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United/VCI Home Video
Logo descriptions by mr3urious, Eric S., and others
Logo videos courtesy of Juniorfan88, LogicalSmash, and ThatLogoDude
United Home Video
1st (known) Logo
(Early 1980s-1983)
Nickname: "The Pentagon"
Logo: After a small blue FBI warning screen with a red border and white text zooms out against a starry space BG, the stars begin slowly zooming forth. A blue, multi-lined pentagon with a five-pointed star emerges from a star in the top right and zooms toward the middle left of the screen. The text
in white, emerges from the pentagon and moves to the right of it. "PRESENTS" fades in below the text.
FX/SFX: The stars, the pentagon, and the text.
Cheesy Factor: The star looks like it was created on an Apple II, and the pentagon/text slides out like construction paper.
Music/Sounds: A "whoosh" when the copyright screen zooms out, followed by a deep synth bass sounder.
Availability: Rare; seen on old films from the era, such as Crypt of the Living Dead. Most of these tapes have been later plastered with the VCI logo.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the dark atmosphere and ominous music. That "whoosh" near the beginning may also startle some.
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Video Communications, Inc.
1st Logo (Opening)
Nickname: "Command Performance", "Elvis Eagle"
Logo: On a black background, a giant red “V” zooms in quickly, stopping on the left side of the screen. A giant red “C” zooms in and positions itself just above the “V” from the right side. A giant “i” zooms in and positions itself from the same side of the “V” as the “C”, but from below the “V” and “C”. While the “i” zooms in, three yellow lines are drawn around the letters, looking like television screens, all clumped together. Then, the “TVs” are filled in with a yellow-orange color and the borders disappear. The letters also change from red to black, then, three stars blink on each of the letters. Next, we go to what looks like the eagle you might find on Elvis’ jumpsuit, with pink chasing lights above it (the middle section is curved down, however) over a cerulean blue background. A pink light zooms out to form the word “COMMAND” in the Broadway font, then, another pink light zooms out below “COMMAND” to reveal the word “PERFORMANCE” in the same font. Then the entire logo fades out, except for the lights, which fade out seconds later.
FX/SFX: Too much animation to describe…
Cheesy Factor: …and it’s not very good animation either, especially with the usage of lights.
Music/Sounds: A catchy big-band tune.
Availability: Hard to find. Check your local mom-and-pop video store or eBay for this logo. This was at the beginning of VCI's tapes.
Scare Factor: Medium; the letters zooming in, the transition from “VCi” to the “Elvis eagle” and the music, might scare some.
2nd Logo (Closing)
(1976-1983)
Logo: Against a black BG, a small yellowish TV tube moves in from the right of the screen and stops at the left. It then splits into three in a "V" formation tilted 90 degrees to the right. Then, the words
fade in to the right, and the tubes fill with red, green, and blue from top to bottom simultaneously.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation is very choppy.
Availability: Extremely rare; this was found at the end of VCI tapes.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the loud fanfare.
3rd Logo
(1983-Mid 1980s)
Nickname: "The Purple Neon Lines"
Logo: On a dark background, we see 2 sets of purple neon lines sweep around with a dust-trailing effect, merging together to make 1 set of neon lines. After it forms one set of neon lines, a flash forms "VCI" in a lined font, while the rest of the lines disappear. "VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC." is seen underneath.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation in the logo, which SCREAMS 1980s!
Music/Sounds: It's silent.
Availability: More common than the previous logos. Has plastered over tapes previously released under the United Home Video name in their original UHV packaging, and vice versa. This has also been the case with Artisan Home Entertainment and Columbia-Tristar Home Video.
Scare Factor: Low.
4th Logo
(Mid 1980s-1990s)
Nickname: "The Times New Roman Pink VCI"
Logo: On a black background, we see the letters "VCI" in a Times New Roman font. Under it is a line and under is "VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC.". They are arranged somewhat like this:
Logo videos courtesy of Juniorfan88, LogicalSmash, and ThatLogoDude
United Home Video
1st (known) Logo
(Early 1980s-1983)
Nickname: "The Pentagon"
Logo: After a small blue FBI warning screen with a red border and white text zooms out against a starry space BG, the stars begin slowly zooming forth. A blue, multi-lined pentagon with a five-pointed star emerges from a star in the top right and zooms toward the middle left of the screen. The text
UNITED
HOME VIDEO
in white, emerges from the pentagon and moves to the right of it. "PRESENTS" fades in below the text.
FX/SFX: The stars, the pentagon, and the text.
Cheesy Factor: The star looks like it was created on an Apple II, and the pentagon/text slides out like construction paper.
Music/Sounds: A "whoosh" when the copyright screen zooms out, followed by a deep synth bass sounder.
Availability: Rare; seen on old films from the era, such as Crypt of the Living Dead. Most of these tapes have been later plastered with the VCI logo.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the dark atmosphere and ominous music. That "whoosh" near the beginning may also startle some.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Video Communications, Inc.
(1976-1983)
Nickname: "Command Performance", "Elvis Eagle"
Logo: On a black background, a giant red “V” zooms in quickly, stopping on the left side of the screen. A giant red “C” zooms in and positions itself just above the “V” from the right side. A giant “i” zooms in and positions itself from the same side of the “V” as the “C”, but from below the “V” and “C”. While the “i” zooms in, three yellow lines are drawn around the letters, looking like television screens, all clumped together. Then, the “TVs” are filled in with a yellow-orange color and the borders disappear. The letters also change from red to black, then, three stars blink on each of the letters. Next, we go to what looks like the eagle you might find on Elvis’ jumpsuit, with pink chasing lights above it (the middle section is curved down, however) over a cerulean blue background. A pink light zooms out to form the word “COMMAND” in the Broadway font, then, another pink light zooms out below “COMMAND” to reveal the word “PERFORMANCE” in the same font. Then the entire logo fades out, except for the lights, which fade out seconds later.
FX/SFX: Too much animation to describe…
Cheesy Factor: …and it’s not very good animation either, especially with the usage of lights.
Music/Sounds: A catchy big-band tune.
Availability: Hard to find. Check your local mom-and-pop video store or eBay for this logo. This was at the beginning of VCI's tapes.
Scare Factor: Medium; the letters zooming in, the transition from “VCi” to the “Elvis eagle” and the music, might scare some.
2nd Logo (Closing)
(1976-1983)
VIDEO
COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation is very choppy.
Music/Sounds: A bombastic brass fanfare that is actually a piece of stock music from the KPM music library, only edited.
Availability: Extremely rare; this was found at the end of VCI tapes.
Scare Factor: Medium, due to the loud fanfare.
3rd Logo
(1983-Mid 1980s)
Nickname: "The Purple Neon Lines"
Logo: On a dark background, we see 2 sets of purple neon lines sweep around with a dust-trailing effect, merging together to make 1 set of neon lines. After it forms one set of neon lines, a flash forms "VCI" in a lined font, while the rest of the lines disappear. "VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC." is seen underneath.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The animation in the logo, which SCREAMS 1980s!
Music/Sounds: It's silent.
Availability: More common than the previous logos. Has plastered over tapes previously released under the United Home Video name in their original UHV packaging, and vice versa. This has also been the case with Artisan Home Entertainment and Columbia-Tristar Home Video.
Scare Factor: Low.
4th Logo
(Mid 1980s-1990s)
Nickname: "The Times New Roman Pink VCI"
Logo: On a black background, we see the letters "VCI" in a Times New Roman font. Under it is a line and under is "VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC.". They are arranged somewhat like this:
VCI
-------------------------
VIDEO
COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
VIDEO
COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
FX/SFX: None; this is a still logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Seen on tapes of History of the 20th Century.
Scare Factor: Low.
Music/Sounds: Same as before.
Availability: Seen on tapes of History of the 20th Century.
Scare Factor: Low.
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