Key Video

Background : Key Video was a sub-label of CBS/Fox Video for low-budget, classic, and TV movie releases on video. It was later reactivated by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment as "Key DVD" to distribute budget DVDs, but this incarnation was short-lived.

=Key Video=

1st Logo (1984)
Nicknames : "Space"

Logo : On a computerized space background, the words "KEY VIDEO", in a yellow Helvetica font, appear with a dissolving effect, arranged in a spiral-like fashion. They spin and spiral around five times, then arrange themselves in a straight line. After a couple of seconds, they dissolve out with a "chyron mist" effect.

Variant : A black and white variant exists. This can be found on the 1984 VHS of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

FX/SFX : Early 80's CG.

Music/Sounds : A heavy synth theme that seems to increase in pitch during its duration.

Availability : Extremely rare, due to its very short lifespan and the fact that releases with this logo carried the next logo on the packaging. Tapes that have it include Who'll Stop the Rain, The Buddy System, Listen to Your Heart, Where's Poppa?, Foxes, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, and The Hospital.

2nd Logo (1984-1990, 1997)
Nickname : "The Key II"

Logo : On a white background is a black key with the prongs pointed upward inside a black rectangle. The text "KEY VIDEO" (or "KEY DVD") in Engravers Gothic font is seen below the rectangle.

Variant : An inverted variant exists with the logo in white on a black background.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Can easily be found on any DVD sporting the Key DVD logo, such as Slaughter of the Innocents, Active Stealth, The Calling, and Puddle Cruiser. This also appears on the original DVD of Basket Case 3: The Progeny even though the packaging says 20th Century Fox. Conversely, some Goosebumps discs such as The Ghost Next Door, How I Got My Shrunken Head, Scary House, and Cry of the Cat have the Key DVD logo throughout their packaging, but the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo appears on the disc. The inverted variant can be found on Jack of Hearts and Project: Human Weapon.