View source for RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

<div class="WPC-editableContent"><div><font size="3"><u>Background</u>: RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. was formed sometime around 1983, it was (as the name implies) a joint venture between [[Hoyts Distribution (Australia)|Hoyts Distribution]] and RCA/Columbia to distribute movies in Australia &amp; New Zealand.</font></div><font size="3"><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div>1st Logo</div>(1983-1988)<br/></font><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:XmJSq7Hzd66VQ0zUk04LnA9838.jpeg|265px|RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. (1984-1985)]]</font>[[File:Cf12ad1d5d19bf8624d35da0c8bae90f.jpeg|524px|RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. commercial logo (1980s)]]</div><div align="center"><font size="3"><br/></font></div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a blue/black gradient background, we see the same box from the [[Columbia/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures]] logo, except with an extra section to accomodate the [[Hoyts Distribution (Australia)|Hoyts]] logo (in red), and with "VIDEO PTY. LTD." replacing "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO".</font><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Variant</u>: A variant used in TV ads from around the time has the text "Just wait till you see the New Video Releases from..." which then fades into the logo box. The background is a dark-to-light blue gradient with a pattern of RCA, Hoyts and Columbia logos. Another variation had the text scrolling up the screen, with the logo box then zooming down from the top.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: It's a still logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: On Australian PAL tapes of releases from Columbia, TriStar, Cannon, etc between 1983 &amp; 1988. <a class="external" href="http://www.ebay.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eBay.com.au</a> or your local second-hand stores would be a good place to look.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3">2nd Logo<br/></font><font size="3"><font size="3">(1988-1992)</font><br/> </font><div align="center"><u><font size="3">[[File:RkG3YyflYepUyE9mkfjwbg35811.jpeg|234px|Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - CLG Wiki]]</font></u><iframe frameborder="0" height="180" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/c027eaae664bee9cb02c076b8611a362a9a9090b" width="228"></iframe></div> <font size="3"><u><div><u><br/></u></div>Nickname</u>: "The Hoyts Spinning Cube" <br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: Same as the standard RCA Columbia International logo of the era, except with the different text from logo 1.<br/><br/><u>Variant</u>s: <br/></font><ul><li><font size="3">When previews of movies are shown, after this logo plays, it fades to the silver 3D text "COMING ATTRACTIONS", which shines. Sometimes, we can see chyroned text in white saying "STAY TUNED FOR MORE" (Coming Attractions text) "AFTER THIS FEATURE".</font></li><li><font size="3">A still version has been spotted. This is sometimes used in tandem with the animated version.<br/></font></li><li><font size="3">A silent variant exists, presumably used as a closing variant.</font></li></ul><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: Same as the standard logo.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Same as the standard logo.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: On Aussie PAL tapes of movies from [[Columbia Pictures]], [[TriStar Pictures]], [[Orion Pictures]], [[Cannon Films]], etc.<br/></font></div><div><u><br/></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><br/></div>