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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
The '''Nine Network''' (commonly known as '''Channel Nine''' or simply '''Nine''') is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network, founded in 1956 as the '''National Television Network''', becoming known as the Nine Network in the late 1960s. Nine adopted their famous "dots" logo in | The '''Nine Network''' (commonly known as '''Channel Nine''' or simply '''Nine''') is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network, founded in 1956 as the '''National Television Network''', becoming known as the Nine Network in the late 1960s. Nine adopted their famous "dots" logo in 1969. In 1975, Nine Network along with all other Australian TV channels switched to full time colour broadcasts. The Nine Network is one of three main free-to-air commercial networks in Australia, the others being [[Seven Network |Seven]] and [[Network 10 |Ten]]. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, two white dots stuck to each other are seen. A dot slides across the screen and splits the two dots. Then, two more dots drop down and position themselves in a plus shape. Two colons slide up and down from the screen edges and collide with the ends, forming an incomplete square. One final dot slides in from the right side of the screen and pushes one of the dots to the middle, forming a 3x3 grid of dots. The middle dot zooms in to turn the screen white, going to a random live-action part, usually ending in someone performing a particular shuffle dance. After it finishes, the screen fades back to the dots, which then turn into a squishy-looking "9". The "9" then cuts out as the dots appear column by column, before the "9" appears to complete the famous logo. | ||
'''Variants:''' There are several variants of the live action sequence (around | '''Variants:''' There are several variants of the live action sequence (around forty were reportedly made). Here are just some of them: | ||
* People walking across what looks like a clothing shop for women. One of the females standing on a huge step, starts dancing to the tune soon after and finishes the dance by looking to her right. | * People walking across what looks like a clothing shop for women. One of the females standing on a huge step, starts dancing to the tune soon after and finishes the dance by looking to her right. | ||
* In a clothing shop, One of the people picks up a shirt and starts dancing the same way as the previous variant. | * In a clothing shop, One of the people picks up a shirt and starts dancing the same way as the previous variant. | ||
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* Australian singer John Farnham appears dressed as a king. He walks through a crowd and stops to do the dance. The announcer in this variant says: "Get the Channel 9 Moomba feeling". This variant was made in celebration of Farnham winning the award of "King of Moomba" at the Melbourne Moomba Festival (a large community festival held in the city of Melbourne, Victoria) in 1972. Presumably, this ident was exclusive to GTV-9 in Melbourne. | * Australian singer John Farnham appears dressed as a king. He walks through a crowd and stops to do the dance. The announcer in this variant says: "Get the Channel 9 Moomba feeling". This variant was made in celebration of Farnham winning the award of "King of Moomba" at the Melbourne Moomba Festival (a large community festival held in the city of Melbourne, Victoria) in 1972. Presumably, this ident was exclusive to GTV-9 in Melbourne. | ||
*Humphrey B. Bear, Channel 9's iconic and long-standing children's' character/mascot does the shuffle in front of a real bear at a zoo. | *Humphrey B. Bear, Channel 9's iconic and long-standing children's' character/mascot does the shuffle in front of a real bear at a zoo. | ||
This is far from all the variants in existence. Reportedly, TCN-9 in Sydney had already produced | This is far from all the variants in existence. Reportedly, TCN-9 in Sydney had already produced forty variants at the time of the package's launch <ref name=tvtimes> ''TV Times'', 3 May 1972 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51584821</ref> , let alone any additional idents made during the three years this package was used, such as those for special occasions like the Moomba variant | ||
'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and 2D animation. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a dark blue background, 2 events may happen (more are known to exist, though): | '''Visuals:''' On a dark blue background, 2 events may happen (more are known to exist, though): | ||
* '''Variant #1:''' The dots appear to the left in orange, follow by the "9" in the same colour to the right. The camera moves towards the dots until the middle dot is all that's left. The dot then grows arms, legs, and a face, with it being confused at first. After looking at his new features, the character gets embarrassed and turns red. The character turns back to orange and then does a little dance (The "shuffle" dance from the previous idents) before giving a weary smile. The character then reverts back to the dot and the logo zooms out. | * '''Variant #1:''' The dots appear to the left in orange, follow by the "9" in the same colour to the right. The camera moves towards the dots until the middle dot is all that's left. The dot then grows arms, legs, and a face, with it being confused at first. After looking at his new features, the character gets embarrassed and turns red. The character turns back to orange and then does a little dance (The "shuffle" dance from the previous idents) before giving a weary smile. The character then reverts back to the dot and the logo zooms out. | ||
* '''Variant #2:''' An orange dot slides down from the top right of the screen, then ricochets into place. Several more dots appear and start bouncing into their respective places, except for a dot that is on the opposite side of the screen. The final dot then collides with the lone dot and melds with it, quickly forming the "9" and the last dot, but not before fusing with the dots and splitting from it quickly. After the logo is formed, | * '''Variant #2:''' An orange dot slides down from the top right of the screen, then ricochets into place. Several more dots appear and start bouncing into their respective places, except for a dot that is on the opposite side of the screen. The final dot then collides with the lone dot and melds with it, quickly forming the "9" and the last dot, but not before fusing with the dots and splitting from it quickly. After the logo is formed, two white lines appear and tap against each over as an orange rectangle appears around the logo. The lines then transform into the text "LIVING COLOR" in a white font similar to the "9" logo. A white border then appears around the orange border and then zooms out. | ||
* '''Variant #3:''' A third variant apparently involves a larger green dot with a face juggling the | * '''Variant #3:''' A third variant apparently involves a larger green dot with a face juggling the nine dots. A cut down version of this is seen on Channel 9's 40th anniversary promo<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzKN28dRQxw</ref> | ||
'''Trivia:''' The American spelling of "color" is used in this ident, instead of the British spelling of "colour". | '''Trivia:''' The American spelling of "color" is used in this ident, instead of the British spelling of "colour". | ||
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'''Audio:''' The same trumpet fanfare as before, but with added vocals in the background. The first variant had a fluctuating synth sound playing over the tune, while the 2nd variant had cartoonish sound effects added. | '''Audio:''' The same trumpet fanfare as before, but with added vocals in the background. The first variant had a fluctuating synth sound playing over the tune, while the 2nd variant had cartoonish sound effects added. | ||
'''Availability:''' It was seen during their 40th (1996) and 60th (2016) | '''Availability:''' It was seen during their 40th (1996) and 60th (2016) anniversaries. | ||
===3rd Logo (1977-1978)=== | ===3rd Logo (1977-1978)=== | ||