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Background

RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. was formed sometime around 1983, as a joint venture between Hoyts Distribution and RCA/Columbia (as the name implies) to distribute movies in Australia and New Zealand.

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1st Logo (1983-1988)	2nd Logo (1988-1992)

1st Logo (1983-1988)

Visuals: On a black-teal gradient background, the standard RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo is seen, but the 2nd hole and the Columbia Pictures logo are shrunken to make room for a 3rd alcove, the size of the top one, to make room for a red Hoyts logo. "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO" is also replaced with "VIDEO PTY. LTD."

Variant: A variant used in TV ads from around the time has the text "Just wait till you see the New Video Releases from..." which then fades into the logo box. The background is a dark-to-light blue gradient with a pattern of RCA, Hoyts and Columbia logos, and the logo is modified to better resemble the standard RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video logo, along with a larger "VIDEO PTY. LTD." and no white border. Another variation had the text scrolling up the screen, with the logo box then zooming down from the top.

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: On Australian PAL tapes of releases from Columbia, TriStar, Cannon, etc between 1983 & 1988. Tapes that have this logo include the 1987 VHS of About Last Night..., the 1985 VHS of Ghostbusters, and a 1984 VHS of Educating Rita.

2nd Logo (1988-1992)

Visuals: Same as the 2nd RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo, but the logo is modified to use the previous logo's design.

Variants:

When previews of movies are shown, after this logo plays, it fades to the silver 3D text "COMING ATTRACTIONS", which shines. Sometimes, chyroned in text is seen in white, reading "STAY TUNED FOR MORE" (Coming Attractions text) "AFTER THIS FEATURE".
A still version has been spotted.

Technique: CGI done by Ed Kramer at DESIGNefx in Atlanta, GA on an SGI 4D/70 computer running Wavefront software, and animated at 30p.

Audio: The fanfare from the standard logo. Sometimes, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Aussie PAL tapes of movies from Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Orion Pictures, Cannon Films, Carolco Pictures, etc. This logo can be seen on I Love You to Death, Total Recall, Punchline, Kamikaze, Bloodsport, Willow, Colors, Messenger of Death, Things Change, Physical Evidence, and Spaceballs (an MGM film that was released by Hoyts in Australia).

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 ===Background===
-'''RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd.''' was formed sometime around 1983, as a joint venture between [[Hoyts Distribution]] and [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia]] (as the name implies) to distribute movies in Australia & New Zealand.
+'''RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd.''' was formed sometime around 1983, as a joint venture between [[Hoyts Distribution (1978-1993)|Hoyts Distribution]] and [[RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video|RCA/Columbia]] (as the name implies) to distribute movies in Australia and New Zealand.
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 ===1st Logo (1983-1988)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a blue/black gradient background, we see the same box from the RCA/Columbia Pictures logo, except with an extra section to accomodate the Hoyts logo (in red), and with "VIDEO PTY. LTD." replacing "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO".
+'''Visuals:''' On a black-teal gradient background, the standard [[RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video]] logo is seen, but the 2nd hole and the Columbia Pictures logo are shrunken to make room for a 3rd alcove, the size of the top one, to make room for a red Hoyts logo. "INTERNATIONAL VIDEO" is also replaced with "VIDEO PTY. LTD."
-'''Variant:''' A variant used in TV ads from around the time has the text "Just wait till you see the New Video Releases from..." which then fades into the logo box. The background is a dark-to-light blue gradient with a pattern of RCA, Hoyts and Columbia logos. Another variation had the text scrolling up the screen, with the logo box then zooming down from the top.
+'''Variant:''' A variant used in TV ads from around the time has the text "'''Just wait till you see the New Video Releases from...'''" which then fades into the logo box. The background is a dark-to-light blue gradient with a pattern of RCA, Hoyts and Columbia logos, and the logo is modified to better resemble the standard RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video logo, along with a larger "VIDEO PTY. LTD." and no white border. Another variation had the text scrolling up the screen, with the logo box then zooming down from the top.
-'''Technique:''' It's a still logo.
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
 '''Availability:''' On Australian PAL tapes of releases from [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]], [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]], [[Cannon Films|Cannon]], etc between 1983 & 1988. Tapes that have this logo include the 1987 VHS of ''About Last Night...'', the 1985 VHS of ''Ghostbusters'', and a 1984 VHS of ''Educating Rita''.
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+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2nd [[RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video]] logo, but the logo is modified to use the previous logo's design.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Hoyts Spinning Cube"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the standard [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video]] logo of the era, except with the different text from the first logo.
 '''Variants:'''
-*When previews of movies are shown, after this logo plays, it fades to the silver 3D text "COMING ATTRACTIONS", which shines. Sometimes, we can see chyroned text in white saying "STAY TUNED FOR MORE" (Coming Attractions text) "AFTER THIS FEATURE".
+*When previews of movies are shown, after this logo plays, it fades to the silver 3D text "COMING ATTRACTIONS", which shines. Sometimes, chyroned in text is seen in white, reading "STAY TUNED FOR MORE" (Coming Attractions text) "AFTER THIS FEATURE".
-*A still version has been spotted. This is sometimes used in tandem with the animated version.
+*A still version has been spotted.
-*A silent variant exists, presumably used as a closing variant.
+'''Technique:''' CGI done by Ed Kramer at DESIGNefx in Atlanta, GA on an SGI 4D/70 computer running Wavefront software, and animated at 30p.
-'''Technique:''' Same as the standard logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the standard logo.
+'''Audio:''' The fanfare from the standard logo. Sometimes, it's silent.
-'''Availability:''' On Aussie PAL tapes of movies from [[Columbia Pictures]], [[TriStar Pictures]], [[Orion Pictures]], [[Cannon Films]], [[Carolco Pictures]], etc. This logo can be seen on ''I Love You to Death'', ''Total Recall'', ''Punchline'', ''Kamikaze'', ''Bloodsport'', ''Willow'', ''Colors'', ''Messenger of Death'', ''Things Change'', ''Physical Evidence'', and ''Spaceballs'' (an [[MGM]] film that was released by [[Hoyts Distribution|Hoyts]] in Australia).
+'''Availability:''' Seen on Aussie PAL tapes of movies from [[Columbia Pictures]], [[TriStar Pictures]], [[Orion Pictures]], [[Cannon Films]], [[Carolco Pictures]], etc. This logo can be seen on ''I Love You to Death'', ''Total Recall'', ''Punchline'', ''Kamikaze'', ''Bloodsport'', ''Willow'', ''Colors'', ''Messenger of Death'', ''Things Change'', ''Physical Evidence'', and ''Spaceballs'' (an [[MGM]] film that was released by [[Hoyts Distribution (1978-1993)|Hoyts]] in Australia).
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