Random House Video Collections

(1980s)

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Logo: We fade in to a white background where we see the Random House logo. We suddenly zoom out to find out that the logo is actually a printing on a filmstrip container. It spins around and later opens up. A folded filmstrip comes out of the container, later unfolding. Floating by its side comes an audio cassette, with the dark blue-background label "RH", with the B&W Random House logo right beside it. The audio cassette and the filmstrip suddenly enter the "tape" edge of a VHS tape, which has the text "RANDOM HOUSE, INC." on the tape label, and also contains the Random House logo on the end label. The VHS enters a VCR, later lighting up. We pan into a television screen with the Random House logo on a violet background, later filling up the whole screen. The logo zooms out, and the following text fades in:

RANDOM HOUSE PRESENTS

Depending of the video collection distributed on the tape, more text fades in below:

Appearance Variants:

• On Newbery Video Collection tapes, it reads:

FROM THE

NEWBERY

VIDEO COLLECTION

• On Caldecott Video Collection tapes, it is the same text as the Newbery version, but with "NEWBERY" replaced with "CALDECOTT".

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Too primitive and choppy, even for it's time.

Music/Sounds: A lower pitched and extended version of the Random House Video theme.

Availability: Ultra rare. Was seen on a Newbery Video Collection VHS of Call It Courage.The Caldecott variant was seen on a 1988 VHS of The Polar Express.

Scare Factor: Low. The music and animation may get to some, but this is tamer than the 1983 Random House Video logo.