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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
This is the production company of owners Howard '''West''' and George '''Shapiro''', who both served as executive producers for ''Seinfeld''. | This is the production company of owners Howard '''West''' and George '''Shapiro''', who both served as executive producers for ''Seinfeld''. | ||
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|Shapiro-West Production (1987).png|1st Logo (September 8, 1987) | |||
|Howard West and George Shapiro Productions.png|2nd Logo (July 5, 1989) | |||
|West Shapiro Productions.png|3rd Logo (May 31, 1990-May 14, 1998, November 23, 2004) | |||
}} | |||
===1st Logo (September 8, 1987)=== | ===1st Logo (September 8, 1987)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | <gallery mode="packed" heights="220"> | ||
File:Shapiro-West Production (1987).png | File:Shapiro-West Production (1987).png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background is the text "A SHAPIRO/WEST PRODUCTION" with a copyright notice "©1987 S.W.A. PRODUCTIONS, INC. all rights reserved". | '''Visuals:''' On a black background is the text "A SHAPIRO/WEST PRODUCTION" with a copyright notice "©1987 S.W.A. PRODUCTIONS, INC. all rights reserved". | ||
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File:Howard West and George Shapiro Productions.png | File:Howard West and George Shapiro Productions.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a blue background are stacked words in white | |||
'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background are the following stacked words in white: | |||
<center>in association with<br>Howard West and<br>George Shapiro<br>Productions<br>and</center> | |||
'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
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===3rd Logo (May 31, 1990-May 14, 1998, November 23, 2004)=== | ===3rd Logo (May 31, 1990-May 14, 1998, November 23, 2004)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | <gallery mode="packed" heights="220"> | ||
File:West Shapiro Productions.png | File:West Shapiro Productions.png | ||
File:West-Shapiro (Split Screen).png | File:West-Shapiro (Split Screen).png | ||
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{{YouTube|id=bhoWbqZaC34|id2=yhEfhBtJoAg|id3=Xoi2Y0j9jBo}} | {{YouTube|id=bhoWbqZaC34|id2=yhEfhBtJoAg|id3=Xoi2Y0j9jBo}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see | ||
<center>A WEST/SHAPIRO<br>PRODUCTION</center> | |||
Below it is "in association with". | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits (known as "NBC 2000"), a modified version of the logo is inside of the credits. The logo is much smaller (with the background filling the entire frame) with the show's logo and "PRODUCED FOR NBC BY..." above and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" below. | *On <u>the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits</u> (known as "NBC 2000"), a modified version of the logo is inside of the credits. The logo is much smaller (with the background filling the entire frame) with the show's logo and "PRODUCED FOR NBC BY..." above and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" below. | ||
*On original NBC broadcasts of Seinfeld episodes from 1994-1998, it uses the demo variant but now just reads "WEST/SHAPIRO PRODUCTIONS in association with". | *On <u>original NBC broadcasts of ''Seinfeld'' episodes from 1994-1998</u>, it uses the demo variant but now just reads "WEST/SHAPIRO PRODUCTIONS in association with". | ||
*On the 2004 documentary ''The Seinfeld Story'', the names are reversed and it reads "A SHAPIRO/WEST PRODUCTION in association with". The font here is also bolder. | *On the 2004 documentary <u>''The Seinfeld Story''</u>, the names are reversed and it reads "A SHAPIRO/WEST PRODUCTION in association with". The font here is also bolder. | ||
*On | *On <u>TV Land reruns of ''Seinfeld''</u>, the text is shown in all uppercase on the network's on-screen credits alongside the logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of ''Seinfeld'' or none. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* | * On <u>"The Blood"</u>, salsa music (which played in the scene where Kramer and Newman make sausages) plays over the logo and continues into the [[Castle Rock Television]] logo. | ||
* | * On <u>"The Race"</u>, Fidel Castro (voiced by Michael Sorich) tells George the story of when he was at a party ("Once, when I was at a party...") which continues into the Castle Rock logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Seinfeld''. The logo is cut out on reruns, but is intact on the show's DVD's. Also seen on the "Best of" ''Seinfeld'' 100th Episode VHS tape that was released in 1995 as part of a promotion with General Mills. The Shapiro/West variant was only seen on ''The Seinfeld Story''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Seinfeld''. The logo is cut out on reruns, but is intact on the show's DVD's. Also seen on the "Best of" ''Seinfeld'' 100th Episode VHS tape that was released in 1995 as part of a promotion with General Mills. The Shapiro/West variant was only seen on ''The Seinfeld Story''. | ||