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=== 1st Warning (1990-2000)=== |
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#REDIRECT [[Abbey Home Media Warning Screen]] |
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{{YouTube|id=6uc7WKvmwZw}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|royalblue|powder blue}} background, the following white text scrolls upwards: |
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<center>{{Big|'''Warning: The copyright proprietor'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''has licensed this film (including its'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''soundtrack) comprised in this video'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''cassette for home use only.'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''All other rights are reserved.'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''The definition of home use excludes'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''the use of this video cassette at'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''locations, such as clubs, coaches,'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''and schools. Any unauthorised'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''copying, editing, exhibition, renting,'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''exchanging, hiring, lending, public'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''performance, diffusion and/or'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''boadcast of this video cassette'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''or any part thereof is strictly'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''prohibited and any such action'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''estabilishes liability for a civil'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''action and may give rise to'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''criminal prosecution.'''}}</center> |
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'''Variant:''' On later releases, the background is light blue and the text is also clearer. |
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'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video releases in the UK. |
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=== 2nd Warning (1996-1997)=== |
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[[File:PolyGramUKWarning1993.png|300px|center]] |
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'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[PolyGram Video/USA Home Entertainment (Warning Screens)|PolyGram]] warning from the 1990's. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the UK VHS release of ''Playtime''. |
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=== 3rd Warning (1997-2004, 2006)=== |
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[[File:PolyGramUKWarning1997.png|300px|center]] |
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'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[PolyGram Video/USA Home Entertainment (Warning Screens)|PolyGram warning]]. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* Sometimes, the warning takes place on a dark blue background, and the text is also in an Arial font. |
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* On [[Just Entertainment]] UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is also placed at the top left. |
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'''Technique:''' A digital graphic with cross-dissolve transitions. Computer animation for the Just Entertainment variant. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* Appears on later PolyGram and Just Entertainment era Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases in the UK. |
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* It also appears on many Abbey Home Media era VHS and early DVD releases as well. |
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* The standard warning screen also appears at the end of the 2003 DVD release of ''Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet Hunt'', possibly due to it being reused from a VHS master. |
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=== 4th Warning (2002-)=== |
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{{Gallery |
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|UniversalUKWarning2002B.png| |
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|UniversalUKWarning2002C.png| |
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}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Warning Screens)|Universal]] and [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Warning Screens)|DreamWorks]] Warnings. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On some DVD releases, the text is in a different font and spaced differently. |
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* Starting around 2007 and 2008, the warning screen is matted into 16:9 widescreen and fades out early. |
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* On later releases, the text is smaller and expanded. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on a majority of Abbey Home Media’s releases, also including releases under their Tempo Pre-School, Tempo and Tempo TV Classics imprints. |
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{{Navbox-WarningScreens}} |
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[[Category:Warning screens]] |
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[[Category:British warning screens]] |
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[[Category:Abbey Home Media Group]] |
Latest revision as of 10:48, 15 August 2024
1st Warning (1990-2000)
Visuals: On a powder blue background, the following white text scrolls upwards:
Variant: On later releases, the background is light blue and the text is also clearer.
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video releases in the UK.
2nd Warning (1996-1997)
Visuals: Same as the PolyGram warning from the 1990's.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on the UK VHS release of Playtime.
3rd Warning (1997-2004, 2006)
Visuals: Same as the PolyGram warning.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the warning takes place on a dark blue background, and the text is also in an Arial font.
- On Just Entertainment UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is also placed at the top left.
Technique: A digital graphic with cross-dissolve transitions. Computer animation for the Just Entertainment variant.
Audio: None.
Availability:
- Appears on later PolyGram and Just Entertainment era Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases in the UK.
- It also appears on many Abbey Home Media era VHS and early DVD releases as well.
- The standard warning screen also appears at the end of the 2003 DVD release of Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet Hunt, possibly due to it being reused from a VHS master.
4th Warning (2002-)
Visuals: Same as the Universal and DreamWorks Warnings.
Variants:
- On some DVD releases, the text is in a different font and spaced differently.
- Starting around 2007 and 2008, the warning screen is matted into 16:9 widescreen and fades out early.
- On later releases, the text is smaller and expanded.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on a majority of Abbey Home Media’s releases, also including releases under their Tempo Pre-School, Tempo and Tempo TV Classics imprints.