Plus Video (Argentina)

Background : Plus Video was a defunct Argentinian video distributor that was founded in 1989 to release drama, action and police titles, and the late 1990s, it was part of Gativideo, who had kept part of the company and brand, but maintaining the operations of the two companies separately, until its 2009 disappearance, and had the company to stand alone, until it was defunct in early 2011.

1st Logo (1989-Early 1990's)
Logo : On a space background, we see two filmstrips scrolling from the left side of the screen and from the right of the screen. On the center behind the two filmstrips, we see gold bordering lines, zooming in and blinking and then freezes. We also see a 3D filmstrip that rotates from the screen, and then it flies up. Then we see a video cover that rotates and pans toward the screen. A film reel is shown, rotating from the left side of the screen, zooming in. Then a VHS tape zooms in, and pans from the bottom of the screen. The gold borders then disappear, and we see a logo that has two "no" signs from the left and right and we see the red "VIDEO" vertically. Then the yellow Nintendo/Turner-like sign with the red outline, and the word "PLUS" zooms out and connects to the "no" sign and "VIDEO". The space background disappears, and we see moving blue lights that pan downward, and then the filmstrip disappears.

FX/SFX : The filmstrip scrolling, the objects scrolling, the zooming out.

Music/Sounds : A distorted synth theme with whooshes.

Availability : Seen on early Plus Video releases in Argentina.

2nd Logo (Early-Mid 1990's)
Logo: On a gray marble background, we see objects of various film and television stars panning downward, as well as various film clips, with a gold border that flies in from the screen. As it would zoom out on a sky background, the film clips disappear, and we see the "VIDEO" sign from the previous logo zooming out, flying in. and then the marble background then became a rectangle. As the "VIDEO" rectangle continues to unravel, we see the "PLUS" sign from the previous logo zooms out and then the outline and two "no" rectangles form the previous logo unravels, and then it turns into the Plus Video logo from the previous logo. The logo then flashes.

FX/SFX: The moving of the objects, the texture in the rectangle forming.

Music/Sounds: A fanfare that gets more stronger at the 2nd half. The fanfare is actually music called "Main Title" by Leonard Rosenman.

Availability: Can be found on their 90's tapes in Argentina during the time.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (Mid-Late 1990's)
Logo: On a trippy moving green-ish background, a silver rectangle with the "PLUS" word on it is seen shaking around the screen, which later gets more slower. Meanwhile the red "PLUS" zooms out from the top as the rectangle stops, which then takes place inside the rectangle's "PLUS" word. A red rectangle with "VIDEO" on it also zooms out from the top but is also seen flipping vertically, then places at the bottom of the now-finished logo.

FX/SFX: The background, the rectangle moving, the text zooming out, the other rectangle also zooming out and flipping.

Music/Sounds: A slow, trippy synth ambient theme which is actually called "Dreamtime" by David Vorhaus. The music was also used on the Channel 4 "Nightime" block as program music.

Availability: Can be found on their 90's tapes in Argentina during the time.

Editor's Note: None