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|McaG8lX8WmqjBXwzLW1JyA20005.jpeg|1st Logo (1981-1985, October 9, 1988) | |McaG8lX8WmqjBXwzLW1JyA20005.jpeg|1st Logo (1981-1985, October 9, 1988) | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|steelblue|blue}} 3D crown spins onto the screen. It moves towards the top as the black background begins to become {{color|lavender}} (the color moves up from the bottom). The crown, when it gets near the top and comfortably small, flashes and becomes a 2D stylized crown, similar to the previous logo but completely colored in. Below it the words "{{font|Impact|King Features Entertainment}}" appear in the same font as the previous logo. The words "A Subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation" appear below it | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|steelblue|blue}} 3D crown spins onto the screen. It moves towards the top as the black background begins to become {{color|lavender}} (the color moves up from the bottom). The crown, when it gets near the top and comfortably small, flashes and becomes a 2D stylized crown, similar to the previous logo but completely colored in. Below it the words "{{font|Impact|King Features Entertainment}}" appear in the same font as the previous logo. The words "A Subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation" appear below it. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* Most of the time, "Distributed By" also appears above the crown, and the logo is shifted lower than usual. | |||
* Sometimes, the logo is still. | * Sometimes, the logo is still. | ||
* A warp speed variant exists. | * A warp speed variant exists. | ||
* A slightly longer version also exists where the words slowly fade in. | * A slightly longer version also exists where the words slowly fade in. | ||
* | * On <u>the 1989 ''Beetle Bailey'' special</u>, the finished logo zooms in to fill the screen. Copyright stamps for King Features Entertainment and King Features Syndicate can be seen. | ||
* On <u>the ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special from 1987</u>, the variant above is plastered onto a black/{{color|blue}} gradient background with a very noticable black outline. | |||
* On <u>the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth''</u>, the text reads "AND King Features Entertainment, Inc." with a small version of the crown placed to the left of the company name. | * On <u>the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth''</u>, the text reads "AND King Features Entertainment, Inc." with a small version of the crown placed to the left of the company name. | ||
* A unique version was seen as the intro to King Features' cartoons on VHS where the background is {{color|blue}}. Here, the crown is above a long white stripe spanning the entire screen, with "King Features Entertainment" on it. Below it is a copyright for King Features Syndicate. "The Sailor's Hornpipe" plays here, in which when the whistle blows, the crown zooms in and takes up the entire screen, with the inside of it fading to the intro itself as the stripe and copyright disappear. At the end, the crown appears over King Features' line-up of characters and zooms in, takes up the entire screen again, and goes back to the logo, thus ending the intro. | * A unique version was seen as the intro to King Features' cartoons on VHS where the background is {{color|blue}}. Here, the crown is above a long white stripe spanning the entire screen, with "King Features Entertainment" on it. Below it is a copyright for King Features Syndicate. "The Sailor's Hornpipe" plays here, in which when the whistle blows, the crown zooms in and takes up the entire screen, with the inside of it fading to the intro itself as the stripe and copyright disappear. At the end, the crown appears over King Features' line-up of characters and zooms in, takes up the entire screen again, and goes back to the logo, thus ending the intro. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI for the crown, 2D computer animation for the rest. | ||
'''Audio:''' It begins with several synth taps, followed by a whirring sound getting louder and with more reverb. Four synth notes then play in series of two. A drum plays when the text starts to fade in, with the byline appearing with a twinkle. All of this was played on a Yamaha DX-7. | '''Audio:''' It begins with several synth taps, followed by a whirring sound getting louder and with more reverb. Four synth notes then play in series of two. A drum plays when the text starts to fade in, with the byline appearing with a twinkle. All of this was played on a Yamaha DX-7. | ||
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* This logo is also retained on [[Air Music and Media Group plc]]'s DVD releases of KFS' cartoons. | * This logo is also retained on [[Air Music and Media Group plc]]'s DVD releases of KFS' cartoons. | ||
** On ''Popeye'' releases (or at least ''Popeye: Ye Olde Popeye''), the logo appears four times overall. The reason for this happening is because the content is split in two, with each half starting with the logo, and ending with the ''Distributed by'' variant. | ** On ''Popeye'' releases (or at least ''Popeye: Ye Olde Popeye''), the logo appears four times overall. The reason for this happening is because the content is split in two, with each half starting with the logo, and ending with the ''Distributed by'' variant. | ||
{{chronology|[[King Features Syndicate (1960-1981)|King Features Syndicate]]<br>[[PolyGram Television (1980-1983)|PolyGram Television]]|[[Hearst Entertainment]]}} | {{chronology|[[King Features Syndicate (1960-1981)|King Features Syndicate]]<br>[[PolyGram Television (1980-1983)|PolyGram Television]]|[[Hearst Entertainment]]}} | ||