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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Home Box Office''' '''(HBO)''' is an American pay television network owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] and the flagship property of HBO's namesake parent subsidiary, Home Box Office, Inc. Launched on November 8, 1972, it is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service. | '''Home Box Office''' '''(HBO)''' is an American pay television network owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] and the flagship property of HBO's namesake parent subsidiary, Home Box Office, Inc. Launched on November 8, 1972, it is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service. | ||
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|HBO presentation early version.png|1st Logo (1983?-1990s?) | |||
|HBO Original Programming (2003).png|2nd Logo (April 19, 1996-) | |||
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===1st Logo (1983?-1990s?)=== | ===1st Logo (1983?-1990s?)=== | ||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
HBO Original Programming (2003).png|First opening logo | HBO Original Programming (2003).png|First opening logo | ||
HBO Entertainment (2018).png| | HBO Entertainment (2018).png|Second opening logo | ||
HBO Entertainment (2019).png|Current opening logo | HBO Entertainment (2019).png|Current opening logo | ||
HBO Original Programming (Time Warner).jpeg|First closing logo | HBO Original Programming (Time Warner).jpeg|First closing logo | ||
Home Box Office (1998-2018).jpeg| | Home Box Office (1998-2018).jpeg|Second closing logo | ||
A Presentation of Home Box Office (2019).png|Current closing logo | A Presentation of Home Box Office (2019).png|Current closing logo | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Visuals:''' The | '''Visuals:''' The logo starts on a black screen, before the screen animates like a TV screen turning on, and it fills with static. A shadowed outline of the HBO logo appears, along with "{{font|Impact|ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING}}" below it. The static fades into a black background, leaving the logo, which is still filled with static. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* This logo was idealized by Bruce Richmond, who later became executive vice president of production at HBO. Bruce wanted to represent the fact that when people tuned in to HBO, they were stepping into something special. | * This logo was idealized by Bruce Richmond, who later became executive vice president of production at HBO. Bruce wanted to represent the fact that when people tuned in to HBO, they were stepping into something special. | ||
* The graphics were created using a Quantel Paintbox, and it took three days to fully render the final product (the same probably also applies to the closing variant). The animation was also made prior to any sort of music or sound effects, so the music was written based on the visuals.<ref>https://www.20k.org/episodes/itsnottvitshbo</ref> | * The graphics were created using a Quantel Paintbox, and it took three days to fully render the final product (the same probably also applies to the closing variant). The animation was also made prior to any sort of music or sound effects, so the music was written based on the visuals.<ref>https://www.20k.org/episodes/itsnottvitshbo</ref> | ||
* This logo was parodied on ''MADtv'' | * This logo was parodied on ''MADtv'' at the beginning of a sketch called "Bae Sung Sopranos", a parody of the channel's hit TV series, ''The Sopranos''. | ||
* It was also parodied on the forwarder channel to the Nintendo Wii homebrew application, WiiMC. | * It was also parodied on the forwarder channel to the Nintendo Wii homebrew application, WiiMC. | ||
* Imaginary Forces created a branding campaign based on the network's "Static" intro, entitled "Stories Like No Other". A case study can be found on their website [https://imaginaryforces.com/project/hbo-andquotstories-like-no-otherandquot- here], while the video can be seen on their YouTube channel and Vimeo page [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bplCxHQKPsg here]. According to Imaginary Forces, they wanted to make the white noise within the static to create immersive 3D worlds from HBO's original programs at the time. | * Imaginary Forces created a branding campaign based on the network's "Static" intro, entitled "Stories Like No Other". A case study can be found on their website [https://imaginaryforces.com/project/hbo-andquotstories-like-no-otherandquot- here], while the video can be seen on their YouTube channel and Vimeo page [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bplCxHQKPsg here]. According to Imaginary Forces, they wanted to make the white noise within the static to create immersive 3D worlds from HBO's original programs at the time. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A wiping noise and a static sound, followed by a choir and a low synth tone. The closing variant has the choir played backwards, followed by a clicking sound. These were both composed by Bruce Richmond. | '''Audio:''' A wiping noise and a static sound, followed by a choir and a low synth tone. The closing variant has the choir played backwards, followed by a clicking sound. These were both composed by Bruce Richmond. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' On the 1997 special ''Stomp Out Loud'', the static is replaced by the sound of a creaky gate, and the choir is replaced by a car alarm going off. The closing variation has the sounds reversed. | '''Audio Variant:''' On <u>the 1997 special ''Stomp Out Loud''</u>, the static is replaced by the sound of a creaky gate, and the choir is replaced by a car alarm going off. The closing variation has the sounds reversed. | ||
'''Audio Trivia:''' The music of this logo is officially known internally as the "Static Angel".<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/video/netflix-sound-called-tudum-other-142709173.html</ref> | '''Audio Trivia:''' The music of this logo is officially known internally as the "Static Angel".<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/video/netflix-sound-called-tudum-other-142709173.html</ref> | ||