Cinema International Corporation Video/Warning Screens

1st Warning (January 1981-1989)
Warning: On a powder blue background, the word "Impact" in a large white font appears at the top, and the CIC Video logo does so at the bottom. Between them is white warning text scrolling upward.

Variants:
 * There is an early version without the chain on the "I".
 * On pre-1986 releases, the warning text does not scroll and the text is different.
 * The words "Not for sale or hire in Australia and New Zealand" were not present until 1987. The variant without those exact words can be seen on the 1986 UK VHS releases of Back to the Future (Universal) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Paramount), among others.

Technique: None, or computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None. However, some releases such as the British LaserDisc release of Jaws use the music from the 1978 Discovision logo.

Availability:
 * Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.
 * There is evidence to suggest that CIC's first release of a Universal film was that of Jaws and its first release of a Paramount film was that of Saturday Night Fever; this would mean that the warning debuted on original pressings of both films. (Universal releases from CIC ran in a sequence beginning with 1001 and Paramount releases from CIC ran in a sequence beginning with 2001.)
 * One of the last releases with this warning was the 1989 UK VHS release of Biloxi Blues.

2nd Warning (1988-1991)
Warning: On a black-dark blue gradient starfield background, "WARNING" fades in at the top in white. Below it, generic warning text (also in white) scrolls upward.

Variant: On Australian releases, different warning text scrolls up with the word "WARNING". Later releases have a different font.

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

3rd Warning (1991-1997)
Warning: Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman
 * Opening: On a black/ gradient background, we see the word "Times New Roman", along with the following text, which is in Times New Roman:
 * Closing: Over the same background, the warning text is longer and scrolls upward, reading:

Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman

Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman Times New Roman

Times New Roman Times New Roman

Variants:
 * Post-1994 releases use a plain different font called Helvetica.
 * On Australian VHS releases, a different set of text is used. In addition, the word "Times New Roman" may not be underlined.
 * Before 1994, it segues to the 1991 CIC Video logo.

Technique: None in the regular version, same as the previous warnings in the alternate variant.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

4th Warning (1996-2001)
Warning:
 * Opening: On the same aurora background as the era's CIC Video logo, we see the underlined word "WARNING" and the generic warning text in a white Russell Square Regular font. Behind it is a faded "CIC" in its familiar font.
 * Closing: Against the same background with the faded CIC, the same longer set of warning text from the previous warnings scrolls up. When the text is finished scrolling upward, the background stays on for 2 additional seconds before the warning fades out.

Variants:
 * On early DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, technically under the CIC label, the faded CIC was removed and the text has darker shadows. It was reused, however, when Paramount Home Entertainment used it internationally from late 1999-early 2001.
 * At the end of early DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, the same longer set of warning text scrolls up as before, but scaled slightly, has minor spelling and grammar, and before the last paragraph of the warning text finishes scrolling upward, the background fades out early with it slightly. This was likely used as a prototype version.
 * At the end of later DreamWorks and Paramount Home Entertainment releases, it's the same as before, but the typos are fixed and it finishes scrolling upwards before the background fades out.
 * On time coded tapes, the opening warning is different. It starts off as the faded CIC zooms in to the center of the viewer's screen (in style of the 1996-1999 logo). Then, the different warning text scrolls up in a Univers Condensed font.

Technique: Same as the previous warnings.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on 1996-1999 CIC Video releases and remained on international Paramount releases until 2001.

1st Warning (1980's-1990's)
Warning: Same as the Paramount US warning ("Acid Trip"), except the warning text is in Japanese.

Technique: Same as the Paramount US warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare.

2nd Warning (1990's)
Warning: On a light blue background, we see the following text:

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Japanese VHD disc releases at the time.

3rd Warning (1994-2000)
Warning: On a black- gradient background, the following text appears:

The text then fades out to make room for the following text:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Japanese tapes at the time, such as The Rugrats Movie (ラグラッツ・ムービー).

1st Warning (1982?-Late 1980's?)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on early German VHS releases.

2nd Warning (Late 1980's?-Early 1990's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll upwards in yellow color:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on German VHS releases at the time, such as releases in the "Hollywood Collection" label.

3rd Warning (Early 1990's-1997)
Warning: On a dark blue-sky blue gradient background, we see a semi-transparent purple rectangle with a CIC Video logo pattern on it scrolling upwards. Sometimes, blue and yellow strips with the same pattern move through the screen behind the rectangle. The rectangle has the following text on it:

Variants:
 * Sometimes the text is arranged differently and/or in a different font.
 * The copyright occasionally includes the tape's release year and/or abbreviates "Main" to "M.".
 * Black-and-white tapes have the warning in black and white.

Technique: Same as the previous warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variant: At least one tape including an animated kids movie uses an upbeat synth theme.

Availability: Found on German VHS releases at the time, such as The Indian in the Cupboard.

4th Warning (1997-1999)
Warning: On the same aurora background as the then-current CIC Video logo, the following warning text scrolls up:

Technique: Same as the previous warnings.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on later German VHS releases from CIC Video such as Small Soldiers.

1st Warning (Late 1980's?-Early 1990's)
Warning: On a background, the following text scrolls up:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on early Brazilian VHS releases.

2nd Warning (Early 1990's-1995?)
Warning: On a background, the following text appears:

The text is then replaced by the following text:

The text is, in turn, replaced by the following:

The following text replaces the text:

Technique: Same as the previous warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Brazilian VHS releases of the time.

3rd Warning (1995?-2000?)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but the text is in a different font.

Technique: Same as the previous warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on a Brazilian VHS of Balto.

(1980's-1990's)
Same as the Argentina Video Home warnings at the time.

1st Warning (1980's-1989?)
Warning: On a dark blue background, we see two hot pink lines with the following text between them:

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on European Spanish tapes of the time.

2nd Warning (1989?-1990s)
Warning: On a black-dark blue gradient starfield background, we see the word "AVISO LEGAL" in with a lime underline scroll up, along with the same text as the previous warning, but with the comma after "mismo" removed and a comma added after "prohibidas".

Variant: An early variant features the following text:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on European Spanish tapes of the time.

(1980's-1990's)
Same as the VideoVisa warnings at the time.

1st Warning (1981-1989)
Warning: Same as the 1981-1989 UK Warning, except the CIC Video logo is removed and the warning text is in European French:

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on European French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases until 1989.

2nd Warning (1988-1992)
Warning: On a black-dark blue gradient starfield background, the following text in a computerized font scrolls upward:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on European French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases right up until 1992.

3rd Warning (1991-2003)
Warning: On a -black gradient background, the word "AVERTISSEMENT" in white slides from the left and a white line slides up. Below it, the following text scrolls upward in Optima Font:

First version

Second version

Variants:
 * Some tapes have the background color order reversed.
 * Later tapes have the same as the second version of the warning text in different font, but "EDV 14" is added.

Technique: Same as the previous warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on European French CIC Universal/Paramount VHS releases until 2003.

1st Warning (Late 1980's-1990's)
Warning: On a background, the following text scrolls up:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on early Italian VHS releases.

2nd Warning (1990s)
Warning: On a black-dark blue gradient starfield background, we see the word "AVVISO" with a underline scroll up, along with the following text:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Italian tapes of the time.

(1980's-1990's)
Same as the BAF/BREIN warnings at the time.

(Late 1980's?-1990's)
Warning: On a background, the following text scrolls up:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None or an excerpt of "Child's Anthem" by Toto.

Availability: Found on Chilean VHS releases distributed by Video Chile.

(1989?-1990's)
Same as the Edivideo warning at the time.

(1996)
Warning: On a black/ gradient background, we see the following text:

The text fades out to make room for the following text:

The text, in turn, fades out to make room for the following:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Scandinavian tapes of the time, such as the Norwegian VHS of Babe.

(1990's)
Warning: On a background, we see the word "" in a large white font at the top, and the CIC Video logo at the bottom. Between them, the following text scrolls up:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Korean VHS releases at the time, such as Writer’s Block.

(1980's-1990's)
Same as the Kyron Home Video warning at the time.

(1990's)
Same as the ITI Home Video warning at the time.

(1990's)
Same as the Hollywood Classic Entertainment warning screens at the time.

(Late 1990's)
Same as the Premier Multimedia warning screen.

(1990's)
Same as the Finnkino warning screen.

(1990's)
Warning: On a black-dark blue gradient starfield background, we see the following text scroll up:

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Hungarian CIC Video releases distributed by Dunafilm.

1st Warning (Mid 1990's)
Warning: We fade in on the black-dark blue gradient starfield background. After a second, the first block of warning text appears via horizontal bars effect:         

Then after eight seconds, it transitions to the second block of warning text via box out effect:

 

Then after eight seconds, it transitions to the third block of warning text via box out effect:

 

Then after eight seconds, it transitions to the last block of warning text via box out effect:

 

Then after eight seconds, the last block of warning text disappears via horizontal bars effect, and segues to the era's CIC Video logo.

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Bulgarian CIC Video releases distributed by Alexandra Video.

2nd Warning (Mid-Late 1990's)
Warning: We fade in on a black-dark blue gradient starfield background. After a second, we see the word "Times New Roman" fade in on the top of the screen. The following text then scrolls up:

Once the text finishes scrolling, the contact information appears via wiping effect:

Technique: Same as the previous warning.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Same as above.