From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
1st Logo (1994-2003)
Visuals: On a black background, two halves of some letters slide in, with the top being a dark blue color, and the bottom part of the text being a bright blue color. After some time, the screen zooms out as the letters begin to form the word "BLITZ" in a bold font, said text is split in half. Once the letters form, a big, bright, blue lens flare along with something of a trail-like thing with a smokey appearance occurs. Immediately after that, there is a different lens flare at the bottom, revealing the text "Film & Video Distribution" in a red, serif font. The top half turns black, and the bottom half of the logo turns white afterwards.
Variants:
There is a variation made for kids' releases through a division called "Blitz Baby"; where the logo animation is the same, except blocks featuring the letters that spell out 'BABY' come up and bounce around until they get to their final places. Then, the serif text colored white, comes in.
On the company's website, there is a very different variant, where the logo goes big and shrinks after when it finishes
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: The beginning bars of Michael Jackson's Gone Too Soon, followed by a bang, and a final note.
Availability: Appears on Croatian VHSs and early DVDs of such titles as The Princess Bride and Dirty Dancing. It also appears on the original UK and Australian DVD of The Bourne Identity, as well as Croatian theatrical prints of films until 2003.
2nd Logo (2003-)
Visuals: In an area full of orange and blue lighting, the camera flies through parts of letters (and sometimes whole letters themselves) as a bright cyan light gets obstructed by letters. After some time flying through letters, the camera reaches the cyan light, and it fades out to reveal the text: "BLITZ"; with the top half being black, and the bottom half being white. Underneath it, there is the "Film & Video Distribution" text in a red Garamond-like font. The logo shines as the lights in the background slightly move a bit before the logo cuts to black.
Variants:
A 4:3 version exists, only seen on VHS releases from the company.
On releases from 2006 to 2012, a copyright notice can be seen on the low-right corner of the screen.
Since 2012, the final part got re-animated and now, includes the logo with a shining metallic texture and "Film & Video Distribution" in silver. Also, the logo zooms out after the flash, setting in on a space background with a blue light appearing behind "BLITZ".
A 20th Anniversary version exists. In there, the logo is set on the top while the number "20" in a Italic Garamond font zooms out below. The white slogan "godina filmske čarolije" flies from the top and takes place under the "20".
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: Mechanical sounds, general sounds, humming, and a camera sound.
Availability: Appears on Croatian theatrical prints since 2003, as well as DVDs, Blu-rays and later VHS releases of such titles as the Taken trilogy, Looper, Silver Linings Playbook and The Butterfly Effect among others. Also seen on Family-oriented titles such as The Nut Job and its sequel, Space Dogs, Animals United, television shows such as Teletubbies and SimsalaGrimm and specials such as Anchor Bay versions of Snow White and Cinderella.
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1st Warning (1994-1998)
Visuals: Over a dark purple-light purple-dark purple background, the logo starts with part of the following text appears:
UPOZORENJE!
Vlasnik autorskih prava ustupio je kuci "BLITZ - VIDEO" pravo na korišćenje ovog filma, uključujući i tonski zapis na ovoj video kaseti isključivo za kućnu upotrebu. Sva su ostala prava proizvođača i vlasnika snimljenog materijala su pridržana. Definicijom pojma kućne upotrebe isključeno je pravo na prikazivanje ove kasete na javnim mjestima:
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javnim institucijama
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javnim prijevoznim sredstvima
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društvenim institucijama
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privatnim i društvenim lokalima i
klubovima
Zabranjeno je svako neovlašteno umnožavanje, montiranje, prikazi- vanje, javno prikazivanje, unaj- mljivanje, razmjena, iznajmljivanje, posudba, prenošenje i/ili emitiranje ove video kasete ili bilo kojeg njezinog djela. Svaki takav postu- pak je povreda prava vlasnika snimljenog djela podložana krivičnom gonjenju! Ova video kasete je prodana ili iznajmljena pod uvjetom da se neće dalje prodavati, iznajmljivati, izvozi- ti, ponovno nuditi ili distribuirati putem trgovine bez odobrenja.
"UPOZORENJE!" is in red while the rest of the text is in white. The onscreen text then scrolls up slowly to reveal the rest of the text.
Technique: Chyron.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Blitz Film & Video Distribution releases in Croatia, such as Action Man TV series and Robocop.
2nd Warning (1998-2000)
Visuals: On a black background with the 3D Blitz Film & Video Distribution logo on a gray gradient box, the following text in white appears:
UPOZORENJE Vlasnik autorskih prava ustupio je tvrtki "BLITZ Film & Video Distribucija" pravo na korišćenje ovog filma, uključujući i tonski zapis na ovoj video kaseti isključivo za kućnu upotrebu. Sva su ostala prava proizvođača i vlasnika snimljenog
The aforementioned text cuts away to make room for the following text:
materijala su pridržana. Definicijom pojma kućne upotrebe isključeno je pravo na prikazivanje ove kasete na javnim mjestima: -javnim institucijama -javnim prijevoznim sredstvim -društvenim institucijama -privatnim i društvenim lokalima i klubovima
The aforementioned text cuts away again to make room for the following text:
Zabranjeno je svako neovla- šteno umnožavanje, montiranje, prikazivanje, razmjena, iznajmljivanje, posudba, prenošenje i/ili emitiranje ove video kasete ili bilo kojeg njezinog djela. Svaki takav postupak je povreda prava vlasnika snimljenog djela podložana krivičnom
It disappears, and the following text appears:
gonjenju. Ova video kaseta je prodana ili iznajmljena pod uvjetom da se neće dalje prodavati, iznajmljivati, izvoziti, ponovno nuditi ili distribuirati putem trgovine bez odobrenja BLITZ Film & Video Distribucije.
Technique: Chyron.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Blitz Film & Video Distribution releases in Croatia, such as The Fifth Element.
3rd Warning (2000-2006)
Visuals: On a black background, the following text quickly scrolls up:
UPOZORENJE !
SVA PRAVA PROIZVOĐAČA I VLASNIKA SNIMLJENOG DJELA NA OVOJ VIDEO KASETI SU ZAŠTIĆENA. ZAKONOM JE ZABRANJENO SVAKO NEOVL AŠTENO PRESNIMAVANJE, UMNOŽAVANJE, MONTIRANJE, PRIKAZIVANJE, RAZMJENA, IZNAJMLJIVANJE, DAVANJE U ZAKUP ILI JAVNO PRIKAZIVANJE OVE VIDEO KASETE ILI BILO KOJEG NJENOG DIJELA.
with the top text in yellow and the rest in light blue.
Technique: Chyron.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Blitz Film & Video Distribution releases in Croatia, such as Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar.
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