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Background

This was a horror-themed label created by Publishing and Broadcasting Video.

Logo (Early 1980s)

Visuals: On a black background, lights wipe in the words "Playaround VIDEO", with "Playaround" in a cursive font, and "VIDEO" in the Eurostile font, both coloured lilac pink with a blue glow. A couple of stars blink on the logo, which then zooms out, and another light draws in a pink circle, extending from the "d" and with the text now on the bottom of the circle when it finishes. After it finishes, a flash can be seen and the logo shines all over.

Variant: At the end of tapes, the logo is completely still, surrounded by a bright aura covering the circle barring the text.

Technique: Backlit camera-controlled animation.

Audio: A bubbly synth sound, then a synth-keyboard tune, complete with a "twinkle" as the circle is drawn, and then, one final laser zap sound.

Audio Variant: On the November 1983 release of Lady Grey, Ken Sparkes (the announcer from the PBV logo) says "Welcome to Playaround Video's brand new releases for November '83."

Availability: It can be seen on old PBV tapes, primarily horror films. Tapes that had this include Slaughter in San Francisco and Lady Grey.

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+===Background===
-(Early 1980s)
+This was a horror-themed label created by [[PBV Video|Publishing and Broadcasting Video]].
-Playaround Video - CLG WikiPlayaround Video (Early '80s)
-Nickname: "Pink Cursive", "Laser Circle"
+===Logo (Early 1980s)===
-Logo: Against a black background, lights wipe in the words "Playaround VIDEO", with "Playaround" in a cursive font, and "VIDEO" in the Eurostile font, both colored lilac pink with a blue glow. A couple of stars blink on the logo, which then zooms out, and another light draws in a pink circle, extending from the "d" and with the text now on the bottom of the circle when it finishes. After it finishes, a flash can be seen and the logo shines all over.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Playaround Video (early 1980s, opening).jpg
+File:Playaround Video (early 1980s, closing).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=SSeFOSnVGzI|t=85}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, lights wipe in the words "{{color|deeppink|{{big|''Playaround''}} {{small|'''VIDEO'''}}}}", with "{{color|deeppink|{{big|''Playaround''}}}}" in a cursive font, and "{{color|deeppink|{{small|'''VIDEO'''}}}}" in the Eurostile font, both coloured lilac pink with a blue glow. A couple of stars blink on the logo, which then zooms out, and another light draws in a pink circle, extending from the "{{color|deeppink|{{big|''d''}}}}" and with the text now on the bottom of the circle when it finishes. After it finishes, a flash can be seen and the logo shines all over.
-Variant: At the end of tapes, the logo is completely still, surrounded by a bright aura covering the circle barring the text.
+'''Variant:''' At the end of tapes, the logo is completely still, surrounded by a bright aura covering the circle barring the text.
-FX/SFX: The lights wiping in the text, the circle drawing, the logo shining... pretty much '80s computer effects, although it's not too bad.
+'''Technique:''' Backlit camera-controlled animation.
-Music/Sounds: A burbly synth sound, then a synth-keyboard tune that sounds like the old Oregon Educational PBS (now Oregon Public Broadcasting) jingle, complete with a "twinkle" as the circle is drawn, and then, one final laser zap sound.
+'''Audio:''' A bubbly synth sound, then a synth-keyboard tune, complete with a "twinkle" as the circle is drawn, and then, one final laser zap sound.
-Music/Sounds Variant: On the November 1983 release of Lady Grey there is a male announcer (from the PBV logo) that says "Welcome to Playaround Video's brand new releases for November '83"
+'''Audio Variant:''' On the November 1983 release of ''Lady Grey'', Ken Sparkes (the announcer from the PBV logo) says "Welcome to Playaround Video's brand new releases for November '83."
-Availability: Extremely rare, can be seen on old PBV tapes. This was apparently used mainly for horror films. Tapes that had this include Slaughter in San Francisco and Lady Grey.
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen on old PBV tapes, primarily horror films. Tapes that had this include ''Slaughter in San Francisco'' and ''Lady Grey''.
-Editor's Note: None.
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 [[Category:Australian home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]