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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Fireworks Entertainment was a Canadian television company founded by Jay | '''Fireworks Entertainment''' was a Canadian television company founded by Jay '''Fire'''stone. In May 1998, it was acquired by [[CanWest Media (Canada)|CanWest]], which led to the formation of the film production asset "'''Fireworks Pictures'''". In 2005, CanWest sold the company to British [[Content Media Corporation (UK)|ContentFilm]]. Fireworks followed the parent company re-branding, and folded into [[Content Media Corporation (UK)|Content Television]] on March 14, 2011. | ||
===1st Logo (October 22, 1995-May 25, 1998)=== | ===1st Logo (October 22, 1995-May 25, 1998)=== | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A long version exists. It starts with a boy sitting on the house roof with the blue clouds moving and far sunset. Then fireworks start in faraway, and we zoom into the action, as seen in the short version. There are no stars and the color is deep gold. | |||
*Open-matte versions exist. | |||
*Another version has mountains in the background and "PICTURES" added to "FIREWORKS". It is seen on many trailers for Fireworks-produced movies. | |||
*Sometimes, the logo has no byline and the text is in 3D Helvetica. | |||
*In 2005, Fireworks was sold to ContentFilm and was renamed to "'''Fireworks International'''", changing to the corresponding byline. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The stars bursting. | '''FX/SFX:''' The stars bursting. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
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[[Category:Canadian logos]] | [[Category:Canadian logos]] | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:Canadian | [[Category:Canadian television logos]] | ||
[[Category:Television logos]] | |||
[[Category:Content Media Corporation (UK)]] | |||