Gativideo (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


1st Warning (1985-1987)

Visuals: Same as the 2nd Legal Video warning at the time, except the background is yellow and the company name is replaced by "VIDEOMAN INTERNACIONAL S.A."

Technique: Same as the 2nd Legal Video warning at the time.

Audio: An excerpt of "Give It All You Got" by Chuck Mangione.

Availability: Presumably seen on Videoman Internacional releases. [Examples?]

2nd Warning (1987-1989)

Visuals: Same as the 3rd Legal Video warning at the time, except the background is gray and the company name is replaced by "VIDEOMAN INTERNACIONAL".

Technique: Same as the 3rd Legal Video warning at the time.

Audio: An excerpt of "It's Only Me" by Bob James.

Availability: Seen on later releases from the company, such as Munchies.

3rd Warning (1989-2007)

Visuals: On a deep sky blue background, there is the following text scroll up:

GATIVIDEO


El presente Video-Cassette
se vende para uso personal
o doméstico exclusivamente,
todos los demás derechos
quedan reservados.
Cualquier divulgación total o
parcial de la obra, sea a
través de copias, edición,
adición, exhibición, difusión
y emisión de difusión,
exhibición pública o
cualquier contrato que implique
la duplicación, representación
o reproducción de este
Video-Cassette, total o parcial
sin el consentimiento expreso de


GATIVIDEO

está terminantemente prohibido
y la realización de cualquiera
de estas actividades hara
incurrir al infractor en las
responsabilidades previstas
por la Ley № 94/1951 y
podrá lugar además a
las sanciones previstas por el
Art. 415 de Código Penal y
Art. 61 al 64 de la
Ley № 94/51.

Variant: Starting in 1994, the warning is changed in the following ways:

  • The background is an azure shade.
  • The first instance of the Gativideo name is removed, while the second one instead says "Gativideo S.A.".
  • Both instances of "Video-Cassette" are written as "video cassette".
  • The transition between the first two sentences is changed from a comma to a period.
  • The commas after "Cualquier divulgación total o parcial de la obra" and "duplicación, representación o reproducción de este video cassette" are both removed.
  • The word "copias" is singularized to "copia".
  • "difusión, exhibición pública" is replaced by "difusión y/o emisión de exhibiciones de emisiones públicas".
  • The word "expreso" is added after "consentimiento".
  • The words "estas" is replaced by "esas" ("those").
  • The word "hara" now has an acute accent.
  • The first instance of the word "Ley" and the words "Código Penal" are now in lowercase.
  • The first instance of "Art." is now written as "artículo".
  • The sentence "y Art. 61 al 64 de la Ley № 94/51" is removed.
  • The phrase "QUEDAN RESERVADOS TODOS LOS DERECHOS PARA SU COMERCIALIZACIÓN ÚNICA Y EXCLUSIVAMENTE DENTRO DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA." is added after the rest of the text.
  • Everything is in a different font.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An excerpt of "Sihouette" by Kenny G.

Availability: Found on most Gativideo releases, mainly Disney and 20th Century Fox tapes. [Examples?]

4th Warning (1999-2003)

Visuals: On a black background is the red word "ADVERTENCIA". Below it is the following text:

El presente DVD es exclusivamente para uso privado
quedando reservados todos los derechos.
Cualquier reproducción total o parcial, difusión y/o
exhibición pública de este DVD, están terminantemente
PROHIBIDOS y cualquiera de estas actividades hará
incurrir al infractor en las responsabilidades previstas
por la LEY 11.723 y podría dar lugar a las sanciones
previstas por los ART. 172 y 45 del CÓDIGO PENAL.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on most Gativideo DVD releases, such as Manuelita and Daddy is My Idol.

5th Warning (2003-2009)

Visuals: Same as the 7th AVH warning.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Gativideo DVD releases, such as In Her Line of Fire.

6th Warning (2005)

Visuals: Same as the 2nd SBP Worldwide S.A. warning.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on the Critters film series.

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