Dan Curtis Productions
Logo descriptions by Michael Bass and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by mr3urious and SeanElGatoTV2k8
Video capture courtesy of disabled1955
1st Logo
(June 27, 1966-April 2, 1971)
Nickname: "DCP"
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:
CurtisVariants:Productions, inc.copyright © (year)ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- 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 this copyright disclaimer is used:
© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.
All rights reserved
FX/SFX: Scrolls up in the credits.
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."
Availability: Found on all episodes of the original Dark Shadows TV series, which ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971.
Editors Note: The theme/announcer is notable for being ominous.
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.
3rd 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.