Cellar Door Productions

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Cellar Door Productions is a production company based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The company was founded in 1997 by Gretha Rose.

1st Logo (September 15, 1998-2010)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a cellar door. Light flashes behind the door, and it opens, revealing the text "cellar door productions". The text zooms up to us, casting a shadow in the shape of an arc.

Variants:

  • There is a short version that starts with the cellar door opening.
  • Sometimes, a copyright stamp is seen below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A "fwoosh!" when the light shines, followed by a glockenspiel chime when the text appears. Sometimes, it's the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Chef at Home, The Inn Chef, Eckhart and its pilot movie The True Meaning of Crumbfest.

2nd Logo (September 6, 2002-October 13, 2004)


Visuals: On a light gray background, the Teletoon logo is seen next to a drawing of a cellar door. Below it are the stacked words "CELLAR DOOR PRODUCTIONS". A copyright stamp is seen below.

Variant: On Ghost Cat, the logo is inverted.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: The end theme of the short or movie.

Availability: This was an in-credit logo seen on Doodlez and Ghost Cat.