Viva Video (Warning Screens)
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1st (known) Warning (1991-2000s)
Visuals: On a dark marble background (the same one as the Viva Home Entertainment logo of the time, which follows this), the following warning text scrolls up:
distribution, or exhibition
of the material in this
videotape is strictly
prohibited without prior
written approval and permission
from the
BOARD
its implementing rules and
regulations.
severe civil and criminal
prosecution, including
permanent revocation of
license and regulation with
the Board.
Technique: Scrolling effects.
Audio: Unknown.
Availability: Seen on video cassettes and VCDs of films distributed by Viva Video during this time period. [Examples?]
2nd Warning (1990s-2000s)
Visuals: Same as the previous warning, but the background is a dark grey textured one resembling analog television noise, all text is in a slimmer font, the word "videotape" is replaced with "video compact disc", the word "WARNING" is white with a red-purple outline, the "VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD" text is light yellow with a black outline, and the rest of the text is white with a black outline.
Variants:
- On DVD releases, "digital video disc" replaces "video compact disc".
- On early VCDs, the background is black.
Technique: Scrolling effects.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on VCDs and DVDs of films distributed by Viva Video during this time period. [Examples?]
3rd Warning (early/mid 2000s-2008)
Visuals: On a black background, the heading "WARNING" is seen in a red font, with the letters slightly spaced-out. Below it is the following warning text, in white:
or exhibition of the material in this
video disc is strictly prohibited without prior
written approval and permission
from the
VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY
BOARD
The screen then cuts to the second part of the warning text, while retaining the heading:
its implementing rules and regulations.
Violators are subject to
severe civil and criminal prosecution,
including permanent revocation of
license and regulation with
the Board.
Variant: On later releases, the "WARNING" heading and the text appear and animate in different ways before forming each part of the screen. The "WARNING" heading now has the letters closer together.
Technique: Digital graphics. For the later variant, 2D animation is used.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on most VCDs and DVDs of films and TV shows distributed by Viva Video during this time period, such as Romeo + Juliet (1996). This does not appear on Disney/Buena Vista titles that were distributed by this company.
4th Warning (2008-2014)
Visuals: The background is a blurred and extreme close-up of the last frame of the Viva Video logo of the time, with the addition of a compact disc displayed on the upper-left side of the screen (that spins counter-clockwise) and a film reel displayed on the lower-right side of the screen (that spins clockwise). At the top of the screen, the big word "WARNING" is seen in a red font with a white outline. Below it is the following warning text (which quickly wipes in), in white:
in this video disc, is protected by
copyright and approved by the
or public exhibition carries a maximum
penalty of imprisonment for one (1) year
and/or fine of Php100,000.00.
(P.D. 1987)
Trivia: This warning still mentions Presidential Decree No. 1987, which had already been repealed by Republic Act No. 9239 for four years at the time of this warning's introduction.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on most VCDs and DVDs released by Viva Video during this time period. [Examples?]
