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Logo (1979-1984)

Red variant
White variant

Visuals: On a white background, two red lines wipe in towards the middle of the screen from opposite directions of each other, peaking to make two small mountains that form an "M". A "V" then slides downward from the top of the screen and lines up with the "M", resting within the middle gap. Underneath, "VIDEO MOVIES" appears one by one in a stylized sans serif font, with the 1st "V" and "M" having a curled line to their left side, and a red line wipes in below. Finally, the byline "from Hokushin" appears below as a small size, slowly growing in size before stopping after a second.

Early Variant: Originally, the background was red, the logo was gold, and "from Hokushin" was white.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: A trumpet solo with a loud brass stinger near the end. This was actually a variation of TG1's opening music. Both variants have a voiceover.

The voiceover in the early variant has a man with a Maltese accent (Joe Gatt, the company's founder) and mentions that the VHS is a "special arrangement of the producer and the distributor".
The later one has a voiceover in which a man with a British accent is reading over a VHS legal disclaimer.

Availability:

Seen on 1970s-1980s UK VHS releases of Gregory's Girl, For the Love of Ada, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Buddy Holly Story, Queens of Evil, Going Steady, Shark's Cave, No Place to Hide, Sex Diary, Island of Death, Evil in the Deep, Fatty Finn, Lemon Popsicle, Loose Shoes, Jungle Burger, and Mean Streets.
It also appears on the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS release of the 1979 TV movie Willa as well.

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-'''Visuals:''' On a white background, two red lines move towards the middle of the screen from opposite directions, peaking to make two small mirrored mountains that form an "M". A "V" moves downward from the top of the screen and lines up with the "M". Underneath, in quick sucession, is the name "VIDEO MOVIES" with each letter spelled out one by one. Following that is another red line swiped from left to right and the byline "from Hokushin" zooming in under the line.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, two {{color|red}} lines wipe in towards the middle of the screen from opposite directions of each other, peaking to make two small mountains that form an "{{color|red|'''M'''}}". A "{{color|red|'''V'''}}" then slides downward from the top of the screen and lines up with the "{{color|red|'''M'''}}", resting within the middle gap. Underneath, "'''VIDEO MOVIES'''" appears one by one in a stylized sans serif font, with the 1st "'''V'''" and "'''M'''" having a curled line to their left side, and a {{color|red}} line wipes in below. Finally, the byline "{{font|Times|{{color|red|'''from Hokushin'''}}}}" appears below as a small size, slowly growing in size before stopping after a second.
-'''Early Variant:''' The background of the logo is red, the lines and name are in yellow, and the "from Hokushin" byline is in white. This logo is pre-empted by a blue warning screen.
+'''Early Variant:''' Originally, the background was {{color|red}}, the logo was {{color|gold}}, and "{{font|Times|'''from Hokushin'''}}" was white.
 '''Technique:''' Cel animation.