Pearl & Dean: Difference between revisions

A later variant in the early 70's had the camera not zooming in as much, and the sky was brighter. This variant has been nicknamed "Pillars II".

Music/Sounds: For the first variant, a rather majestic fanfare. For the second, a Latin-flavored music piece.

 

Availability: Extinct. Was seen in UK cinemas in the 50's. Both variants are available on Pearl and Dean's website, while so far only the first variant is up on YouTube.

Availability: Extinct. Was shown in UK cinemas in the 60's. The only place you can really watch it now is on Pearl and Dean's website.

==3rd Logo (1972-1997)==

Logo: We begin with a black space (which constantly changes shape) on a blue background. An odd looking white shape appears from that black space, which later fades. When it does, all manner of shapes start shooting up from the center, and while that is happening, the text "PEARL AND DEAN PRESENTS" in white (sometimes blue) shoots up from the center. After it has been there for a few seconds, the logo fades.

Another closing version with the company's phone number undeneath "PEARL AND DEAN".

A higher-pitched version exixts, although this might be because of deterioration.

FX/SFX: The zooming in of the shapes, the black space changing shapes, and the zooming in of the Pearl and Dean text.

Music/Sounds: The now iconic twenty-second piece named "Asteroid" composed by Pete Moore.

Logo: We see lots of colorful images of filmstrips (or at least the sprockets most of the time) moving around, constantly changing scene, in time with the music. When that finishes, on a background of the filmstrips, the words "Pearl and Dean" appear in the middle of the screen.

Variant: There is a Spongebob variant of this. The normal filmstrip plays but it also has Spongebob singing the tune. The when the logo finishes the "Pearl & Dean" text is missing and the logo zooms out to reveal the Nickelodeon 'splat' logo and the phrase "Enjoy the Show". Spongebob then appears one last time doing his signature laugh.

Music/Sounds: A remixed version of the music from the third logo. On the Spongebob variant, Gary meows then Spongebob says "Quiet Gary, it's starting!". He then proceeds to sing the Pearl & Dean theme. Then when the logo zooms out to the Nickelodeon splat a THX-like synth note which is interrupted by Spongebob's laugh.

Logo: This logo bears a resemblance to "Asteroid". On a blue background, we see filmstrips appearing from the center of the screen, and then the following text zooms up all the way from the centre of the screen, in this order:

Logo: On a purple background, a sort of wave appears along with what looks like glitter. When that is almost off the screen, a shooting star flies on from the right of the screen, splits in two and draws a carmine pink "&" sign. That zooms out as the words "Pearl" and "Dean" appear on either side of it. They stop in the center of the screen.

FX/SFX: The wave, the shooting star and the text zooming out.