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Background

Cinemax didn't have a Next on Cinemax ID until 1980.

1st Bumper (1984-1989)

Visuals: There are some shapes in the background while the old Cinemax logo fades in with letter by letter of forming the words "Cinemax", and a cursive writer says "Next on", making "Next on Cinemax". A movie/show/session name fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo comes out and zooms in until it's uncomfortably very close to the screen (kind of like in-your-face animation).

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A 80s rock tune, a writing sound, a jazz sounder and then another 80s rock tune when the Cinemax logo zooms in. And whoever is the announcer is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.

2nd Bumper (1989-1997)

Visuals: There is a filmstrip with scrambled/mixed up versions of the word "Next", and then a mixed-up version of the Cinemax logo appears. Then, "Next on" and the Cinemax logo fly over onto the center, and then the "Next on" words vanish. Whatever movie or show they are showing fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo appears close to the screen just flops around until the screen fades to black.

Technique: CGI

Audio: A twinkling sound, and then a '90s rock tune.

3rd Bumper (1997-2001)

Visuals: The logo starts with "next on" and the new Cinemax logo appear on the left top side. On the right is the genre (like Suspense), and the movie name (like Evita), and the date (like 1995), and it stays there until the feature presentation, or a preview shows up.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A sly acid jazz tune.

4th Bumper (Late 2001-2003)

Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Unknown

Audio: Unknown

5th Bumper (2003-2008)

Visuals: There is a dark black background, with a floor that looks to be made of liquid, and the then-current Cinemax logo with "max" replaced by "next". The movie or show they are showing next appears, with the the date, genre and duration of the movie, with the actors from the movie written below. And then there is the Cinemax logo from before, making a white flash that changes the word "next" to "max".

Technique: Unknown

Audio: An electro-rock theme.

6th Bumper (2008-2011)

Visuals: On a pale blue background, the name of the next feature in white is shown, with three of the actors in black underneath. After a while, "next" and the MaxHD logo cut in.

Variant: Before showings of some more recent movies, a special variant was used, which shows a scene from the movie in place of the usual background and the actor names in white.

A sub-variant was used promoting Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, where there are no actor names and "NEXT" (now in all-caps) and the MaxHD logo cut in at the same time.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: An acoustic guitar tune.

Audio Variants:

On rare occasions, one of two different music cues was used, one of which is a gong banging.
The variant features whatever audio plays in the scene.

Availability: It was only used for four years.

7th Bumper (2011-)

Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Unknown

Audio: Unknown

Availability: Seen on all the Cinemax networks.

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+{{Draft}}{{DescriptionsIncomplete}}
-Background: Cinemax didn't have a Next on Cinemax ID until 1984.
+===Background===
-st Logo
+Cinemax didn't have a Next on Cinemax ID until 1980.
-(1984-1989)
-Nicknames: "Cheesy Square Cinemax", "The Squares I", "Cheesy Cursive Writer"
+===1st Bumper (1984-1989)===
-Logo: We see some shapes in the background, and while the old "Cinemax" logo fades in with letter by letter of forming the words "Cinemax", and a cheesy cursive writer says "Next on", making "Next on Cinemax". And a movie/show/session name fades in at the bottom. And then after the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo comes out and zooms into your face (kind of like in-your-face animation)
+'''Visuals:''' There are some shapes in the background while the old Cinemax logo fades in with letter by letter of forming the words "Cinemax", and a cursive writer says "Next on", making "Next on Cinemax". A movie/show/session name fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo comes out and zooms in until it's uncomfortably very close to the screen (kind of like in-your-face animation).
-FX/SFX: The squares moving, and I think that's everything about it!
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-Cheesy Factor: The squares are cheesy early CGI.
-Music/Sounds: A 80s rock tune, and a writing sound, and a jazz sounds appear, and then, a another 80s rock tune when the Cinemax logo comes in your face animation. And whoever is the announcer is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.
+'''Audio:''' A 80s rock tune, a writing sound, a jazz sounder and then another 80s rock tune when the Cinemax logo zooms in. And whoever is the announcer is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.
-Availability: Extinct; but check for your VHS tapes to have the Next on Cinemax ID/Bumper
-Scare Factor: Minimal; the in-your face animation again, can scare a few.
-nd Logo
-(1989-1997)
-Nicknames: "The Animated Filmstrip", "The Squares II"
+===2nd Bumper (1989-1997)===
-Logo: We see a filmstrip with scrambled/mixed up words of Next, and then the Cinemax logo is mixed up too. And then, suddenly, Next on and Cinemax logos flies over onto the center, and then later, the "Next on" words disappear mysterious. And, whatever movie or show they are showing goes fades in at the bottom. And then later, after the announcer is finished. The Cinemax logo appears near your face and then, it just flops around. Until the screen is turned black.
+'''Visuals:''' There is a filmstrip with scrambled/mixed up versions of the word "Next", and then a mixed-up version of the Cinemax logo appears. Then, "Next <u>o</u>n" and the Cinemax logo fly over onto the center, and then the "Next on" words vanish. Whatever movie or show they are showing  fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo appears close to the screen just flops around until the screen fades to black.
-FX/SFX: Everything! Again.
+'''Technique:''' CGI
-Cheesy Factor: The squares are cheesy, and the animated filmstrip looks cheesy.
-Music/Sounds: A twinkling sound, and then a rock tune from the 90s, and then it still plays it after the Cinemax logo swashes over.
+'''Audio:''' A twinkling sound, and then a '90s rock tune.
-Availability: Extinct; check on your old DVDs, VHS tapes for this ID.
-Scare Factor: Just like the previous logo, it's minimal.
-rd Logo
-(1997-2001)
-Logo: We see Next on and the new Cinemax logo appears on the left top side. And on the right is the genre (like Suspense), and the movie name (like Electra), and the date (like 1995), and it stays there until the feature presentation, or a preview shows up. And it follows with Reasons for Rating screen.
+===3rd Bumper (1997-2001)===
-FX/SFX: Everything!
+'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with "next on" and the new Cinemax logo appear on the left top side. On the right is the genre (like Suspense), and the movie name (like ''Evita''), and the date (like 1995), and it stays there until the feature presentation, or a preview shows up.
-Music/Sounds: A sly acid jazz tune.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Availability: Extinct again; check for your old DVDs or tapes for this bumper.
+'''Audio:''' A sly acid jazz tune.
-Scare Factor: None; it's boring!
+===4th Bumper (Late 2001-2003)===
+'''Visuals:''' Unknown
-th Logo
-(Late 2001-2003)
+'''Technique:''' Unknown
-Logo:
+'''Audio:''' Unknown
-FX/SFX: Everything
-th Logo
-(2003-2008)
-Nickname: "Dark Cinemax"
+===5th Bumper (2003-2008)===
-Logo: We see a dark black background, with an unknown floor (which looks like liquid floor), and the current Cinemax logo with "max" replaced by "next". And, then, we see whatever movie or show they are showing next appears, and there is the date, genre and duration of the movie, with the actors from the movie written below. And then we see the Cinemax logo from before, making a white flash that changes the word "next" to "max".
+'''Visuals:''' There is a dark black background, with a floor that looks to be made of liquid, and the then-current Cinemax logo with "max" replaced by "next". The movie or show they are showing next appears, with the the date, genre and duration of the movie, with the actors from the movie written below. And then there is the Cinemax logo from before, making a white flash that changes the word "next" to "max".
-FX/SFX: Everything. Pretty nice animation.
+'''Technique:''' Unknown
-Music/Sounds: A very nice electro-rock theme.
+'''Audio:''' An electro-rock theme.
-Availability: Extinct. Check your old tapes or DVD recordings!
-Scare Factor: Low. The "waaaa-waaaaa"s in the music and the dark atmosphere could get to some, but overall it's a great logo with nice animation and good music.
-th Logo
-(2008-2011)
-Nickname: "Boring Cinemax"
-Logo: TBA
+===6th Bumper (2008-2011)===
-FX/SFX: TBA
+'''Visuals:''' On a pale blue background, the name of the next feature in white is shown, with three of the actors in black underneath. After a while, "next" and the MaxHD logo cut in.
-Cheesy Factor: TBA
+'''Variant:''' Before showings of some more recent movies, a special variant was used, which shows a scene from the movie in place of the usual background and the actor names in white.
-Music/Sounds: TBA
+*A sub-variant was used promoting ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', where there are no actor names and "NEXT" (now in all-caps) and the MaxHD logo cut in at the same time.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-Availability: Extinct. It was only used for 4 years. Check your old tapes or DVDs!
+'''Audio:''' An acoustic guitar tune.
-Scare Factor: TBA.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-th Logo
+*On rare occasions, one of two different music cues was used, one of which is a gong banging.
-(2011-)
+*The variant features whatever audio plays in the scene.
+'''Availability:''' It was only used for four years.
-Nicknames: "Simple Cinemax", "Boring Cinemax II", "Uglemax"
-Logo: TBA
-FX/SFX: TBA
-Cheesy Factor: Simple isn't always better, and this logo really shows it. It's ugly, it's very poorly made, and it doesn't have the technical qualities of the 2003 bumper.
+===7th Bumper (2011-)===
-Music/Sounds: TBA
+'''Visuals:''' Unknown
-Availability: Currently seen on all the Cinemax networks.
+'''Technique:''' Unknown
-Scare Factor: None. It's very boring.
+'''Audio:''' Unknown
+'''Availability:''' Seen on all the Cinemax networks.
+[[Category:Coming Up Next bumpers]]