ABC Productions (Australia)
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Background
ABC Productions is the production arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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1st Logo (1965-1974) | 2nd Logo (1974-2001) | 3rd Logo (2002-2018) | 4th Logo (2018-) | 5th Logo (2021?-) |
1st Logo (1965-1974)
Visuals: Over the last shot of the show on the bottom left corner of the screen, there is the print ABC Lissajous figure logo of the time.
Technique: Luminance key effects.
Audio: Unknown.
Availability: It's seen on Adventure Island.
2nd Logo (1974-2001)
Visuals: Over the last shot of the show, there is the print ABC logo of the time with "ABC-TV" above. A copyright notice is often shown below.
Variant: "ABC-TV" would be absent shows after 1983, when the Australian Broadcasting Commission became the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Technique: Luminance key or digital effects.
Audio: The ending theme of the program.
Availability: Seen on various Aussie programs like Bananas in Pyjamas and Playschool.
3rd Logo (2002-2018)
Visuals: On a black background, there is the company name and the copyright year. A small silver ring fades in and twists itself into the ABC logo.
Variants:
- Starting in 2011, the text "ABC" fades in below after the animation, which is different.
- In later years, the text was changed to "Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" set above the logo.
- There is a still variant in which the text reads "ABC TELEVISION" instead of "ABC".
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme or none.
Availability: Unknown.
4th Logo (2018-)
Visuals: On a black background, the 1970s Lisaajous curve appears with "ABC" below in the custom ABC Sans typeface.
Technique: Digital art.
Audio: The ending theme.
Availability: Seen at the end of most ABC productions since 2018, one notable exception being Play School which just ends with a copyright notice.
5th Logo (2021?-)
Visuals: On a grey gradient, the 70s Lissajous curve draws in and the text "ABC ORIGINAL" appears below.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: The opening theme.
Availability: Appears at the beginning of the revived Spicks and Specks.