CIC Video Warning Screen

1st Warning

(1980-1989)

Warning: On a powder blue background appears a large white "WARNING" at the top and the CIC Video logo at the bottom. Between them is white warning text scrolling upward.

Variants:

There is an early version without the chain on the "I".

Until 1986, the warning text does not scroll and the text is different.

Until 1987, the words "Not for sale or hire in Australia and New Zealand" are removed. This can be seen on the original release of Back to the Future.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Warning

(1986-1991)

Warning: On the same space background as the 1986-1991 CIC Video logo, "WARNING" fades in at the top in white. Below it, generic warning text (also in white) scrolls upward.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Warning

(1991-1997)

Warning: On a black/blue gradient background, we see the word "WARNING" and generic warning text in a white Time News Roman font.

Variants:

At the end of tapes, the text is longer and everything scrolls upward.

Post-1994 releases use a plain different font called Helvetica.

The word "WARNING" may not be underlined.

Until 1994, it segues to the 1991 CIC Video logo. It can be seen on 1991 releases of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes.

FX/SFX: None in the regular version, the scrolling in the alternative scrolling variant.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on CIC Video releases of the era.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Warning

(1997-2001)

Warning: On the same aurora background as the 1997-2000 CIC Video logo, we see the word "WARNING" and generic text in a white Russell Square Regular font. Behind it is a faded "CIC" in its familiar font. At the end of the tapes, a longer set of warning text scrolls up with the faded CIC.When the text is already finished scrolling up, the background stays on for 2 seconds before it fades out.

Variants:

On early DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, technically under the CIC Video label, the faded "CIC" was removed. In 2000, it was reused for Paramount releases.

At the end of DreamWorks tapes, when the text is already finished scrolling up, the background fades out early.

At the end of 2000-2001 Paramount tapes, when the text finished scrolling up, the background stays on for a split second.

FX/SFX: The aurora background.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on 1997-2000 CIC Video releases and remained on international Paramount releases until 2001.

Scare Factor: None.