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Dan Curtis Productions was the production company of Dan Curtis, which was founded in June 1966. The company mainly released content based on Horror and Mystery for the big three networks during this period (ABC, NBC, CBS). The company ultimately shut down following Dan Curtis' death on March 27, 2006. They were most known for Dark Shadows (including it's short-lived remake of the same name), and various TV movies, including The Norliss Tapes and their final production, Our Fathers.

Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon Variant
Dark Shadows-Episode 1082 Version
The Invasion of Carol Enders Variant

Visuals: Scrolling up with the credits of Dark Shadows is a superimposed logo with cursive-like text (the first letters of each word are in boxes) as follows:

Dan
Curtis
Productions, inc.
copyright © (year)
_{ALL RIGHTS RESERVED}

Variants:

There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different (like in Episode 1082). In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:DAN CURTIS
PRODUCTIONS, INC.
copyright © [year]
Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon, is like the stylized-text version used on Dark Shadows, except the following copyright disclaimer is used:© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.
All rights reservedIt's also in a black background with lights shown.
On The Invasion of Carol Enders, the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font. It also has the copyright text: ⒸCopyright 1973

Technique: A chyroned graphic.

Audio: The end theme of Dark Shadows, that can either be a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect saying, "Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production."

Audio Variant: In Dead of the Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon, it uses its own theme.

Availability: Found on all episodes of the original Dark Shadows TV series as well as The Invasion of Carol Enders. It also appears on the TV Movie Dead of the Night: A Darkness.

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+===Background===
+'''Dan Curtis Productions''' was the production company of '''Dan Curtis''', which was founded in June 1966. The company mainly released content based on Horror and Mystery for the big three networks during this period ([[ABC |ABC]], [[NBC]], [[CBS |CBS]]). The company ultimately shut down following Dan Curtis' death on March 27, 2006. They were most known for ''Dark Shadows'' (including it's short-lived remake of the same name), and various TV movies, including ''The Norliss Tapes'' and their final production, ''Our Fathers''.
+===Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)===
-''Logo descriptions by Michael Bass and Shadeed A. Kelly''
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Dan Curtis Productions (1966).jpeg
+File:Dan Curtis Productions (1969).jpeg|Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon Variant
+File:Dan Curtis Productions (Episode 1082).png|Dark Shadows-Episode 1082 Version
+File:Dan Curtis Productions 1973.png|The Invasion of Carol Enders Variant
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=PZxBLmc6pvk|id2=fw7ZbMVbpfo|id3=6lXJ9YBJsDc}}
+'''Visuals:''' Scrolling up with the credits of ''Dark Shadows'' is a superimposed logo with cursive-like text (the first letters of each word are in boxes) as follows:
-''Editions by mr3urious and SeanElGatoTV2k8''
+<center>{{font|cursive|<big>'''D'''</big>''an''}}<br>{{font|cursive|<big>'''C'''</big>''urtis''}}<br>{{font|cursive|<big>'''P'''</big>''roductions, inc.''}}<br>{{font|Times New Roman|<small>copyright © (year)</small>}}<br>{{font|Times New Roman|<small><sub>ALL RIGHTS RESERVED</sub></small>}}</center>
-''Video capture courtesy of disabled1955''
+'''Variants:'''
-st Logo
+*There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different (like in Episode 1082). In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
+*On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:<center>DAN CURTIS<br>PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>copyright © [year]</center>
+*Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie ''Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon'', is like the stylized-text version used on ''Dark Shadows'', except the following copyright disclaimer is used:<center>© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>All rights reserved</center>It's also in a black background with lights shown.
+*On ''The Invasion of Carol Enders'', the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font. It also has the copyright text:  ⒸCopyright 1973
+'''Technique:''' A chyroned graphic.
-(June 27, 1966-April 2, 1971)
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of ''Dark Shadows'', that can either be a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect saying, "''Dark Shadows'' is a Dan Curtis Production."
-<br />Nickname: "DCP"<br />Logo: Scrolling up in the credits of ''Dark Shadows'', we see a superimposed logo with stylized text (the first letters of each word are in boxes) as follows:
+'''Audio Variant:''' In ''Dead of the Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon'', it uses its own theme.
+'''Availability:''' Found on all episodes of the original ''Dark Shadows'' TV series as well as ''The Invasion of Carol Enders''. It also appears on the TV Movie ''Dead of the Night: A Darkness''.
+[[Category:American television logos]]
-Dan<blockquote>Curtis<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote>Productions, inc.<blockquote>copyright © (year)<blockquote><blockquote>ALL RIGHTS RESERVED</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Variants: <br />
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
-* On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]
-DAN CURTIS
-PRODUCTIONS, INC.
-copyright © '''year'''
-* Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie ''Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon'', is like the stylized-text version used on ''Dark Shadows'', except this copyright disclaimer is used:
-© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.
-All rights reserved
-FX/SFX: Scrolls up in the credits.   <br />Music/Sounds: The end theme of ''Dark Shadows'', that is a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect  saying, "''Dark Shadows'' is a Dan Curtis Production."<br />Availability: Found on all episodes of the original ''Dark Shadows'' TV series, which ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971.<br />Editors Note: The theme/announcer is notable for being ominous.<br />2nd Logo
-(February 21, 1973)
-Logo: On an extreme close-up of a scary vampire face, there is an in-credit text that reads:
-'''A'''
-'''DAN'''
-'''CURTIS'''
-'''PRODUCTION'''
-'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''
-The logo would then cut to a Metromedia Producers Corporation logo that would be superimposed on the same background.
-FX/SFX: None.
-Music/Sounds: The end-title theme, which is that of ''The Norliss Tapes'', a very dramatic music composition.
-Availability: Seen on the 1973 TV movie ''The Norliss Tapes''.
-Editors Note: This logo is somewhat notorious for being scary to many people thanks to the scary music and look of the eyes.
-rd Logo
-(January 13-March 22, 1991)
-Logo: An in-credit text that reads as "DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." with the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in a smaller font below.
-FX/SFX: None.
-Music/Sounds: The end-title theme.
-Availability: Rare. It was only seen on the short-lived 1991 revival ''Dark Shadows''.
-Editors Note: None.
-Links:
-* You can view episodes of the 1966 ''Dark Shadows'' series on Hulu, here.
-* You can view the TV movie ''The Norliss Tapes'' on YouTube, here.
-* You can view episodes of the 1991 ''Dark Shadows'' series on Hulu, here.