American Broadcasting Company: Difference between revisions

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*An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logos.

*A still version was also used as an alternate ID and for closed-circuit broadcasts. Sometimes the glow around the ABC logo would be smaller and darker.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Robert Abel and Associates.

===13th ID (Still the One!) (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)===

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* An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logos. After it's done zooming in, the bubble glows and shines and the "nine dots" logo fades into the Nine logo. The ball's glow fades away and the Nine logo fades back into the "nine dots" logo.

* A still version was also made in which the logo is slightly larger, doesn't shine, and is a little darker. This variant was used for closed-circuit broadcasts.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Harry Marks.

===14th ID (We're the One) (Fall 1978-Summer 1979)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a starfield, several multicolored streaks zoom into the distance before a line with a rainbow and white streaks inside it zooms toward the camera. The white text "WE'RE THE ONE!" is revealed to be inside it, and zooms past the camera. Then a white swirl flies past as the rainbow gives way to the same starfield. Another flash reveals the ABC logo in chrome with a spinning rainbow around it. Several white streaks fly onto the text until the logo fades out.

*A version was used on a 1979 closed-circuit feed where the background was black, the spinning rainbow was gone, the logo was still, and the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" were right below the logo.

*There is another version of the animated generic ID in which the words "ABC" are nowhere to be shown. This version was mostly used for either promo advertising ABC's programming (for example, "MONDAY", "WEDNESDAY", etc). However, this version was also used for ABC stations to place their logo or channel number when needed.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Sullivan & Marks.

===15th ID (Still the One!) (Fall 1979-Summer 1980)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with {{color|blue}} grids on the top and bottom, the words "{{color|#FFD900|STILL THE ONE!}}" in {{color|#FFD900|golden yellow}} tilt into place and zoom in. Then when the grids disappear, a pair of stars, lined up horizontally, shoot out into the place where they flash and segue into a pair of multicolored lines ({{color|blue}}, {{color|green}}, and {{color|orange}}). The lines then tilt clockwise with streaks shooting left. A black circle then fades in where the letters to the ABC logo flash dimly. The streaks continue to shoot left.

*A version was also made of ABC's coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980, which ABC was the host broadcaster for those Games.

*A still version exists where the letters "ABC" are brighter. This version was used for closed circuit broadcasts and sign-offs.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Harry Marks.

===16th ID (You and Me) (Fall 1980-Summer 1981)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the words "YOU AND ME" in a style of a flashing sign appear in a sliding effect with shimmering {{color|red}} and {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines all across the screen. Then it zooms in and cross-fades into a line of stars with two lines of text reading "ABC" on the top and bottom respectively. It then zooms out the reveal the ABC logo with {{color|red}} lines going across the logo and {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines going down it. When the logo gets into place, a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}/{{color|red}} border zooms out into place. The circle of the logo continues to spin when the logo finishes.

'''Variant:''' There's a version where the background is black. This, in particular, was only used for closed circuit broadcasts, which, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, is "a television transmission system in which live or prerecorded signals are sent over a closed loop to a finite and predetermined group of receivers, either via coaxial cable or as scrambled radio waves that are unscrambled at the point of reception."

'''Technique:''' CGI by Marks & Marks.

=== 17th ID (Now Is the Time!) (Fall 1981-Summer 1982)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the {{color|orange}} text "{{color|orange|'''NOW IS THE TIME!'''}}" shoots down like a beam onto a {{color|blue}}-dotted grid. After that happens, the camera zooms into the center of the text before a flash reveals the ABC logo with a blue and gold finish, shining.

* There's a still version where it is basically an open-matte version of the logo. This was used on sign-offs at the time.

* A version exists where the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" are at the bottom. This variant is still.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Harry Marks.

===18th ID (Come On Along!) (Fall 1982-Summer 1983)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, {{color|orange}} stars shoot in from the top of the screen which make the words "COME", "ON" and "ALONG" appear one by one. The camera rotates to the left as a {{color|red}} streak comes down which reads out "ABC" and hits the three O's. A burst of stars form a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} neon background where the circle of the ABC logo in black with {{color|red}} emitting from the bottom of the circle fades in while the ABC text comes down and lands on the circle.

*There is a version where the entire logo is still. This was used for closed circuit broadcasts and station sign-offs.

*A version was made for Nine Network in Australia. In this version, after the word "ALONG" appears, the entire logo freezes halfway through. The words slide away after a few seconds and the {{color|gold}} Nine Network logo comes in on a space background.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Harry Marks.

===19th ID (That Special Feeling!) (1983-1984)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the {{color|gold}} text "THAT SPECIAL FEELING!" appears from behind a jagged {{color|blue}} surface and shines while flying over it. The blue surface covers the rest of the black background as the text zooms in. A flash then reveals the ABC logo, also in gold, which zooms out and shines as the same slogan appears in a gold script font below it.

* There is a close-circuited version where everything doesn't move and an announcer says, "This is ABC."

* A version with the text "1984, The Olympic Tradition Continues" also exists, used to promote ABC's coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo '84 and the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984 respectively which the latter, also served as the host broadcaster.

'''Technique:''' 2D animation by Harry Marks.

===20th ID (We're with You) (Fall 1984-September 1985)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with {{color|red}} dust in the distance, the striped text "WE'RE WITH YOU" appears slanted at an angle. The text then flies past the camera while tilting upward to reveal it being made of {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}} layers. The camera pans to a blue gradient background where a {{color|gold}} ABC logo quickly assembles itself while various geometric shapes fly around it. It then settles against an {{color|orange}} gradient with more dust in the background.

* There is a close-circuited version where everything doesn't move and an announcer says, "This is ABC."

* On one promo, the ID is seen on a TV.

'''Technique:''' CGI by Bo Gehring and Associates.

===21st ID (You'll Love It) (September 1985-July 5, 1986)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} starfield, several {{color|hotpink|pink}} bars zoom past the camera to reveal the text "YOU'LL LOVE IT" with a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} and {{color|red}} trail. Another instance of the same slogan with a silver finish lands on it, followed by the ABC logo, also in silver, positioning itself under it. The ABC logo shines, and the pink bars from earlier zoom past the "YOU'LL LOVE IT" text once more.

*There is a close-circuited version where everything doesn't move and an announcer says, "This is ABC."

*There is a variant for [[Nine Network|Nine]] in Australia.  

'''Technique:''' CGI by Cranston/Csuri Productions.   

===22nd ID (Together) (July 6, 1986-September 1987)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} gradient background with what looks like an ocean on the bottom, the camera rotates around a glass ball with {{color|gold}} "abc" text and a {{color|gold}} ring in front of it as {{color|red}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}} and {{color|green}} trails circle around it to form the letter "O". The camera pans around it as the glass ball flies through the "O" and the rest of the word "TOGETHER" forms with a shiny metal finish. It situates itself on a different blue gradient as the camera zooms out to show the ABC logo from earlier in front of the text, which shines along with the logo itself.

'''Variant:''' A close-circuited version exists where only the glass ABC logo on a water background is shown as an announcer says, "This is ABC."

   

'''Technique:''' CGI by Omnibus Computer Graphics.

===23rd ID (Something's Happening) (September 1987-September 9, 1988)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with faint {{color|darkviolet|purple}} grids, the metal text "SOMETHING'S HAPPENING" (with each word rotated on either side) zooms past the camera as several colored lines fly by behind it. The lines form a circle, and the "abc" text, with a silver finish, zooms out onto it as other lines continue to zoom offscreen. The silver text "Something's Happening" forms above it.

 

'''Technique:''' CGI by Rhythm & Hues.

===24th ID (Something's Happening) (September 10, 1988-September 10, 1989)===

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'''Visuals:''' The words "Something's Happening!" are written out in an {{color|orange}} script font. It's then revealed to be above the "abc" text, which has a {{color|gold}} finish and rotates onto a metal circle on a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} background. The orange script moves offscreen as each hole in the "abc" text is illuminated one by one, with another version of the orange script just below the "abc" text.

'''Variant:''' A still variant exists.

===25th ID (Something's Happening) (September 11, 1989-September 9, 1990)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a background composed of {{color|green}} rings, the camera pans around two different columns of the text "SOMETHING'S HAPPENING!"; one in {{color|yellow}} and {{color|orange}}, and the other in {{color|blue}}. The former continues to move upward as the latter leaves behind several blue bars, which rotate to reveal the "abc" text in {{color|gold}} on the other side. It rotates while shining before coming to a stop.

===26th ID (America's Watching) (September 10, 1990-September 9, 1991)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a silver background, the metal text "AMERICA'S WATCHING!" moves in from the right, with another, larger version of the text in {{color|darkviolet|purple}} and {{color|blue}} moving behind it. Then the screen explodes to reveal a silver disc on a dark background. Then the "abc" wordmark in {{color|blue}} zooms in front of the camera as beams of light pull it onto the disc. It passes through another disc and turns white as the camera reveals the slogan from before (now in {{color|gold}}), also sitting on the back disc. When it settles in its proper place, more beams of light shine from behind the logo.

'''Variant:''' A close-circuited version exists that only shows the end of the animation (albeit without the "AMERICA'S WATCHING!" slogan) as an announcer says "America's watching ABC."

'''Audio:''' The campaign's song "America's Watching ABC", sung by Jermaine Jackson.

===27th ID (America's Watching) (September 9, 1991-September 13, 1992)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with several colored circles, the "abc" text is seen in {{color|gold}}. The camera zooms back as another {{color|darkviolet|purple}} panel slides in to complete the half-circle.

'''Audio:''' An announcer saying, "America's watching ABC."

===28th ID (It Must Be...) (September 14, 1992-September 5, 1993)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a white swirl background, the black words "IT MUST BE" flash one by one. Then a shining, iridescent square appears along with a {{color|gold}} circle as the letters "a", "b" and "c" rotate out onto it. As this happens, different squares flash in several corners of the screen before stopping on the right side of the screen and turning a dark shade of {{color|gold}}. A gray rectangle also appears on the left side of the screen as the gold circle shines.

*An alternate variant exists where once the animation ends, Baby Sinclair from ''Dinosaurs'' appears within a screen and says, "Don't touch that dial!" before turning off the screen. A white ABC logo then briefly appears on a black background.

*A close-circuited version exists where the animation is on a black background as an announcer says, "This is ABC."

'''Technique:''' CGI.

=== 29th ID (Watched by More People Than Any Other Network/The American Broadcasting Company/Still the One) (September 6, 1993-September 1, 1996)===

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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the words the "American Broadcasting Company" are first shown before shrinking out with rings forming ABC's full name around the words. Then, a big bang-like explosion occurs, forming the ABC logo before the rings disappear.

'''Technique:''' CGI.

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* Local versions of the short ID may include the station's city briefly being seen in the reflection of the ABC logo as it zooms out.

*Some local  have the "start here" text written in Myriad (the default font in Adobe applications), likely due to the given station not having the Aaux font installed in their servers.

'''Technique:''' CGI by Troika.