Draft:Generic Theatre Bumpers

Background

This is a bumper complication of generic theatre bumpers without the main major theatre name (AMC, Regal, Cinemark, etc.) They are well-known for the Astro Daters bumper which was 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.

1st 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.

2nd Bumper (Star Bright) (1981-unknown retirement year)

Visuals: Against a space background, a white flash appears in the center of the screen, from which emerges a crystalline blue film canister. As it zooms in, red text appears with a trail of sparkles behind it:

OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION
PREVUES OF COMING ATTRACTIONS
INTERMISSION
ALSO

Variant: On Gentle Savage (1973), a freeze frame of the "Prevues of Coming Attractions" bumper can be seen before the trailer reel.

Technique: Possibly early CGI.

Audio: Either a whimsical brass fanfare or a very 1980s synthesized piece of music.

Availability:

Used at drive-in and independent theaters by various companies in the 1980s.
Also appears at the end of a few Warner Home Video rental tapes from 1982, as well as its "Night at the Movies" series of videotapes, and also many early 1980s tapes from Family Home Entertainment and its sister companies.

Legacy: Those who collect early 1980s FHE/U.S.A./Monterey tapes will surely be familiar with this bumper.

3rd Bumper (1983-unknown retirement year)

Unknown.