New & Unique Videos
Producer & Distributor of Special Interest Titles, and Stock Footage Library
How New & Unique Videos Began
Once upon a time in sunny San Diego, back in the neon-tinged days of the 1980s, two creative souls—Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze—crossed paths in the most cinematic way. Patty was belting out songs in a stage play called “Pandora’s Box,” and Mark was setting up his camera on the balcony to document it. Their eyes met—hers lit with curiosity, his behind a lens—and in that flash, a creative partnership was born.
Both were rebels in their own right. Mark was already experimenting with the thrilling new medium of portable video, lugging around gear that today fits in your pocket. Patty was a poetic firecracker with a gift for story and song. When they came together, it wasn’t long before they began traveling the world—hitchhiking through Tahiti, backpacking across New Zealand, diving into Costa Rican jungles—all with a camera in hand and adventure in their hearts.
But the story really begins in 1985, in a small duplex in San Diego cluttered with tapes, notebooks, and dreams.
That year, Patty and Mark had an idea: What if they created a catalog of their original videotapes—educational, adventurous, sensuous, and spirited—and mixed in a few titles they hadn’t yet produced, just to test the waters? They placed a classified ad in several video magazines that simply read:
“New & Unique Videos” catalog — please send one dollar.
And wouldn’t you know it—the dollars started rolling in. More surprising than that, people began sending checks made out to “New & Unique Videos.” Patty and Mark looked at each other, laughed, and said, “Well, I guess we’d better start a company—so we can cash these checks!”
And just like that, New & Unique Videos was officially born—not from a business plan, but from a classified ad, a dream, and a mailbox full of possibility.
Now, four decades later, their company is still rolling—powered by love, creativity, and the spirit of invention that first brought them together on that theater balcony. New & Unique Videos continues to live up to its name, telling stories nobody else dares to tell.
And it all began with a one-dollar bill and a check you couldn’t cash without a company.
VHS Special Interest Video Titles
New & Unique Videos were early pioneers in producing several educational and sports videos beginning in 1985. “Massage For Relaxation” was the first video on how to massage another, as well as yourself. “Anti-Terrorism: Weapons & Tactics” was the first anti-terrorism video. Then came “Common-Sense Self Defense For Women,” the first women’s self-defense video. Then came “California Big Hunks,” the first male erotic dance video. Patty was the mysterious voice, and Mark directed with flair. Who could have predicted that this video—decades later—would end up on late night talk shows and streaming platforms?
Extreme Sports Video Pioneers
After taking a year off in 1986 to travel around the North American continent in a small Chinook RV, Mark Schulze and Patty Mooney discovered a passion for the sport of mountain biking. They went on to produce several of the world’s first educational mountain biking videos. The first was “The Great Mountain Biking Video” (1987). Next came “Ultimate Mountain Biking: Advanced Techniques & Winning Strategies. Consequently we followed that title with “Lessons in Cycling” starring Olympian and consummate road cyclist, John Howard. John imparted the wisdom he had gained over years of competing and winning road races.
“Battle at Durango” documents the first-ever World Mountain Bike Championships, held in 1990 in Durango, Colorado. This groundbreaking event brought together the best mountain bikers from around the globe to compete in both cross-country and downhill races. The documentary features legendary riders like Ned Overend, Juli Furtado, Ruthie Matthes, Cindy Devine, and John Tomac, showcasing the raw excitement, grit, and athleticism that defined the early years of competitive mountain biking. It remains a vivid snapshot of a pivotal moment in the sport’s history.
Endless Summer on Wheels
In 1993 and 1994, New and Unique Videos produced a mountain-biking travel-adventure documentary called “Full Cycle: A World Odyssey”. This title contains several worlds’ firsts. It features scenes of the first-ever underwater mountain bikers (off the coast of Costa Rica), the first mountain bikers to ride into the Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica) and the first mountain bikers to participate in the First Mt. Everest Mountain Bike Rally.
We took all the clips we shot around the world, and made them available as San Diego’s first stock footage library. We’ve been on many stock-footage collection trips over the last couple of decades. And we’ve amassed hundreds of hours of new and unique clips. Our corporate and small business clients appreciate the access to stock footage that we offer because it adds a special dimension to their video productions. We have worked with a multitude of clients who have utilized our clips in their productions, including IBM, Disney, The Tonight Show, Real TV and many others.
New & Unique Videos Stock Footage Library
New & Unique Videos is San Diego’s first and largest stock footage library since 1985. We offer an extensive stock footage library of contemporary shots from around the world, i.e., people, cities, countrysides, mountain biking, beaches, sunsets, aerial, underwater, Steadicam, and much more. We also provide custom footage. Since 1981, our affiliate company, Crystal Pyramid Productions, has offered full video and film production services, from concept to completion, including animation, editing, narration, music, duplication and packaging.
New & Unique Videos stock footage library is a one-of-a-kind collection of contemporary and archival images from around the world, including original masters shot on Betacam SP (1989 -2009), 3/4 ” (1977 -1990), 4K (2015 – present) HD (2004 -present), DVCam (2001-present) and 16 mm film (1954 -1976). All tapes have been logged into a keyword-searchable format (Filemaker Pro) with paper back-ups.
Over the last three decades we have collected stock footage in many different locations of many different topics, thus increasing the scope of New & Unique Videos’ collections. We have also added the formats of High Definition and 4K to our offerings.
New & Unique Videos has San Diego and Southern California clips that reach back to the 1970’s. Our clips have appeared in many corporate and broadcast productions and theatrical releases such as “Anchorman,” “The Joey Show,” “The Tonight Show,” etc.
Mission Statement
Says Mark Schulze, “Our primary goal is to entertain and educate ourselves and others. We want to produce high quality videos for diverse audiences, and have fun while doing it. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our many years of producing and distributing videos, it’s this: Do what you love and love what you do. It gives your creation — whether a video or other product, or a service — the positive edge that people want.”
New & Unique Videos Titles
ANTI-TERRORISM: WEAPONS & TACTICS
BATTLE AT DURANGO: FIRST WORLD MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
COMMON SENSE SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN
GOLDEN HOUR: FIRST MT. EVEREST MOUNTAIN BIKE RALLY
LESSONS IN CYCLING WITH JOHN HOWARD
NECTARBALL: THE STORY OF CANNABIS
STEPPIN’ OUT: ULTIMATE INTERVAL TRAINING SYSTEM
THE GREAT MOUNTAIN BIKING VIDEO
ULTIMATE MOUNTAIN BIKING: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & WINNING STRATEGIES