Logos[]
1st logo (1986-1988)[]
On a white background, black lines begin to draw a rectangle, and then crisscross to form a grid. Below the grid, the words "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT" in black are "typed" in, letter-by-letter. After the words make their appearance, the letters "IVE", in a tall, thin, italic font, zoom in from one of the lower-left squares of the grid, nearly covering it. The "I" is red, the "V" is green, and the "E" is blue.
2nd logo (1988-1991)[]
We fade in on a gray marble grid background with stars in the squares that scroll to the left. A denim-colored rectangle comes from the upper-right and positions itself in the center of the screen, whilst a sky blue "IVE", in the same font as before, comes from the upper-left. The whole thing shines. Sometimes, only the "shining" part plays.
3rd logo (1990)[]
On a sepia background, the words "Exclusively Distributed By" are shown on the top. Below that is the IVE logo (which looks the same as in the IVEprevious logo, only without the rectangle) with the words next to it "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT, INC." Below that is the byline, "A LIVE Entertainment Company" with "LIVE" in its corporate font.
Variant[]
At the end of Music Box, the background is black.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo[]
A synth theme combined with clapping and FHE 2-like whining sounds.
Music/Sounds Variants[]
- On the Sybil Danning's Adventure Video series, the end theme was used.
- A silent version appears at the end of When the Wind Blows.
- On Breaker Morant, the jingle cuts off as the whoosh sounds.
2nd logo[]
- October 6, 1988-February 9, 1989: A six-note synthesized ditty, followed by two pairs of synthesized drumbeats and an orchestral hit. A warbling synth flourish plays behind the whole thing. On Rambo III, this appears at both ends of the tape.
- December 8, 1988-October 4, 1990: A different synthesized theme that sounds more orchestral in nature and includes warbling toward the end. Debuted at the start of Howling IV: The Original Nightmare. First appeared at the end of the tape on Iron Eagle II and The Year My Voice Broke. A version of this music was used on the MGM logo parody at the beginning of late 2000's episodes of Dave Mercer's Facts of Fishing: The Show.
- Sometimes, there is no music in the logo at all.
3rd logo[]
None.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
Low. The primitive animation might scare some people, but this is a favorite, mostly due to the musical score.
2nd logo[]
None.
3rd logo[]
None.
Video[]
International Video Entertainment (IVE) '87