Sunset Video (France)

1st (known) Logo

(1981-1983?)

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.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Rough animation of a starfield and stars zooming out. Typical of the cheap European logos of the 80's. Also, why is it called "Sunset Video" when there is no sunset in the logo?

Music/Sounds: A disco/classical piece that starts on the warning screen.

Availability: Sunset Video distributed French dubs of B-movies. Here's a (nearly) completed list of their catalog.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

2nd Logo

(1983?-1986)

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.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Despite being a VERY fluent logo, the animation is extremely rough. When the three stars flash in the name, the background is blue for half a second.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of the French pop song "Une Autre Histoire" (Another Story) by Gerard Blanc, which also starts on the warning screen.

Availability: Same as above.

Scare Factor: Low.