DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Home Video Bumpers)

Credits

Descriptions by
rjsmith09

North American Bumpers

(1998-March 21, 2006)

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Visuals: On a black background with stars, we see DreamWorks' "Moon Boy" symbol either on the top-right or top-left. In the center is text announcing the previews. The text is in all caps depending on the variant. A list of variants includes:

• Coming to Theaters
• Coming to Theaters Next Year
• Coming to Movie Theaters in the Year 2000
• Coming Soon to Video
• Now Available on Videocassette
• Available Exclusively on Video and DVD
• On Video and DVD
• Now on Video
• Coming Soon from DreamWorks Animation
• OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION

Variant:

• The "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on has the text shining.
  • On the 1999 releases of The Prince of Egypt and Toonsylvania, the moon and boy are on the top-right and the text does not shine.

Technique: None. For the standard "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on, 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability:

• Most of the clip-ons are seen during the opening previews of DreamWorks videotapes and DVDs.
• The "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on can be found on family-oriented releases from DreamWorks after the opening previews. It was discontinued in 2004.
• The "Year 2000" variant can be found on The Prince of Egypt, the "Next Year" variant can be found on Shrek.
• The "DreamWorks Animation" variation can be found on the DVD of Shrek 2.
• The last appearances of the bumpers was on the 2006 VHS of Dreamer.

International Bumpers

United Kingdom

1st Bumper (1998-1999)

Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

2nd Bumper (2002-2006)

Same as the Universal Studios Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Australia

(1998-1999)

Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

Germany

(1998-2005)

Visuals: Same as the domestic bumper, but the text is replaced by one of the following clip-ons:

• DEMNÄCHST IN KINO ("COMING SOON TO CINEMAS" in German)
• JETZT IM KINO ("NOW IN CINEMAS")

Variant: A variant of the "JETZT IN KINO" variant exists that shows the text in a black background.

Technique: Same as the domestic bumper.

Audio: Same as the domestic bumper.

Availability: This was found on a German VHSes at the time, such as Deep Impact.

Brazil

(2000?-2005?)

Same as the Universal Studios Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Spain

(2000?-2005?)

Same as the Universal Studios Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Mexico

1st Bumper (2000?-2002?)

Visuals: Same as the domestic bumper, but the text is replaced by one of the following clip-ons:

• AHORA EN CINE ("NOW IN CINEMAS" in Spanish)
• AHORA EN VIDEO ("NOW ON VIDEO")

Technique: Same as the domestic bumper.

Audio: Same as the domestic bumper.

Availability: Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as Chicken Run (Pollitos en fuga).

2nd Bumper (2002?-2005?)

Visuals: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time, but the DreamWorks logo is shown instead of the Universal logo. So far, the following clip-ons have been found:

• Próximamente a la venta en video y DVD ("Coming soon on sale in video and DVD")
• A la venta en video y DVD ("On sale in video and DVD")
• a la venta en video ("on sale in video")
• próximamente en cines ("coming soon on cinemas")
• en cines ("on cinemas")

Technique: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Audio: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Availability: Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as Shrek.

Italy

(2000?-2005?)

Visuals: On a blue background with a DreamWorks logo wallpaper, we see "IN VENDITA IN VIDEOCASSETTA DA [MONTH/YEAR]" ("FOR SALE ON VIDEOCASSETTE IN [MONTH/YEAR]" in Italian).

Variant: In early releases, the background is black-blue gradient, the font is different, and there's a DreamWorks logo in the upper left corner.

Technique: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appears on Italian DreamWorks VHS releases, such as Shrek and Shark Tale.

Poland

(2000?-2005?)

Same as the Universal Studios Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.

Finland

(2000?-2005?)

Visuals: On a blurry slow-motion clip of the DreamWorks logo, we see "TULOSSA VIDEOLLE" ("COMING SOON TO VIDEO" in Finnish).

Technique: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appears on Finnish DreamWorks VHS releases, such as Shark Tale (Hain tarina).