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Background

Centerpoint was a production company formed in 1981 by the Sentry Insurance Co, with offices in Los Angeles and New York. In 1985, Sentry sold the company to Bill Ellis, Centerpoint's president, and went under that year when its expensive TV series, OceanQuest, flopped.

Logo (October 31, 1983-September 15, 1985)

Visuals: On a black background, a 4-pointed star flashes briefly, rotating clockwise before it disappears and 2 white streaks of light zoom in, with them converging towards the center of the screen. More streaks come in above and below the center lines before the trails retract from the center, forming 10 white lines that flash briefly. In the larger gap in the middle, "CENTERPOINT" appears inside of it.

Variants:

A more common short version later introduced had the logo appear when the streaks are finished. The logo also noticeably gets darker.
Sometimes, the lines will be gold.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation done by Produce, S.A. in Spain.

Audio: A lush 8-note synthesized tune with the last note sustaining itself and twinkles playing, which is shortened to the last 3 notes on the short version. Usually had the closing theme of the program or no music.

Availability: Can be found on several TV movies from the 1980s, such as Sadat, Dreams, The Last Days of Pompeii and The Toughest Man in the World. Also seen on OceanQuest and the first season of Night Heat. The original long version only appeared on The First Howie Mandel Special.

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 ===Background===
-'''Centerpoint''' was a production company formed in 1981 by the Sentry Insurance Co. They had offices in Los Angeles and New York. They were active in the early-mid 1980s. In 1985, Sentry sold the company to Bill Ellis, Centerpoint's president, and went under that year when an expensive TV series, OceanQuest, flopped.
+'''Centerpoint''' was a production company formed in 1981 by the Sentry Insurance Co, with offices in Los Angeles and New York. In 1985, Sentry sold the company to Bill Ellis, Centerpoint's president, and went under that year when its expensive TV series, ''OceanQuest'', flopped.
-===(October 31, 1983-September 15, 1985)===
+===Logo (October 31, 1983-September 15, 1985)===
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+{{YouTube|id=9OsrZqMS6CI|id2=DA_Zqr59lk8}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, ten white lines trail in from the middle of the screen and appear while the trails go away. The word "CENTERPOINT" fades in in the middle of the lines.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a 4-pointed star flashes briefly, rotating clockwise before it disappears and 2 white streaks of light zoom in, with them converging towards the center of the screen. More streaks come in above and below the center lines before the trails retract from the center, forming 10 white lines that flash briefly. In the larger gap in the middle, "{{font|serif|{{color|darkred|CENTERPOINT}}}}" appears inside of it.
 '''Variants:'''
+* A more common short version later introduced had the logo appear when the streaks are finished. The logo also noticeably gets darker.
-*One version has the logo on a darker background.
-*Another version has gold lines.
+* Sometimes, the lines will be gold.
-*There is an extended version of the logo, where it starts off with a turn-on TV transition (as if you were turning on the television), then the lines (in 3D) zoom in one-by-one; then they turn into 2D of the said thing. The lines glow a bit. Then "CENTERPOINT" fades in.
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation done by Produce, S.A. in Spain.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The lines trailing in, the appearance of the company name.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A lush three-note synthesized tuner with the last note sustaining itself with jingles through the last part. Usually had the closing theme of the program or no music.
+'''Audio:''' A lush 8-note synthesized tune with the last note sustaining itself and twinkles playing, which is shortened to the last 3 notes on the short version. Usually had the closing theme of the program or no music.
+'''Availability:'''  Can be found on several TV movies from the 1980s, such as ''Sadat'', ''Dreams'', ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' and ''The Toughest Man in the World''. Also seen on ''OceanQuest'' and the first season of ''Night Heat''. The original long version only appeared on ''The First Howie Mandel Special''.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' An extended version of the music exists, and it trails off to the Velvet Film Production stamp.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be found on several TV movies from the 1980s, such as ''Sadat'', ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' and ''The Toughest Man in the World''. Also seen on ''OceanQuest'' and the first season of ''Night Heat''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]