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{{Font color|orange|''Logo descriptions by}} James Fabiano, Jlgarfield, and Shadeed A. Kelly''<br> | {{Font color|orange|''Logo descriptions by}} James Fabiano, Jlgarfield, and Shadeed A. Kelly''<br>{{Font color|orange|''Logo captures by}} Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and others''<br>{{Font color|orange|''Editions by}} Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Brendan Richards, Wyraachur, Liwakip, and Syn3h''<br> | ||
{{Font color|orange|''Logo captures by}} Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and others''<br> | |||
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===1st Logo (July 30, 1968-1969)=== | ===1st Logo (July 30, 1968-1969)=== | ||
[[File:Thames (1968).png|thumb]] | |||
[[File:Thames without London.png|thumb]] | |||
<u>Nickname:</u> "Early Rising Buildings" | <u>Nickname:</u> "Early Rising Buildings" | ||
<u>Logo:</u> In an oval-shaped frame, a group of buildings meant to represent London quickly rise up from the middle of the screen. In the bottom half, another set of buildings rise upside-down, giving the effect of a reflection. The word "THAMES" in Helvetica appears in both images, then | <u>Logo:</u> In an oval-shaped frame, a group of buildings meant to represent London quickly rise up from the middle of the screen. In the bottom half, another set of buildings rise upside-down, giving the effect of a reflection. The word "'''THAMES'''" in Helvetica appears in both images, then fades out from the reflection, leaving the right-side-up word. This logo was in black and white, as colour broadcasting was not introduced on ITV until November 15, 1969 at the earliest. | ||
<u>Variant:</u> At first, only London got the standard logo. The rest of the United Kingdom simply got a plain black screen with the words "FROM THAMES", which revealed itself by "opening" vertically, and was the only one of the original Thames idents without a skyline until the name-only logo was introduced in 2001. | <u>Variant:</u> At first, only London got the standard logo. The rest of the United Kingdom simply got a plain black screen with the words "'''FROM THAMES'''", which revealed itself by "opening" vertically, and was the only one of the original Thames idents without a skyline until the name-only logo was introduced in 2001. | ||
<u>Other Variant:</u> A still version of the variant above exists. | <u>Other Variant:</u> A still version of the variant above exists. | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds Demo Variants:</u> According to the TVArk website, a test version of the animation was discovered on a Thames demo videotape from 1967 with twenty-two separate tunes dubbed onto the animation, including predecessor ABC Weekend's chime tune; several variants of what would eventually become the standard Thames logo music in 1968 were also used. | <u>Music/Sounds Demo Variants:</u> According to the TVArk website, a test version of the animation was discovered on a Thames demo videotape from 1967 with twenty-two separate tunes dubbed onto the animation, including predecessor ABC Weekend's chime tune; several variants of what would eventually become the standard Thames logo music in 1968 were also used. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. This was a placeholder logo, made weeks before the station signed on. Seen on very early productions from Thames like ''Father, Dear Father'' (intact on Forces TV airings) and ''Mystery and Imagination''. This was also used to plaster over the Rediffusion logo on some of the predecessor company's | <u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. This was a placeholder logo, made weeks before the station signed on. Seen on very early productions from Thames like ''Father, Dear Father'' (intact on Forces TV airings) and ''Mystery and Imagination''. This was also used to plaster over the Rediffusion logo on some of the predecessor company's programs that were still re-aired on ITV in the early 1970s. It is also preserved on sites such as the aforementioned TVArk. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||
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</gallery><u>Nicknames:</u> "Rising Buildings II", "Buildings Out of the Water" | </gallery><u>Nicknames:</u> "Rising Buildings II", "Buildings Out of the Water" | ||
<u>Logo:</u> A | <u>Logo:</u> A colorized version of the previous logo, but it now has a sky background and looks more like a reflection in the water. Slight changes in definition of the image and such were made over the years, but this is basically how the logo went. This was the longest-serving Thames logo, as it ran for over twenty years. | ||
<u>Trivia:</u> According to the Thames Logo Parade website: "The animated ident was created just as you would imagine. The top half of the image was laid flat and filmed from above. A sheet of foil was used to provide the reflection and was at a slight angle from the perpendicular (hence the tall vertical structures bend in towards St. Paul's dome in the reflection for a more realistic effect). Using stop-frame animation produces the appearance of movement. The skyline image did not have the letters on it. The letters were filmed separately using the same process and then the negatives from both films were married together to produce the final effect. Treating the letters separately allowed for the reflected letters to be faded out." | <u>Trivia:</u> According to the Thames Logo Parade website: "The animated ident was created just as you would imagine. The top half of the image was laid flat and filmed from above. A sheet of foil was used to provide the reflection and was at a slight angle from the perpendicular (hence the tall vertical structures bend in towards St. Paul's dome in the reflection for a more realistic effect). Using stop-frame animation produces the appearance of movement. The skyline image did not have the letters on it. The letters were filmed separately using the same process and then the negatives from both films were married together to produce the final effect. Treating the letters separately allowed for the reflected letters to be faded out." | ||
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*One variant had the right-side-up "THAMES" text fade out at the same time as the reflection text, resulting in the logo being textless. | *One variant had the right-side-up "THAMES" text fade out at the same time as the reflection text, resulting in the logo being textless. | ||
*A still variant was seen on ''Man About the House''. | *A still variant was seen on ''Man About the House''. | ||
*There were the closing versions, which were the usual logo with a phrase such as "FROM THAMES", "FROM THAMES IN COLOUR", or "THAMES COLOUR PRODUCTION". Prior to 1985, the last of these variants also included the text "© UK (year in Roman numerals)" below "PRODUCTION". | *There were the closing versions, which were the usual logo with a phrase such as "'''FROM THAMES'''", "'''FROM THAMES IN COLOUR'''", or "'''THAMES COLOUR PRODUCTION'''". Prior to 1985, the last of these variants also included the text "© UK (year in Roman numerals)" below "PRODUCTION". | ||
*During the Colour Strike (industrial action taken by all ITV companies between November 13, 1970 and February 8, 1971), all shows were broadcast in black-and-white instead of colour. Such programmes produced by Thames featured the end card text "THAMES PRODUCTION" in place of "THAMES COLOUR PRODUCTION" during this time. | *During the Colour Strike (industrial action taken by all ITV companies between November 13, 1970 and February 8, 1971), all shows were broadcast in black-and-white instead of colour. Such programmes produced by Thames featured the end card text "THAMES PRODUCTION" in place of "THAMES COLOUR PRODUCTION" during this time. | ||
*In 1980, there was a "night-time" version of the logo, with darkened buildings and a night sky. It was primarily seen preceding ''Armchair Thriller''. It was also used for mid-1980s overnight links, with the silver text "Into the Night" sliding in below; other versions were seen before different overnight "strands". | *In 1980, there was a "night-time" version of the logo, with darkened buildings and a night sky. It was primarily seen preceding ''Armchair Thriller''. It was also used for mid-1980s overnight links, with the silver text "Into the Night" sliding in below; other versions were seen before different overnight "strands". | ||
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See ITV for descriptions. | See ITV for descriptions. | ||
[[File:Thames Television 1990.png|thumb]] | |||
===5th Logo (1990-December 31, 1992)=== | ===5th Logo (1990-December 31, 1992)=== | ||
<u>Nicknames:</u> "CGI Thames Triangle II", "Thames Triangle II", "Thames' Final Stand" | <u>Nicknames:</u> "CGI Thames Triangle II", "Thames Triangle II", "Thames' Final Stand" | ||