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RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - W. Knight - 18-04-2023
(18-04-2023, 07:09 PM)Stuart Wrote: I thought that was the logo they ended up using?The logo, yes; the name and animation, no. I seemed to recall news articles suggesting a restructure or rebrand to Television Canada in the 70s cited on Wikipedia, but all that's left now is just the storyboard.
The 'exploded pizza' continued to be used until 1986, albeit with newer stings. Closest to the storyboard was probably this Christmas sting, but it was from 1985:
https://youtu.be/Mb7V5LlXzeM
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - Stooky Bill - 11-06-2023
Some UK Living idents from 1996 here, some of which don't look like they were ever used. A couple of them are particularly bad
https://youtu.be/YTRGOgnsiSY
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - Larry the Loafer - 11-06-2023
Not sure I've ever laughed that much at a VT clock before.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - strollfan - 11-06-2023
(11-06-2023, 06:11 PM)Stooky Bill Wrote: Some UK Living idents from 1996 here, some of which don't look like they were ever used. A couple of them are particularly bad
https://youtu.be/YTRGOgnsiSY
Not sure there's a single usable one in there, the "best" are the candle ones and they're frankly inane anyway. The gonks and the magic tricks are outright laughable! I do quite like the saxophone riff though, even if it makes a comical juxtaposition with the jack-o-lantern.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - Humphrey Hacker - 12-06-2023
I know the channel 4 logo was a "mock" if it can be called that but to be completely honest it looks dire. It's as if someone has knocked it up on after effects after half an hour. All I can say is thank goodness it wasn't taken up.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - rick - 13-06-2023
The E4 logo and branding made up of lots of + symbols had some real potential. Wish they could have expanded on it more. I can picture promo trails and idents for it in my mind, especially since they made the face up of multicoloured +'s which I think could have been developed more for idents or channel symbols. Ah well, guess we'll never know what could have been.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - Blubatt - 13-06-2023
(12-06-2023, 08:26 AM)Humphrey Hacker Wrote: I know the channel 4 logo was a "mock" if it can be called that but to be completely honest it looks dire. It's as if someone has knocked it up on after effects after half an hour. All I can say is thank goodness it wasn't taken up.Personally, I wouldn't call it a 'mock'. Mocks to me are just freelance designs. This was commissioned as a potential rebrand, so I think it goes beyond being a mock. That's just my take, mind.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - SlimyTrain - 13-06-2023
(11-06-2023, 06:11 PM)Stooky Bill Wrote: Some UK Living idents from 1996 here, some of which don't look like they were ever used. A couple of them are particularly bad
https://youtu.be/YTRGOgnsiSY
I think I know what's wrong here:
1. MUSIC, it finishes up way too fast and the bells are annoying.
2. PACING, the objects in the idents move too slowly. Like come on. Hurry up, people!
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - orange - 13-06-2023
(13-06-2023, 07:44 PM)Blubatt Wrote: Personally, I wouldn't call it a 'mock'. Mocks to me are just freelance designs. This was commissioned as a potential rebrand, so I think it goes beyond being a mock. That's just my take, mind.
That’s not what Freelance means.
RE: Unused Idents and Presentation - Blubatt - 13-06-2023
(13-06-2023, 07:58 PM)orange Wrote: That’s not what Freelance means.
Alright, poor word choice, but you get what I mean. A mock is made by people for the sake of it, be it for a portfolio, or for long defunct forums (see what I did there). The three block 4, to me, isn't a mock, because it was comissioned to potentially replace the 4 logo. It is, however, striking that the Channel 4 News title from the early 90's used a stylised 4 that did bear some resemblance to the 3 block '4'.