Viacom Productions: Difference between revisions

'''Editor's Note:''' One of the first (and '''by far''' one of the most popular) examples of a "scary" logo within the closing logo community, commonly referred to alongside "[[Screen Gems Television|S from Hell]]", "[[VIDgital (Russia)|The Mask Of Guo Xiang]]", the [[Klasky-Csupo|Klasky-Csupo "Super Scary Face"]] and the "[[THX|THX Deep Note]]". Few children who grew up with this logo have fond memories of it, mostly due to the zooming "V" and bizarre, unnerving music. Adults, however, will likely find it to be harmless. Despite - or perhaps ''because of'' - its notoriety, it's become a fan favorite in the community, and although much more unnerving closing logos have been discovered since, it remains an important part of CLG history.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Flashing V", "V of Rainbow", "Viacom V II"

'''Logo:'''

* '''Opening:''' On a black background, we see the "'''V'''" rotating towards the center of the screen in a {{font color|red|r}}{{font color|orange|a}}{{font color|#FFD900|i}}{{font color|limegreen|n}}{{font color|blue|b}}{{font color|magenta|o}}{{font color|purple|w}} trail. Then, the {{font color|red|r}}{{font color|orange|a}}{{font color|#FFD900|i}}{{font color|limegreen|n}}{{font color|blue|b}}{{font color|magenta|o}}{{font color|purple|w}} trail moves behind the logo, and the "'''V'''" flashes to {{Font color|deepskyblue|bright cerulean}} and the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''Viacom'''}}}}" in the same color flashes in with the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|deepskyblue|presents}}}}" below. As the opening theme starts, we slowly zoom up to the left corner of the "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''V'''}}" until it engulfs the screen with blue.

* '''Closing:''' At the end of the reel, we see the "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''V'''}}" with the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''Viacom'''}}}}" in {{Font color|deepskyblue|blue}} and the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{font color|deepskyblue|from}}}}" above the "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''V'''}}", and they all zoom in towards the viewer.

'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating of the "'''V'''" to the center, the colors lining out of the logo, the flash of "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|deepskyblue|presents}}}}" and the "'''V'''", the zoom-in to the corner of the "'''V'''" in sync with the opening theme. The quick zoom-in to the center with a flash at the end of the reel.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening and closing themes of the syndie promo or none.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. The only sighting that has come up is a sales tape for individual stations to purchase syndication rights for Viacom-owned shows. The tape used for the captures above is from a ''Hawaii Five-O'' sales tape.

'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very underrated and under-appreciated logo. If Viacom made any feature movies at the time, this was definitely the logo to go with (with or without the 'Presents' moniker). They already had some TV movies out, so this would have been perfect, yet they never used it.