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'''Astra Video''' was a short-lived controversial pre-cert label.
 
=== 1st logoLogo (January 1982-August 1983)===
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Revision as of 05:53, 22 April 2024

Not to be confused with Astral Video.

Credits
Editions by
Michael Kenchington


Background

Astra Video was a short-lived controversial pre-cert label.

Logo (January 1982-August 1983)

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Visuals: On a black background, a stacked "AV" appears in a retro futuristic font, made of glowing orange lines. A still ping is also seen on the bottom of the "V". About halfway into the logo, the text "MOVIE MAGIC FROM ASTRA" wipes in below.

Variant: A variant exists where the symbol has extra saturation and gamma applied to it and is set higher, and the text is lower. The logo is still.

Technique: Chyron effects.

Audio: A UFO-like violin note, extended to play throughout the entire logo. None for the variant.

Availability:

  • Seen on a majority of their library, which includes Snuff, Blood Feast, I Spit On Your Grave, among others.
  • It also appears at the start of the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS release of The Adventures of Choppy and the Princess.
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