Blockbuster Video
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Background
Defunct video rental store Blockbuster used to issue some exclusive videocassettes throughout the mid-1990s.
1st (known) Logo (1990s)
Visuals: On a grayish marble background, we see the Blockbuster Video "ticket" logo. The logo "shines".
Technique: The shining effect
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen only on Blockbuster Video VHS releases.
2nd Logo (2000)
Visuals: We fade to a white-cream background. As the logo fades in the background "dissolves" to reveal a glowing Blockbuster logo against a sky blue background.
Technique: Dissolving effect.
Audio: A synthesized whoosh like noise.
Availability: Only seen on the Blockbuster Customer Service instructional video.