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'''CNR Video''', later known as '''CNR Film & Video''', was the video division of Dutch record company, '''CNR''' Records, founded in the late 1970s to ride on the growing video market. CNR Records itself was founded in 1937 by '''C'''ornelis '''N'''icolaas '''R'''ood and had grown as a major distributor in the Netherlands. In the early 1990s, CNR had suffered a downturn after Arcade Records, their parent company, went into near bankruptcy, but following a restructuring, CNR Records was renamed to Roadrunner Arcade Music in 1996, and CNR Video was renamed to [[Arcade Pictures]] as a result. |
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</gallery>'''Logo:''' We first see an all white background which then fades to black. Then 7 white bars (sans the second one which is red) appear one by one. Then the text "CNR VIDEO" in a white rounded font with a red shadow flies in from below as every other bar fades out and settles in the middle. |
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|CNR Video 5.png|1st Logo (1977?-1983) |
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|CNR Video 1.png|2nd Logo (1983-1992) |
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|CNR Video 3.png|3rd Logo (1992-1995) |
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|CNR Video 4.png|4th Logo (1995-1996) |
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*Sometimes, the logo takes place on a black/purple gradient background, the animation of the (now 13) lines is wiped in by a clear plate, and rather than the text, a blue elegonated marquee with a turquoise shadow with 3 stripes (yellow/orange/red) and the text "CNR VIDEO" in yellow swoops in and "PRESENTEERT" in light blue appear one by one. |
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*A short version exists where the white background fades, and then it fades to the bars part, with "CNR VIDEO" zooming quickly. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, diagonal stripes start wiping in from to top right and bottom left respectively, in many different colors and dotted with smaller lines. After about 24 seconds, the stripes reveal a zooming star background in a dark blue gradient color, surrounded by a {{color|gold|metallic gold}} border with several diagonal stripes embedded into it and even poking out of the sides. The CNR Video logo, consisting of a red Z-shaped oblong with a heavy black shadow and the text "{{font|serif|'''''CNR Video'''''}}", fitted inside of the oblong in a stacked form, and 4 yellow stars on the right side of it, zooms in from the space background and then stops. The four stars then blink continuously from top to bottom for the rest of the logo. |
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'''Variant:''' Later tapes replace the original stripe animation with a computer-generated one with gradient shades. Once the animation is done, it fades to the final part. |
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'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation, with computer effects for the later variant. |
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'''Availability:''' Spotted on Dutch VHS releases from the company. |
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'''Audio:''' A funky, disco-esque tune with synth warbles and a horn florish at the end. |
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'''Availability:''' CNR tapes from the era have this logo on the top right corner, as well as some similar stripe patterns. Some of these tapes include ''Class of 1984'', ''Caligula & Messalina'', ''Cannibal Apocalypse'', ''You and Me'', ''Son of Spartacus'', ''The Return of White Fang'', and ''First Blood'', among others. |
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===2nd Logo (1983-1992)=== |
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{{YouTube|id=BjR5xUy9_j0|id2=7pTKJuSpmZo|id3=SRs2Xiglan8}} |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a series of multicolored lines rotated at 45º degrees wipe from both left & right. After a few seconds, it reveals a yellow gradient background with the lines from before, in rainbow colors. In the middle we see a zooming black/blue space background. Then, the proper logo zooms in with a few changes, such as, the marquee in red & black colors, the stripes being replaced with 4 stars, and the text "CNR Video" in a different typeface. The stars slightly zoom in and flicker one by one. |
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* 1983-1987: On a white background, it slowly fades away to black as 13 white lines, except for the top most exposed one being red. From here, the white text "<span style="text-shadow: red 3px 0px 0px;">{{color|lightgrey|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" swoops up from the bottom of the screen as every other line in the background fades away. The text then swoops down and settles into the middle gap. |
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* 1987-1992: On a black background with a purple haze on the bottom and slight white tint, 13 lines appear one by one in a wiping fashion as the background loses the white tint. The lines are all in white except for the 2nd one, which glows a {{color|red|bright red}} color. The new CNR Video logo then rises up and swoops down slowly to take up nearly the entire screen. The logo has the same oblong shape in a {{color|darkblue|metallic blue}} shade with a smaller, {{color|#00FFFF|cyan}} drop shadow, but the "<span style="text-shadow: teal 2px 1px 0px;">{{color|gold|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" text is now in an all-caps plain font with the "<span style="text-shadow: teal 2px 1px 0px;">{{color|gold|'''''R'''''}}</span>" conjoined with the "<span style="text-shadow: teal 2px 1px 0px;">{{color|gold|'''''I'''''}}</span>", and the stars replaced with a metallic segmented wingpiece in various shades of orange. As the logo settles, "<span style="text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">{{font|Arial|{{color|#00FFFF|'''PRESENTEERT'''}}}}</span>" types in below. The logo and text then fade out, leaving the background. |
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'''Variant:''' An abridged version of the 1983 variant has the white background fade to the final result as the "<span style="text-shadow: red 3px 0px 0px;">{{color|lightgrey|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" zooms in. |
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'''Technique:''' Pretty great 2D animation at the time. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Availability:''' Can be spotted on their releases from the era. |
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'''Availability:''' Tapes with this logo have the same background style as the logo, and the "CNR VIDEO" text on the bottom. Tapes that include this logo include the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' series, ''Monster Squad'', ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 2'', and some [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] titles like ''A Fish Called Wanda''. |
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===3rd Logo (1992-1995)=== |
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[[File:CNR Video 3.png|center|frameless|250x250px]] |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a large 5-pointed star light colored {{color|#008080|teal}} is seen at top center. After a few seconds, the star starts to rotate clockwise and a blue haze appears at the bottom of the screen. After a few seconds, the marquee from before appears, now in white and with no metallic effects, and slowly zooms in. After a few seconds, "<span style="text-shadow: lightblue 2px 1px 0px;">{{color|blue|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" wipes in with a double-lined effect onto the marquee. The star continues to spin. |
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'''Logo:''' We cut to a blue star against a black background. About two or three seconds in, the star spins slowly, and the background turns into a black/blue gradient background. The same marquee from before fades in. They both zoom in slowly, and "CNR VIDEO" from before, this time colored indigo, fades in. |
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'''Technique:''' The spinning star, the logo moving and text fading in. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Dutch PAL and SECAM releases from the period. |
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'''Availability:''' Tapes have a similar set up to the first logo, having the logo in the top right and a winglet design at the bottom, wrapping around the spine. Some titles include several of their releases under their Junior label, ''Losin' It'', and ''Certain Fury''. |
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===4th Logo (1995- |
===4th Logo (1995-1996)=== |
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</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a blue/red toned picture of glitter, two shining red and light blue rectangles with "CNR FILM & VIDEO", in yellow and sky blue, on them slide in and then stop perpendicular to each other. The warning appears by a particle effect for about 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds, the warning disappears with the same particle effect and the 2 rectangles meet up below with the light blue rectangle in the middle of the screen. It keeps shining until it fades out. |
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'''Visuals:''' Fading into a blurry shot of glitter divided diagonally into blue and red-tinted sections respectively, 2 rectangles with the text "'''CNR''' {{font|serif|FILM & VIDEO}}" on it, one in red with a gold word and the other in a blue tint, slide in from the bottom left and top right respectively and settle into place. Their borders constantly shine as well. The screen then grows darker via a static effect as a warning screen covers the screen. Near the end of the music, the warning screen disappears via the same effect and the red rectangle dives down while the blue rectangle slides up slowly as the background fades to black. The border continues to shine. |
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'''Variant:''' Another version of this logo replaced the blue section of the logo with gray. The light blue rectangle is now dark gray with grey text and the positions of the rectangles are switched. The copyright notice is now in a square with a yellow outline with no particle effect. The red rectangle also replaces the opposing one in the middle and the animations are switched. |
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'''Variant:''' On some releases, the blue colors are replaced with grey, the rectangles are swapped, the warning screen is contained in a yellow square with no particle effects, the red rectangle is seen at the end instead of the blue one and they move in opposite directions compared to the regular animations. The logo is also slightly zoomed out, revealing the grey rectangle at the top of the screen when it stops moving. |
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'''Technique:''' The rectangles, along with the shining and copyright warning effects. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as before. |
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'''Availability:''' Spotted on later releases from the company. |
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'''Availability:''' The releases have their logo in the lower right corner, but releases with their logo are rare. Seen on a tape of ''Hong Kong '97'' (the film, not the game) and later ''Bassie & Adriaan'' titles, as well as several VCDs. |
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{{Chronology||[[Arcade Pictures]]}} |
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[[Category:Netherlands]] |
[[Category:Netherlands]] |
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[[Category:Dutch home entertainment logos]] |
[[Category:Dutch home entertainment logos]] |
Latest revision as of 20:53, 15 August 2024
Background
CNR Video, later known as CNR Film & Video, was the video division of Dutch record company, CNR Records, founded in the late 1970s to ride on the growing video market. CNR Records itself was founded in 1937 by Cornelis Nicolaas Rood and had grown as a major distributor in the Netherlands. In the early 1990s, CNR had suffered a downturn after Arcade Records, their parent company, went into near bankruptcy, but following a restructuring, CNR Records was renamed to Roadrunner Arcade Music in 1996, and CNR Video was renamed to Arcade Pictures as a result.
1st Logo (1977?-1983)
![](/w/thumb.php?f=CNR_Video_5.png&width=250)
Visuals: On a black background, diagonal stripes start wiping in from to top right and bottom left respectively, in many different colors and dotted with smaller lines. After about 24 seconds, the stripes reveal a zooming star background in a dark blue gradient color, surrounded by a metallic gold border with several diagonal stripes embedded into it and even poking out of the sides. The CNR Video logo, consisting of a red Z-shaped oblong with a heavy black shadow and the text "CNR Video", fitted inside of the oblong in a stacked form, and 4 yellow stars on the right side of it, zooms in from the space background and then stops. The four stars then blink continuously from top to bottom for the rest of the logo.
Variant: Later tapes replace the original stripe animation with a computer-generated one with gradient shades. Once the animation is done, it fades to the final part.
Technique: Motion-controlled animation, with computer effects for the later variant.
Audio: A funky, disco-esque tune with synth warbles and a horn florish at the end.
Availability: CNR tapes from the era have this logo on the top right corner, as well as some similar stripe patterns. Some of these tapes include Class of 1984, Caligula & Messalina, Cannibal Apocalypse, You and Me, Son of Spartacus, The Return of White Fang, and First Blood, among others.
2nd Logo (1983-1992)
Visuals:
- 1983-1987: On a white background, it slowly fades away to black as 13 white lines, except for the top most exposed one being red. From here, the white text "CNR VIDEO" swoops up from the bottom of the screen as every other line in the background fades away. The text then swoops down and settles into the middle gap.
- 1987-1992: On a black background with a purple haze on the bottom and slight white tint, 13 lines appear one by one in a wiping fashion as the background loses the white tint. The lines are all in white except for the 2nd one, which glows a bright red color. The new CNR Video logo then rises up and swoops down slowly to take up nearly the entire screen. The logo has the same oblong shape in a metallic blue shade with a smaller, cyan drop shadow, but the "CNR VIDEO" text is now in an all-caps plain font with the "R" conjoined with the "I", and the stars replaced with a metallic segmented wingpiece in various shades of orange. As the logo settles, "PRESENTEERT" types in below. The logo and text then fade out, leaving the background.
Variant: An abridged version of the 1983 variant has the white background fade to the final result as the "CNR VIDEO" zooms in.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: Starts with a "ding", then a very 80s-esque synth-pop tune plays, with an electric piano sounder in the middle. The abridged version only has the "ding".
Availability: Tapes with this logo have the same background style as the logo, and the "CNR VIDEO" text on the bottom. Tapes that include this logo include the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Monster Squad, Silent Night, Deadly Night 2, and some MGM/UA Home Video titles like A Fish Called Wanda.
3rd Logo (1992-1995)
![](/w/thumb.php?f=CNR_Video_3.png&width=250)
Visuals: On a black background, a large 5-pointed star light colored teal is seen at top center. After a few seconds, the star starts to rotate clockwise and a blue haze appears at the bottom of the screen. After a few seconds, the marquee from before appears, now in white and with no metallic effects, and slowly zooms in. After a few seconds, "CNR VIDEO" wipes in with a double-lined effect onto the marquee. The star continues to spin.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: Same as before.
Availability: Tapes have a similar set up to the first logo, having the logo in the top right and a winglet design at the bottom, wrapping around the spine. Some titles include several of their releases under their Junior label, Losin' It, and Certain Fury.
4th Logo (1995-1996)
Visuals: Fading into a blurry shot of glitter divided diagonally into blue and red-tinted sections respectively, 2 rectangles with the text "CNR FILM & VIDEO" on it, one in red with a gold word and the other in a blue tint, slide in from the bottom left and top right respectively and settle into place. Their borders constantly shine as well. The screen then grows darker via a static effect as a warning screen covers the screen. Near the end of the music, the warning screen disappears via the same effect and the red rectangle dives down while the blue rectangle slides up slowly as the background fades to black. The border continues to shine.
Variant: On some releases, the blue colors are replaced with grey, the rectangles are swapped, the warning screen is contained in a yellow square with no particle effects, the red rectangle is seen at the end instead of the blue one and they move in opposite directions compared to the regular animations. The logo is also slightly zoomed out, revealing the grey rectangle at the top of the screen when it stops moving.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: Same as before.
Availability: The releases have their logo in the lower right corner, but releases with their logo are rare. Seen on a tape of Hong Kong '97 (the film, not the game) and later Bassie & Adriaan titles, as well as several VCDs.
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