Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Home Video Bumpers)

1st Bumper (1992-1997)
Visuals: On a lavender background that has the MCA/Universal Home Video logo tilted, we see the words "Also Available from MCA/Universal Home Video" in white.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on certain MCA/Universal Home Video releases from the era. Some titles that include this include Hard Target, The Outfit (1993), Babe, The Land Before Time sequels and Judgment Night. This can also be found on some Timmy the Tooth videos.

2nd Bumper (May 20, 1997-2000)
Visuals: On a and black background we see the text "Impact" in a gold yellow Impact font.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on certain Universal Studios Home Video releases from the era, like the Opening of The Jackal.

3rd Bumper (2000-2003)
Visuals: On a spotlight background we see the text "Copperplate Gothic" in a greenish Copperplate Gothic Bold font.

Variant: Some tapes, such as Maisy's Springtime, have the text "Copperplate Gothic" a few spaces above "Copperplate Gothic".

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Same as the previous logo.

1st Bumper (1998-1999)
Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

2nd Bumper (1999-2005)
Visuals: On a black background, the word "Times New Roman" in a brown marble Times New Roman font zooms in with a light blue border, which quickly disappears once the word zooms in a comfortable position. We then cut to an antenna on grey/white gradient background, with wavelengths spiralling around the antenna. It is soon revealed that the antenna is on a dark grey brick tower with "2 YEARS" in a Helvetica font. Two other towers, one with a satellite dish on top and "1 YEAR" and the other with 3 £ signs in a fancy serif font and "6 MONTHS", are next to it. The three towers eventually rotate with each other before settling in a comfortable distance. Suddenly, a giant VHS cassette inside a transparent case zooms in, which gleams and turns glossy. After that, "RENT IT" in a light silver font appears and a filmstrip fades in over the lower part of the text.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A Cockney-sounding announcer says "Listen! If you want to see the latest movie releases, why wait up to 2 years for TV? Up to 1 year for cable and satellite? Up to 6 months for pay per view? Get down to your local video store. The best place to watch movies is your place. Rent a video now!" with a punk guitar solo playing in the background, complete with a few whooshes when the giant VHS cassette zooms in.

Availability: Seen on Universal and DreamWorks rental releases in the UK from 1999-2005, including Babe: Pig in the City, Shaun of the Dead, Pitch Black, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Thunderbirds, Slap Her...She's French! (known in the U.S. as She Gets What She Wants), The Bourne Supremacy, The Ring, The Terminal, Cast Away, 8 Mile, American Pie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Bridget Jones's Diary, The Watcher, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and Dudley Do Right. For some reason, it appears both at the start and at the end of About a Boy.

3rd Bumper (2002-2006)
Visuals: On a space background, we see a flash appearing in the center. As it brightens, it reveals one of the following bumpers:
 * Arial
 * Arial
 * Arial
 * Arial
 * Arial
 * Arial

Variants:
 * In the "Arial" and "Arial" variants, the bumpers are already on-screen, and light rays shine on them from the bottom, again on the top, and around them.
 * In the "Arial" and "Arial" variants, the background slowly zooms in, only "Arial" appears in the flash, before quickly zooming in, leaving the rest of the text to fade in from behind it, before it zooms in extremely fast.

Technique: 2D computer animaion.

Audio: Depends on the variant:
 * In the "COMING SOON TO CINEMAS" and "IN CINEMAS NOW" variants, a very low synth fanfare for the flash, then a whoosh sound, followed by another slightly fast paced low synth fanfare before another whoosh sound occurs.
 * In the "RENT IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "OWN IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, a drum hit, followed by a low fanfare with a shining sound.
 * In the "COMING SOON TO RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "COMING SOON TO OWN ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, an eerie muffled explosion from the flash with a few whooshes, then a louder one when "COMING SOON" zooms in, a low pulsing hum when the rest of the text appears, then the same whoosh when it zooms in.

Availability: Seen on many UK VHS releases from Universal and DreamWorks Home Entertainment from the time, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Shrek 2, The Tuxedo, Johnny English, Shark Tale, 8 Mile, and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, among many others.

Bumper (1998-1999)
Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

Bumper (1999?-2005?)
Visuals: On a starfield background, we see one of the following bumpers appear via flashing:
 * Neu auf Video ("New on Video" in German)
 * Demnächst auf Video ("Coming Soon on Video")
 * Demnächst im Kino ("Coming Soon to Cinemas")

Technique: The flashing.

Audio: A loud zapping sound.

Availability: Found on German VHS releases at the time, such as Johnny English.

Bumper (2000?-2005?)
Visuals: On a black background, we see the words "Breve em" ("Soon on" in Portuguese) with the VHS and DVD logos in below. Variant: A variant seen at the end of trailers replaces the first words with "Em breve". Technique: None. Audio: None.

Availability: Can be found on Brazilian Universal tapes, such as Barbie of Swan Lake and E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial: The 20th Anniversary.

Bumper (2000?-2005?)
Visuals: On a background, we see one of the following bumpers:
 * Serif ("COMING SOON TO CINEMAS" in Spanish)
 * Serif ("COMING SOON TO BUY ON VIDEO")
 * Serif ("COMING SOON ON SALE")
 * Serif ("NOW ON SALE")

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Found on Spanish VHS releases at the time, such as Babe: Pig in the City (Babe 2: El cérdito en la ciudad).

Bumper (2002?-2005?)
Visuals: We see a flash that dims to reveal a blurry Universal logo animating on the background, as a filmstrip with clips of the logo appears, followed by one of the following bumpers flipping in:


 * Próximamente a la venta en video y DVD ("Coming soon on sale in video and DVD")
 * próximamente a la venta en video ("coming soon on sale in video")
 * A la venta en video y DVD ("On sale in video and DVD")
 * a la venta en video ("on sale in video")
 * en cines ("on cinemas")

The screen then flashes again, leaving a black background.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An energetic synth theme accompanied by whooshes and one of the following announcer spiels:


 * "Próximamente a la venta en video y DVD" ("Coming soon on sale in video and DVD.")
 * "Próximamente a la venta en video" ("Coming soon on sale in video.")
 * "Ahora a la venta en video y DVD." ("Now on sale in video and DVD.")
 * "Ahora a la venta en video." ("Now on sale in video.")
 * "Ahora en cines." ("Now on cinemas.")

Availability: Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as How The Grinch Stole Christmas (El Grinch) and Hulk.

Bumper (2000?-2005?)
Visuals: On a starfield background with the Universal print logo in the upper left corner, we see "IN VENDITA IN VIDEOCASSETTA DA [MONTH/YEAR]" ("FOR SALE ON VIDEOCASSETTE IN [MONTH/YEAR]" in Italian).

Technique: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Audio: None.

Availability: Found on Italian VHS releases at the time, such as Love Actually (Love Actually - L'amore davvero).

Bumper (2000?-2005?)
Visuals: On a black background, we see one of the following bumpers:
 * FILMY UNIVERSAL DREAMWORKS NA KASETACH WIDEO ("UNIVERSAL/DREAMWORKS FILMS ON VIDEOCASSETTE" in Polish)
 * JUŻ WKRÓTCE FILMY UNIVERSAL DREAMWORKS NA KASETACH WIDEO ("UNIVERSAL/DREAMWORKS FILMS COMING SOON ON VIDEOCASSETTE" in Polish)

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be found on Polish Universal tapes, such as Johnny English.

Bumper (2000?-2005?)
Visuals: On a black background with faint trails, we see "TULOSSA VIDEOLLE" ("COMING SOON TO VIDEO" in Finnish).

Technique: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appears on Finnish DreamWorks VHS releases, such as Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones - elämäni sinkkuna).