Editions by mr3urious and Brendan Richards
Logo captures and videos courtesy of PalaceRoadshow

Roadshow Home Video

1st Logo
(1982-c. 1986)
Logo: On a space background, a blue outline of Australia with the Tasmania island below zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the center with a "light trail" effect. "Roadshow", in a very strange yellow font, appears via "scanning" effect in pieces shooting out from the Australia while "HOME VIDEO" in yellow zooms out below "Roadshow". "Roadshow" flashes really brightly as an announcer says, "Welcome to Roadshow Home Video.".

Variants: There are a lot of variants for this logo.

• After the logo, "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE", in yellow, appears and zooms out into the Australia as the announcer says, "Before the movie, we would like to show you previews of some of our films.".
• Same as the above variant, but no announcer. "Home Video" and "Sneak previews from our catalogue" are also in red instead of yellow.
• There would be just "Roadshow" and no "Home Video", announcer, or "Sneak previews".
• There would be no announcer or "Sneak previews".
• The usual would happen, except no "Home Video", announcer, or "Sneak previews", but after "Roadshow" flashes, it reverses onto Australia and "The Australian Company" in yellow would appear via a flashing effect below "Roadshow". A widescreen version has appeared on the 1st prints of Megaforce and Mad Max.
• On very early tapes, such as The Fifth Musketeer, basically, a combo of variant 2 and variant 5 will play. "Home Video" is in red (like variant 2), then variant 5's animation will play ("Roadshow" reverses on to Australia, "The Australian Company" appears), and "Home Video" zooms out. After an introductory scroll, the opening animation is repeated, but it freeze-frames when the Australia hits the usual position. "Sneak previews from our catalogue" in red zooms out just as the freeze frame begins, and later, it zooms out.

FX: The scanning, flashing, and zooming.

Cheesy Factor: Really dated effects, and the font is ugly.

Music/Sounds: A calm synthesized horn and piano fanfare.

Availability: Seen on Australian tapes in the early '80s, including First Blood, Mad Max, Gallipoli, and The Terminator.

Scare Factor: Low; the font and announcer may scare some people, but that's NOTHING compared to the next logo...

2nd Logo
(c. 1986-1992)
Nickname: The Other "V of Doom"

Logo: On a black background 3 stylized, separate, golden "V"s are formed by yellow flashing effects from the right side. 3 more are formed, filling the gaps. The result is a giant "V" or a triangle comprised of 6 progressively smaller "V"s. The giant "V" zooms out a little, and "ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO" in white zooms in below the "V". The "V" shines, and yellow "lasers" appear from the left and right sides of the screen. The lasers overlap under "ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO" and turn into "VILLAGE ROADSHOW CORPORATION".


Variants:

• After the logo forms, a page turning effect reveals "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR MOVIES" in brown and white.
• The logo starts out like the 1st logo, with the Australia outline, but then fades into this logo as an announcer says, "In the Australian tradition, Roadshow Home Video brings you a 6-pack, the Aussie 6-pack. In this, our bicentennial year, for only $19.88 each, you can have in your home library, six of the all-time greatest Australian movies."
• There was also a cinema variant which was only seen in Australian cinemas bearing the Village brand name.

FX: The yellow flashes, lasers, and shining.

Cheesy Factor: See above.

Music/Sounds: A very loud, dramatic synth stinger, basically.

Availability: Seen on Australian tapes in the late '80s.

Scare Factor: Medium to high; the music and "in your face" effects may scare a lot of people. The announcer variation is slightly less scary, because his voice overlaps the music.
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Roadshow Entertainment
1st Logo
(1992-2000)
Logo: Same as the film version, except the segments move from front to back rather than the other way around, and "ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT" appears in its place with the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" below underneath a line.

Variant: There is a special variant in which there is a smaller logo at the top of the screen, and "Power to the People at Home" (with an announcer repeating the line) in silver script is wiped in below, then it flashes.

FX: The V segments flipping into place.

Music/Sounds: A calm synth tune with four chime sounds. The variant seen on the left uses a synth pop-like tune.

Availability: Seen on Australian tapes of the period.

Scare Factor: None; this is much tamer than before.

2nd Logo
(2000- )
Logo: Same as before, but with the same music as its current film counterpart, and the whole thing looks a bit shinier.

FX: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same as its film counterpart.

Availability: Currently in use.

Scare Factor: None.