==Logo==
(1983-2000's?): There is a variation of a stand by screen. On the top half of the screen, there are eight vertical bars that are each a different color (L-R: white, yellow, light blue, green, pink, red, dark blue, and black). The bottom third is a red rectangle with "Video" (with a blue tittle and white "e") overlaying it. The stand by screen fades to black, in which the aforementioned "Video" fades in, and a residue trail of "Video" appears behind. The screen then zooms into the tittle of the front text, in which the screen transitions to a white box surrounding another white box covering the right half and the company name (in the same retro font, but not italicized). A star is seen in place of the tittle and there are six stars underneath each letter.
Variants[]
- Some tapes (as well a promo, which the video on the right seems to come from) leave out the "stand by" screen and simply begin with "Video".
- On the promo variant, the animation is sped up.
- The logo has a closing variant: the sequence begins with "Video" in chyron/video feedback trail which has a larger amount of the text expanding in a trail and the text somewhat being smaller. Then the "Video" trail all simply transitions into a chyron trail of the Toppic logo.
Music/Sounds[]
None or the opening theme of the movie.
- One such tape that uses the opening theme begins with a woman screaming in horror (apparently from the end of a preceding promo), which transitions into an upbeat disco tune.
- Another tape (said to be an adult German comedy based on fairy tales) uses an edited excerpt from "I Love You, Joe Walker" by Angelina Monti from the Kommissar X film series.
Scare Factor[]
It depends on the variant:
- Original and Austrailian variants: Minimal. The chryon/video feedback trail of Video can scare some, but that's nothing compared with the other variant.
- Screaming/disco variant: Low to nightmare, it all depends on your opinion of the loud scream at the start. You might be scared or simply dumbfounded by it. However, the music afterwards sounds quite nice.
Video[]
TOP PIC VIDEO LOGO