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===2nd Logo (1982?-1992)=== | ===2nd Logo (1982?-1992)=== | ||
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''' | '''Nicknames:''' "The White London View/V", "Thames Video Triangle" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, we see a V, curvy, with two white stripes and a thinner black stripe, turning in sync with the curve, looking like a road. It then pans out, forming a V with lines on the sides, and then an all-white view of London (with Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) pops up into view on top of the V. Then, an outline of the London skyline on the V zooms out, which then morphs into "THAMES video" on the view of London. The view of London then "shines" on top. Afterwards, the background darkens a little. | '''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, we see a V, curvy, with two white stripes and a thinner black stripe, turning in sync with the curve, looking like a road. It then pans out, forming a V with lines on the sides, and then an all-white view of London (with Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) pops up into view on top of the V. Then, an outline of the London skyline on the V zooms out, which then morphs into "THAMES video" on the view of London. The view of London then "shines" on top. Afterwards, the background darkens a little. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On all tapes which were released after Thames Video merged with VCI in 1985, the word "''{{Font color|red|Collection}}''" is written in the Brush Script font below the view of London, along with an extra 5-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more. | *On all tapes which were released after Thames Video merged with [[Video Collection International (UK)|VCI]] in 1985, the word "''{{Font color|red|Collection}}''" is written in the Brush Script font below the view of London, along with an extra 5-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more as the background changes from {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} to black. | ||
*A static version of this logo is seen at the end of certain tapes (other tapes show the closing seconds of the logo instead). | *A static version of this logo is seen at the end of certain tapes (other tapes show the closing seconds of the logo instead). | ||
*This logo could also be seen as a precursor to Thames' "21st Anniversary" ident, which was used from July to September 1989, and survived into the initial version of their "ITV Generic" ident (introduced later that year). | *This logo could also be seen as a precursor to Thames' "21st Anniversary" ident, which was used from July to September 1989, and survived into the initial version of their "ITV Generic" ident (introduced later that year). | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see three inverted triangles (one in {{Font color|red|red}}/{{Font color|yelow|yellow}}, a second in {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|red|red}}, and a third in {{Font color|yelow|yellow}}/{{Font color|blue|blue}}), with a view of London (again, featuring Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) and "THAMES VIDEO" on them, flying by, then a {{Font color|gold|gold}} version of the logo is created, then the background changes from black to {{Font color|navy|navy blue}}. This logo is based on Thames Television's final ident - which was used from mid-1990 to 31 December 1992. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see three inverted triangles (one in {{Font color|red|red}}/{{Font color|yelow|yellow}}, a second in {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|red|red}}, and a third in {{Font color|yelow|yellow}}/{{Font color|blue|blue}}), with a view of London (again, featuring Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) and "THAMES VIDEO" on them, flying by, then a {{Font color|gold|gold}} version of the logo is created, then the background changes from black to {{Font color|navy|navy blue}}. This logo is based on Thames Television's final ident - which was used from mid-1990 to 31 December 1992. | ||
'''Variants:''' At the end of videos of certain shows like ''The Bill'', this logo is seen instead of the usual Thames Television end board, with the final seconds of the show's theme being heard in place of the fanfare. The videos of ''Truckers'' (which edited the thirteen episodes together to form a movie) and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (which only contained three episodes from the first series of 1991) also featured this logo at the end, instead of Cosgrove Hall's third logo. | '''Variants:''' | ||
* At the end of videos of certain shows like ''The Bill'', this logo is seen instead of the usual Thames Television end board, with the final seconds of the show's theme being heard in place of the fanfare. | |||
* The videos of ''Truckers'' (which edited the thirteen episodes together to form a movie) and ''Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (which only contained three episodes from the first series of 1991) also featured this logo at the end, instead of Cosgrove Hall's third logo. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The three differently-colored versions of the logo flying by to reveal the gold one, and the background changing from black to navy blue. | '''FX/SFX:''' The three differently-colored versions of the logo flying by to reveal the gold one, and the background changing from black to navy blue. | ||