When the logo is formed, a spotlight is shown below the logo.
FX: The CGI used to compose most of the animation in the logo
Cheesy Factor: Rather primitive, but still cool.
Music/Sounds: A warbly, bass-filled synth tune.
Availability: Distributed Thames, Hemdale, and Weintraub Entertainment material, but towards the end of its run, began to concentrate mainly on HBO-produced materials.
Scare Factor: Low.
3rd Logo
(1993-2003) 
Logo: Against a shimmering red curtain, we see the words
in silver with spotlights shining across it. Then, a teal-colored ball with a white director's slate/clapperboard printed on it comes in from the left side of the screen, flying toward the "O" in "PRESENTATION". The camera pans toward the ball as it bounces on the right side of the "O" and passes through it. It then flies off to the bottom left of the screen, revealing a silver HBO logo. It zooms slowly toward the camera as "HOME VIDEO" (in white) fades in below.
FX: The spotlights and ball.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic horn/string fanfare.
Availability: Seen on HBO VHSs and DVDs of the period.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
4th Logo
(2003- )
Logo: Against a white background, we see a distant shot of a man from below walking in. As the camera pans backward, the man appears to pull out a remote and press a button. Then, an array of gray clouds and wavy gray lines shoot out towards the screen, revealing a gray, 2D HBO Video print logo (as seen in the 2nd logo). A lens flare shines on the logo, which dies down as the camera pans upward. The logo slowly zooms in (not unlike the "V of Doom").
FX: The clouds and lines revealing the logo.
Music/Sounds: A zapping sound when the man presses the remote button, followed shortly by a calm piano/synth fanfare.
Availability: Currently seen on many DVD releases by HBO.
Scare Factor: Low.
Logo captures by Wisp2007 and V of Doom
Editions by V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of ThatLogoDude, VHSGuy2007 and JoeCool85
Editions by V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of ThatLogoDude, VHSGuy2007 and JoeCool85
1st Logo
(1987-1988)
Logo: On a blue BG, we see the HBO logo, and the word "VIDEO", in thin lettering, below. Two lines are seen above and below the logo.
FX: None.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Thorn-EMI Video logo from 1981, or none.
Availability: This was a "placeholder" logo, used when the "master" logo is not in use, but again, distributed Thames, Hemdale, and Orion as well as HBO products, although Orion would shortly launch its own video label.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1988-1993)
Nickname: "The Spheres"
Logo: On a black BG, we see tons of red spheres, packed tightly together. As we zoom out, the spheres fade into a red HBO logo, with a blue "VIDEO"(in that same font described above, below. When they move into place, purple bars move to their positions above and below the logo. When the logo is formed, a spotlight is shown below the logo.
FX: The CGI used to compose most of the animation in the logo
Cheesy Factor: Rather primitive, but still cool.
Music/Sounds: A warbly, bass-filled synth tune.
Availability: Distributed Thames, Hemdale, and Weintraub Entertainment material, but towards the end of its run, began to concentrate mainly on HBO-produced materials.
Scare Factor: Low.
3rd Logo
(1993-2003)
Logo: Against a shimmering red curtain, we see the words
F E A T U R E
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION
in silver with spotlights shining across it. Then, a teal-colored ball with a white director's slate/clapperboard printed on it comes in from the left side of the screen, flying toward the "O" in "PRESENTATION". The camera pans toward the ball as it bounces on the right side of the "O" and passes through it. It then flies off to the bottom left of the screen, revealing a silver HBO logo. It zooms slowly toward the camera as "HOME VIDEO" (in white) fades in below.
FX: The spotlights and ball.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic horn/string fanfare.
Availability: Seen on HBO VHSs and DVDs of the period.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
4th Logo
(2003- )
Logo: Against a white background, we see a distant shot of a man from below walking in. As the camera pans backward, the man appears to pull out a remote and press a button. Then, an array of gray clouds and wavy gray lines shoot out towards the screen, revealing a gray, 2D HBO Video print logo (as seen in the 2nd logo). A lens flare shines on the logo, which dies down as the camera pans upward. The logo slowly zooms in (not unlike the "V of Doom").
FX: The clouds and lines revealing the logo.
Music/Sounds: A zapping sound when the man presses the remote button, followed shortly by a calm piano/synth fanfare.
Availability: Currently seen on many DVD releases by HBO.
Scare Factor: Low.
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