Logos[]
1st logo (1982-1984?)[]
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 background changes between three different cloudy skies, then a space background (ergo, the background changes depending on altitude). Then, the rainbow curves 90 degrees to the right as the background cross-fades again to light-blue. The words "STAR VIDEO" are shown at the end of the rainbow, which also "sparkles".
Variants[]
- Some tapes end with the Star Video logo on a white background zooming in (with a motion blur effect) to fill the screen.
- At the end of a 1984 VHS of Breaker Morant, the logo plays in the bottom right and cuts out the rainbow forming the words. Instead a blue and white box appear with the words "STAR VIDEO" fade in halfway through the animation. It is accompianed by the words "DISTRIBUTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in the top right corner of the screen and the Australian Video logo in the top left corner.
2nd logo (1983?-1984)[]
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.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo[]
An ominous synthesized bass with 3 "popping sounds" as the lasers strike the grid, culminating in 2 bombastic synth notes, with the last note held up to the warning screen (though sometimes fading out early). The closing variant plays over the ending theme of the movie.
2nd logo[]
8 laser zaps, followed by a dramatic synth bass theme with 4 synth "chirps".
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
Low. The animation can scare some, but it’s a cool logo.
2nd logo[]
Low to medium, due to the music and animation.
Videos[]
