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Background

Founded in 1979 by Walter Lehne, Video Classics was the first ever VHS distributor in Australia. It distributed material from such companies as Media Home Entertainment, The Nostalgia Merchant, Electric Blue, Wizard Video, and VCL, along with creating a "premium" sublabel named "Video Classics Gold" sometime in the early 80s. The company collapsed in 1985 after its stock dropped off the exchange, and collapsed in a spectacular fashion.

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Video Classics

1st Logo (1979-1980)

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Logo: Starting off on a black screen, the logo begins by cutting to a shot of a woman's butt in the shower. This is followed by a shot of the same woman putting on her panties, with the camera following them up, but before we get to see any naughty bits, it then cuts to a few different pictures of waves and surfers on those waves. It then cuts to a close up of an eagle's face, followed by a UFO on a starry backdrop, before finally cutting to a funky-looking tunnel effect at the end. As we fly through the tunnel, a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|violet|wine}}-coloured, white-outlined computer-generated square flies in from the top right and then swoops into the middle, leaving a heavy trail behind it as the tunnel fades out. On the square is the Video Classics logo, which is an off-centred cote-out of the Times New Roman text "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Times New Roman|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|V}}IDE{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|O}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|C}}LASSIC{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|S}}}}", stacked on top of each other and both have the first and last letters of them doubled in size. The trail continues for a bit, along with some distortion around the edges, before the logo freezes and the trail disappears.

Technique: Live-action and computer animation (likely Scanimate).

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of the electronic disco song "Chase" by Giorgio Moroder with a male announcer saying "Video Classics presents the finest range of home video movies available in Australia. Video Classics are all top quality movies duplicated to the highest standards available in the world. For further details on the other video movies available, please contact your local dealer, or ring Sydney 926400 for these details."

Availability: Extremely rare. It could be seen on early Betamax and VHS tapes from the company, like The Stick Up.

2nd Logo (1980?-1984?)

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Logo: On a black background, a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} line draws in from right to left, staying on screen for a few seconds, after which it condenses into a small pink square and disappears, causing a "switch-on" effect for the logo to appear in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} static; the logo consists of "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|VIDEO CLASSICS}}" in a blocky font with rounded edges and is sitting in a tilted "3D" perspective. The logo starts off as dim, solid {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} static, but clears out and brightens up over time, gaining a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} outline at the end. At the end, the static disappears to reveal a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|hotpink|hot pink}} glow on the inside and a translucent {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} light trail appears behind and in front of it.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A low electronic piano glissando ("Kometenmelodie 1" by Kraftwerk) as the line draws in, then a sweeping synthesized noise when "Video Classics" fades in, followed by an excerpt of"Kometenmelodie 2" by Kraftwerk.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on several tapes from Video Classics during the time period, and may have also been used alongside the next 2 logos. Video Classics tapes are known for having inconsistent logos. Known to be on a copy of Superbug - Craziest Car in the World.

3rd Logo (1981?-1985?)

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Logo: On a black background, several light sparks streak by from left to right, creating several lines in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|green}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}}, and {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} colours, ending with 2 thicker white ones on the top and bottom. The whole thing resembles a parallelogram. Another white parallelogram with two {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} lines in it, along with the text "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Serif|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|V}}IDEO}}" in a serif font, zoom out and paste themselves onto the lines, with the translucent white parallelogram filling in with black as well. After they plaster themselves, the thick {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue|Classics}}" writes itself out in a cursive font.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: An analog synth bassline accompanied by synthesized chirps when lasers pass by, a "whirring" sound when "Video" zooms out while the bassline fades out, then a four-note synth fanfare as "Classics" is being written out.

Availability: Extremely rare. Another logo used for the time, this would have been used with their adult tapes most of the time.

4th Logo (1983?-1984)

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Logo: On a black background, a scrolling pair of {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|orange}} wireframes, one being a double-layered grid of octagons and a bunch of differently placed and sized rectangles above it, and appears all tilted before straightening out. As the camera zooms back, 3 {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} wireframes of VHS tapes appear and fly above the map, which is now scrolling over some circles, and the middle one tilts as well. The camera then zooms out and rotates to above the map, revealing that it's actually a map of Australia, and the circles flash to become a holographic CD. It then zooms in to fill up the screen, forming a black background with a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|green}} grid, which quickly zooms in as well. The Video Classics logo, now as translucent {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} outlines, appears in the back and streak towards the top and bottom of the screen respectively to leave room for a solid {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold}} version of the logo to zoom in. The logo flashes white for a second before dying down, leaving the logo to shine around on the edges for a few seconds. Afterwards, a bright {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}} light emerges from the "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Times New Roman|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|O}}}}}}", engulfing the screen with white before cutting to black.

Variants:

A short version, where it starts with the trails zooming in, exists and was probably used at the end of tapes.
Sometimes, when there's a preview at the beginning of the tape, the flash would die down to reveal "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|PREVIEW}}" in a different {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold}} font, also shining constantly.
At the end of a March 1984 trailer tape, the end of the logo repeats several times, twice for the disc animation, twice for the "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Times New Roman|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|O}}}}}}"s light shining, and finally, the logo resting on a pitch-black background, shining constantly (with poor looping as well).

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: An ominous theme before building up into a two-note fanfare, a bang, and finally, a quiet synth arpeggio.

Music/Sounds Variant: On a March 1984 trailer tape from them, an announcer at the beginning says this: "Ladies and gentlemen, Video Classics is proud to present the most amazing lineup of talent since 1925! So stand by for everything you ever dreamed of in beautiful downtown Movieland, right through to the big pictures of Christmas 1984!"

Availability: Extremely rare. Once again, another logo they used during their existence, though it's probably from a later point in their history.

Video Classics Gold

(1983-1984)

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Logo: On a black background, a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red}} square is seen, along with a strange still shot of the 1981 Media Home Entertainment logo. It zooms out to the top left corner, and several more logos repeat the same method. After they fill out the borders, the Video Classics Gold logo flips into view. It consists of a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold}} version of the Video Classics print logo, along with "GOLD" written at the bottom in the same font, stuck inside a TV tube that's also made of {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold}} chrome. It flips around a few more times before it zooms in and takes up the entire screen before zooming back. As it zooms back, the text "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|AUSTRALIA'S LEADING HOME VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS}}" appears below in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold}}, before the logo freezes.

Here's the list of logos you'll see and where they zoom out to:

Media Home Entertainment (USA) - 1981 logo, "MEDIA" not fully zoomed in and zooms out to the top-left. Has no Heron Communications byline.
Electric Blue (UK) - Consists of the cursive "electric" in ultramarine, and "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|purple|BLUE}}" in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|purple}} ("{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|purple|BLUE}}" being between two {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|purple}} rectangles) over a nude blonde-haired woman who looks like she's holding two kinds of guns (her arms covering her breasts), one {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} and one {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}}, against a white background with blue borders on the side. It zooms out to the top-right. (NOTE: It is not actually a logo-- it is actually the cover of Electric Blue Vol. 001)
Sports World Cinema (USA) - Consists of four "C"s, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|gold|yellow}}, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|green}}, and {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}}, positioned against a background of videos of sports events, such as yachting and skiing. As the logo zooms out to the bottom-left, "Sports World Cinema", in a WindsorDemi font, wipes in.
VCL (UK) - Consists of the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|saddlebrown|brown}} letters "{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|saddlebrown|VCL}}", in a tall slab-serif font, against a background of the map of the world, only here, the continents are black, the water is white, and there's a pale-blue border surrounding it. This one zooms out to the bottom-right.
The Nostalgia Merchant (USA) - Has the same logo, only positioned over a silhouetted image of what appears to be a boy (holding a flag) and his dog on a hill at sunrise. The logo is against a {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|blue}} background. It zooms out to the bottom-centre.
Video Classics (Australia) - Second logo, only starts at the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}} line morphing into "Video Classics" with the TV-static fade in. It becomes the {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|deeppink|pink}}-outline version when the picture zooms out to the top-centre.
Wizard Video (USA) - The print version of the logo, has "Wizard Video" stacked rather than in a horizontal line, and coloured {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red}} in text against a black background, and zooms out to the centre-right.
Movies at Midnight (Australia) - This one is set against a black-and-{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|darkred|dark red}} background, has "Movies at Midnight" in an 80s-esque cursive font, over an image a black-haired woman, clad in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|darkred|dark red}} lingerie, on a black cube covered in black velvet cloth in between two {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|red}} sofas. As you'd probably guess, this logo zooms out to the centre-left. (NOTE: This is also not an actual logo-- it is the cover for a VHS [and is also the poster for] of "Neon Nights")

Variant: A generic version of this logo just has the logo zooming in and flipping a few times, right before it zooms and skews out of frame.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of the funky synth-keyboard disco tune "Protopulse" by Trevor Bastow. An announcer says "More quality home entertainment from Video Classics!" as the logo zooms in. The generic version uses a disco-synth tune that sounds like a cover/remix of "Get Up Action" by Digital Emotion.

Availability: Extremely rare. It could only be seen on tapes under this sublabel. Depending on the release, either the normal variant or the generic variant is used.

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 ===Background===
 Founded in 1979 by Walter Lehne, Video Classics was the first ever VHS distributor in Australia. It distributed material from such companies as [[Media Home Entertainment]], [[The Nostalgia Merchant]], [[Electric Video|Electric Blue]], [[Wizard Video]], and [[VCL]], along with creating a "premium" sublabel named "Video Classics Gold" sometime in the early 80s. The company collapsed in 1985 after its stock dropped off the exchange, and collapsed in a spectacular fashion.
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-'''Logo:''' Starting off on a black screen, the logo begins by cutting to a shot of a woman's butt in the shower. This is followed by a shot of the same woman putting on her panties, with the camera following them up, but before we get to see any naughty bits, it then cuts to a few different pictures of waves and surfers on those waves. It then cuts to a close up of an eagle's face, followed by a UFO on a starry backdrop, before finally cutting to a funky-looking tunnel effect at the end. As we fly through the tunnel, a {{color|violet|wine}}-coloured, white-outlined computer-generated square flies in from the top right and then swoops into the middle, leaving a heavy trail behind it as the tunnel fades out. On the square is the Video Classics logo, which is an off-centred cote-out of the Times New Roman text "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Big|V}}IDE{{Big|O}} {{Big|C}}LASSIC{{Big|S}}}}", stacked on top of each other and both have the first and last letters of them doubled in size. The trail continues for a bit, along with some distortion around the edges, before the logo freezes and the trail disappears.
+'''Logo:''' Starting off on a black screen, the logo begins by cutting to a shot of a woman's butt in the shower. This is followed by a shot of the same woman putting on her panties, with the camera following them up, but before we get to see any naughty bits, it then cuts to a few different pictures of waves and surfers on those waves. It then cuts to a close up of an eagle's face, followed by a UFO on a starry backdrop, before finally cutting to a funky-looking tunnel effect at the end. As we fly through the tunnel, a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|violet|wine}}-coloured, white-outlined computer-generated square flies in from the top right and then swoops into the middle, leaving a heavy trail behind it as the tunnel fades out. On the square is the Video Classics logo, which is an off-centred cote-out of the Times New Roman text "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|Times New Roman|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|V}}IDE{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|O}} {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|C}}LASSIC{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|S}}}}", stacked on top of each other and both have the first and last letters of them doubled in size. The trail continues for a bit, along with some distortion around the edges, before the logo freezes and the trail disappears.
-'''Technique:''' Live action and computer animation (likely Scanimate).
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and computer animation (likely Scanimate).
 '''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of the electronic disco song "Chase" by Giorgio Moroder with a male announcer saying "Video Classics presents the finest range of home video movies available in Australia. Video Classics are all top quality movies duplicated to the highest standards available in the world. For further details on the other video movies available, please contact your local dealer, or ring Sydney 926400 for these details."
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|deeppink|pink}} line draws in from right to left, staying on screen for a few seconds, after which it condenses into a small pink square and disappears, causing a "switch-on" effect for the logo to appear in {{color|deeppink|pink}} static; the logo consists of "'''{{color|deeppink|VIDEO CLASSICS}}'''" in a blocky font with rounded edges and is sitting in a tilted "3D" perspective. The logo starts off as dim, solid {{color|deeppink|pink}} static, but clears out and brightens up over time, gaining a {{color|deeppink|pink}} outline at the end. At the end, the static disappears to reveal a {{color|hotpink|hot pink}} glow on the inside and a translucent {{color|deeppink|pink}} light trail appears behind and in front of it.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} line draws in from right to left, staying on screen for a few seconds, after which it condenses into a small pink square and disappears, causing a "switch-on" effect for the logo to appear in {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} static; the logo consists of "'''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|VIDEO CLASSICS}}'''" in a blocky font with rounded edges and is sitting in a tilted "3D" perspective. The logo starts off as dim, solid {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} static, but clears out and brightens up over time, gaining a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} outline at the end. At the end, the static disappears to reveal a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|hotpink|hot pink}} glow on the inside and a translucent {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} light trail appears behind and in front of it.
 '''Technique:''' Computer animation.
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, several light sparks streak by from left to right, creating several lines in {{color|red}}, {{color|green}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, and {{color|blue}} colours, ending with 2 thicker white ones on the top and bottom. The whole thing resembles a parallelogram. Another white parallelogram with two {{color|blue}} lines in it, along with the text "{{Font|Serif|{{Big|V}}IDEO}}" in a serif font, zoom out and paste themselves onto the lines, with the translucent white parallelogram filling in with black as well. After they plaster themselves, the thick {{color|blue}} "'''''{{color|blue|Classics}}'''''" writes itself out in a cursive font.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, several light sparks streak by from left to right, creating several lines in {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|red}}, {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|green}}, {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|yellow}}, and {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} colours, ending with 2 thicker white ones on the top and bottom. The whole thing resembles a parallelogram. Another white parallelogram with two {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} lines in it, along with the text "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|Serif|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|V}}IDEO}}" in a serif font, zoom out and paste themselves onto the lines, with the translucent white parallelogram filling in with black as well. After they plaster themselves, the thick {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} "'''''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue|Classics}}'''''" writes itself out in a cursive font.
 '''Technique:''' 2D animation.
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a scrolling pair of {{color|orange}} wireframes, one being a double-layered grid of octagons and a bunch of differently placed and sized rectangles above it, and appears all tilted before straightening out. As the camera zooms back, 3 {{color|blue}} wireframes of VHS tapes appear and fly above the map, which is now scrolling over some circles, and the middle one tilts as well. The camera then zooms out and rotates to above the map, revealing that it's actually a map of Australia, and the circles flash to become a holographic CD. It then zooms in to fill up the screen, forming a black background with a {{color|green}} grid, which quickly zooms in as well. The Video Classics logo, now as translucent {{color|gold|yellow}} outlines, appears in the back and streak towards the top and bottom of the screen respectively to leave room for a solid {{color|gold}} version of the logo to zoom in. The logo flashes white for a second before dying down, leaving the logo to shine around on the edges for a few seconds. Afterwards, a bright {{color|gold|yellow}} light emerges from the "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|{{Big|O}}}}}}", engulfing the screen with white before cutting to black.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, a scrolling pair of {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|orange}} wireframes, one being a double-layered grid of octagons and a bunch of differently placed and sized rectangles above it, and appears all tilted before straightening out. As the camera zooms back, 3 {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} wireframes of VHS tapes appear and fly above the map, which is now scrolling over some circles, and the middle one tilts as well. The camera then zooms out and rotates to above the map, revealing that it's actually a map of Australia, and the circles flash to become a holographic CD. It then zooms in to fill up the screen, forming a black background with a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|green}} grid, which quickly zooms in as well. The Video Classics logo, now as translucent {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|yellow}} outlines, appears in the back and streak towards the top and bottom of the screen respectively to leave room for a solid {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold}} version of the logo to zoom in. The logo flashes white for a second before dying down, leaving the logo to shine around on the edges for a few seconds. Afterwards, a bright {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|yellow}} light emerges from the "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|Times New Roman|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|O}}}}}}", engulfing the screen with white before cutting to black.
 '''Variants:'''
 * A short version, where it starts with the trails zooming in, exists and was probably used at the end of tapes.
-* Sometimes, when there's a preview at the beginning of the tape, the flash would die down to reveal "'''{{color|gold|PREVIEW}}'''" in a different {{color|gold}} font, also shining constantly.
+* Sometimes, when there's a preview at the beginning of the tape, the flash would die down to reveal "'''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|PREVIEW}}'''" in a different {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold}} font, also shining constantly.
-* At the end of a March 1984 trailer tape, the end of the logo repeats several times, twice for the disc animation, twice for the "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|{{Big|O}}}}}}"s light shining, and finally, the logo resting on a pitch-black background, shining constantly (with poor looping as well).
+* At the end of a March 1984 trailer tape, the end of the logo repeats several times, twice for the disc animation, twice for the "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|Times New Roman|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|O}}}}}}"s light shining, and finally, the logo resting on a pitch-black background, shining constantly (with poor looping as well).
 '''Technique:''' Computer animation.
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} square is seen, along with a strange still shot of the 1981 Media Home Entertainment logo. It zooms out to the top left corner, and several more logos repeat the same method. After they fill out the borders, the Video Classics Gold logo flips into view. It consists of a {{color|gold}} version of the Video Classics print logo, along with "'''GOLD'''" written at the bottom in the same font, stuck inside a TV tube that's also made of {{color|gold}} chrome. It flips around a few more times before it zooms in and takes up the entire screen before zooming back. As it zooms back, the text "{{color|gold|AUSTRALIA'S LEADING HOME VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS}}" appears below in {{color|gold}}, before the logo freezes.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|red}} square is seen, along with a strange still shot of the 1981 Media Home Entertainment logo. It zooms out to the top left corner, and several more logos repeat the same method. After they fill out the borders, the Video Classics Gold logo flips into view. It consists of a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold}} version of the Video Classics print logo, along with "'''GOLD'''" written at the bottom in the same font, stuck inside a TV tube that's also made of {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold}} chrome. It flips around a few more times before it zooms in and takes up the entire screen before zooming back. As it zooms back, the text "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|AUSTRALIA'S LEADING HOME VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS}}" appears below in {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold}}, before the logo freezes.
 Here's the list of logos you'll see and where they zoom out to:
 *Media Home Entertainment (USA) - 1981 logo, "MEDIA" not fully zoomed in and zooms out to the top-left. Has no Heron Communications byline.
-*Electric Blue (UK) - Consists of the cursive "electric" in ultramarine, and "{{color|purple|BLUE}}" in {{color|purple}} ("{{color|purple|BLUE}}" being between two {{color|purple}} rectangles) over a nude blonde-haired woman who looks like she's holding two kinds of guns (her arms covering her breasts), one {{color|blue}} and one {{color|deeppink|pink}}, against a white background with blue borders on the side. It zooms out to the top-right. (NOTE: It is not actually a logo-- it is actually the cover of Electric Blue Vol. 001)
+*Electric Blue (UK) - Consists of the cursive "electric" in ultramarine, and "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|purple|BLUE}}" in {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|purple}} ("{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|purple|BLUE}}" being between two {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|purple}} rectangles) over a nude blonde-haired woman who looks like she's holding two kinds of guns (her arms covering her breasts), one {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} and one {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}}, against a white background with blue borders on the side. It zooms out to the top-right. (NOTE: It is not actually a logo-- it is actually the cover of Electric Blue Vol. 001)
-*Sports World Cinema (USA) - Consists of four "C"s, {{color|red}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|green}}, and {{color|blue}}, positioned against a background of videos of sports events, such as yachting and skiing. As the logo zooms out to the bottom-left, "Sports World Cinema", in a WindsorDemi font, wipes in.
+*Sports World Cinema (USA) - Consists of four "C"s, {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|red}}, {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|gold|yellow}}, {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|green}}, and {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}}, positioned against a background of videos of sports events, such as yachting and skiing. As the logo zooms out to the bottom-left, "Sports World Cinema", in a WindsorDemi font, wipes in.
-*VCL (UK) - Consists of the {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} letters "{{color|saddlebrown|VCL}}", in a tall slab-serif font, against a background of the map of the world, only here, the continents are black, the water is white, and there's a pale-blue border surrounding it. This one zooms out to the bottom-right.
+*VCL (UK) - Consists of the {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|saddlebrown|brown}} letters "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|saddlebrown|VCL}}", in a tall slab-serif font, against a background of the map of the world, only here, the continents are black, the water is white, and there's a pale-blue border surrounding it. This one zooms out to the bottom-right.
-*The Nostalgia Merchant (USA) - Has the same logo, only positioned over a silhouetted image of what appears to be a boy (holding a flag) and his dog on a hill at sunrise. The logo is against a {{color|blue}} background. It zooms out to the bottom-centre.
+*The Nostalgia Merchant (USA) - Has the same logo, only positioned over a silhouetted image of what appears to be a boy (holding a flag) and his dog on a hill at sunrise. The logo is against a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|blue}} background. It zooms out to the bottom-centre.
-*Video Classics (Australia) - Second logo, only starts at the {{color|deeppink|pink}} line morphing into "Video Classics" with the TV-static fade in. It becomes the {{color|deeppink|pink}}-outline version when the picture zooms out to the top-centre.
+*Video Classics (Australia) - Second logo, only starts at the {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}} line morphing into "Video Classics" with the TV-static fade in. It becomes the {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|deeppink|pink}}-outline version when the picture zooms out to the top-centre.
-*Wizard Video (USA) - The print version of the logo, has "Wizard Video" stacked rather than in a horizontal line, and coloured {{color|red}} in text against a black background, and zooms out to the centre-right.
+*Wizard Video (USA) - The print version of the logo, has "Wizard Video" stacked rather than in a horizontal line, and coloured {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|red}} in text against a black background, and zooms out to the centre-right.
-*Movies at Midnight (Australia) - This one is set against a black-and-{{color|darkred|dark red}} background, has "Movies at Midnight" in an 80s-esque cursive font, over an image a black-haired woman, clad in {{color|darkred|dark red}} lingerie, on a black cube covered in black velvet cloth in between two {{color|red}} sofas. As you'd probably guess, this logo zooms out to the centre-left. (NOTE: This is also not an actual logo-- it is the cover for a VHS [and is also the poster for] of "Neon Nights")
+*Movies at Midnight (Australia) - This one is set against a black-and-{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|darkred|dark red}} background, has "Movies at Midnight" in an 80s-esque cursive font, over an image a black-haired woman, clad in {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|darkred|dark red}} lingerie, on a black cube covered in black velvet cloth in between two {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|red}} sofas. As you'd probably guess, this logo zooms out to the centre-left. (NOTE: This is also not an actual logo-- it is the cover for a VHS [and is also the poster for] of "Neon Nights")
 '''Variant:''' A generic version of this logo just has the logo zooming in and flipping a few times, right before it zooms and skews out of frame.