Draft:Disney Channel (Continuity Bumpers)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum





Bounce (2002-2006)

Visuals:

  • Promo: The Disney Channel Mickey head logo appears and jumps back to the bottom left corner of the screen. The show's name is seen on the upper right corner. Sometimes, a scene from the show can be seen within the Mickey head.
  • Coming Up Next/Commercial Break: The Mickey head peeks out of the right side of the screen. A scene from the upcoming/currently airing show plays inside. The head then goes away and reappears on the bottom left of the screen, with an animation (see Variants below) playing inside of it.
    • For coming up next bumpers, "next" is first seen, which gets replaced by arrows, segueing into the bumper sequence, which plays as normal, but "next" is seen on the top left corner. There is also an indicator for the two shows coming up next on the left side of the screen, and two scenes from two different shows play inside the Mickey head.

Variants: The color scheme varies depending on the show (for the promo bumper), but there are several "standard" color schemes used throughout its lifespan:

  • 2003 bumpers:
    • Dog Biscuits: Yellow or violet background with bone shapes, red or blue Mickey head with dog biscuits over a red or blue surface inside.
    • Digital: Green background with lights forming a heart and various punctuation marks, blue Mickey head with a computer interface inside (showing hearts, emoticons and a loading bar). The colors may be swapped.
    • Speaker: Background with red or green audio spectrums, yellow or blue Mickey head with yellow or blue speakers inside, respectively.
    • Space:
    • Bubbles: Background consisting of green circles of various sizes and shades, yellow Mickey head with yellow fizzy bubbles inside.
    • Butterfly:

  • Bike:
  • Drums:
  • Denim:
  • Fish:
  • Globe:
  • Game Controller:
  • Kites:
  • Pizza:
  • Popcorn:
  • Soccer

  • City: Purple background with "star" shapes, a city at night with fireworks within the Mickey head.
  • Lockers: Green or red locker background, within the Mickey head the screen zooms in to a blue locker as various objects get thrown out of it. The door closes, revealing the Disney Channel text over it.
  • Game Board:Yellow board game pawns floating over a yellow background, an assortment of board game pieces over a board with the Disney Channel text on it within the Mickey head.

Technique: CGI by CA Square, in some cases coupled with live-action footage.

Audio:

  • Promo: Usually a background piece from the show or an instrumental version of the show's theme, accompanied by an announcer.
  • Coming Up Next/Commercial Break: A variant of the Disney Channel theme.



Ribbon (2007-2010)

Visuals:

  • Promo: A ribbon flies and creates a spiral, which turns into the Mickey head logo. The logo settles down on the bottom left corner as the show's name and tune-in information fade in on the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Menu: A large "next" first appears. A ribbon then flies over the text, and the camera follows its movement. The ribbon then reveals a character (or characters plural) from the upcoming show. The character is usually inside a geometric shape such as a star or a hexagon, with the associated show title also appearing alongside it. A few seconds later, the ribbon comes on-screen again, and flies to encircle another character. Then, after a couple more seconds, the ribbon flies once again, and the camera follows as it forms the Mickey head logo (in a slightly larger size than the promo version). The text "next", with the show title below, animates in on the upper right corner.
  • Bumper: Similar in concept to the menu, except condensed to five seconds. The bumper starts directly with the ribbon flying, only one character is shown, and the Mickey head logo is much larger in this version. The show title also only appears at the end of the bumper, on the upper right corner of the screen.

All three types had at least 10 unique ribbon animations.

Technique: CGI by New Wave Entertainment.

Audio: Usually a variant of the Disney Channel's signature theme, accompanied by an announcer.

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