Psychic Television
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
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Background
Psychic TV (also referred to as PTV, Psychick TV, as well as several other aliases) were an English experimental video art and music group, formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and Scottish musician Alex Fergusson in 1981 after the break-up of Throbbing Gristle.
Logo (1988)
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Visuals: The sequence starts off with a test card with a skull in the center (which is a Psychic TV album) fading in. The footage then fades to an abstract maroon "PtV" acronym spinning on a black/white stripe background while leaving a small trail.
Technique: Fading effects and live-action model work.
Audio: "No Go Go" by Psychic TV, which is slightly slowed down.
Availability: Unknown. [Examples?]
