Pioneer Entertainment/Geneon Entertainment (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

1st Warning (1993-1997)

Same as the LIVE Entertainment warning screen at the time.

2nd Warning (1996-1999)

Visuals: Same as the post-1997 variant of the 5th PolyGram/USA warning, except "FBI WARNING" is bolder, and the text is arranged differently.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It's on just about every Pioneer Entertainment release on VHS and DVD at the time, however Viz releases on VHS from Pioneer (i.e. Pokémon) use Viz's warning.

3rd Warning (1997-2007)

Visuals: It's almost the same as 2nd Warner Home Video warning, except the seal is the Strand Releasing warning seal, and "FBI" is thin and in a different font.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability:

  • On every VHS and DVD from Pioneer Entertainment and Geneon Entertainment at the time. [Examples?]
  • Note that from 2001-2002, Pioneer releases such as Akira: The Special Edition were released through DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
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