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{{PageCredits|description=Matt A., James Fabiano, Adam P. | {{PageCredits|description=Matt A., James Fabiano, Adam P. and Ben Masters|capture=Shadeed A. Kelly, Bob Fish, Eric S., Mr. Logo Lord, V of Doom, megamanj2004 and others|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S. and V of Doom|video=Eric S. (LogicSmash), Phasicblu, JohnnyL80, Stephen Cezar, TVLogoFan2, LogoLive, ClosingLogosHD, Broken Saw and Cnow}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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===1st Logo (September 10, 1990-Mid 1993)=== | ===1st Logo (September 10, 1990-Mid 1993)=== | ||
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Telepictures Productions (1990-1993) B.jpg|Bylineless version | |||
Telepictures Productions (1990-1993) C.png|Bylineless version | |||
Telepictures Productions (1990-1993) D.png|Bylineless version | |||
GW1Telepictures Productions (1990-1993) E.png|Time Warner byline version | |||
Telepictures Productions (1990-1993) A.png|Time Warner Entertainment byline version | |||
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{{YouTube|id=5wjLZ2Ttgss|id2=BtUZ8drlNUI}} | {{YouTube|id=5wjLZ2Ttgss|id2=BtUZ8drlNUI}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a square with a "'''T'''" in it (with the left tip of the "'''T'''" separated from the rest of the letter) quickly changes colors in a blur, from {{color|gold|yellow}} to {{color|orange}} to {{color|lightgreen|neon green}}, before it becomes {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} and quickly flips around. When it stops, it turns black, and small black text that says "'''TELEPICTURES PRODUCTIONS, INC.'''" in spaced-out lettering appears underneath. Then the separated part of the "'''T'''" (which is now on the right side) turns {{color|red}}. | '''Visuals:''' On a white background, a square with a "'''T'''" in it (with the left tip of the "'''T'''" separated from the rest of the letter) quickly changes colors in a blur, from {{color|gold|yellow}} to {{color|orange}} to {{color|lightgreen|neon green}}, before it becomes {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} and quickly flips around. When it stops, it turns black, and small black text that says "'''TELEPICTURES PRODUCTIONS, INC.'''" in spaced-out lettering appears underneath. Then the separated part of the "'''T'''" (which is now on the right side) turns {{color|red}}. | ||
''' | '''Variant:''' On 1992-1993 episodes of ''The Jenny Jones Show'' and ''The Jane Whitney Show'', either the byline "{{font|Serif|A TIME WARNER COMPANY}}" on early episodes or "{{font|Serif|'''A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY'''}}" (in the same font used in the 1984 Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television logos) on later episodes fades in after the separated part of the "'''T'''" on the right side turns {{color|red}}. | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Computer animation. | ||
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===2nd Logo (Mid-Late 1993)=== | ===2nd Logo (Mid-Late 1993)=== | ||
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Telepictures Productions logo (mid-late 1993).PNG | |||
Telepictures Productions logo (mid-late 1993) (IAW variant).PNG | |||
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{{YouTube|id=jC4MPOgLTzQ|id2=zJsE_9i-nbw}} | {{YouTube|id=jC4MPOgLTzQ|id2=zJsE_9i-nbw}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is a circular logo with a border that's {{color|gray}} on the top half and white on the bottom, inside of it | '''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is a circular logo with a border that's {{color|gray}} on the top half and white on the bottom, inside of it is a {{color|gray}} left half and a white right half. Inside is a "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" that's white on the left and {{color|gray}} on the right. The black text "'''TELEPICTURES'''" (in a Futura font) and "{{font|Serif|''p r o d u c t i o n s''}}" (spaced out and in italics) zooms out and places itself on the "{{Font|Serif|'''T'''}}" emblem. A line and the black text "'''A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY'''" fade in below. | ||
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, "''IN ASSOCIATION WITH''" appears below the byline when the logo moves up. | '''Variant:''' Sometimes, "''IN ASSOCIATION WITH''" appears below the byline when the logo moves up. | ||
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===3rd Logo (Late 1993-2009)=== | ===3rd Logo (Late 1993-2009)=== | ||
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Telepictures Productions (1993-2005).png|Time Warner Entertainment byline | |||
Telepictures Productions (2001).png|AOL Time Warner byline | |||
Telepictures Productions (2004).png|Time Warner byline | |||
Telepictures Productions (1993-2009) D.png|Warner Bros. Entertainment byline (4:3) | |||
Telepictures Productions (1993-2009) E.png|Warner Bros. Entertainment byline (16:9) | |||
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{{YouTube|id=L_zTXr9KUZ4|id2=uDg-sMgtozQ|id3=ZeJ0RKO0wS8|id4=9v13-6whbXo|id5=-Bj5aiExBjY|id6=Y40IUAXM_98|id7=kuQbGYD05po|id8=eMMUKmGA8MI|id9=rNbE8HlDVmU|id10=IHh4Crt7_FQ|id11=SSwcmBpzkCI|id12=FmOVY5h5sHc|id13=S41hW47Qg7Y|id14=PbKNYMinvlI|id15=Kpdo2KVKvQk|id16=suDCKDRE5rA}} | {{YouTube|id=L_zTXr9KUZ4|id2=uDg-sMgtozQ|id3=ZeJ0RKO0wS8|id4=9v13-6whbXo|id5=-Bj5aiExBjY|id6=Y40IUAXM_98|id7=kuQbGYD05po|id8=eMMUKmGA8MI|id9=rNbE8HlDVmU|id10=IHh4Crt7_FQ|id11=SSwcmBpzkCI|id12=FmOVY5h5sHc|id13=S41hW47Qg7Y|id14=PbKNYMinvlI|id15=Kpdo2KVKvQk|id16=suDCKDRE5rA}} | ||
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'''Visuals:''' There are three versions of the logo | '''Visuals:''' There are three versions of the logo: | ||
* '''1993-2001; 2003-2008''': On a black background, the same circular emblem from the previous logo in white zooms towards the screen. In a flash, the logo appears much closer and with the word "'''TELEPICTURES'''" (in the same font as the previous logo) in the center. Another flash (which results in a white bar as if someone turned off a television) brings the logo to a median distance, and under "'''TELEPICTURES'''" is "{{font|Serif|''p r o d u c t i o n s''}}" (spaced and in italics). Under all that, the Warner byline fades in. | |||
*'''1993-2001; 2003-2008''': On a black background, the same circular emblem from the previous logo in white zooms towards the screen. In a flash, the logo appears much closer and with the word "'''TELEPICTURES'''" (in the same font as the previous logo) in the center. Another flash (which results in a white bar as if someone turned off a television) brings the logo to a median distance, and under "'''TELEPICTURES'''" is "{{font| | * '''2001-2003:''' The animation is the same, but the end product looks different. In this variation, the "Circle T" is zoomed-in much more (almost taking up the whole screen) and the "T" is now in a Times New Roman font, and the "Telepictures Productions" text seems smaller in proportion than the original. This is done to create a AOL Time Warner byline (in about the same position as the old logo) inside the "Circle T". | ||
*'''2001-2003:''' The animation is the same, but the end product looks different. In this variation, the "Circle T" is zoomed-in much more (almost taking up the whole screen) and the "T" is now in a Times New Roman font, and the "Telepictures Productions" text seems smaller in proportion than the original. This is done to create a AOL Time Warner byline (in about the same position as the old logo) inside the "Circle T". | * '''September 8, 2008-2009:''' An enhanced version of the logo, featuring the logo glowing {{color|blue}} with a fresh byline to boot. The word "productions" now zooms in and spreads into position. | ||
*'''September 8, 2008-2009:''' An enhanced version of the logo, featuring the logo glowing blue with a fresh byline to boot. The word "productions" now zooms in and spreads into position. | |||
'''Bylines:''' | '''Bylines:''' | ||
*1993-2005: "A Time Warner Entertainment Company" | * 1993-2005: "A Time Warner Entertainment Company" | ||
*2001-2003: "An AOL Time Warner Company" | * 2001-2003: "An AOL Time Warner Company" | ||
*2004-2009: "A Time Warner Company" | * 2004-2009: "A Time Warner Company" | ||
*September 8, 2008-2009: "A Warner Bros. Entertainment Company" | * September 8, 2008-2009: "A Warner Bros. Entertainment Company" | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A still version exists on at least one episode of ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''. | * A still version exists on at least one episode of ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''. | ||
*A short version also exists, where it starts where the words "productions" fade in. | * A short version also exists, where it starts where the words "productions" fade in. | ||
*The logo may fade out to black at the end with the succeeding Warner Bros. Television logo fading in, or cut straight to the then-current WBTV logo. On ''The Tyra Banks Show'', the logo crossfades to the WBTV logo. | * The logo may fade out to black at the end with the succeeding Warner Bros. Television logo fading in, or cut straight to the then-current WBTV logo. On ''The Tyra Banks Show'', the logo crossfades to the WBTV logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation. | '''Technique:''' Computer animation by WunderFilm. | ||
'''Audio:''' | '''Audio:''' | ||
*1993-2004: A thunderclap sound is heard, along with a "shout", with "tingles" and "wind" heard in the background. Sometimes, it'll just have the end of the show's theme or, on early episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', post-2003 episodes of ''Street Smarts'', and post-1993 episodes of ''The Jane Whitney Show'', the sound effect with the show's theme. | * 1993-2004: A thunderclap sound is heard, along with a "shout", with "tingles" and "wind" heard in the background. Sometimes, it'll just have the end of the show's theme or, on early episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', post-2003 episodes of ''Street Smarts'', and post-1993 episodes of ''The Jane Whitney Show'', the sound effect with the show's theme. | ||
*2004-2009: Sounds similar to before, but the "crash" sounds more percussive and the wind has been replaced with a synth drone. Composed by Norman Arnold. | * 2004-2009: Sounds similar to before, but the "crash" sounds more percussive and the wind has been replaced with a synth drone. Composed by Norman Arnold. | ||
*In other cases, the end theme of a show or the generic network theme. | * In other cases, the end theme of a show or the generic network theme. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On early episodes of ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', the second-half of the [[Next Entertainment]] theme plays over it. | '''Audio Variant:''' On early episodes of ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', the second-half of the [[Next Entertainment]] theme plays over it. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*Most productions from this period either aren't rerun on TV nowadays or are talk shows, which typically aren't broadcast past their original airings | * Most productions from this period either aren't rerun on TV nowadays or are talk shows, which typically aren't broadcast past their original airings. | ||
* Also seen on shows produced by AND Syndicated Productions (such as ''Judge Mathis'', ''Street Smarts'' and ''Are You Hot?''), a division of Telepictures that was founded in 1998, as they do not use their own logo. | |||
*Also seen on shows produced by AND Syndicated Productions (such as ''Judge Mathis'', ''Street Smarts'' and ''Are You Hot?''), a division of Telepictures that was founded in 1998, as they do not use their own logo. | * The AOL variant was seen on 2001-2003 episodes of ''The Jenny Jones Show'', ''Judge Mathis'', the U.S. version of ''The Sharon Osborne Show'', ''Street Smarts'', ''SlamBall'' and ''Elimidate'', among others. | ||
*The AOL variant was seen on 2001-2003 episodes of ''The Jenny Jones Show'', ''Judge Mathis'', the U.S. version of ''The Sharon Osborne Show'', ''Street Smarts'', ''SlamBall'' and ''Elimidate'', among others. | * The Time Warner variants are rare and can be found on all shows produced by the company from 1993-2009, such as ''The Jenny Jones Show'' from 1993-2001, ''The Tyra Banks Show'', 1999-2001 and 2003-2009 episodes of ''Judge Mathis'', all episodes of ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', and pre-2009 episodes of ''TMZ on TV''. | ||
*The Time Warner variants are rare and can be found on all shows produced by the company from 1993-2009, such as ''The Jenny Jones Show'' from 1993-2001, ''The Tyra Banks Show'', 1999-2001 and 2003-2009 episodes of ''Judge Mathis'', all episodes of ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', and pre-2009 episodes of ''TMZ on TV''. | ** The DVD box set of ''The History of Rock and Roll'' also retains this variant. | ||
**The DVD box set of ''The History of Rock and Roll'' also retains this variant. | * The WBE version was seen only on episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' from September 8, 2008 (the day when the show went into 1080i HDTV and moved to being taped at Stage 1 on the nearby Warner Bros. lot in Burbank), up to the time the next logo was introduced in 2009. It was also seen on ''Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show''. | ||
*The WBE version was seen only on episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' from September 8, 2008 (the day when the show went into 1080i HDTV and moved to being taped at Stage 1 on the nearby Warner Bros. lot in Burbank), up to the time the next logo was introduced in 2009. | |||
===4th Logo (2009-)=== | ===4th Logo (2009-)=== | ||
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Telepictures Productions (2009).png | Telepictures Productions (2009).png | ||
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Illinois Film, Telepictures and WBTVG (2022).PNG | Illinois Film, Telepictures and WBTVG (2022).PNG | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{YouTube|id=IBxzX8rP8vo|id2=8D7DEO-U5g8|id3=EL-89FB9xIU|id4=HG-L6nH4pHo|id5=dYVNq0i3AQE|id6=5ZjlLGH5ZFQ|id7=hjPbtumPy3Y|id8=bNLPaOot-uI|id9=Rh_7pTusk3E}} | {{YouTube|id=IBxzX8rP8vo|id2=8D7DEO-U5g8|id3=EL-89FB9xIU|id4=HG-L6nH4pHo|id5=dYVNq0i3AQE|id6=5ZjlLGH5ZFQ|id7=hjPbtumPy3Y|id8=bNLPaOot-uI|id9=Rh_7pTusk3E}} | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} background, a {{color|gold}} bar zooms out of view as lights move in different directions. The {{color|gold}} bar rotates, revealing that it is the pieces of the Telepictures logo, with the "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" cut in half (the logo resembles the 1993 version, with amendments made to its design). The parts of the "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" then join to form the whole "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" as the black and white circle fades in, and the word "{{color|bisque|'''TELEPICTURES'''}}" (in Futura like in the previous logos, but in a thicker weight) rotates and zooms out. The logo then zooms out slowly to its usual distance, with the Warner Bros. Entertainment byline fading in. | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} background, a {{color|gold}} bar zooms out of view as lights move in different directions. The {{color|gold}} bar rotates, revealing that it is the pieces of the Telepictures logo, with the "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" cut in half (the logo resembles the 1993 version, with amendments made to its design). The parts of the "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" then join to form the whole "{{font|Serif|'''T'''}}" as the black and white circle fades in, and the word "{{color|bisque|'''TELEPICTURES'''}}" (in Futura like in the previous logos, but in a thicker weight) rotates and zooms out. The logo then zooms out slowly to its usual distance, with the Warner Bros. Entertainment byline fading in. | ||
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* On season 1 of ''Ellen's Game of Games'' and the 2017 revival of ''Love Connection'', a whoosh sound plays towards the end of the logo, that sound later plays into the [[Warner Horizon Unscripted Television|Warner Horizon Television]] logo. Starting with season 2 of the former series however, it no longer played on the Telepictures logo. | * On season 1 of ''Ellen's Game of Games'' and the 2017 revival of ''Love Connection'', a whoosh sound plays towards the end of the logo, that sound later plays into the [[Warner Horizon Unscripted Television|Warner Horizon Television]] logo. Starting with season 2 of the former series however, it no longer played on the Telepictures logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* It's seen on post-2009 Telepictures shows in syndication such as ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' until its end in 2022, ''Extra'', ''TMZ on TV'' (until September 15, 2021 when [[Fox Alternative Entertainment]] took over), ''Judge Mathis'' (until May 25, 2023 when the show ended), ''The Real'', and ''The Jennifer Hudson Show'', among others. | * It's seen on post-2009 Telepictures shows in syndication such as ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' until its end in 2022, ''Extra'', ''TMZ on TV'' (until September 15, 2021 when [[Fox Alternative Entertainment]] took over), ''Judge Mathis'' (until May 25, 2023 when the show ended), ''The Real'', and ''The Jennifer Hudson Show'', among others. | ||
* It also appears on videos uploaded for the Tumblr blog ''DC All Access'', which is produced by Telepictures, and on the 2016 revival of ''Mad TV'', respectively. | * It also appears on videos uploaded for the Tumblr blog ''DC All Access'', which is produced by Telepictures, and on the 2016 revival of ''Mad TV'', respectively. | ||
{{Chronology|[[Telepictures Corporation]]<br>[[Time-Telepictures Television]]}} | {{Chronology|[[Telepictures Corporation]]<br>[[Time-Telepictures Television]]}} | ||
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