Shout! Studios (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

1st Warning (2003-2007)

Visuals: Over a black background is "FBI WARNING" in a red font that's similar to Times New Roman. Below it is white warning text.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Shout! Factory releases of the era, such as The Best of the Electric Company.


2nd Warning (2007-)

Visuals: On a red moving spiral/globe/grid backdrop, "FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING" in the Impact font (with "FBI ANTI-PIRACY" in white and "WARNING" in red) fades in along with the FBI seal. After that, white "$250,000" text wipes in at the bottom of "WARNING".

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on most Shout! Factory releases of the era, such as My Little Pony: Equestria Girls. Used in tandem with the next screen.


3rd Warning (2007-)

Visuals: About the same as the 1981-2004 Warner Home Video FBI Warning, except the FBI Seal is colored, FBI is not as long, and the text in the more square-shaped box is in a generic font and re-arranged slightly differently.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on some Shout! Factory releases, such as Sonic the Hedgehog (SATAM): The Complete Series. Used in tandem with the previous screen.

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