Starvision Plus (Indonesia)

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Logo captures by Logohub

Video captures courtesy of Nadia Nadio and Andre Rivanto

Background: PT. Kharisma Starvision Plus, commonly known as Starvision Plus is one of the production houses in Indonesia, which was established on October 10, 1995 by Chand Parwez Starvision Engineers. Currently, Starvision Plus has produced more than fifty television series and twenty feature films.

1st Logo (1995-1997)
Nicknames: "Color Wheel", "The Star"

Logo: In space, several silver shooting stars are seen. As this happens, we see a zooming white plate with a color wheel (colors: black, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, green,and dark green) on its center. A blue plate falls from the top of the screen to behind the white plate, then stops. A star wipes in on the center of the color wheel. A blue " V " zooms out below the blue plate, then followed by "STAR" zooming beside it, and also "ISION" on the right, making it " STAR V ISION ". The star shoots out another star just as the logo fades out.

Variant: A still version exist, with the logo already formed.

FX/SFX: Early CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: A robotic tune which turns into a majestic synth theme, culminating in a whoosh when the star shoots out another star. This theme was composed by Dwiki Dharmawan.

Availability: First seen on Mutiara Cinta (Love Pearls), and also seen on series and movies like Spontan (Spontaneous), Reaksi (Reaction), among others.

Editor's Note: The darkness may startle some. The logo's design is weird, and why the star shoots out another star? But nothing compared to next one.

2nd Logo (1997-2002)
Nicknames: "The Globe", "Earth", "Color Wheel II", "The Star II", "Rainbow Globe", "Satellite", "CGI Color Wheel"

Logo: On a nighttime setting, the camera zooms through the lake, through the forests and up to the mountains. It pan up from the mountains, to outer space. We pass Saturn, a star and we zoom towards Earth. As we zoom, we can see an orbiting satellite. When we reach Earth, freeze-framing occurs and the Earth turns into a blue plate. A white plate falls from the top, pasting itself on the blue plate. Then a 3D color-wheel with the colors black, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, green, and dark green, appears from the left, this time pasting itself on the white oval. A star appears from the center of the color wheel, growing until it overlaps the blue oval. "StarVision" zooms out letter-by-letter. Near the end of the logo, "StarVision" shines as the star shoots out another star.

FX/SFX: Beautiful CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: The same Dwiki Dharmawan fanfare from the previous logo, but shortened and the whooshes are louder.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on shows and movies from 1997-2002 like Saat Aku Mencintaimu (When I Love You), Cinta dan Dusta (Love and Lies), Bidadari Yang Terluka (Rage of Angel), among others

Editor's Note: The 'nighttime' setting in the beginning is just a black background. It has extremely cheap animations (even cheaper than before!), and like before, why the star shoots out another star? It actually depends on what you think, but it's so cheesy you'll probably laugh throughout the entire logo!

3rd Logo (2002-2005)
Nicknames: "The Globe II", "Earth II", "Indonesian Globe", "Color Wheel III", "The Carved Star", "Satellite II" "The Eye", "CGI Color Wheel II"

Logo: On a black background, we see the Earth zooming towards us. It rotates to reveal the Indonesian map, and after this it goes slow motion as a satellite appears from the right. Then the Earth zooms out from a person's eye. The iris of the eye then turns into the color-wheel, this time carved like a star and colored slightly different from the previous one, with light-blue and dark-gray in place of purple and black, respectively. The wheel spins as the blue plate from before, carved as a blue ring with pointy lines on the edge, zoom out, flipping constantly until it surrounds the wheel. The BG changes into a space, and like before the words "StarVision" zooms out letter-by-letter, this time leaving a blue trail when it zooms. The wheel, as well as the words, shine.

Variants: A shortened version exists, starting with Earth zooming out.

FX/SFX: Excellent CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as previous, but shortened and more sounds added (e.g. satellite beeps, sparkles, etc.). On Disney+ Hotstar prints of Kafir and Peti Mati, it is low pitched.

Availability: Rare for the extended variant, very common for the short variant. Seen on 2002-2005 shows and movies.

Editor's Note: The eye may scare you, but the CGI effects are brilliant!

4th Logo (2004-2016)
Nicknames: "The Globe III", "Earth III", "Indonesian Globe II", "Color Wheel IV", "The Star III", "Rainbow Globe II", "CGI Color Wheel III", "The Star Returns", "Citra Berkualitas Prima"

Logo: On a black background, a star appears and shines gently, eventually turning into a globe of Asia. The background turns into a space background as this happens. Then, it shows an extreme close-up of the globe, where seven multicolored arrows glide in from the left side of the globe, surrounding it and turning into rings. The logo slowly zooms out as this happens. The rings start to fly from the globe and transforms into a single, large ring and tilts upwards. A star appears in the center of the globe and flashes, turning the globe into a color wheel that contains the colors of the previous logo's color wheel. Like usual, the words "StarVision" zoom out letter by letter, and like the previous logo it leaves blue trails when it zooms.

Variants:


 * A short version exists, which starts from the globe turning into the color wheel. This version is seen in most soap operas and some movies.


 * Sometimes, after the logo finishes, text would appear below "StarVision" via a flash effect. It can be either "CITRA BERKUALITAS PRIMA" ("High-Quality Imagery" in Indonesia) or "MEMPERSEMBAHKAN" ("Presents" in Indonesia, for the opening variant). This usually only happens with the short version.
 * Due to the film restoration, the logo shown in a teal hue, like some current prints of Starvision movies of the time.

FX/SFX: Not as good as the previous one but still, good, but outdated CGI.

Music/Sounds: Again, same as the previous logo, but it had more whooshes and loud noises than before. In some cases, the opening/closing theme or silence.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * On Heart, when the globe turns into a color wheel, a harp glissando plays, segues into the opening theme.
 * On Virgin, the fanfare abruptly cuts out into an opening theme.

Availability: Very common. Seen in most Indonesian series and movies.

Editor's Note: It's a favorite of many, although the sudden appearance of the star and the music may still get to some.

5th Logo (2016-)
Nickname: "Color Wheel V", "The Star IV", "The Simple Star", "The Star of Annoyance", "The Star of Boredom", "Citra Berkualitas Prima II", "Starvision Without Dwiki Dharmawan"

Logo: Same as the Ada Cinta Di SMA variant of the previous logo, except it is sped up.

Closing Variant: Same as above, but the words "STARVISION MEMPERSEMBAHKAN" replaced by the full company's name, with "CITRA BERKUALITAS PRIMA" below.

FX/SFX: Just the static.

Music/Sounds: A static sound, followed by a whoosh when the trapezoid expands.

Availability: Very common. Seen in most Indonesian series starting in 2016. It was used in tandem with the next logo below.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (2017-)
Nickname: "Color Wheel VI", "The Star V", "The Simple Star II", "Starvision Without Dwiki Dharmawan II"

Logo: We fade into a multicolored space background, then zooms out to reveal a white outlined oval, forming a color wheel. Like the 2nd logo, a star appears from the center of the color wheel, growing until it overlaps the oval. The text " STAR V ISION " now still when it fading in.

FX/SFX: Excellent CGI, a reminiscent to the 1999 logo.

Music/Sounds: A dreamy, calming string sounder with twinkling sounds. Sometimes, it's an opening theme to the film.

Availability: Current. Seen on some Starvision films starting in 2017.

Editor's Note: A nice remake of The Star logo.