Back in the early 80s cable television was an exciting novelty offering a then enormous variety of programming. For my youthful inclinations, I was most interested in the movie channels offering the R-rated parade of fun.
While there were intro pieces for all channels, the ones created for HBO were often the most lavish and one I've always remembered was the stedi-cam fly over a miniature cityscape and beyond. It's an intricate and effects laden few momemts, whetting your appetite for the feature presentation. Included below are both the intro itself, as well as a behind the scenes, making of short film.
HBO Intro - Behind the Scenes
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They were still running this intro well into the mid 90s.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed the streaks were actual film & not hand drawn.
Quite labor intensive to produce, but the end result is still a visual treat.
ReplyDeleteYes! I loved this, and the music was quite exciting, almost as if you were in a theater.
ReplyDeleteagreed, the miniatures and opening visuals are spectacular, but the bombastic intro music adds a lot to the whole thing
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