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===Background===
===Background===
Morris Video was a film distributor located in Redondo Beach, California. Morris Video was founded in the early 1980s by George and Dawn '''Morris'''. The company released a wide variety of instructional films on VHS and Beta.
'''Morris Video''' was a video distributor located in Redondo Beach, California., founded in the early 1980s by George and Dawn '''Morris'''. The company released a wide variety of instructional films on VHS and Beta.


===(1984-1990s)===
===(1984-1990s)===
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'''Nicknames''': "MV Combo", "The Voice of Hell"
'''Nicknames''': "MV Combo", "The Voice of Hell"


'''Logo''': On a black background, we see several purple/blue/pink lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the Qintex logo) with an M inside it. Then, a gold streak/ribbon wraps around the M, making the letter the script letter V. "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored blue-purple, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.
'''Logo''': On a black background, we see several purple/blue/pink lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the [[Qintex]] logo) with an M inside it. Then, a gold streak/ribbon wraps around the M, making the letter the script letter V. "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored blue-purple, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.


'''FX/SFX''': The TV tube forming, the dissolving effect. It's pretty nice animation for 1984.
'''FX/SFX''': The TV tube forming, the dissolving effect. It's pretty nice animation for 1984.
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'''Availability''': Can be seen on certain instructional videotapes like ''Super Bowling''.
'''Availability''': Can be seen on certain instructional videotapes like ''Super Bowling''.


[[Category:American home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]

Revision as of 15:52, 12 April 2022


Background

Morris Video was a video distributor located in Redondo Beach, California., founded in the early 1980s by George and Dawn Morris. The company released a wide variety of instructional films on VHS and Beta.

(1984-1990s)

Nicknames: "MV Combo", "The Voice of Hell"

Logo: On a black background, we see several purple/blue/pink lines appearing up and down, forming a TV tube shape (similar to the Qintex logo) with an M inside it. Then, a gold streak/ribbon wraps around the M, making the letter the script letter V. "MORRIS VIDEO" in Retro Stereo Wide font, colored blue-purple, appears below and glows brightly. The whole thing zooms out and dissolves away.

FX/SFX: The TV tube forming, the dissolving effect. It's pretty nice animation for 1984.

Music/Sounds: A creaking synth bass with a whoosh followed by a distorted, deep-voiced announcer saying "Morris...Video".

Availability: Can be seen on certain instructional videotapes like Super Bowling.

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