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====1st Bumper (1986)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' Over an abstract background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR SCENES FROM "DECENT EXPOSURES" VOLUME TWO OF PARAMOUNT COMEDY THEATRE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM." |
'''Visuals:''' Over an abstract background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR SCENES FROM "DECENT EXPOSURES" VOLUME TWO OF PARAMOUNT COMEDY THEATRE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM." |
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====2nd Bumper (1987)==== |
====2nd Bumper (1987)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black/ |
'''Visuals:''' Over a black/blue gradient background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR HOME VIDEO PREVIEWS FROM PARAMOUNT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM". |
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'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a |
'''Visuals:''' On a blue-black gradient background, the title of a specific Paramount movie is shown and underneath it in capital letters the text "Coming in *Month* to video stores everywhere from Paramount" or "Coming this *Month* to video stores everywhere" is seen in a white lowercase Helvetica Bold font. Sometimes the text is in a regular Helvetica font. It often had no voiceover until late 1990. |
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'''Variants:''' Depending on the variant: |
'''Variants:''' Depending on the variant: |
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* On the 1989 VHS release of ''"Crocodile" Dundee II'', the gradient is blue-white. |
* On the 1989 VHS release of ''"Crocodile" Dundee II'', the gradient is blue-white. |
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* On the 1990 VHS releases of ''Fat Man and Little Boy'' and ''Harlem Nights'', the "available" in "Now available at video stores everywhere" is capitalized. |
* On the 1990 VHS releases of ''Fat Man and Little Boy'' and ''Harlem Nights'', the "available" in "Now available at video stores everywhere" is capitalized. |
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* On the 1990 VHS releases of ''Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' and ''Harlem Nights'', the background is solid |
* On the 1990 VHS releases of ''Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' and ''Harlem Nights'', the background is solid blue. |
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* On the 1990 VHS release of ''Shirley Valentine'', the gradient runs in the other direction. In addition, following a trailer for ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', the first letter of "this" in the "Coming this May..." bumper has been capitalized. |
* On the 1990 VHS release of ''Shirley Valentine'', the gradient runs in the other direction. In addition, following a trailer for ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', the first letter of "this" in the "Coming this May..." bumper has been capitalized. |
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* On the 1991 VHS release of ''Chinatown'', a special version is used following a trailer for ''The Two Jakes'', with the movie title centered. Text at the top reads "The sequel to Chinatown" and text at the bottom says "Coming soon on videocassette." |
* On the 1991 VHS release of ''Chinatown'', a special version is used following a trailer for ''The Two Jakes'', with the movie title centered. Text at the top reads "The sequel to Chinatown" and text at the bottom says "Coming soon on videocassette." |
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'''Visuals:''' On a background filled with |
'''Visuals:''' On a background filled with blue/indigo squares, a flat, blue frame with the Paramount abstract mountain logo in silver appears. The stars shine from left to right, before the Paramount frame flies off as the blue/indigo squares move, opening up like a door. The words "'''COMING ATTRACTIONS'''" or "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" in gold are revealed on a heliotrope gradient background. They zoom in slowly to the center of the screen. They then shine, and after a few moments, quickly begin zooming in again, cutting the bumper to black (for Coming Attractions) or [[Paramount Home Entertainment (Warning Screens)|the warning screen]] (for Feature Presentation). |
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'''Bylines:''' This used whatever byline Paramount was using at the time: |
'''Bylines:''' This used whatever byline Paramount was using at the time: |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*On most 1989-91 VHS tapes, such as ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', ''Aftershock'', ''Shirley Valentine'', ''Let It Ride'', ''He Said, She Said'', and ''Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', the Coming Attractions bumper instead cuts to the [[Motion Picture Association (Rating Bumpers)|MPAA rating screen]]. (The 1990 VHS of ''Out of Sight, Out of Mind'', co-distributed with Prism Entertainment, is the earliest known release to feature a black screen between the bumper and rating screen.) |
*On most 1989-91 VHS tapes, such as ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', ''Aftershock'', ''Shirley Valentine'', ''Let It Ride'', ''He Said, She Said'', and ''Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', the Coming Attractions bumper instead cuts to the [[Motion Picture Association (Rating Bumpers)|MPAA rating screen]]. (The 1990 VHS of ''Out of Sight, Out of Mind'', co-distributed with Prism Entertainment, is the earliest known release to feature a black screen between the bumper and rating screen.) |
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* A sub-variant of the 1995 variant has the Feature Presentation bumper cut to black after " |
* A sub-variant of the 1995 variant has the Feature Presentation bumper cut to black after "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" zooms in at the camera. This was spotted only on the 1997 VHS releases of ''The Godfather'' trilogy, the 2003 Filipino VCD of ''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'', UK tapes that have special features after the film, and an Australian dealer copy of ''Jackass: The Movie''. |
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* On tapes with the Gulf+Western variant of the FP bumper, the zoom-in of " |
* On tapes with the Gulf+Western variant of the FP bumper, the zoom-in of "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" is extended a bit to show a gold screen, which cuts to the warning screen 1-2 seconds later. |
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* On Gulf+Western-era releases of the first four ''Star Trek'' motion pictures, the beginning logo frame fades in slower and is still for a few seconds before the audio and animation start as usual. As with the above mentioned variant, the zoom-in of " |
* On Gulf+Western-era releases of the first four ''Star Trek'' motion pictures, the beginning logo frame fades in slower and is still for a few seconds before the audio and animation start as usual. As with the above mentioned variant, the zoom-in of "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" is extended a bit to show a gold screen, which cuts to the warning screen 1-2 seconds later. This can also be seen in black and white on ''Sunset Boulevard''. |
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*On the 1989 VHS release of ''Will Penny'', the FP bumper cuts to black after the gold screen from " |
*On the 1989 VHS release of ''Will Penny'', the FP bumper cuts to black after the gold screen from "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''", as the warning screen is placed at the beginning of the tape. |
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* Sometimes, on early tapes, the gold screen from the " |
* Sometimes, on early tapes, the gold screen from the "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" text cuts to a black screen. Then, the warning screen pops up. This appears on ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'', ''Coming To America'', ''The Experts'', ''True Grit'' (1969), ''Let's Dance'' and the 1989 VHS releases of ''Grease'' and ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956). |
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* A black and white variant of the Feature Presentation bumper exists. This can be found on VHS reprints of ''Sunset Boulevard'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', ''The Desperate Hours'', and ''The Delicate Delinquent'', and a Laserdisc reprint of ''The Courageous Dr. Christain''. |
* A black and white variant of the Feature Presentation bumper exists. This can be found on VHS reprints of ''Sunset Boulevard'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', ''The Desperate Hours'', and ''The Delicate Delinquent'', and a Laserdisc reprint of ''The Courageous Dr. Christain''. |
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* On the 1992 screener VHS of ''Hired to Kill'', the FP bumper cuts in. |
* On the 1992 screener VHS of ''Hired to Kill'', the FP bumper cuts in. |
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* On the 1991-95 screener tapes of ''The Two Jakes'', ''The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' and ''Clear and Present Danger'', a timecode is shown in different positions. |
* On the 1991-95 screener tapes of ''The Two Jakes'', ''The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' and ''Clear and Present Danger'', a timecode is shown in different positions. |
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* On tapes with the Paramount Communications byline, it was in a serif font on the "Coming Attractions" version, while the "Feature Presentation" version uses a sans-serif font. |
* On tapes with the Paramount Communications byline, it was in a serif font on the "Coming Attractions" version, while the "Feature Presentation" version uses a sans-serif font. |
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* On most 2002 VHS tapes, to celebrate Paramount's 90th anniversary, the "Feature Presentation" bumper is enhanced. This time, |
* On most 2002 VHS tapes, to celebrate Paramount's 90th anniversary, the "Feature Presentation" bumper is enhanced. This time, a full color version of the Paramount 90th Anniversary logo is placed on a box over four purple squares, but as the squares move, the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" in a gold-yellow bold Onyx font are instead revealed while flying into place, each word from a different end, and the words now float against a moving dark cloud background, eventually zooming in towards the screen in a trail of gold light, cutting to the warning screen, which consists of a solid navy blue background this time. |
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*The first VHS printing of ''Changing Lanes'' uses the 2002 version of the Feature Presentation bumper, but it instead cuts to the 1995-2006 warning screen |
*The first VHS printing of ''Changing Lanes'' uses the 2002 version of the Feature Presentation bumper, but it instead cuts to the regular 1995-2006 warning screen at the end. |
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'''Technique:''' Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage. |
'''Technique:''' Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage. |
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'''Audio:''' The 1988 ''Paramount on Parade'' fanfare, with a rearranged intro as well (the 1986 rendition of the 1976 fanfare had the synthesized chimes fade out when the music began). When the text is revealed, Brian Cummings is heard saying: |
'''Audio:''' The 1988 ''Paramount on Parade'' fanfare composed by Lalo Schifrin, with a rearranged intro as well (the 1986 rendition of the 1976 fanfare had the synthesized chimes fade out when the music began). When the text is revealed, Brian Cummings is heard saying: |
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*'''Coming Attractions:''' "Here are some exciting coming attractions from Paramount." |
*'''Coming Attractions:''' "Here are some exciting coming attractions from Paramount." |
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*'''Feature Presentation (Variant A):''' "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." This was usually used on videocassettes that had previews before the film, though it appears on ''Timeline'', ''Extreme Ops'', later prints of ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', the 1991 releases of the first five ''Star Trek'' motion pictures (in addition to the 1989 release of ''Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'') and ''Footloose'', the 1994 VHS of ''Top Gun'', ''Just for You'', ''A Soldier's Sweetheart'', ''Midnight in St. Petersburg'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Prince and Me'', promotional copies of ''Teletubbies: Naughty Noo-Noo!'', ''Boohbah: Hot Dog'', ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story'' and ''Jay-Z: Fade to Black'', a Spanish-subtitled print of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Til There Was You'', alternating prints of ''Patriot Games'', ''The Butcher's Wife'', ''Necessary Roughness'', ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'', ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', ''Prehysteria'', ''Major League'', ''Narc'', ''Cousins'', ''Boomerang'', ''Scrooged'', ''The Addams Family'', ''Kid Cop'', ''We Were Soldiers'', ''The Core'', ''Sliver'', ''The Fighting Temptations'', ''Mean Girls'', ''The School of Rock'', ''The Perfect Score'', and ''Paycheck'', and most Paramount Communications-era Philips CD-I disc releases of Paramount films |
*'''Feature Presentation (Variant A):''' "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." This was usually used on videocassettes that had previews before the film, though it appears on videotapes and videodiscs without previews as well, including ''Timeline'', ''Extreme Ops'', later prints of ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', the 1991 releases of the first five ''Star Trek'' motion pictures (in addition to the 1989 release of ''Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'') and ''Footloose'', the 1994 VHS of ''Top Gun'', ''Just for You'', ''A Soldier's Sweetheart'', ''Midnight in St. Petersburg'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Prince and Me'', promotional copies of ''Teletubbies: Naughty Noo-Noo!'', ''Boohbah: Hot Dog'', ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story'' and ''Jay-Z: Fade to Black'', a Spanish-subtitled print of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Til There Was You'', alternating prints of ''Patriot Games'', ''The Butcher's Wife'', ''Necessary Roughness'', ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'', ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', ''Prehysteria'', ''Major League'', ''Narc'', ''Cousins'', ''Boomerang'', ''Scrooged'', ''The Addams Family'', ''Kid Cop'', ''We Were Soldiers'', ''The Core'', ''Sliver'', ''The Fighting Temptations'', ''Mean Girls'', ''The School of Rock'', ''The Perfect Score'', and ''Paycheck'', and most Paramount Communications-era Philips CD-I disc releases of Paramount films. |
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*'''Feature Presentation (Variant B):''' "Paramount is pleased to bring you our feature presentation." This was used with all three byline variants, and can be found on Laserdiscs and Viacom-era Philips CD-Is (as well as the Paramount Communications-era releases of ''The Addams Family'', ''Black Rain'', and ''Apocalypse Now''), as well as videocassettes without any opening previews. This variation did appear on tapes with previews, examples including: ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Wayne's World'', ''Pet Shop'', ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns'', the 1996 VHS of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', screener tapes of ''The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies'', ''It's All True'', ''Jimmy Hollywood'', ''The Browning Version (1994)'', ''I.Q.'', ''Pontiac Moon'', ''Parallel Lives'', ''Dead Man on Campus'', ''Midnight Man'', ''Bad Apple'', ''Apres Vous'', ''Asylum'', ''Ask the Dust'', ''Year of the Dog'', and ''Next'', two out of four videocassettes sold as part of a 1993 McDonald's promotion, specifically ''Ghost'' and ''The Addams Family'' (these releases have the Rank Home Video print logo on one of the spines on the slipcovers for those films and a face label on the tapes with a special red, yellow, black and white color scheme; ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Wayne's World'' use the "And now, we're..." variant), and the Directors' Series editions of ''Fatal Attraction'' and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. This was also used on the 90th Anniversary FP bumper on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the Columbia House copy of ''The Sum of All Fears'', and demo tapes from this era such as those of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'', and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''. |
*'''Feature Presentation (Variant B):''' "Paramount is pleased to bring you our feature presentation." This was used with all three byline variants, and can be found on Laserdiscs and Viacom-era Philips CD-Is (as well as the Paramount Communications-era releases of ''The Addams Family'', ''Black Rain'', and ''Apocalypse Now''), as well as videocassettes without any opening previews. This variation did appear on tapes with previews, examples including: ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Wayne's World'', ''Pet Shop'', ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns'', the 1996 VHS of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', screener tapes of ''The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies'', ''It's All True'', ''Jimmy Hollywood'', ''The Browning Version (1994)'', ''I.Q.'', ''Pontiac Moon'', ''Parallel Lives'', ''Dead Man on Campus'', ''Midnight Man'', ''Bad Apple'', ''Apres Vous'', ''Asylum'', ''Ask the Dust'', ''Year of the Dog'', and ''Next'', two out of four videocassettes sold as part of a 1993 McDonald's promotion, specifically ''Ghost'' and ''The Addams Family'' (these releases have the Rank Home Video print logo on one of the spines on the slipcovers for those films and a face label on the tapes with a special red, yellow, black and white color scheme; ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Wayne's World'' use the "And now, we're..." variant), and the Directors' Series editions of ''Fatal Attraction'' and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. This was also used on the 90th Anniversary FP bumper on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the Columbia House copy of ''The Sum of All Fears'', and demo tapes from this era such as those of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'', and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''. |
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*On the VHS of ''The Desperate Hours'' and the Laserdisc of ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'' (both from 1989), as well as some screener tapes, the ending of the fanfare is cut off. |
*On the VHS of ''The Desperate Hours'' and the Laserdisc of ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'' (both from 1989), as well as some screener tapes, the ending of the fanfare is cut off. |
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*On the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the FP bumper is silent. |
*On the AC-3 RF tracks to the widescreen Laserdiscs of ''Star Trek: Generations'' and ''Forrest Gump'', as well as the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the FP bumper is silent. |
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*On the 1992 screener VHS of ''Hired to Kill'', due to the FP bumper cutting in, the theme starts a split-second in. |
*On the 1992 screener VHS of ''Hired to Kill'', due to the FP bumper cutting in, the theme starts a split-second in. |
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*Starting in 1993, the fanfare comes in slightly later than usual. This happens on later tapes with the Paramount Communications byline variant, as well as on all tapes with the Viacom byline variant. |
*Starting in 1993, the fanfare comes in slightly later than usual. This happens on later tapes with the Paramount Communications byline variant, as well as on all tapes with the Viacom byline variant. |
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*On the 1992 VHS release of ''Juice'', both voiceover variants were used with the "Coming this August to video stores everywhere." bumper; the low-voice version follows an ad for ''Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You'', and the jolly-voice version follows the trailer for ''Wayne's World''. |
*On the 1992 VHS release of ''Juice'', both voiceover variants were used with the "Coming this August to video stores everywhere." bumper; the low-voice version follows an ad for ''Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You'', and the jolly-voice version follows the trailer for ''Wayne's World''. |
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*On the 1993 VHS releases of ''Mandroid'' and ''There Goes the Neighborhood'', the "Coming this August to video stores everywhere" bumper appears after a trailer for ''Remote'', which was originally slated to be released that month but delayed to September. |
*On the 1993 VHS releases of ''Mandroid'' and ''There Goes the Neighborhood'', the "Coming this August to video stores everywhere" bumper appears after a trailer for ''Remote'', which was originally slated to be released that month but delayed to September. |
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*On the 1994 VHS release of ''Shrunken Heads'', the trailer for ''Oblivion'' is shown twice (once during the opening previews, and again between the end of the movie and the Full Moon Entertainment "Videozone" behind-the-scenes |
*On the 1994 VHS release of ''Shrunken Heads'', the trailer for ''Oblivion'' is shown twice (once during the opening previews, and again between the end of the movie and the Full Moon Entertainment "Videozone" behind-the-scenes featurette), with the "Coming this December to video stores everywhere." bumper only appearing the first time. |
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*Two 1995 VHS releases use this bumper after a trailer for ''Star Trek Generations'', but with the title arranged differently. On ''Drop Zone'', the title is on one line, while on ''From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage'', the title is on two lines. |
*Two 1995 VHS releases use this bumper after a trailer for ''Star Trek Generations'', but with the title arranged differently. On ''Drop Zone'', the title is on one line, while on ''From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage'', the title is on two lines. |
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*On VHS tapes of ''Sightings'', the "Now available on videocassette" clip on appears in two different ways. The first time it appears, after a trailer for ''The Sightings Video Collection'', it has a period at the end. On its second appearance, after a trailer for ''From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage'', there is no period. |
*On VHS tapes of ''Sightings'', the "Now available on videocassette" clip on appears in two different ways. The first time it appears, after a trailer for ''The Sightings Video Collection'', it has a period at the end. On its second appearance, after a trailer for ''From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage'', there is no period. |
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====7th Bumper (June 6, 1994)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a pink curtain backdrop, movie star Shannon Tweed appears seated in a chair talking about the ''Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes''. As she talks, the camera zooms in on her until stopping with only her head and some of her body visible. |
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'''Trivia:''' The sweepstakes Tweed was referring to offered a shot at a fully chauffeured limousine ride with her, followed by dinner and a visit to a "popular nightspot," as she called it (all of this was for the sweepstakes' four grand prize winners). After the movie, Tweed reappeared in the same spot and talked about the sweepstakes. |
'''Trivia:''' The sweepstakes Tweed was referring to offered a shot at a fully chauffeured limousine ride with her, followed by dinner and a visit to a "popular nightspot," as she called it (all of this was for the sweepstakes' four grand prize winners). After the movie, Tweed reappeared in the same spot and talked about the sweepstakes. |
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====9th Bumper (December 19, 1995)==== |
====9th Bumper (December 19, 1995)==== |
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<center>Watch<br>the Music Video<br>" ALRIGHT "<br>by SUPERGRASS<br>Following<br>CLUELESS</center> |
<center>Watch<br>the Music Video<br>" ALRIGHT "<br>by SUPERGRASS<br>Following<br>CLUELESS</center> |
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====10th Bumper (June 18, 1996)==== |
====10th Bumper (June 18, 1996)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' At the end of a soundtrack promo for the remake of ''Sabrina'', the text "{{color|red|Stay tuned after the film for Sting "Moonlight" video.}}", in |
'''Visuals:''' At the end of a soundtrack promo for the remake of ''Sabrina'', the text "{{color|red|Stay tuned after the film for Sting "Moonlight" video.}}", in red, fades in next to the A&M Records logo. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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====11th Bumper (February 25, 1997)==== |
====11th Bumper (February 25, 1997)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a yellow background resembling the front cover of a composition notebook is the black text "STAY TUNED...", followed by "Rugrats Rap", in the font of the ''Rugrats'' logo, zooming in on the background with a teal banner reading "Bonus Music Video" in the upper left corner. These actions are repeated a couple of seconds later, except "STAY TUNED..." is replaced with the ''Harriet the Spy'' logo, "Rap" is replaced with "Rock" (alluding to the second bonus video, "Rugrats Rock"), and the banner reads "2nd Bonus Music Video". |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the VHS of ''Harriet the Spy''. |
'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the VHS of ''Harriet the Spy''. |
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====12th Bumper (August 18, 1998-1999)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue curtain background, there is the cover of ''Entertainment Weekly'' 's "Oscar Winners & Losers" issue, tilted to the left. Next to it is text on the right, reading: |
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<center>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''S'''}}'''TAY''' {{Big|'''T'''}}'''UNED'''}}}}<br>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''A'''}}'''FTER''' {{Big|'''T'''}}'''HE'''}}}}<br>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''M'''}}'''OVIE'''}}}}<br>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''F'''}}'''OR''' {{Big|'''A'''}}}}}}<br>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''S'''}}'''PECIAL''' {{Big|'''O'''}}'''FFER'''}}}}<br>{{color|gold|{{Font|Serif|{{Big|'''F'''}}'''ROM'''}}}}<br>(Entertainment Weekly logo)</center> |
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====13th Bumper (December 15, 1998-January 26, 1999)==== |
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'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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*'''Coming to Video Stores:''' "Coming this November to video stores." |
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*'''Coming to Theatres:''' "Coming to theatres!" |
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'''Audio Variant:''' A variant of the "COMING TO VIDEO STORES" bumper features Cummings saying "And, coming this February from Paramount Home Video." This appears only on the original 1999 VHS release of ''The Truman Show''. |
'''Audio Variant:''' A variant of the "COMING TO VIDEO STORES" bumper features Cummings saying "And, coming this February from Paramount Home Video." This appears only on the original 1999 VHS release of ''The Truman Show''. |
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====14th Bumper (February 16, 1999-February 18, 2003)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' There is a still shot of the 1995 Paramount Home Video/Entertainment logo fading in and fading out to a black background (with the clouds still moving). |
'''Visuals:''' There is a still shot of the 1995 Paramount Home Video/Entertainment logo fading in and fading out to a black background (with the clouds still moving).Then, one of the bumpers below fades in, zooms in, then fades out. |
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'''Bumpers:''' Legend: ''[a]'' - both announcers used, ''[n]'' - no announcers used |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (one with regular previews, one with only ''Star Trek'' previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation |
'''Availability:''' Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (one with regular previews, one with only ''Star Trek'' previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation bumper). |
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====16th Bumper (November 23, 1999)==== |
====16th Bumper (November 23, 1999)==== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a brown dirt background used in trailers for the ''Young Indiana Jones'' trilogy is the text: "STAY TUNED FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LUCAS STEVEN SPIELBERG AND HARRISON FORD AFTER OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" |
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'''Variant:''' There is a variant in which Spielberg and Ford's names are removed and replaced with Sean Flanery's full name. On the bottom is the text "Exclusive to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones features on video." There is also a second screen which the first screen fades to featuring the title of the movie. |
'''Variant:''' There is a variant in which Spielberg and Ford's names are removed and replaced with Sean Flanery's full name. On the bottom is the text "Exclusive to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones features on video." There is also a second screen which the first screen fades to featuring the title of the movie. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Indiana Jones'' VHS releases from 1999, including UK editions. The variant can be found on the 1999 (and in the case of the UK version of ''The Phantom Train of Doom'', 2000) VHS releases of ''Young Indiana Jones'' features. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, one of the below bumper texts is shown. |
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'''Availability:''' This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as ''The Four Feathers'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Hunted'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''Mean Girls'', and ''Paycheck'', as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of ''Marci X'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''The United States of Leland'', and ''The Prince & Me''. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Domestic Disturbance'', ''Zoolander'', ''Sidewalks of New York'', ''My First Mister'', ''Crossroads''. |
'''Availability:''' This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as ''The Four Feathers'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Hunted'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''Mean Girls'', and ''Paycheck'', as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of ''Marci X'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''The United States of Leland'', and ''The Prince & Me''. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Domestic Disturbance'', ''Zoolander'', ''Sidewalks of New York'', ''My First Mister'', ''Crossroads''. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there are the words: |
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**AVAILABLE TO RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD |
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**COMING SOON |
**COMING SOON |
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*Feature Presentation: Inside the projector where the warning screen and bumpers of the time took place is the filmstrips with different film symbols on it and we have many cuts of the filmstrip in sync with the music. As the screen fades to the close up of the filmstrip the screen zooms in till the entire filmstrip flashes and |
*Feature Presentation: Inside the projector where the warning screen and bumpers of the time took place is the filmstrips with different film symbols on it and we have many cuts of the filmstrip in sync with the music. As the screen fades to the close up of the filmstrip the screen zooms in till the entire filmstrip flashes and the screen cuts to black. |
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'''Visuals:''' On the same background as the German Paramount warning screen, the text "{{Tt|Demnächst auf Video|Coming soon to Video}}" squeezes into view. |
'''Visuals:''' On the same background as the German Paramount warning screen, the text "{{Tt|Demnächst auf Video|Coming soon to Video}}" (Coming soon on video) squeezes into view. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
This article covers bumpers that contain a jump scare. Editors should list the timestamps, under the videos where such content occurs. |
Visuals: Over an abstract background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR SCENES FROM "DECENT EXPOSURES" VOLUME TWO OF PARAMOUNT COMEDY THEATRE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM."
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 1: Well Developed.
Visuals: Over a black/blue gradient background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR HOME VIDEO PREVIEWS FROM PARAMOUNT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM".
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on the 1987 VHS releases of Jay Leno: The American Dream, Heartburn and The Best of Spike Jones: Volume One.
Visuals: On a blue-black gradient background, the title of a specific Paramount movie is shown and underneath it in capital letters the text "Coming in *Month* to video stores everywhere from Paramount" or "Coming this *Month* to video stores everywhere" is seen in a white lowercase Helvetica Bold font. Sometimes the text is in a regular Helvetica font. It often had no voiceover until late 1990.
Variants: Depending on the variant:
Bumpers: Legend: [n] - no voiceover, [v] - voiceover used
Technique: Fading effects.
Audio: None, except for Brian Cummings saying the lowercase lettered text on some of the later bumpers from 1990-91 (he does not say the movie title).
Audio Variant: Sometimes, the end of the music from any given trailer would play underneath the bumper.
Availability: It can be found on Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as Beverly Hills Cop II (the first release to have it), Tucker: The Man and His Dream, "Crocodile" Dundee II, The Presidio, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Coming to America, The Naked Gun, The Experts, Cousins, Major League, The Accused, Distant Thunder, Scrooged, Shirley Valentine, Black Rain, Harlem Nights, Internal Affairs, Fat Man and Little Boy, Days of Thunder, and The Hunt for Red October.
This logo contains a jump scare at 0:12. |
Visuals: On a background filled with blue/indigo squares, a flat, blue frame with the Paramount abstract mountain logo in silver appears. The stars shine from left to right, before the Paramount frame flies off as the blue/indigo squares move, opening up like a door. The words "COMING ATTRACTIONS" or "FEATURE PRESENTATION" in gold are revealed on a heliotrope gradient background. They zoom in slowly to the center of the screen. They then shine, and after a few moments, quickly begin zooming in again, cutting the bumper to black (for Coming Attractions) or the warning screen (for Feature Presentation).
Bylines: This used whatever byline Paramount was using at the time:
Variants:
Technique: Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage.
Audio: The 1988 Paramount on Parade fanfare composed by Lalo Schifrin, with a rearranged intro as well (the 1986 rendition of the 1976 fanfare had the synthesized chimes fade out when the music began). When the text is revealed, Brian Cummings is heard saying:
Audio Variants:
Availability: It appears on the majority of Paramount's home video releases.
Legacy: This is seen as one of the most famous bumpers in home video history.
Visuals: On the background of the later 1989 (or 1995) variant of Paramount's warning screen is the title of a specific Paramount movie in capital letters, in a big silver font. Below that is any of the following bumpers in a slightly smaller white font, with only the first letter of the bumper and the month capitalized.
Trivia:
Bumpers: Legend: [n] - no voiceover, [v] - two voiceovers used
Variants:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: Same as the 3rd bumper, except Brian Cummings says the lowercase lettered text more consistently than before. A few different voiceovers were used for some of the screens; for the sake of convenience, these are listed as Version #1, where he says it in a low voice, and Version #2, where he says it in a jollier voice.
Audio Variants:
Availability: It can be found on most Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as Funny About Love (the first tape to have it), The Butcher's Wife, Ladybugs, Patriot Games, Wayne's World, Whispers in the Dark, Clear and Present Danger, Blue Chips, Nick of Time, The Brady Bunch Movie, Eye for an Eye, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, The Evening Star, Switchback, The Odd Couple II, and Sliding Doors (the last tape to have it).
Visuals: On the background of the early 1990's Paramount warning screen, which we see after the Paramount Feature Presentation bumper, there is a message asking viewers to stay tuned after the movie for a specific feature.
Variants:
Then, the bottom part fades to:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: The Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You variant can be seen on both the 1992 VHS of Patriot Games and the 1993 VHS of Cool World, while the other variants can be seen on the titles mentioned above.
Visuals: On a pink curtain backdrop, movie star Shannon Tweed appears seated in a chair talking about the Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes. As she talks, the camera zooms in on her until stopping with only her head and some of her body visible.
Trivia: The sweepstakes Tweed was referring to offered a shot at a fully chauffeured limousine ride with her, followed by dinner and a visit to a "popular nightspot," as she called it (all of this was for the sweepstakes' four grand prize winners). After the movie, Tweed reappeared in the same spot and talked about the sweepstakes.
Technique: Live-action footage.
Audio: Tweed saying "Hi, I'm Shannon Tweed. You're about to see me in Cold Sweat, an electrifying, sexy suspense thriller. How would you like to meet me in person for a night on the town? You can if you're one of four grand prize winners in the Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes. You'll get all the details right after the following feature presentation of Cold Sweat. And be sure to watch the film closely so you can answer the sweepstakes questions, then we'll talk after the movie."
Availability: Seen on the 1994 VHS release of Cold Sweat.
Visuals: Over a plain black background is the text:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on earlier printings of the 1995 VHS of Congo.
Visuals: On a blurry red background is the words:
The text is in a mish-mash of fonts, with "'Watch the Music Video" and "Following" in a sans serif font, ""ALRIGHT" by SUPERGRASS" in Souvenir, and "CLUELESS" in Dom Casual.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: This only appears on the original VHS of Clueless.
Visuals: At the end of a soundtrack promo for the remake of Sabrina, the text "Stay tuned after the film for Sting "Moonlight" video.", in red, fades in next to the A&M Records logo.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: The closing of the soundtrack promo's voiceover, playing over an excerpt of "Moonlight."
Availability: Appears on the 1996 VHS of Sabrina (1995).
Visuals: On a yellow background resembling the front cover of a composition notebook is the black text "STAY TUNED...", followed by "Rugrats Rap", in the font of the Rugrats logo, zooming in on the background with a teal banner reading "Bonus Music Video" in the upper left corner. These actions are repeated a couple of seconds later, except "STAY TUNED..." is replaced with the Harriet the Spy logo, "Rap" is replaced with "Rock" (alluding to the second bonus video, "Rugrats Rock"), and the banner reads "2nd Bonus Music Video".
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A horn-and-drum theme (the opening theme to Harriet the Spy, composed by Jamshied Sharifi) with a young female announcer saying "Stay tuned for a bonus Rugrats music video followed by Harriet the Spy! And don't touch that VCR, because there's another Rugrats music video coming up right after the movie!"
Availability: This can be seen on the VHS of Harriet the Spy.
Visuals: On a blue curtain background, there is the cover of Entertainment Weekly 's "Oscar Winners & Losers" issue, tilted to the left. Next to it is text on the right, reading:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: This appears on the 1998 VHS releases of Kiss Me Guido and Thunder Point, as well as the original release of The Education of Little Tree.
Visuals: On a black background, one of the bumpers below appears in white, capital letters.
Bumpers:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: Silent, except for the announcer, Brian Cummings, enthusiastically saying one of the following:
Audio Variant: A variant of the "COMING TO VIDEO STORES" bumper features Cummings saying "And, coming this February from Paramount Home Video." This appears only on the original 1999 VHS release of The Truman Show.
Availability: This was used for a short time before being replaced with the next bumper, but it can be found on the original 1998-99 VHS releases of Deep Impact and The Truman Show.
Visuals: There is a still shot of the 1995 Paramount Home Video/Entertainment logo fading in and fading out to a black background (with the clouds still moving).Then, one of the bumpers below fades in, zooms in, then fades out.
Bumpers: Legend: [a] - both announcers used, [n] - no announcers used
Variants:
Technique: Zooming and fading effects.
Audio: The original four bumpers have Beau Weaver announcing them, usually after a few seconds of silence following the Paramount logo. Another male announcer, Brian Cummings, announces the last four bumpers, as well as the later variant of the "Coming To Theaters" and "Now In Theaters" bumpers.
Availability: This was seen on most tapes of the era, such as many Nickelodeon TV and movie releases, including the 2002 VHS releases of Clockstoppers, Hey Arnold!: The Movie, SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories, Rugrats: Christmas and SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies. The first tape to use this was the 1999 VHS release of Snake Eyes, and the last tape to have it was the 2003 VHS release of The Four Feathers. The original variant is more common than the later variant due to it being used longer and can, for example, be found on the 2000 VHS releases of Snow Day and Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie.
Visuals: Over a starfield background is the text "STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL "MAKING OF" STAR TREK: INSURRECTION FEATURETTE AFTER OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION". The background starts zooming in slowly but then gets faster, indicating that the warp drive of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D is about to engage.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of Star Trek: Insurrection (one with regular previews, one with only Star Trek previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation bumper).
Visuals: Over a black background is the following text in a Papyrus font:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: It appears on the 1999 Commemorative Edition VHS of Chinatown.
Visuals: On a brown dirt background used in trailers for the Young Indiana Jones trilogy is the text: "STAY TUNED FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LUCAS STEVEN SPIELBERG AND HARRISON FORD AFTER OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION"
Variant: There is a variant in which Spielberg and Ford's names are removed and replaced with Sean Flanery's full name. On the bottom is the text "Exclusive to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones features on video." There is also a second screen which the first screen fades to featuring the title of the movie.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None on the original variant, but on the second variant some Indiana Jones music plays over the ID as a male announcer says the text and then says "And now, enjoy The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: [title of feature]" as the ID fades over to the second screen.
Availability: Appears on Indiana Jones VHS releases from 1999, including UK editions. The variant can be found on the 1999 (and in the case of the UK version of The Phantom Train of Doom, 2000) VHS releases of Young Indiana Jones features.
Variants:
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: Two seconds of silence, then a male announcer (Michael Bell) says the text. The other variants are completely silent.
Availability: It's known to appear on tapes that use the 14th bumper, as well as Special Edition releases.
Visuals: On a black background, one of the below bumper texts is shown.
Bumpers:
Variants:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: The end of the trailer theme or none.
Availability: This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as The Four Feathers, Star Trek: Nemesis, The Hunted, The Perfect Score, Mean Girls, and Paycheck, as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of Marci X, The Perfect Score, The United States of Leland, and The Prince & Me. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of Domestic Disturbance, Zoolander, Sidewalks of New York, My First Mister, Crossroads.
Visuals: On a white background, there are the words:
This is presented in the same format as the tape's other bumpers.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Only seen on the 2002 VHS of Vanilla Sky.
After the 2004 VHS release of Mean Girls, Paramount opted not to include previews on any more of its videotapes (with the exception of screeners and releases of material more suitable for younger audiences), and as such these bumpers were retired within the next year.
Visuals: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time, but the 1986 Paramount logo is shown instead of the Universal logo.
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 Rugrats: Decade in Diapers (Rugrats: Década en Pañales).
Visuals: On the same aurora background as the 1997-2001 CIC Video warning screen is one of the following bumpers.
Bumpers:
Variant: On the "COMING SOON" variant, sometimes the words may be on top of each other and in a different font.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 1999-2003. Examples include Star Trek: Voyager and Rugrats videos.
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Bumpers:
Technique: Live-action and CGI.
Audio: The jazz/piano music from the warning screen, with the projector as background noise.
Audio Variant: For the Feature Presentation bumper, the music is shortened and the projector noises are added in the background.
Availability: Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 2003-2006 like Clockstoppers, The Core, Action Man: X Missions, SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time, SpongeBob Squarepants: Tide & Seek, and Rugrats Go Wild!.
Legacy: Due to a lack of feature presentation text, some have been left unsure what the FP bumper is meant to be.
Visuals: On a dark blue background are the words, "Coming Soon" in an Arial font. Below it are the smaller words, 'PRESS MENU ON YOUR REMOTE TO GO TO THE MAIN MENU'.
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on many UK DVDs released by Paramount Home Entertainment and also DreamWorks Home Entertainment from 2006-2012, like Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Charlotte's Web, Little Fockers, Norbit, Iron Man 2, SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?, Blades of Glory, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Super 8 and The Spiderwick Chronicles, among others. This was also seen on a Mexican DVD of Babel.
Visuals: On the same background as the German Paramount warning screen, the text "Demnächst auf Video" (Coming soon on video) squeezes into view.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A two-note ethereal synth tune.
Availability: This was found on a German VHS of Mission: Impossible II.
Same as the CIC Video Future Video Releases bumpers.