Anchor Bay Entertainment (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

1st Warning (1990-1998)

Visuals: Same as the Video Treasures FBI warning.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Intact on 1997-1998 VHS releases from the company, including Zombie.

  • Also appears on 1995-1996 releases by Starmaker Entertainment.

2nd Warning (1998-2008)

Visuals: There is the ship, rocks, small island, and the clouds from the Anchor Bay Entertainment logo, all of which are colored in blue. On the top, there is the words "FBI WARNING", and underneath them is the warning text.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on every VHS release in the Anchor Bay Entertainment era, mostly notably at the beginning of Thomas & Friends videos from 1998 to 2006.

  • It can also be seen on most Anchor Bay DVDs prior to 2008, such as Me, Eloise and The Happy Elf.

3rd Warning (2007-2017?)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the words "WARNING" and underneath it is the warning text.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on The Grand, newer Anchor Bay Entertainment releases, Overture Films releases, Chuggington and Tickety Toc DVDs, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! DVDs, and the last DVDs of Thomas & Friends distributed by the company before Lionsgate (which folded Anchor Bay into its home entertainment division in 2017) took over distribution. Also seen on releases from Starz Home Entertainment from 2007-08.

Video Treasures
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