Viacom Productions: Difference between revisions

* Only a split second of the logo (only the first "ping" of the logo's soundtrack playing over a red screen) was shown on a 2012 Australian TV airing of ''Hogan's Heroes'', due to being plastered by the 8th logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' 4 synthesized ascending pinball-like chimes. The first 3 play as each part of "'''{{small|V}}i{{small|ACOM}}'''" slides in, and the last, which plays over the zoom-out, has a zap-like "WHOOSH" that blends in with the last bell, combined with a synth chord and gurgling/telephone-like sounds.

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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} (or {{font color|mediumpurple|lavender}}) background, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''A Viacom Presentation'''}}" in a Palatino-like typeface zooms in from the center of the screen at a very fast pace, then stops abruptly (on the filmed variant) when it gets near to the screen. Then, a fancy-cut, {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} "{{Font color|navy|'''V'''}}" (a downward trapezoid with a curved line in the near center) zooms in from the center and moves gradually closer and closer to the screen. When it gets to the point where the "'''V'''" takes up nearly the entire screen, the screen suddenly cuts to black or fades to black (depending on the version of the logo), with the "'''V'''" presumably still moving ever closer.

'''FX/SFX:''' Depending on the version:

'''Music/Sounds:''' Here are the main music variants used on this logo:

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* '''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.

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

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'''Logo:''' We start off in outer space. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Special'''''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Delivery'''''}}" streak through the sun in the background, leaving 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 on a {{font color|blue|blue}}/black gradient background, the two words fly towards a stylized {{Font color|gold|gold}} ring with wings and the familiar "'''V'''" from the 2nd logo on its base. "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''From'' Viacom'''}}" with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" in a bigger font, also fly towards the ring, settling inside it. The logo then constantly shines, occasionally flashing. At the end, a firework flash effect emerges from the logo.

* A extended version also exists, where "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''From'' Viacom'''}}" streaks in after "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Special'''''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Delivery'''''}}", followed by the border being formed, rotating and dropping down as a rainbow-trailing outline, before retracting and fading to {{Font color|gold|gold}}, flashing once. The rest of the logo plays out normally.

'''Music/Sounds:''' After a drum roll at the start, a majestic 13-note fanfare plays, with the last note held out. The last half plays for the short version, while it's extended for the long version.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a still image of the Viacom "{{Font color|deepskyblue|'''V'''}}" logo in {{Font color|deepskyblue|blue}}, and the name "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" in white below.

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* '''Opening:''' Against a space background with twinkling stars, a metallic steel outline of the Viacom "'''V'''" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" in its familiar Palatino-like font zoom back with a metallic steel trail effect. The trail effect finishes as the "'''V'''" turns solid and metallic and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" turns solid {{font color|gray|gray}}. The logo shines in a similar manner as the "Special Delivery" logo before flying downwards and offscreen.

'''Variant:''' An extended version of the closing variant exists on the sales tape for ''The Lost Honeymooners'', where the logo shines multiple times after completing.  

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show. Promotional reels featured a voice over saying "Because Viacom (pronounced as "Vee-a-Com") presents, for the very first time in syndication...".

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'''Logo:''' We start out with a screen that's divided in two, with a black/{{font color|purple|purple}} gradient on top and {{font color|silver|silver}} on the bottom, with a bright light flare shining between. The {{font color|silver|silver}} part then rotates counter-clockwise (a la [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment#CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox Video]]), revealing it is a steel version of the "{{font color|silver|'''V'''}}" logo as the background changes to a black/{{font color|blue|blue}}/{{font color|purple|purple}} gradient. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{font color|silver|'''Viacom'''}}}}" flies in from the upper-left of the screen and places itself under the "{{font color|silver|'''V'''}}", which shines.

* On some episodes of 90s TBS Superstation airings of ''Perry Mason'', the logo is colored {{font color|green|green}}.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Pindrop-like synth notes, followed by a descending synth chord. The music shares a similar musical key as the "V of Doom".

** It can be seen on the ''Perry Mason'' made-for-TV movies from 1987-89, and some from the earlier part of 1990 along with some prints of previous ones (though most use the warp speed variant), but DVDs plaster it over with the CBS Television Distribution logo. However, it is preserved on some VHS tapes such as the British VHS release of ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson'', but these aren't easy to come by, and as far as we can tell, have never been released to VHS in the United States.  

** It was also seen on some episodes of ''Perry Mason'' on Me-TV before they were issued updated prints by CBS, but these prints can still be seen as of recently on FETV.  

** The B&W variant can be found at the end of select VHS tapes of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' that were released by Premier Promotions, including notably ''The Andy Griffith Show Collector's Series Volume 12: Mayberry Classics'', and was recently spotted on a Season 08 episode of ''Rawhide'' on Me-TV and H&I.  

** This logo was also spotted on British VHS releases of ''Fun in Acapulco'', ''King Creole'', ''Roustabout'' and ''All in a Night's Work'', older prints of ''Dempsey'' and ''Makepeace'', ''Father Dowling Mysteries'', a Decades broadcast of ''The Blue Knight'' (1975), at least one episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' on the French version of the Sci-Fi Channel, a Movies! broadcast of the 1971 docudrama ''Evel Knievel'', a Escape (now Court TV Mystery) airing of the 1989 film ''Night Game'', a recent TCM UK broadcast of ''Wild Geese II'' (1985), the 1987 Cannon film ''Three Kinds of Heat'', which can be found on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime, Paramount+ and Epix.com, and international prints of seasons 1-4 (and some of season 5) of ''Matlock'', though most use the warp speed variant. It does appear on a few Season 3-4 episodes of ''Matlock'' on CBS Justice (UK).  

** It was also spotted on syndicated prints of the 1979 Canadian sports drama, ''Running''.

** This made a surprise appearance recently on episodes of ''All in the Family'' on Sky Go New Zealand (such as the pilot).

* '''''Extended Variant (3-4 Wipes)'':'''  

* '''''Silent Variant'':''' Extremely rare. Originally, it could only be seen on syndicated TV prints of ''The Stepford Wives'' (the 1975 version), though it was recently spotted on the Forces TV print of the ''Hogan's Heroes'' episode "The Most Escape-Proof Camp I've Ever Escaped From", which is from season 2, although Fox Classics’ print has the theme present on it.

* '''''Warp Speed Variant'':'''  

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'''Logo:''' On a shaded {{font color|blue|blue}} background, a {{font color|silver|silver}} "{{font color|silver|'''V'''}}" flies in from the bottom left and moves backwards. As it does so, a zig-zag line comes out of it to form the other letters in the word "{{font color|silver|'''VIACOM'''}}" (with the "{{font color|silver|'''V'''}} shining throughout), with the "{{font color|silver|'''A'''}}" and "{{font color|silver|'''M'''}}" still having the form of zig-zags. The completed logo, which kind of looks like "{{font color|silver|\/'''I'''/\'''CO'''/\/\}}", shines.

* On the 1998 TV movie ''Inferno'' and the 1999 TV movie ''The Apartment Complex'', the Productions variant has the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|''Viacom Productions, Inc. Exclusive Distributor''}}" in two lines below.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a voice-over by Don LaFontaine saying "Viacom" near the end:

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'''Logo:''' On a smoky {{font color|blue|blue}} background, we see the letters of "{{font color|royalblue|'''VIACOM'''}}" in a glass font zooming out, being stacked in front of each other, then spreading out. The background is full of the letters of the word along with a {{font color|blue|blue}} smoke effect that slowly clears out. After "{{font color|royalblue|'''VIACOM'''}}" settles, the text "{{font color|royalblue|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}" in Futura Extra Bold moves up ala the "Float In" animation of Microsoft PowerPoint, with a line and the byline "{{font color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''a Paramount company'''''}}}}" (in the [[Paramount Pictures]] logo's font) fading in below it.

'''Variants:'''

* In 2002, the words were made bolder, and the letters at the start are brighter.

* Sometimes on the 2002 version, "in association with" spreads out above.

* A filmed version appears on some TV movies.

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