USSR State Committee for Cinematography Video

Credits

Descriptions by
SnowflakesOmega

Background

The USSR State Committee for Cinematography Video (abbreviated as the USSR Goskino/Госкино СССР) was the home video arm for the governmental film production committee of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1963 and abolished in 1991, around the same time the Soviet Union collapsed.

1st Logo (1980's-1989?)

Logo: On a pinkish background, a blue logo consisting of a four-pointed star with "Видео" in the middle and surrounded by a TV tube border, flips in while zooming with a trailing square-shaped reflection behind. The trail stops flipping and the clear white logo fades in the front, standing for a few seconds. Below the logo is "Госкино СССР" ("USSR Goskino"). The trails then flip out of the screen, leaving the white logo alone before fading out after a second.

FX/SFX: The basic flipping effects.

Music/Sounds: A resonant synth fanfare.

Availability: Seen on Soviet VHSs of cartoons and movies, which are very difficult to find, as VHS players were very expensive at the time.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1989?-1991)

Nickname: "The Hawaiian Punch Theft"

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: The movements, the flying of the elements, the gradient wiping in, the lights, the chroma-keyed footage and the fading. All retro computer effects.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous logo.

Editor's Note: This logo is notable for stealing scenes from the 1987 Hawaiian Punch commercial by Omnibus/Abel.