Entertainment in Video/Warning Screens
1st Warning (1983-2003)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scrolling up:
WARNING
Licensed for private home exhibition
only. Any public performance, copying
or other use is strictly prohibited.
All other rights reserved. International
agreements and national laws
protect copyrighted motion picture
video tapes and sound recordings.
Unauthorised reproductions,
exhibition or distribution of
copyrighted material can result in
severe criminal and civil penalties.
This video cassette is protected by
an electronic 'water mark' which
will enable the manufacturers of
this programme to confirm its
authenticity.
ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO LIMITED.
Variant: On early DVDs, the "Electronic water mark" notice has been removed.
FX/SFX: The warning text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None
Availability: Very common. Seen at the beginning of the UK EIV tapes from 1983 to 2003 and on DVDs from 1998 to 2003. Note that this commonly appears more so on releases with the third logo than ones with the second logo.
2nd Warning (2003-)
Warning: On a black background, the "Not for Rental" text in Arial fades in and fades out a few moments later. Then the Warning text in Arial with "WARNING" above and the manufacture notice below scrolls up.
Variants:
- Rental tapes/DVDs only used the warning screen.
- Current DVDs and Blu-rays used a different font and stands still.
FX/SFX: The text fading in and out, The scrolling of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen at the beginning of the UK EIV tapes and on DVDs and Blu-rays, such as on Dawn of the Dead and Final Destination 3. The rental variant is extremely rare, and can be seen on Blade: Trinity.
