Strand VCI Entertainment

Background
Strand VCI Entertainment was the North American division of Video Collection International (then known as The Video Collection). It distributed special interest and children's videos. The company was launched in 1988 but didn't release anything until January 1990. In 1992, the company was renamed Strand Home Video.

(January 1990-1992)
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Logo: On a white background, an amber rectangle slides in from the left and goes under a translucent white rectangle, followed by many more rectangles sliding in from all sides but the left, while "ENTERTAINMENT" in a dark gray Triple Condensed Gothic font scrolls from right-to-left across the screen. Eventually, a rectangle slides in from the bottom and slowly turns dark gray (covering up the translucent one), while the "ENTERTAINMENT" text appears at the bottom of it in black, slowly turning white. A rectangle, plastered with "Times New Roman" in a white Times New Roman font (but with the "Times New Roman" in golden-yellow), flies up and rotates to a sharp angle to the left, flying back onto the board into a similar position as the Video Collection logo, and the "Times New Roman" turns dark gray as soon as it stops.

Variant: Sometimes, a white "Times New Roman" flies up just as a golden-yellow rectangle slides in and covers up the golden-yellow "Times New Roman" as the rectangle flies into place. The white "Times New Roman" then fades to the normal dark gray.

Technique: 2D computer effects.

Music/Sounds: Three light synth chords and a reversed cymbal, then an orchestral hit with a loud bang, ending with a synth chord.

Availability: Uncommon. Notably seen on 1990-1992 Thomas the Tank Engine releases in the U.S., but was also seen on The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Runaway Ralph, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and The Jungle Book anime.