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1983-87[]

EIV Coming Soon Bumper

Bumper: On a white background, we see the words "FOR YOUR FUTURE ENTERTAINMENT FROM". Below them is the company logo, with the "ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO" words in the same font as the rest of them.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on certain Entertainment In Video releases, like Teen Wolf, They Call Me Bruce?, Rosemary's Killer, Troll, Re-Animator and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin.

1987-2002[]

EIV Coming Soon Bumper (2)

Bumper: The Entertainment In Video logo of the time animates. However, halfway into the animation, the italic words "COMING SOON" fade in at the bottom of the screen and are comfortably sandwiched in between the yellow lines after the animation finishes.

FX/SFX: The logo's animation, as well as the fade-in of the words.

Music/Sounds: The music used in the logo.

Availability: Most commonly seen on rental releases, such as Arena, Bad Influence, By the Sword, Cool Blue, Cop, Dark Angel, Delta Heat, Fire, Ice & Dynamite, Ghosts Can't Do It, K2, Kid, The King of the Kickboxers, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Lost in Space, Lost in Time, Martial Law, The Mask, No Retreat, No Surrender 2, Rapa Nui, The Road to Wellville, Rush Hour, Split Second, Sugar Hill, Super Mario Bros., and The Wedding Singer. Also appears on a few retail releases, such as Gosford Park, and The Mask, both of which have more than one preview before the movie. An exception, however, is Kingpin, which uses the normal logo before the previews.

1996[]

EIV-Coming-to-Cinemas-Soon-Bumper-Se7en

Bumper: On a dark blue background, we see the words "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU SOON ...." in an Ariel font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Ultra rare. Its only known appearances are the UK retail VHS of Se7en and the rental VHS of Up Close and Personal.

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