Film Office Distribution (Warning Screens)

1st Warning (Early 1980's-1986?)
Visuals: On a black background, the following text scrolls up:

Technique: Chyron effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on early European French VHS tapes distributed by Film Office, such as Starcrash II.

2nd Warning (1986?-1993)
Visuals: On a background, the following text scrolls up slowly:

Variants:
 * On MGM/UA releases, "Arial Black" changes to "Arial Black".
 * The releases from 1990-1993 had a different background color, but the text is re-arranged. At the last four lines of the warning text, "Référence éditeur : EDV3" fades in and out.
 * The latest release from 1993 also had a different background color, but the text is also re-arranged and "Référence éditeur : EDV 3" in an unusual font is added at the end of it.

Technique: Chyron effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on European French VHS tapes distributed by Film Office, such as Une femme ou deux and Monsieur hire.

3rd Warning (1993-2001)
Visuals: On a background, the following text scrolls up in a whte Helvetica font: Arial

Variant: Starting in 1998, the text is rearranged differently, especially "Arial" is bigger.

Technique: Chyron effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on European French VHS tapes distributed by Film Office, such as Le vent sombre and Rien ne va plus.