Artisan Entertainment Coming Soon Bumpers

1st Bumper (1992)

Logo: On a black background, we see the text "COMING SOON TO VIDEOCASSETTE" in a font that looks similar to the font Souvenir.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the 1992 VHS of Drop Dead Fred.

Scare Factor: None, but you may be startled by a trailer following this logo.

2nd Bumper (1997)

Logo: Same as the 1996 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID, but "COMING SOON FROM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT" replaces "FEATURE PRESENTATION".

FX/SFX: Same as the 1996 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1996 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID, but the announcer says "Coming soon from Live Entertainment!" instead of "And now, our feature presentation!".

Availability: Can be found on several Family Home Entertainment VHS releases from 1997, such as The Little Drummer Boy, The Littlest Angel, Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie, and Jesus of Nazareth.

Scare Factor: Same as the 1996 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID.

3rd Bumper (1998)

Logo: Same as the 1998 Artisan Feature Presentation ID, but the text "Coming Soon to Videocassette" replaces "Feature Presentation". After the logo animates, the logo fades into the start of a trailer for Christmas movies released by Artisan Entertainment and its sublabels (at the time) Family Home Entertainment, Family Home Entertainment Kids, Hallmark Home Entertainment, and Republic Pictures.

FX/SFX: Same as the 1998 Artisan Feature Presentation ID.

Music/Sounds: A few seconds of silence, followed by an announcer proudly saying "Coming soon to videocassette!".

Availability: Seen on the 1998 VHS of The Littlest Angel and the 1998 VHS of It's a Wonderful Life.

Scare Factor: Low. The announcer may surprise you.

4th Bumper (2000-2011)

Logo: Same as the 2000 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID, but either "COMING SOON TO THEATRES", "COMING SOON TO VIDEO & DVD", "COMING SOON TO VIDEO" or "COMING SOON TO DVD" replace "FEATURE PRESENTATION".

FX/SFX: Same as the 2000 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID.

Music/Sounds: We hear a siren, followed by a "whoosh", then a "clang", then a long synth tone (G major), and then another whoosh. On the 2002 VHS of The Pool and the 2004 VHS of Way Past Cool, the siren and the synth tone are removed so we only have the sounds and not the music. On certain Lionsgate VHS tapes, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Artisan Entertainment releases from 2000-2003. When Artisan folded in 2003, this logo continued use on Lionsgate VHS releases until 2005 and Lionsgate DVD releases until 2009 when they abandoned these bumpers altogether.

Scare Factor: Same as the 2000 Artisan Entertainment Feature Presentation ID.

5th Bumper (2003-2005)

Logo: On a green starburst background, we see the text "COMING SOON TO DVD & VIDEO".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen only on Family Home Entertainment VHS releases from the period.

Scare Factor: None.

6th Bumper (2005-2006) TBA