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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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This is a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of |
This is a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of theater snipes ever made, created by the [[w:National Screen Service|National Screen Service]] in the late 1960s. |
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===Bumper (1960s-1970s)=== |
===Bumper (1960s-1970s)=== |
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Grindhouse Feature Presentation Bumper (2003) (From - Kill Bill).png |
Grindhouse Feature Presentation Bumper (2003) (From - Kill Bill).png |
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{{YouTube|id=D0v7dNp5v0A}} |
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<youtube>D0v7dNp5v0A</youtube> |
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'''Visuals:''' On a multi-colored psychedelic screen, one of the following snipes appears from all sides and corners, merging at the center: |
'''Visuals:''' On a multi-colored psychedelic screen, one of the following snipes appears from all sides and corners, merging at the center: |
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*Our Feature Presentation |
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*OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION |
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*Prevues of Coming Attractions |
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*PREVUES OF COMING ATTRACTIONS |
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*Intermission |
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*INTERMISSION |
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*Coming Soon |
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*COMING SOON |
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*Our Next Attraction |
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*OUR NEXT ATTRACTION |
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*Starts Friday |
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*STARTS FRIDAY |
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*Starts Saturday |
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*STARTS SATURDAY |
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*Starts Sunday |
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*STARTS SUNDAY |
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*Starts Monday |
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*STARTS MONDAY |
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*Starts Tuesday |
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*STARTS TUESDAY |
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*Starts Wednesday |
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*STARTS WEDNESDAY |
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*Starts Thursday |
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*STARTS THURSDAY |
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*Friday Saturday |
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*FRIDAY SATURDAY |
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*Friday Saturday Sunday |
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*FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY |
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*Saturday-Sunday Matinee |
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*SATURDAY-SUNDAY MATINEE |
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*Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday |
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*SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY |
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*Also |
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*ALSO |
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*And |
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*AND |
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*Also Selected Short Subjects |
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*ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS |
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*Late Show Friday & Saturday |
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*LATE SHOW FRIDAY & SATURDAY |
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*Children's Matinee |
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*CHILDREN'S MATINEE |
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*No Smoking in This Theatre |
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*NO SMOKING IN THIS THEATRE |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*Sometimes, the snipes would demerge and return the way they came. |
*Sometimes, the snipes would <u>demerge and return the way they came</u>. |
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*The merge is faster on some snipes. |
*<u>The merge is faster</u> on some snipes. |
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'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation. |
'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation. |
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'''Audio:''' An abridged version of a 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by {{w|Keith Mansfield}}. Sometimes it's silent. |
'''Audio:''' An abridged version of a 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by {{w|Keith Mansfield}}. Sometimes it's silent. |
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'''Availability:''' Used at drive-in theaters by various companies in the 1960s and 1970s. Made a surprise reappearance on |
'''Availability:''' Used at drive-in theaters by various companies in the 1960s and 1970s. Made a surprise reappearance on the following Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films: ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003; directed by Tarantino), ''Machete Kills'' (2013; directed by Rodriguez), and their 2007 double feature ''Grindhouse'' (''Planet Terror''/''Death Proof''). |
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'''Legacy:''' This is a cult classic among moviegoers. |
'''Legacy:''' This is a cult classic among moviegoers. |
Revision as of 02:03, 20 November 2023
Background
This is a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of theater snipes ever made, created by the National Screen Service in the late 1960s.
Bumper (1960s-1970s)
Visuals: On a multi-colored psychedelic screen, one of the following snipes appears from all sides and corners, merging at the center:
- OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION
- PREVUES OF COMING ATTRACTIONS
- INTERMISSION
- COMING SOON
- OUR NEXT ATTRACTION
- STARTS FRIDAY
- STARTS SATURDAY
- STARTS SUNDAY
- STARTS MONDAY
- STARTS TUESDAY
- STARTS WEDNESDAY
- STARTS THURSDAY
- FRIDAY SATURDAY
- FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
- SATURDAY-SUNDAY MATINEE
- SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
- ALSO
- AND
- ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
- LATE SHOW FRIDAY & SATURDAY
- CHILDREN'S MATINEE
- NO SMOKING IN THIS THEATRE
Variants:
- Sometimes, the snipes would demerge and return the way they came.
- The merge is faster on some snipes.
Technique: Camera-controlled animation.
Audio: An abridged version of a 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield. Sometimes it's silent.
Availability: Used at drive-in theaters by various companies in the 1960s and 1970s. Made a surprise reappearance on the following Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films: Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003; directed by Tarantino), Machete Kills (2013; directed by Rodriguez), and their 2007 double feature Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof).
Legacy: This is a cult classic among moviegoers.