Select Video/Warning Screens

(1979-1980's)


Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in a Rockwell font: This is only on-screen for three seconds.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on UK pre-certs of children's videos by Select Video. Among these are Inspector Gadget, The Lone Ranger, and Shazam!. Most releases feature it before the logo, while The Lone Ranger has it come on afterward.

(1980's)


Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in  Futura font:

We then fade to a copyright notice, with white bolded text.

Translation: The copyright owner has released the film on this videocassette exclusively for private use and prohibits partial and complete other use, misuse, dubbing or public performance.

Technique: The appearance of the warning one-by-one.

Music/Sounds: The song "Survivor" by Klaus Weiss. The copyright notice is silent.

Availability: Seen on Select Video releases in Germany.