Background[]
F.A.C.T (Federation Against Copyright Theft) was established in 1983 to combat the piracy of entertainment media (I.E films, movies, software), currently, FACT has seized 2.8 million pirated DVDs and has attempted to bring justice to numerous pirates. F.A.C.T has made numerous adverts trying to persuade people to not pirate and have succeeded moderately; one of these was designed to induce such fear in people to try and do this.
Logo[]
The logo starts, and we see a man setting fire to a cross-shaped brand. Then we see a bunch of VHS tapes and boxes, and the man slams the brand onto the tapes, causing a fiery explosion and smoke. We then see the man smiling rather evilly, and his eyes reflect fire. Smoke also appears. The man then slams the brand onto some CDs, making them explode again. Then we zoom into the man's eyes, with an angry expression. He slams the brand for the last time, onto more CDs with another explosion. The man then places the brand into water, which causes vapour to rise up vigorously. The brand is then revealed to have changed into a C (The copyright symbol). We see the brand being held up to the camera, as it flames up. The screen turns white, as the letters F, A and T in film strips slide in next to the C. Smaller letters of FACT slide above the logo, as it's revealed to stand for FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT. The word HOTLINE appears in blue and then inflames as the phone number for the hotline appears. Finally, the screen turns to black after one last fiery explosion.
Music/Sounds[]
A droning note, which raises in pitch, explosions and fire, and a narrator speaking in a monotone voice.
Scare Factor[]
Low to nightmare Especially if you're expecting a film's opening logo and immediately wind up with this, the fire, creepy man, music, dark subject matter and explosion can unsettle some people. The voice might also startle some, too.
Video[]
Piracy Warning F.A.C.T "The pirates are out to get you"