From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Legal Video S.A. was a home video distributor that was founded on August 2, 1985 by Hector Emilio Olivera and Fernando Ayala, who also founded Videoman Internacional a month earlier, to release home video titles, and the company was responsible for the titles that Aries Cinematografia handled in theaters. In 1986, Legal Video decided to expand by setting up a children's arm called "Video Niño" to handle children's titles, and it was expanded to distribute titles by CBS/Fox Video. In 1987, due to Aries' financial problems, both Legal Video and Videoman Internacional became part of a new company, Gativideo; the Legal Video brand became the main brand and the Videoman brand was used for MGM/UA titles, and it was dissolved in 1989 in favor of the Gativideo brand.
Visuals: On a pink background, the Legal Video logo is seen wiping in. It consists of a white box with an abstract "LV" cut-out on top, and "LEGAL VIDEO S.A." in a futuristic, striped, cut-out font on the left. A cut-out box is seen to the right, featuring the "S.A." part of the text.
Technique: 2D computer effects.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on earlier Legal Video releases from the era. [Examples?]
2nd Logo (1986-1987)
Normal version
Video Niño variant
Visuals: On a black background, a heavily pixelated Chinese dragon in teal/green/yellow/orange scrolls downwards. As it scrolls, the Legal Video logo from before, but now in white, flips in to the left while zooming in.. After the dragon leaves the screen, the logo forms streaks that extend downwards to the bottom right corner of the screen.
Variant: On children's releases, a lime green circle with the text "VIDEO NIÑO fades in. At the top of this circle are icons representing two smiling faces.
Technique: A mix of computer effects, Scanimation, and model work for the logo.
Audio: A futuristic synth theme with zaps and xylophone notes, possibly a stock piece or copyrighted music.
Availability: It can be seen on several tapes during the time from CBS/FOX Video, among others. Titles that had this included a Secret Squirrel tape, Futureworld, the 1st Argentine edition of Predator, and Yogi's First Christmas, which has the children's version.
3rd Logo (1987-1989)
Visuals: On a black background, there is a pair of woman's eyes. After at least four seconds a yellow grid moving upwards and a light-bulb with a faint flame both fade in. As the logo progresses sparks move through the light-bulb then numerous animated flames appear to form a silhouette of a conveyor belt carrying some boxes and vanish after a yellow flash with a white solid 8-point star in the middle appears. The Legal Video text from before in white flips up zooms out and settles beneath the eyes and the grid/light-bulb fade out. The prototypical Gativideo logo in yellow fades in on top and stays on for ten seconds before finally fading to black.
Technique: Flat CGI animation, with traditional cel animation for the flames and Scanimation for the text.
Audio: An excerpt of "Generando" by Pastoral, combined with a thunderclap and an explosion sound.
Availability: It appeared on Spanish prints of My Science Project with the Touchstone Home Video logo of the era following suit. This also appeared on some Walt Disney Home Video releases such as Rock n' Roll Mom.
Visuals: Over a black background is the Legal Video logo to the left, and to the right is the following text which is rather small:
El titular de derecho de autor de la obra cinematográfica (incluyendo su banda sonora y demás aditamentos), contenida en este video cassette, solamente ha sido autorizado su uso privado y doméstico. Todos los demás derechos quedan reservados. En tal sentido, queda terminantemente prohibida cualquier otra forma de utilización total o parcial, no autorizada, tales como: Copia, Edición, Reproducción, Adición, Reducción, Traducción, como así también cualquier otro modo que implique la representación de la obra contenida en este video cassette, Exhibición o Difusión Publica y/o Emisión o Transmisión a través de cualquier sistema, medio o instrumento conocido o por conocerse. Queda también prohibida cualquier forma de comercialización que implique, un lucro directo o indirecto, tales como Canje y/o Alquiler y/o Venta sin el consentimiento del titular del derecho. La violación de cualquiera de estos derechos exclusivos del titular constituye una violación a la ley e implica responsabilidades para el infractor que pueden dar lugar a sanciones civiles y/o criminales.
Technique: A still computer graphic.
Audio: None.
2nd Screen (1985-1987)
Visuals: Over a dodger blue background is the big word "LEGAL VIDEO S.A." in dark teal, followed by the following text in white scrolling up:
EL TITULAR DEL DERECHO DE AUTOR DE LA OBRA CINEMATOGRÁFICA (incluyendo su banda sonora y demás aditamentos) CONTENIDA EN ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE SOLAMENTE HA AUTORIZADO SU USO PRIVADO Y DOMÉSTICO. TODOS LOS DEMÁS DERECHOS QUEDAN RESERVADOS. EN TAL SENTIDO QUEDA TERMINANTEMENTE PROHIBIDO CUALQUIER OTRA FORMA DE UTILIZACIÓN TOTAL O PARCIAL NO AUTORIZADA TALES COMO COPIA, EDICIÓN, REPRODUCCIÓN, ADICIÓN, REDUCCIÓN, TRADUCCIÓN COMO ASÍ TAMBIEN CUALQUIER OTRO MODO QUE IMPLIQUE LA REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA OBRA CONTENIDA EN EN ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE, EXHIBICIÓN O DIFUSIÓN PUBLICA Y/O EMISIÓN O TRANSMISIÓN A TRAVÉS DE CUALQUIER SISTEMA, MEDIO O INSTRUMENTO CONOCIDO O POR CONOCERSE. QUEDA TAMBIEN PROHIBIDA CUALQUIER FORMA DE COMERCIALIZACIÓN QUE IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO DIRECTO O INDIRECTO TALES COMO CANJE Y/O ALQUILER Y/O VENTA SIN EL CONSENTIMIENTO DEL TITULAR DEL DERECHO. LA VIOLACIÓN DE CUALQUIERA DE ESTOS DERECHOS EXCLUSIVOS DEL TITULAR CONSTITUYE UNA VIOLACIÓN A LEY 11.723 IMPLICA RESPONSABILIDADES PARA EL INFRACTOR QUE PUEDEN DAR LUGAR A SANCIONES CIVILES Y/O CRIMINALES.
Variant: Video Niño releases had the background comprised of three colors (top: light green, middle: green, bottom: darker green).
Technique: Chyron effects.
Audio: A portion of "Ruby Ruby Ruby" by Bob James.
Availability: Presumably seen on Legal Video releases, such as Secret Squirrel.
3rd Screen (1987-1989)
Visuals: Same as the previous warning, but with the following changes:
The background is teal.
"LEGAL VIDEO S.A." is replaced by "LEGAL VIDEO".
"VIOLACIÓN A LEY" has the word "LA" added between "A" and "LEY".
The text scrolls a little faster.
Technique: Chyron effects.
Audio: An excerpt of "I'll Never See You Smile Again" by Bob James and Earl Klugh.
Audio Variant: At least one release had a higher-pitched excerpt of "Marcosinho" by Dave Valentin.
Availability: Seen on later releases from the company, such as My Science Project and Rock n' Roll Mom.
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