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'''Visuals:''' The screen fades to a white background, and a picture of a bumper car fades in. Inside it are two boys; the first one is wearing headphones and holding out a microphone, and the second is looking through a camera with a telephoto lens. On the car is a |
'''Visuals:''' The screen fades to a white background, and a picture of a bumper car fades in. Inside it are two boys; the first one is wearing headphones and holding out a microphone, and the second is looking through a camera with a telephoto lens. On the car is a yellow flag with the company name in black. The whole symbol is colored blue and yellow. Underneath the bumper car is the blue text "'''BUMPER FILMS Ltd''' for '''S4C'''", with "S4C" being in said channel's corporate typeface and colours. A copyright stamp attributing Prism Art & Design Ltd is displayed underneath. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Starting with ''Joshua Jones'', the logo is redrawn, with the flag coloured blue with white lettering, and "BUMPER FILMS" is in Futura Condensed with 2 dots on both sides of the text. The "for" text on this show also mentions the [[BBC Productions|BBC]] and Prism Art & Design, and there are copyright stamps for Rob Lee and S4C. |
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* On ''Fireman Sam'', "with thanks to the Fire Service" is written in Gill Sans under the text. |
* On ''Fireman Sam'', "with thanks to the Fire Service" is written in Gill Sans under the text. |
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* On early episodes of ''Fireman Sam'', the "S4C" letters are in |
* On early episodes of ''Fireman Sam'', the "S4C" letters are in blue and directly based on the 1982 corporate typeface. |
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* On ''Joshua Jones'', the logo is drawn much differently (with the colors on the flag being inverted), and the copyright text is different. Instead, it reads "BUMPER FILMS" in Futura Condensed, and then "for S4C, BBC, Prism Art & Design" underneath. Below that are copyright stamps for Rob Lee and S4C. |
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* On Season 4 of ''Fireman Sam'', the logo is identical to the ''Joshua Jones'' variant, but with "With thanks to the Fire Service" underneath and a copyright stamp for Prism Art and Design Ltd. |
* On Season 4 of ''Fireman Sam'', the logo is identical to the ''Joshua Jones'' variant, but with "With thanks to the Fire Service" underneath and a copyright stamp for Prism Art and Design Ltd. |
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* On post-1995 reruns of Welsh prints of ''Fireman Sam'' (Or ''Sam Tân'' in Welsh), the logo is set on a black background and is on the top with Welsh text saying "Cynhyrchiad" ("Production"), and on the bottom of that is the 1995 S4C logo with text saying "Ar Gyfer" ("For") on top of that. The copyright date is below all. "BUMPER FILMS" is in English though. |
* On post-1995 reruns of Welsh prints of ''Fireman Sam'' (Or ''Sam Tân'' in Welsh), the logo is set on a black background and is on the top with Welsh text saying "Cynhyrchiad" ("Production"), and on the bottom of that is the 1995 S4C logo with text saying "Ar Gyfer" ("For") on top of that. The copyright date is below all. "BUMPER FILMS" is in English though. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' On the ''Fireman Sam'' special "Snow Business", a wind-like sound is heard. |
'''Audio Variant:''' On the ''Fireman Sam'' special "Snow Business", a wind-like sound is heard. |
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===2nd Logo (April 7, 1999-2002)=== |
===2nd Logo (April 7, 1999-2002)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a white canvas background, |
'''Visuals:''' On a white canvas background, the text "'''Bumper Films'''" is seen under the [[Mike Young Productions]] logo in a blue pudgy font. Underneath the symbol, there is "for S4C" with "S4C" being in the channel's then-current logo typeface. A copyright stamp appears below. |
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'''Technique:''' Digital graphics. |
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'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show. |
'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show. |
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'''Availability:''' Was only seen on ''Starhill Ponies''. |
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[[Category:Welsh-language logos]] |
Bumper Films (Ffilmiau Bumper Cyf) was a Welsh children's stop-frame animation production company formed on June 26, 1982 by John Walker and Ian Frampton. They are best known for Fireman Sam, which premeired in 1987 and is still going strong today. In 2001, the Fireman Sam brand was sold to Gullane Entertainment and after production on Starhill Ponies ended in 2002, the rest of the company closed down.
Visuals: The screen fades to a white background, and a picture of a bumper car fades in. Inside it are two boys; the first one is wearing headphones and holding out a microphone, and the second is looking through a camera with a telephoto lens. On the car is a yellow flag with the company name in black. The whole symbol is colored blue and yellow. Underneath the bumper car is the blue text "BUMPER FILMS Ltd for S4C", with "S4C" being in said channel's corporate typeface and colours. A copyright stamp attributing Prism Art & Design Ltd is displayed underneath.
Variants:
Technique: Fading effects.
Audio: On Fireman Sam, the synthesized whoosh from the end of the show's theme tune is heard. Oddly, the "whoosh" sound is also heard in Joshua Jones, but sounds noticeably faster.
Audio Variant: On the Fireman Sam special "Snow Business", a wind-like sound is heard.
Availability: This logo was seen on the original broadcasts of the first four seasons of Fireman Sam, and can also be found on VHS releases thereof.
Visuals: On a white canvas background, the text "Bumper Films" is seen under the Mike Young Productions logo in a blue pudgy font. Underneath the symbol, there is "for S4C" with "S4C" being in the channel's then-current logo typeface. A copyright stamp appears below.
Technique: Digital graphics.
Audio: The end theme of the show.
Availability: Was only seen on Starhill Ponies.