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'''Technique:''' CGI mixed with chroma-key effects. Live-action video (later photo) for the kid in bed portion. All made using Digital Arts DGS 1.0 and 2.0 on the IBM Personal Computer AT (expanded with a Definicon Accelerator Board and an AT&T Truvision TARGA graphics chip). | '''Technique:''' CGI mixed with chroma-key effects. Live-action video (later photo) for the kid in bed portion. All made using Digital Arts DGS 1.0 and 2.0 on the IBM Personal Computer AT (expanded with a Definicon Accelerator Board and an AT&T Truvision TARGA graphics chip). | ||
'''Audio:''' Four different sets of music were used: | '''Audio:''' Four different sets of music were used, with a child saying "DiC" (pronounced "Deek") near the end of the latter three versions, in most cases (the first voiceover was rather stoic, while the next two ones featured much perkier voiceovers): | ||
* | * September 1987: A synth note and a whispering choir singing the company name. This variant earned the nickname "Chorus from Hell" for its unintentionally creepy nature and was only used in early fall 1987 before being discontinued a month later. | ||
* September 12, 1987-1990: A brief gust of wind, followed by an echoing series of two keyboard synth notes. Composed by Shuki Levy. | * September 12, 1987-1990: A brief gust of wind, followed by an echoing series of two keyboard synth notes. Composed by Shuki Levy. | ||
* September 8, 1990-January 2, 1999: A held-out orchestral note, followed by a six-note synth chime theme with a cymbal crash on the last note, and two harp glissandos. This cue was composed by Tom Worrall; DIC quit working with Saban Entertainment in 1990 due to a lawsuit between the two companies. | * September 8, 1990-January 2, 1999: A held-out orchestral note, followed by a six-note synth chime theme with a cymbal crash on the last note, and two harp glissandos. This cue was composed by Tom Worrall; DIC quit working with Saban Entertainment in 1990 due to a lawsuit between the two companies. | ||
* January 12, 1999-July 21, 2001, 2003-2005: A dreamy cartoonish theme (sounds similar to [[The Video Collection]]/[[Strand Home Video]] music) with a synthesized choir singing "Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!". Composed by Mike Piccirillo. Sometimes, this theme might be extended or shortened. | * January 12, 1999-July 21, 2001, 2003-2005: A dreamy cartoonish theme (sounds similar to [[The Video Collection]]/[[Strand Home Video]] music) with a synthesized choir singing "Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!". Composed by Mike Piccirillo. Sometimes, this theme might be extended or shortened. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' Throughout its 14-year run, this logo had many different audio variations: | '''Audio Variants:''' Throughout its 14-year run, this logo had many different audio variations: | ||
* 1987 (TM bug variant 1): Same as the choir variant, but the logo continues over the [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]] jingle, as an attempt to plaster it on video releases. | * 1987 (TM bug variant 1): Same as the choir variant, but the logo continues over the [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]] jingle, as an attempt to plaster it on video releases. | ||
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** An early incarnation of the AVID (at the time the Closing Logos Group) website from 2005 claimed the logo appeared on reruns of ''Speed Racer'' (that DIC had licensed from Speed Racer Enterprises in addition to ''Speed Racer X'') on Speed Channel (now FS1). This was confirmed eighteen years later in April 2023 when a video from Speed Channel's "Speed Racer-Thon" marathon that took place in 2004 surfaced, with all episodes having this logo at the end. | ** An early incarnation of the AVID (at the time the Closing Logos Group) website from 2005 claimed the logo appeared on reruns of ''Speed Racer'' (that DIC had licensed from Speed Racer Enterprises in addition to ''Speed Racer X'') on Speed Channel (now FS1). This was confirmed eighteen years later in April 2023 when a video from Speed Channel's "Speed Racer-Thon" marathon that took place in 2004 surfaced, with all episodes having this logo at the end. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This was notable in the logo community for its darkness, music and voice. | '''Legacy:''' This was notable in the logo community for its darkness, spiked star, music and voice (more so with the 1987 variant and especially the early choir variant). However, it is a favorite who grew up with it. | ||
==The Incredible World of DIC== | ==The Incredible World of DIC== | ||