HBO Intro: Behind the Scenes
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A Behind-the-scenes docu on how the "HBO Starship" intro from the 1980's was created. Taped off HBO in 1983 and captured from an old VHS tape.
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| thats incredible. ( 1 month ago by jacko39) |
| thats incredible. |
| lol. i love how ... ( 1 month ago by ahhbtm) |
| lol. i love how they say "in the old days" |
| I own my own Movie ... ( 1 month ago by justinwilsonsinger) |
| I own my own Movie studio/co. called J.w. productions. Working on a movie right now with Miley Cyrus. |
| we added little ... ( 1 month ago by whitehouse9999) |
| we added little details like a bum on the street a hooker on the corner things like that... he says it as if it's normal. well, back then my friend it was... how the times have-a- changed. |
| What do you mean??? ... ( 1 month ago by ottieandeddie) |
| What do you mean??? It is normal, even today. |
| It's not just TV, ... ( 1 month ago by EvolutionStratus) |
| It's not just TV, It's HBO. :) Thanks for this. |
| I REMEMBER THIS ... ( 1 month ago by lampshake) |
| I REMEMBER THIS FROM WHEN I WAS 5!! |
| Thanks to HBO for ... ( 1 month ago by IceManNYR) |
| Thanks to HBO for now allowing clips like this to stay on YouTube. |
| This was the ... ( 1 month ago by HarleyDrider) |
| This was the greatest TV into of all time! |
| that was really ... ( 3 weeks ago by blueberrychic) |
| that was really cool. they painstakingly made everything. :) |
| I wonder why NBC ... ( 3 weeks ago by kimberlyKfnOphiEAGLE) |
| I wonder why NBC never did any documentaries on who created the Peacock, and how it was done. I believe CBS had something about their 'eye' logo. |
| tell me where you ... ( 3 weeks ago by chasektn) |
| tell me where you got these 'old videotapes' lol, this is in awesome quality :) great find! |
| I agree this intro ... ( 3 weeks ago by Parbqt) |
| I agree this intro was a great success and thank all who made it possible. Also thank you to the poster of the video clip. Without you I could not relive those happy childhood days from 83. |
| This is probably ... ( 3 weeks ago by sharonmikesell) |
| This is probably the most labor intensive and memorable intro ever! I was hoping to find something like this that explained HOW they did it...Thanks!. |
| hbo best the first ... ( 2 weeks ago by PackardBelltoll) |
| hbo best the first time I watched pay tv was hbo as a kid and those intro made me want to watch what was next on this channel. |
| Fascinating. To ... ( 2 weeks ago by 1000huzzahs) |
| Fascinating. To think how much effort went into rendering a thing like that. Nowadays it can be done for a quarter of the budget and half the time using all computers. Amazing. |
| They were taped ... ( 1 week ago by ktwdallas) |
| They were taped movies off HBO and other stations from the 80's that we still had in the house. This particular one was on a long tape that we just left running picking up The Toy, an episode of Fraggle Rock, and a Kenny Loggins concert. Ah the 80's. |
| Kinda makes todays ... ( 1 week ago by lookslikepat) |
| Kinda makes todays intro's lame huh? |
| The Best Ever ( 1 week ago by PowerDrums) |
| The Best Ever |
| what they did was ... ( 6 days ago by sherribailey75) |
| what they did was so, so amazing. i remember watching this as a kid, mesmerized. it was art meets commerce like i had never seen. it could never look like this with cgi. they gave this neighborhood such a real, magical feel. kudos guys! |
| i wonder if they ... ( 6 days ago by sherribailey75) |
| i wonder if they saved this mini-town they built, if it's sitting in a storehouse somewhere. man, i'd love to buy that thing. |
| and the music too, ... ( 6 days ago by sherribailey75) |
| and the music too, of course. the score was a big part of the magic of this intro. |
| Aww, the best part ... ( 6 days ago by Tim0o) |
| Aww, the best part is when he talks about 'the old days' and that they use computers now. This is seriously the most awesome thing I have ever seen in my entire life. |
| My god Im old. It ... ( 4 days ago by Manthing32) |
| My god Im old. It finally happened there is no denying it. |
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