Royal Video

Background: Royal Video was made in 1985 to produce family movies and shows, just like Family Home Entertainment.

1st logo (1985-1987)

Nicknames: “The Boring Crown”, “Print Crown”

Logo: On a white background, we see the Royal Video logo (that contains a black crown and the company’s name stacked, in all caps).

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None. Some promos use their opening theme.

Availability: Rare. This was just a placeholder for the next logo. Some VHS tapes it appeared on were The Crystal Princess, Benny the Bear and Friends tapes, and The Young Officer.

Scare Factor: None, because it’s boring. However it’s nothing compared to the next logo…

2nd logo (1987-2001)

Nicknames: “Horses”, “The Running Horses”, “Zoom-Out”, “The Surprising Royal Video”, “Drama”, “Royal Creepiness”, “Hey! It’s TriStar!”

Logo: We start out on a dark blue marble background. A few seconds later, two horse figures (that are tinted white) move toward each other slowly. When they finally collide into each other, a big flash appears and a gold crown zooms out while spinning. The word “ROYAL” also zooms out with the word “VIDEO” fading in. Everything shines.

Variant: At the end of 90’s tapes, the logo starts at the part where the crown zooms out.

FX/SFX: The horses, the crown, and the text. Nice 80’s CGI!

Music/Sounds: A low brass note, with the music building up when the horses appear. Then we hear a cymbal crash and a triumphant, somewhat dramatic fanfare.

Availability: Seen on all Royal Video tapes from the time.

Scare Factor: Low. The horses appearing and the music can scare some people.