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Logo capture by mr3urious
Video by PalaceRoadshow
Background: Publishing and Broadcasting Video (not to be confused with the Australian media company Publishing and Broadcasting Limited) is an Australian video company that released videos in Australia and New Zealand under several labels, eight, to be exact. They were later renamed Communications and Entertainment Limited (CEL).
(1980s)
Logo: After the animated warning screen (see its page for details!), we fade in to a space background. A giant box with the PBV logo (consisting of a turquoise-green metallic rounded rectangle with "PBV" in a typewriter font inside it) zooms in very quickly, with stars sparkling. Then, it fades into the second logo for Star Video. After a logo is finished animating, the box turns (like a trilon) to show the next logo being animated. After the last logo, we cut to black.
Here's a list of the logos that animate inside the box:
1. Star Video's 2nd logo
2. Embassy Home Entertainment's international logo
3. Australian Video
4. Film World Festival (with "Series 1983" on it)
5. Playaround Video
6. The Storytime Collection
7. Muppet Home Video's international logo
8. MGM/UA Home Video's 1983 logo
Variant: On some releases, the box zooms out, but quickly zooms back to reveal one of its animated logos again. An example is with Embassy Home Entertainment (at this time, I'm unsure if other companies, such as Star Video, Playaround Video, etc. did this, too).
FX: The box animating, with its logos inside.
Music/Sounds: A triumphant synthesized orchestra fanfare. Also has the voice of Ken Sparkes (longtime announcer for the Nine Network) saying "The home video force in entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Video, distributor of the labels Star Video... Embassy Home Entertainment... Australian Video... Film World Festival... Playaround Video... The Storytime Collection... Muppet Home Video... and MGM/UA Home Video!". On Embassy's releases (at least), he includes, "...bring you a special preview of home video releases, from the big E in video, Embassy Home Entertainment!".
Availability: Seen on several old Australian PAL video cassettes, most commonly released by the Australian division of Embassy Home Entertainment, which was a subsidiary of PBV.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
Video by PalaceRoadshow
Background: Publishing and Broadcasting Video (not to be confused with the Australian media company Publishing and Broadcasting Limited) is an Australian video company that released videos in Australia and New Zealand under several labels, eight, to be exact. They were later renamed Communications and Entertainment Limited (CEL).
(1980s)
Here's a list of the logos that animate inside the box:
1. Star Video's 2nd logo
2. Embassy Home Entertainment's international logo
3. Australian Video
4. Film World Festival (with "Series 1983" on it)
5. Playaround Video
6. The Storytime Collection
7. Muppet Home Video's international logo
8. MGM/UA Home Video's 1983 logo
Variant: On some releases, the box zooms out, but quickly zooms back to reveal one of its animated logos again. An example is with Embassy Home Entertainment (at this time, I'm unsure if other companies, such as Star Video, Playaround Video, etc. did this, too).
FX: The box animating, with its logos inside.
Music/Sounds: A triumphant synthesized orchestra fanfare. Also has the voice of Ken Sparkes (longtime announcer for the Nine Network) saying "The home video force in entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Video, distributor of the labels Star Video... Embassy Home Entertainment... Australian Video... Film World Festival... Playaround Video... The Storytime Collection... Muppet Home Video... and MGM/UA Home Video!". On Embassy's releases (at least), he includes, "...bring you a special preview of home video releases, from the big E in video, Embassy Home Entertainment!".
Availability: Seen on several old Australian PAL video cassettes, most commonly released by the Australian division of Embassy Home Entertainment, which was a subsidiary of PBV.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
