CIC Video/Warning Screens

1st Warning (January 1981-1989) CIC Video Warning Screen - Company BumpersCIC Video Warning Screen - Company BumpersCIC Video Warning Screen (1980-1990) (Part 1)CIC Video Warning Screen (1980-1990) (Part 2)CIC Video Warning Screen (1980-1990) (Part 3)CIC Video Warning Screen (1980-1990) (Part 4)

Warning: On a powder blue background appears a large white "WARNING" at the top and the CIC Video logo at the bottom. Between them is white warning text scrolling upward.

Variants: There is an early version without the chain on the "I". On pre-1986 releases, the warning text does not scroll and the text is different. The words "Not for sale or hire in Australia and New Zealand" were not seen until 1987. The variant without those exact words can be seen 1986 printings of Back to the Future (Universal) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Paramount).

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text, on post-1986 releases of course.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era. There is evidence to suggest that CIC's first release of a Universal film was that of Jaws and its first release of a Paramount film was that of Saturday Night Fever; this would mean that the warning debuted on original pressings of both films. (Universal releases from CIC ran in a sequence beginning with 1001 and Paramount releases from CIC ran in a sequence beginning with 2001.) One of the last releases with this warning was the 1989 VHS of Biloxi Blues.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1986-1991)

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Warning: On the same space background as the 1986-1991 CIC Video logo, "WARNING" fades in at the top in white. Below it, generic warning text (also in white) scrolls upward.

Variant: On Australian releases, different warning text scrolls up with the word "WARNING". Later releases have a different font.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Warning (1991-1997) CIC Video Warning Screen (1992-1997)CIC Video Warning Screen (1992-1997)

Warning: Opening: On a black/blue gradient background, we see the word "WARNING", along with the generic warning text in, all in a Times New Roman font reading: The copyright owner has licensed this video recording for home use only. All other rights are reserved.

For further details please refer to the end of the programme.

Closing: Over the same background, the warning text is longer and scrolls upward, reading: WARNING

The copyright owner has licensed the film (including it's soundtrack) recorded on this video recording for home use only. All other rights are reserved.

The definition of home use excludes the use of this video recording at locations such as clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons and schools.

Any unauthorised copying, editing, exhibition, sale, rental, lending or any other kinds of trading, public performance or transmission by air, cable or otherwise of this vide recording or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and any such action establishes liability for civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution.

Not for sale or hire in Australia/New Zealand.

Variants: Post-1994 releases use a plain different font called Helvetica. On Australian VHS releases, the word "WARNING" may not be underlined. Before 1994, it segues to the 1991 CIC Video logo.

FX/SFX: None in the regular version, the scrolling in the alternative scrolling variant.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Warning (1997-2001)

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Warning: Opening: On the same aurora background as the era's CIC Video logo, we see the underlined word "WARNING" and the generic warning text in a white Russell Square Regular font. Behind it is a faded CIC in it's familiar font. Closing: Against the same background with the faded CIC, the same longer set of warning text from the previous warnings scrolls up. When the text is finished scrolling upward, the background stays on for 2 additional seconds before the warning fades out.

Variants: On early DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, technically under the CIC label, the faded CIC was removed and the text has darker shadows. It was reused, however, when Paramount Home Entertainment used it internationally from late 1999-early 2001. At the end of early DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, the same longer set of warning text scrolls up as before, but scaled slightly, has minor spelling and grammar, and before the last paragraph of the warning text finishes scrolling upward, the background fades out early with it slightly. This was likely used as a prototype version. At the end of later DreamWorks and Paramount Home Entertainment releases, it's the same as before, but the typos are fixed and it finishes scrolling upwards before the background fades out. On time coded tapes, the opening warning is different. It starts off as the faded CIC zooms in to the center of the viewer's screen (in style of the 1997-2000 logo). Then, the different warning text scrolls up in a Univers Condensed font.

FX/SFX: The aurora background.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on 1997-2000 CIC Video releases and remained on international Paramount releases until 2001.

Editor's Note: None.

France 1981-1989 CIC Video Warning (1983, French) Warning: Same as the 1981-1989 UK Warning, except the warning text is in French with the word "Avertissement:", and the CIC Video logo is removed.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases.

1989-1991 CIC Video French Warning 1a CIC Video French Warning 1b Warning: On the same space background as the 1986 CIC Video logo, the word "AVERTISSEMENT" and the French warning text scrolls upward.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases.

1991-1997 CIC Video French Warning 2a CIC Video French Warning 2b CIC Video French Warning 2c CIC Video French Warning 3a CIC Video French Warning 3b CIC Video French Warning 4a CIC Video French Warning 4b CIC Video French Warning 4c CIC Video French Warning 5a CIC Video French Warning 5b Warning: On a blue gradient background, the word "AVERTISSEMENT" in white slides from the left and a white line slides up. Below it, the French warning text (also in white) scrolls upward.

FX/SFX: The word "AVERTISSEMENT" slides from the left, the white line slides up, and the text scrolls up.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases.

Germany 1998 CE495793-53E6-421C-AA15-848099AB46CC F886D85F-5AE9-4026-BC50-C1001C794E05 12D03587-F2EE-413A-A94C-12A95BE37368 Warning: On a similar aurora background to that of the period CIC Video logo, orange German warning text scrolls up.

FX/SFX: The background and the text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This was found on a German VHS of Deep Impact.