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'''Variants:''' There are many variants of this logo: | '''Variants:''' There are many variants of this logo: | ||
Original 2004 set: | |||
* ''Bowls'': We see a group of people playing lawn bowls outside as hedges in the shape of the Channel 4 logo parts fly around. Most of them don't notice, but one elderly lady on a bench turns around to see the sights in front of her. The Channel 4 logo is briefly made out of the shadows of the levitating hedges. | * ''Bowls'': We see a group of people playing lawn bowls outside as hedges in the shape of the Channel 4 logo parts fly around. Most of them don't notice, but one elderly lady on a bench turns around to see the sights in front of her. The Channel 4 logo is briefly made out of the shadows of the levitating hedges. | ||
* ''Diner'': The Channel 4 logo is briefly formed during a panning of an American diner/motel. | |||
*''Flats:'' We pan through the balcony of a dark and dreary apartment complex (usually referred to as 'flats' in the UK), with the Channel 4 logo briefly forming from parts of the surrounding buildings. | |||
*''Dubai:'' The camera sweeps across the Dubai landscape, showing lots of building under construction, and the Channel 4 logo forms from the various buildings. | |||
*''Hay Bales:'' We pan across a landscape of fields with hay bales dotted around, with the Channel 4 logo forming from levitating hay bales, one of which is on fire. | |||
*''Trafalgar Square'': We see some pigeons flying onto Trafalgar Square in London, capital of the U.K. and walking on a large Channel 4 logo on a plinth. The logo then squeezes itself and retracts, causing some of the pigeons to either fly away or die (not visibly). | |||
*''Market:'' We walk through a busy street market, with the Channel 4 logo briefly coming into view overhead formed from various market stands and carts. | |||
*''Pylons:'' The camera is situated in a car driving down a country road surrounded by large electricity pylons, when it pans to the back of the car to reveal the Channel 4 logo briefly appearing from pieces of the pylons. | |||
*''Taxi:'' We see various taxi cabs in an American city, swerving around the road whilst the camera focuses on levitating blocks overhead. The blocks briefly appear to form the Channel 4 logo. | |||
*''Roadworks:'' We're inside a car driving down a motorway, with visible floating roadworks signs in the distance. A car in front swerves to the left and the Channel 4 logo appears formed from roadworks signs. | |||
* ''Alien'': A woman and a man donning a cowboy hat are stuck worried in a car as mysterious metal objects fly around them and form the Channel 4 logo twice. | |||
In 2006 and 2007, extra idents were added to the set: | |||
* ''Containers'': The camera pans through a shipping port with various containers and other mechanical devices. The Channel 4 logo briefly appears formed from containers and distant structures. | |||
* ''Tokyo:'' We see a busy street in Tokyo as the camera walks through, before turning around to reveal the Channel 4 logo briefly forming from neon signs and building parts. | |||
* ''Stage:'' The camera starts at the top of a music stage and slowly pans down into the field below, with the Channel 4 logo appearing from various speakers, lights, and a cart. | |||
* ''Rollercoaster'': The Channel 4 logo is briefly formed during a first-person rollercoaster ride. | * ''Rollercoaster'': The Channel 4 logo is briefly formed during a first-person rollercoaster ride. | ||
* '' | * ''Rocks:'' We see the back of a large rock peeking out of the ocean, and the camera pans around it to briefly reveal the Channel 4 logo made up of lots of rocks. | ||
* ''Homer'': We see Homer Simpson put a pack of Duff beer on his hammock, but the force created by him lying on it causes the cans to fly up onto the electrical lines. He screams and falls off the hammock, and climbs up a tree to try and retrieve the cans. However, every time he tries to grab them he gets electrocuted. Night falls, and he tries one last time to get the cans. The shock causes one of them to open, and he tries drinking the can and gets electrocuted at the same time. We pan out from the Simpsons' backyard to reveal that every time he drinks, a power outage briefly flashes and forms the Channel 4 logo. | |||
* ''Homer'': We see Homer Simpson | In 2010, more idents were added to the set. Some idents, such as ''Roadworks'' and ''Alien,'' were removed from the lineup. | ||
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* ''Junkyard:'' We pan across a junkyard to see a forklift grabbing some broken cars. A stack of junk and the forklift itself briefly form the Channel 4 logo. This ident originally aired as part of Channel 4's '3D Week' in 2009, before joining the main lineup in 2010. | |||
* ''Blackpool:'' We start on the sidewalk as various people are walking down the street. The camera pans up and around to reveal the Channel 4 logo, formed from buildings, signs, and part of the Blackpool Tower. | |||
* ''Airplanes:'' The camera pans through a large deserted area full of old aircraft, before panning up into the sky to briefly reveal the Channel 4 logo formed from said aircraft. | |||
* ''Abbey:'' We pan through the old ruins of an abbey, with bunnies running away from the camera, as it pans out to reveal the Channel 4 logo. | |||
'''Trivia:''' | |||
* The ''Simpsons'' Homer ident was a unique animation commissioned by Channel 4 and produced by [[Gracie Films]] and animated by [[Film Roman]] and Rough Draft Korea. The animation from this ident was worked into the couch gag for the season 25 episode 'Specs and the City' with some alterations (rather than the original hammock scene, Homer is watching the Super Bowl and discovers that Bart threw the pack of Duff onto the power lines outside, leading into the animation from the ident), and whilst the lighting effects during the power outage scene are altered to remove the giant 4 logo, it can still be clearly seen in the street outlines if you look closely enough. After the 2015 rebrand, this episode is now the only way to see said ident broadcast on TV. | |||
[[Gracie Films]] and animated by [[Film Roman]] and Rough Draft Korea. The animation from this ident was worked into the couch gag for the season 25 episode 'Specs and the City' with some alterations (rather than the original hammock scene, Homer is watching the Super Bowl and discovers that Bart threw the pack of Duff onto the power lines outside, leading into the animation from the ident), and whilst the lighting effects during the power outage scene are altered to remove the giant 4 logo, it can still be clearly seen in the street outlines if you look closely enough. After the 2015 rebrand, this episode is now the only way to see said ident broadcast on TV. The Rollercoaster variant is entirely filmed at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. | * The Rollercoaster variant is entirely filmed at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. | ||
* The Abbey ident was filmed at Bayham Old Abbey. | |||
* During April Fool's Day 2011, all idents used on screen were edited to remove the Channel 4 logo completely. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Depending on the variant used. Quite impressive, resembling the original 1982 idents. | '''FX/SFX:''' Depending on the variant used. Quite impressive, resembling the original 1982 idents. | ||