American Pictures Home Video

Background: American Pictures Home Video was the successor to Holly Grand Video as well as the home video division of American Pictures owned by American Television Networks and Globe Studios.

1st Logo

(1999-2000)

Nicknames: "Abstract Flag"

Logo: We start with a white flash on a black background. The American Television Networks flag, with the words "H O M E V I D E O" all in 3D in a italic font flies from the right side of the screen, then it shines.

FX/SFX: The flying and the zooming.

Cheesy Factor: Dated CGI.

Music/Sounds: A laser zap, followed by a fantasy-oriented synthesizer fanfare when the flag flies in with a whoosh.

Availability: Seen on releases of films such as Three Seas, Color Cookies, and Being Michael Caine, among others.

Scare Factor: Medium to high. The flash and the synth music might scare some.

2nd Logo

(2000-2002)

Nickname:  Abstract Flag II 

Logo: We see a black background, and a blue line passing quick, and there are 4 red lines there and the words "AMERICAN PICTURES" passes by and it can be barely seen from the red stripes, and then later there are blue and red stripes. And later we see the words "AMERICAN PICTURES", and then the words "Home Video" forming in and zooming out and the black background changes the background into a light blue, with black on the top of the logo. And then, the AMERICAN PICTURES and the flag shines, and part of the words "Home Video" shines too.

FX/SFX: The blue and red stripes animation, the zooming out, and the shining.

Music/Sounds: A drum-based fanfare.

Availability: Seen on releases such as Traffic Jam, Serie A: The Contents and One Night at McClennan's Mansion, among others.

Scare Factor: Low.