Draft:Videoservice
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Background
Videoservice (Видеосервис) is a major distributor of VHS and DVD in Russia.
1st Logo (1991-1996)
Logo: We see a blue sky with clouds, and a marble grid. A golden spherical shape drops down. It touches the floor and gets squashed. The squashed gold then starts to form a golden shape, which then rotates down to reveal some stylized Russian letters "ВСЕРВИС". Next to the B, there's a full name "КОНЦЕРН ВИДЕОСЕРВИС".
Technique: The really cheesy transformation from the sphere to the logo.
Music/Sounds: A majestic news-like fanfare.
Availability: Scarce. Seen on early Videoservice tapes.
2nd Logo (1996-1999)
Logo: On a blue sky with clouds below, a golden square with an encarved B and C zooms in rotating. A light flare passes through the logo. The Russian name zooms out below with a blur. The light flare then stops moving, and flashes before disappearing.
Technique: The logo zooming in, the light flare, the word zooming out. The quality has taken a major step compared to the previous.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.
Availability: Uncommon on Russia. Can be found on various videotapes of famous films distributed in the country, including those made by Columbia and Tristar.
3rd Logo (1999-2000)
Logo: None.
Technique: Everything including the machinery.
Music/Sounds: An electro-industrial theme with the sounds of machinery heard through the logo.
Availability: Uncommon. It was only used for two years to mark the advent of the new millenium.
4th Logo (2001-20??)
Logo: We see a stormy sky with dark water below. Two lights appear and swirl to the center, leaving transparent trails making the "ВС". The Videoservice square logo then appears from a burst of light, along with a Russian word zooming out above, followed by the Russian name. The stormy sea background fades out.
Variant: The logo would zoom out to place itself on the warning screen.
Technique: Great animation of the stormy sea and light trails, pretty average when you watch everything else.
Music/Sounds: A calming bell/guitar theme, with the sounds of thunder and the action.
Availability: Common. Appears on every recent VHS and DVD made by the company.