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Background

Morris Video was a video distributor located in Redondo Beach, California, founded in the early 1980s by George and Dawn Morris. The company released a wide variety of instructional films on VHS and Beta.

Logo (1984-1990s)

Visuals: On a black background, we see several purple/blue/pink lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the Qintex logo) with an "M" inside it. Then, a gold streak/ribbon wraps around the "M", making a script letter "V". "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored blue-purple, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A creaking synth bass that becomes a held-out note ending with a whoosh. When the text appears, we hear a distorted, deep-voiced announcer saying "Morris...Video."

Availability: Can be seen on certain instructional videotapes like Super Bowling.

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 '''Morris Video''' was a video distributor located in Redondo Beach, California, founded in the early 1980s by George and Dawn '''Morris'''. The company released a wide variety of instructional films on VHS and Beta.
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+===Logo (1984-1990s)===
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-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see several purple/blue/pink lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the [[Qintex]] logo) with an M inside it. Then, a gold streak/ribbon wraps around the M, making the letter the script letter V. "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored blue-purple, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see several {{color|darkviolet|purple}}/{{color|blue}}/{{color|hotpink|pink}} lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the [[Qintex]] logo) with an "M" inside it. Then, a {{color|gold}} streak/ribbon wraps around the "M", making a script letter "{{color|gold|V}}". "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored {{color|blue}}-{{color|darkviolet|purple}}, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Technique:''' The TV tube forming, the dissolving effect. It's pretty nice animation for 1984.
-'''Audio:''' A creaking synth bass with a whoosh followed by a distorted, deep-voiced announcer saying "Morris...Video".
+'''Audio:''' A creaking synth bass that becomes a held-out note ending with a whoosh. When the text appears, we hear a distorted, deep-voiced announcer saying "Morris...Video."
 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on certain instructional videotapes like ''Super Bowling''.
 [[Category:American home entertainment logos]]