PRISM Movie

Credits

Descriptions by
Lappy4861

Captures by
retrodan5

Video captures courtesy of
retrodan5

Background

These were the idents that were seen before movies on the cable channel PRISM.

1st Logo (1980-1982)

Logo: On a purple/pink/black gradient background, we see a golden filmstrip with PRISM logos moving down. As the filmstrip continues to move, the text MOVIES in a dark pink neon font zooms in, and flies up. The same animation plays, but this time, the MOVIES text flies down. The gradient background and filmstrips disappear with a blue flash, replacing the background with a starscape background. We then see the PRISM logo in silver, shining (possibly reused from the 1980 ident) and moving down. Then, the text "MOVIE PRESENTATION" in red fades in with a semicircle of different colors. The text then flashes, and fades to black, usually followed by a rating screen.

Variants:

• The "MOVIE PRESENTATION" text can be in yellow.
• A shorter version exists. Here, the logo animates normally, until the final MOVIES text zooms in. It then cuts to the PRISM logo moving down.

Technique: Early computer animation

Music/Sounds: A string piece with numerous bells when the "MOVIES" text appears.

Availability: Extinct. Check old recordings of movies on PRISM from 1980-1982.