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==MCA Videocassette Inc.== | ==MCA Videocassette Inc.== | ||
===(June 16, 1980-October 1983)=== | |||
===(June 16, 1980-October 1983)=== | |||
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'''Nickname:''' "The Arc", "Videocassette Inc. MCA" | '''Nickname:''' "The Arc", "Videocassette Inc. MCA" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the MCA logo appears in the center of the screen colored in {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The words "VIDEOCASSETTE INC", in a white segmented font appear in an arc formation, surrounding the MCA logo through an "iris in" effect. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the MCA logo appears in the center of the screen colored in {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The words "VIDEOCASSETTE INC", in a white segmented font appear in an arc formation, surrounding the MCA logo through an "iris in" effect. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Some black & white movies featured this logo in monochrome. | * Some black & white movies featured this logo in monochrome. | ||
*Surprisingly, a still version of this logo was seen on the DVD release of ''Duck Soup'' at the end of the film's theatrical trailer. | * Surprisingly, a still version of this logo was seen on the DVD release of ''Duck Soup'' at the end of the film's theatrical trailer. | ||
*On ''The Seduction of Joe Tynan'', instead of fading out, this logo cuts to the start of the feature. | * On ''The Seduction of Joe Tynan'', instead of fading out, this logo cuts to the start of the feature. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The rising in of "VIDEOCASSETTE INC." | '''FX/SFX:''' The rising in of "VIDEOCASSETTE INC." | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on every MCA Videocassette release from 1980 to 1983. However, your best bet is to find it on an early MCA Home Video reprint; details of some of these cases are below. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on every MCA Videocassette release from 1980 to 1983. However, your best bet is to find it on an early MCA Home Video reprint; details of some of these cases are below. | ||
*A few of their first releases were ''Jaws'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''Psycho'' (which has the black & white variant. Also on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), ''Smokey and the Bandit'', and ''1941''. | * A few of their first releases were ''Jaws'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''Psycho'' (which has the black & white variant. Also on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), ''Smokey and the Bandit'', and ''1941''. | ||
*This was also used on some PolyGram Pictures movies distributed by Universal, such as ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''Missing'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper'', and ''Endless Love''. | * This was also used on some PolyGram Pictures movies distributed by Universal, such as ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''Missing'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper'', and ''Endless Love''. | ||
*A few early MCA Home Video titles, like ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'' (which surprisingly retained this as late as 1993), ''Eddie Macon's Run'', ''Psycho II'' and ''Woody Woodpecker and His Friends, Volume 2'', feature the latter logo on the packaging, but retain this logo both on-screen and on the tape labels. | * A few early MCA Home Video titles, like ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'' (which surprisingly retained this as late as 1993), ''Eddie Macon's Run'', ''Psycho II'' and ''Woody Woodpecker and His Friends, Volume 2'', feature the latter logo on the packaging, but retain this logo both on-screen and on the tape labels. | ||
*Other reprints have the exact opposite: the 1984 reprint of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (originally released 1981, in print into late 1985) reuses the 1981 box art and tape master, but has updated tape labels. | * Other reprints have the exact opposite: the 1984 reprint of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (originally released 1981, in print into late 1985) reuses the 1981 box art and tape master, but has updated tape labels. | ||
*Later reissues have both updated logos on the packaging and labels, but still preserve this logo on-screen due to reuse of older tape masters. This is the case with ''American Graffiti'' (1985 release, in print into early 1986), the 1931 version of ''Dracula'' and ''The Bank Dick'', starring W.C. Fields. | * Later reissues have both updated logos on the packaging and labels, but still preserve this logo on-screen due to reuse of older tape masters. This is the case with ''American Graffiti'' (1985 release, in print into early 1986), the 1931 version of ''Dracula'' and ''The Bank Dick'', starring W.C. Fields. | ||
*Despite similar circumstances to the releases above, the 1984 reissue of ''1941'', which reuses the 1980 box art, has the logo below. | * Despite similar circumstances to the releases above, the 1984 reissue of ''1941'', which reuses the 1980 box art, has the logo below. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is very simple, especially when compared to the MCA Videodisc bumper of the time. However, this may be explained by MCA's heavy videodisc investment. Also, "VIDEOCASSETTE INC" really shouldn't be read before "MCA." | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is very simple, especially when compared to the MCA Videodisc bumper of the time. However, this may be explained by MCA's heavy videodisc investment. Also, "VIDEOCASSETTE INC" really shouldn't be read before "MCA." | ||