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Star Video (Australia)
Compiled by mr3urious
Logo captures and videos courtesy of AussieRoadshow
1st (known) logo
(1982-1983?)
Nickname: "The Rainbow Grid"
Logo: We first see a blue wireframe grid stretched out into the horizon against a black background. Then, the background fades to pink, and some lasers from the lower-left area of the grid shoot out from underneath it, causing it to flash blue, green, red, and yellow, in that order. Then, a "sparkling" rainbow rises up from that area, and as it continues to rise, the BG changes between three different cloudy skies, then a space BG (ergo, the background changes depending on altitude). Then, the rainbow curves 90 degrees to the right as the BG crossfades again to light-blue. The words "STAR VIDEO" are shown at the end of the rainbow, which also "sparkles".
FX: The lasers, the rainbow rising, and the rainbow "sparkling".
Cheesy Factor: The animation of the rainbow (especially the "sparkling"... yecch!), the lasers, and the oh-so-cliché wireframe grid just SCREAM 1980s!
Music/Sounds: An ominous synthesized bass that culminates into a bombastic 2-note synth fanfare, with the last note held up to the warning screen. Some "popping" sounds are also heard when the lasers strike the grid.
Availability: Only seen on Australian videotapes distributed by PBL (later PBV) under the Star Video label. This was not a very large label from what I've heard, so I guess this is considered rare.
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the music and animation may be very jarring.
2nd Logo
(1983?-1984)
Nickname: "The Laser Star"
Logo: On a black background, six lasers fly in from the right, forming a segmented neon blue star with smaller lines trailing in from the right, representing a shadow. "STAR VIDEO", in an italicized Helvetica or Arial font, in the same color, zooms out as some little stars flash on the big star. The logo shines.
FX: The lasers forming the star, and the logo flashing. It's better than the previous logo, that's for sure!
Music/Sounds: An orchestral tune with five "explosion-like" laser zaps, followed by a dramatic synth fanfare with four synth "chirps".
Availability: Same as logo 1.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the music and animation.
Logo captures and videos courtesy of AussieRoadshow
1st (known) logo
(1982-1983?)
Logo: We first see a blue wireframe grid stretched out into the horizon against a black background. Then, the background fades to pink, and some lasers from the lower-left area of the grid shoot out from underneath it, causing it to flash blue, green, red, and yellow, in that order. Then, a "sparkling" rainbow rises up from that area, and as it continues to rise, the BG changes between three different cloudy skies, then a space BG (ergo, the background changes depending on altitude). Then, the rainbow curves 90 degrees to the right as the BG crossfades again to light-blue. The words "STAR VIDEO" are shown at the end of the rainbow, which also "sparkles".
FX: The lasers, the rainbow rising, and the rainbow "sparkling".
Cheesy Factor: The animation of the rainbow (especially the "sparkling"... yecch!), the lasers, and the oh-so-cliché wireframe grid just SCREAM 1980s!
Music/Sounds: An ominous synthesized bass that culminates into a bombastic 2-note synth fanfare, with the last note held up to the warning screen. Some "popping" sounds are also heard when the lasers strike the grid.
Availability: Only seen on Australian videotapes distributed by PBL (later PBV) under the Star Video label. This was not a very large label from what I've heard, so I guess this is considered rare.
Scare Factor: Medium to high; the music and animation may be very jarring.
2nd Logo
(1983?-1984)
Logo: On a black background, six lasers fly in from the right, forming a segmented neon blue star with smaller lines trailing in from the right, representing a shadow. "STAR VIDEO", in an italicized Helvetica or Arial font, in the same color, zooms out as some little stars flash on the big star. The logo shines.
FX: The lasers forming the star, and the logo flashing. It's better than the previous logo, that's for sure!
Music/Sounds: An orchestral tune with five "explosion-like" laser zaps, followed by a dramatic synth fanfare with four synth "chirps".
Availability: Same as logo 1.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the music and animation.
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, Aug 6 2009, 9:20 PM EDT
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PalaceRoadshow came back again as AussieRoadshow, but I can only find vid of logo 1
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That one creeps me out with that long musical cord, AHHH!
It's just as worse as my fear of the title screen of the game "Dragon Power" for the NES |
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