Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

paully dub · Feb 12, 2005, 02:03 PM

Hey, does anyone have, or know where I can find a copy of that old HBO feature presentation intro to a film thingy?

The one where the HBO logo appears in space, and the camera zooms in and enters the O and there's all kinds of lights and stars and stuff.

Kinda vague, but I hardly remember it anymore.

Oneota · Feb 12, 2005, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by paully dub:
Hey, does anyone have, or know where I can find a copy of that old HBO feature presentation intro to a film thingy?

The one where the HBO logo appears in space, and the camera zooms in and enters the O and there's all kinds of lights and stars and stuff.

Kinda vague, but I hardly remember it anymore.

I actually saw HBO use that once a couple of years ago. I remember thinking to myself how old-school it was. Reminded me of when I was 10.

nerd · Feb 12, 2005, 04:01 PM

Try searching at http://www.archive.org/

Rev-O · Feb 12, 2005, 04:22 PM

Saw a special on how they created the whole thing. In retrospect, it is funny on how 'old school' it was. They created a model of the HBO logo, a miniature town, and some fancy fiber optic lights. The light 'explosion' used two pieces of acetate as a clear and black mask physically pulled across a color field as filmed. The whole thing was matted and assembled. It was state of the art, baby.

I'm sure any number of MacNNers could probably recreate the entire sequence on their home rigs in a few days.

cpt kangarooski · Feb 12, 2005, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by Rev-O:
I'm sure any number of MacNNers could probably recreate the entire sequence on their home rigs in a few days. [/B]

I dunno. That town model, while obviously a model, was pretty detailed. I think it would be easier to recreate it for real, and only do the rest of the bumper or whatever it's called on the computer.

And it should be old-school. They did it in what, the early/mid 80's? I didn't think they were still using it.

MacGorilla · Feb 12, 2005, 04:50 PM

OH I remember that..wow, that sends me back!

paully dub · Feb 12, 2005, 05:40 PM

Success!!!

Higher quality!!!

Oh man, that takes me back.

Eriamjh · Feb 12, 2005, 06:41 PM

It's so eighties! I remember it fondly.

MaxPower2k3 · Feb 12, 2005, 06:46 PM

I'd never seen that. it's pretty cool. So, the new one is sort of an updated version of that... it flies through a 3D town and then goes up to look down on the huge HBO logo in the water.

MacGorilla · Feb 12, 2005, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by paully dub:
Success!!!

Higher quality!!!

Oh man, that takes me back.

Awesome!!! thanks

sideus · Feb 13, 2005, 02:18 AM

Too bad the sound is horrible.

Cubeoid · Feb 13, 2005, 05:03 AM

Whoa!!

That like totaly blew my mind man. I felt as bullets were about to pass through my body, dude.

awaspaas · Feb 13, 2005, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by Rev-O:
Saw a special on how they created the whole thing. In retrospect, it is funny on how 'old school' it was. They created a model of the HBO logo, a miniature town, and some fancy fiber optic lights. The light 'explosion' used two pieces of acetate as a clear and black mask physically pulled across a color field as filmed. The whole thing was matted and assembled. It was state of the art, baby.

I'm sure any number of MacNNers could probably recreate the entire sequence on their home rigs in a few days.

I remember that! They machined and polished that metal HBO logo too.

paully dub · Feb 13, 2005, 09:24 AM

How big was the model (the town and the logo)?

wdlove · Feb 13, 2005, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by paully dub:
Higher quality!!!

Oh man, that takes me back. [/B]

That was really cool, thank you for the link. Reminded me of Superman from the 50's.

awaspaas · Feb 13, 2005, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by paully dub:
How big was the model (the town and the logo)?

If I remember right, the town model was like 10-15 ft long, and the HBO logo was 1-1.5 ft wide or so.

Somebody really needs to find THAT video (the making-of)

Rev-O · Feb 13, 2005, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by awaspaas:
If I remember right, the town model was like 10-15 ft long, and the HBO logo was 1-1.5 ft wide or so.

Somebody really needs to find THAT video (the making-of)

It really was an interesting 'making of' video! That's about as I rememember it, tho I thought the metal HBO logo was a bit bigger. They really put a ton of effort into that thing, and for it's time, it really was amazing. I really wasn't dogging it when I called it 'old school', for that is actually what it is: old. But for the times, the put an ass-load of budget into a short little intro, and it screamed quality in a way that the networks were incapable of doing.

Mafia · Feb 13, 2005, 11:43 AM

yeep! reminds me of mac and me showing on hbo saturday night.

starman · Feb 13, 2005, 03:30 PM

Here's a challenge:

The old General Cinema logo from the 70's. Try finding THAT. All I could find was an audio clip.

Mike

Rev-O · Feb 13, 2005, 09:28 PM

Originally posted by starman:
Here's a challenge:

The old General Cinema logo from the 70's. Try finding THAT. All I could find was an audio clip.

Mike

Scary. I was thinking the EXACT thing. Annoying little tune, stuck in my head for the past 30 years. Little projector jobby shooting the film out sideways. Diddle eee deet dee deet dee deet, che che che, che che che, diddle eee deet dee deet dee deet...

Oh my God, make it STOP!