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1st (known) Logo (1981-1987?)

Visuals:

1981-1983: On a starfield with zooming lights, multiple large 4-pointed light zoom towards the screen before vanishing, leaving small 5-pointed stars in their place. Other stars are shown flying off at different angles off-screen. As the last lights disappear, they leave behind the text "SUNSET VIDEO" made from the stars, of which a dark red, white, and blue tri-stripe version of the text appears behind them, and the stars sparkle.
1983-1987: On the same background as before, bands of 5-pointed white stars zoom out from all sides of the screen, appearing in beat to the music. As the bands form the shape of letters, outlines appear around the stars to encase them in a thick font. Working their way from the sides to the center of the screen, except for the "T", the letters form the text "SUNSET VIDEO" in a thick font. The logo then glows with red, white, and blue neon stripes, and pings of light appear on the stars for a few seconds.

Technique: Camera-controlled 2D animation and chroma-keyed lights.

Audio: A disco/classical piece that starts on the warning screen. Its actually a track from an unknown album released by Masouza Music, their parent company.

Availability: Sunset Video distributed French and Greek dubs of B-movies, so they can be found on any tapes bearing their logo. Here's a (nearly) completed list of their catalog.

2nd Logo (1987?-1989)

Visuals: On a black background, a 4-pointed star with a sky blue aura to it appears off-center to the upper right, swoops around to the left, and then zooms straight up to off-screen. A ping of light then appears in the center of the screen, also emitting a sky blue aura, emerges and stretches out into a horizontal line, crackling and forming a outlined "S" with a bright sky blue aura. The letters "UNSET" zoom out one-by-one to the upper right of the "S", first in turquoise and then in white, as the glow dies down on the "S". "SUNSET" then brightly glows for a second, the background brightening up as well, before it cuts out and 4-pointed stars ping all over the text in a gold aura. A red rounded rectangle frame zooms out and flies into the upper left corner with a trail effect, and then comes back around the text as it shifts angles. "VIDEO" then wipes into view choppily, the text fills with red, a white border draws in the red frame from the upper left clockwise, and then the inside fills in with blue. Finally, a star outline zooms out and plasters itself in-between the letters, filling with yellow.

Technique: Motion-controlled and cel animation.

Audio: An excerpt of the French pop song "Une Autre Histoire" (Another Story) by Gerard Blanc, which also starts on the warning screen: this came out in May 1987.

Availability: Same as above.

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+{{About|the French home video company|the unrelated Argentine home video company|Sunset Video (Argentina)}}
-=== 1st (known) Logo (1981-1983?) ===
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+=== 1st (known) Logo (1981-1987?) ===
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-'''Logo:''' In an active starfield, small 5-point stars zoom out. More and more stars zoom into place to form the letters of the words "'''SUNSET VIDEO'''". Once the stars form each letter, a solid white border appears around it. When the name is formed, it lights up with red, white and blue lines. Little stars flash around the name until the logo fades out.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''FX/SFX:''' The starfield and stars zooming out.
+Sunset Video (1981).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=Lz0Yq2AYpAg|id2=3CY-C_PAkLw}}
+'''Visuals:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A disco/classical piece that starts on the warning screen.
+*1981-1983: On a starfield with zooming lights, multiple large 4-pointed light zoom towards the screen before vanishing, leaving small 5-pointed stars in their place. Other stars are shown flying off at different angles off-screen. As the last lights disappear, they leave behind the text "SUNSET VIDEO" made from the stars, of which a dark {{color|red}}, white, and {{color|blue}} tri-stripe version of the text appears behind them, and the stars sparkle.
+*1983-1987: On the same background as before, bands of 5-pointed white stars zoom out from all sides of the screen, appearing in beat to the music. As the bands form the shape of letters, outlines appear around the stars to encase them in a thick font. Working their way from the sides to the center of the screen, except for the "'''T'''", the letters form the text "'''SUNSET VIDEO'''" in a thick font. The logo then glows with {{color|red}}, white, and {{color|blue}} neon stripes, and pings of light appear on the stars for a few seconds.
+'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled 2D animation and chroma-keyed lights.
-'''Availability:''' Sunset Video distributed French dubs of B-movies. [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0179282 Here's] a (nearly) completed list of their catalog.
+'''Audio:''' A disco/classical piece that starts on the warning screen. Its actually a track from an unknown album released by Masouza Music, their parent company.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None
+'''Availability:''' Sunset Video distributed French and Greek dubs of B-movies, so they can be found on any tapes bearing their logo. [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0179282 Here's] a (nearly) completed list of their catalog.
-=== 2nd Logo (1983?-1988?) ===
-<center>
-<youtube width="320" height="240">xXX0T7WjsRc&feature=emb_title</youtube>
-</center>
-'''Logo:''' A blue, four-pointed star zooms towards us and then zooms up. Another blue star in the center appears. The two edges expand horizontally to make an electricity bolt. The bolt moves to the left of the screen and morphs into a large glowing "S". The glow fades and the letters of "-unset" (in a smaller size) zoom out one at a time, leaving a trail. The word "SUNSET" flashes blue. Three 4-pointed stars appear and disappear around the name. Then, a hollowed red rectangle zooms out and trails. The rectangle turns to our left before it stops and lets the trail catch up. The rectangle zooms back in and positions itself around "SUNSET", slanted upwards. The word "VIDEO" is wiped in the rectangle below "SUNSET". The whole name turns bright red and a white line is drawn in and around the rectangle. The inside of the rectangle turns blue and a 5-point star zooms in and places itself in the rectangle.
+=== 2nd Logo (1987?-1989) ===
-'''FX/SFX:''' Pretty much everything.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of the French pop song "Une Autre Histoire" (Another Story) by Gerard Blanc, which also starts on the warning screen.
+Sunset Video (1988).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=xXX0T7WjsRc}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a 4-pointed star with a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} aura to it appears off-center to the upper right, swoops around to the left, and then zooms straight up to off-screen. A ping of light then appears in the center of the screen, also emitting a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} aura, emerges and stretches out into a horizontal line, crackling and forming a outlined "{{font|Impact|''S''}}" with a bright {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} aura. The letters "{{font|Impact|''UNSET''}}" zoom out one-by-one to the upper right of the "{{font|Impact|''S''}}", first in {{color|turquoise}} and then in white, as the glow dies down on the "{{font|Impact|''S''}}". "{{font|Impact|''SUNSET''}}" then brightly glows for a second, the background brightening up as well, before it cuts out and 4-pointed stars ping all over the text in a {{color|gold}} aura. A {{color|red}} rounded rectangle frame zooms out and flies into the upper left corner with a trail effect, and then comes back around the text as it shifts angles. "{{font|Impact|''VIDEO''}}" then wipes into view choppily, the text fills with {{color|red}}, a white border draws in the {{color|red}} frame from the upper left clockwise, and then the inside fills in with {{color|blue}}. Finally, a star outline zooms out and plasters itself in-between the letters, filling with {{color|gold|yellow}}.
-'''Availability:''' Same as above.
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled and cel animation.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' An excerpt of the French pop song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gElpsdeVY "Une Autre Histoire" (Another Story) by Gerard Blanc], which also starts on the warning screen: this came out in May 1987.
+'''Availability:''' Same as above.
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