Draft:TVP1

Credits

Editions by
StarlightFantasy

Video captures courtesy of
Bartek Ciesielski, Dawno Temu W TV, TVArchiwum, David Logo Editor3, Naklańja z fauhałesuf i diwidi, Hugo Teh Spartan 588 / HTS588 and maxaszanuj

Background

TVP1 is the main public television channel of Poland's national broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP). It was launched on October 25, 1952 and is the first Polish channel to be broadcast.

1st ID (1976-December 23, 1985)

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Visuals: On a black background, a conjoined "TP" can be seen in the middle of the screen, with the letters being white and red respectively. Above it is "TELEWIZJA POLSKA" and below it is "PROGRAM". There is a "1" near the bottom as well.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None.

2nd ID (December 23, 1985-March 19, 1987)

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Visuals: On a yellow-green gradient background, a gray sphere zooms in, while a rainbow made of various shades of blue comes in from the top. Another rainbow, made of red, orange and yellow shades, comes in from the bottom. While the sphere zooms in, the rainbows wrap around the sphere, encapsulating it when it stops. The rainbows then revolve around the sphere's axis, resulting in them resting at a much flatter angle, and move away from the sphere. The T1P logo (a conjoined " tP" in lime green, with a darker green "1" in between them and completing the "P", and a blue outline) then appears and zooms in on the sphere, while the sphere itself zooms in. As it zooms in, the rainbows return and wrap around the sphere, covering the background, while the sphere's lighting moves.

Variants:

• When used at closedowns, the background is instead a starry sky.
• A still card with the logo on a plain-colored background is sometimes used. Only B&W footage of this exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Starts with a reverbing synth note that acts on loop for a few seconds, which then turns into a somber synth tune with a extended last note.

3rd ID (March 19, 1987-December 1990)

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Visuals: On a very dark blue background, a star flashes in the top left corner. Another one flashes in the bottom right, and a final one in the middle. A bright flash then appears, revealing a white model of "t1p", in bold outlines with the "1" being represented as a thick outline between the letters. The logo then begins to zoom out along with a rounded square outline. Both the logo and outline then rotate to the right, before turning back around to the left. The border then zooms in as a single star appears on the logo.

Variants:

• A variant exists where the logo fades in on the bottom left corner of a violet background with stars shining across it.
• A variant exists where the animation is very different: the logo starts off with the logo flashing, but the flash is much brighter, and a bit slower as well, and it just fades out. The model then zooms out and begins to rotate at least 270 degrees. The square then appears and it flips away. However, the square flips in again, but this time there is the T1P logo on the top left corner, in white with an orange line representing the "1", almost like a programming menu. It then quickly flips out and the normal square outline flips in and finally zooms into the camera.
• Another variant has the logo playing out as normal, but the "programming menu" is depicted the flip out and flip in of the logo, with the model poorly aligned among the corner.
• A still version exists, with the logo in white on a blue/black background. Its size differs, and even has a variant with an orange line and many vertical bars cut through the logo. A yellow logo was also used.

Technique: Model work and practical animation.

Audio: Silence can be heard in the beginning, after which the previous ident's theme plays (barring the synth note at the beginning).

Availability: The variant may have been seen after continuity announcements.

4th ID (December 1990-March 14, 1992)

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Visuals: On a dark blue background, a prism zooms in and a beam of light comes from near the top right corner and into the prism. A rainbow flies out of the prism. The prism, beam of light, and rainbow disappear as the rainbow slides to the bottom of the screen. The screen then cuts to a black-steel blue gradient background with a floor. A 3D rainbow-colored "1" draws itself in as the glass letters "T" and "P" zoom in and a white outline materializes around the "1". The logo sparkles and the background changes to a dark blue gradient background.

Variants:

• A version exists where it starts off on a white background and has a multicolored scribble being drawn in. When it finishes, it flips out like a page and reveals the final result.
• A still version with the logo on a blue background exists. It appears to be hand painted.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A gloomy, yet soothing synth bell tune, with a 3-note flourish.

5th ID (March 14, 1992-October 1993)

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Visuals: There is an orange, green, or blue background with a cloud-like pattern and a light mark going diagonally across the screen that slowly rotates around. The background then suddenly splits into 32 squares that spin as a sky background in the same color is revealed. Four of the squares fly off-screen and leave a bright space as the other squares form into a different arrangement of the background. The bright space then turns into the new TVP1 logo, which is "TVP" in an angular font, with each letter in a white square with a blue outline and the squares connected to a blue square with a "1" in it. The background continues to rotate as a radial pair of lights shine across the logo.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the logo would stop as soon as the flash died down.
• During a brief time in 1992, the logo features the number "40" in lilac rotating above the logo, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the channel. It used the blue background variant.
• Sometimes, a still version may be used. It may be a still shot of the final result, the logo in black on an orange background, or white on a dark blue band that's brighter on the edges.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Starts off with a rising chorus, followed by a string synth tune, before ending off with rising piano notes and a orchestral bang. A laid-back guitar (or bell synth) theme plays after, with its arrangement differing from time to time.

6th ID (November 1993-January 1994)

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Visuals: On a strangely-textured background, a thick blue line is seen in the middle, along with a thin purple line on the left and a yellow line on the right. The camera zooms out and the lines are revealed to be 3 large "C"s that start to converge into a rotating ring. The TVP1 logo in turquoise comes in from the right, and the camera zooms up to it, causing the ring to stop moving.

Variant: On closedowns, the logo is still.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: There are 2 variants:

• Some ride cymbals, then some descending synth notes, ending with a chorus singing "Jedynka!"
• A funkier beat with the chorus singing a "Jedynka"-like tune.

7th ID (January 1994-August 1995)

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Visuals: On a purple background, there is a large glass tube with four translucent teal bands circling up it. Parts inside the tube constantly move up and down, and the bands have each letter of "TVP1" on them. Bubbles are also seen flying around. The camera then tilts and zooms out, putting the tube in a vertical state. The TVP1 logo in yellow, without the letters, then slides in from the right and the letters appear in sync with the music, and the "1" filling in. The logo then stops as the bands form "TVP1" vertically.

Variants:

• A still card of the logo is used sometimes.
• A different short version had a black background with a light blue strange object in the distance. 2 flat teal/purple rings are seen rotating along as the TVP1 logo rises up to the sky. A shorter version of the tune is used.
• A Christmas variant had a forest covering much of the logo, with the TVP1 logo fading in over it at the end. The trees also sparkle.
• An extended version had a longer rendition of the tune at the end when it's formed, while a pattern of TVP1 logos fly over the background.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A synth piano tune, with bells playing in sync with the letters appearing.

8th ID (August 1995-January 1996)

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Visuals: A large, blocky teal 1 slides in from the top-right corner, along with a yellow quadrant from the top-left and an orange rectangle from the bottom-left. Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the previous logo.

9th ID (1996)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: CGI Animation.

Audio: Unknown.

10th ID (1997-1999)

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Visuals: A live-action or computer animated sequence plays in the background. On the foreground, four squares slide past individually, each with the following characters: "P", "T", "1" and "V". Each square respectively appears from the left, top, right and bottom and slides to its opposite direction. After crossing through, the four squares appear from left to right at the bottom, with the first three containing the letters "T", "V" and "P" and the last one being left blank until a "1" flashes in.

Variants:

• The following backgrounds were used for each ident:
  • A flat field of snow in a forest full of leafless trees.
  • Three different closeup shots of white flowers, each of which fade over one another.
  • A night sky with exploding fireworks.
  • Three images of autumn leaves which become increasingly blurry as the ident progresses. The images once again blur over one another.
  • An image of chenille fabric, tinted brown or bright yellow.
• Some idents play out the animation differently:
  • The ident with the autumn backgrounds shows two copies of the logo's silhouette zooming to the left, the first one being at the bottom and the second at the top. Another copy of the silhouetted logo, now positioned in the center, slides to the right. The four squares animate as usual during this process. Afterwards, the logo fades in at the center.
  • The ident with the brown chenille background begins with showing the channel logo slowly sliding from the right, its opacity low enough to resemble a shadow. On the left is "program pierwszy", in a vertical position, sliding from the top. Midway through the ident, the logo fades in and gradually zooms out as two translucent squares expand from opposite corners (a light one on the bottom-left and a dark one on the top-right).
  • The one with the yellow tinted chenille background begins by brightening up before 'program pierwszy" slides down in the center, also in a vertical position. Two translucent squares rise from opposite corners, the dark one at the bottom-left and light one on the top-right. Once the corners meet, a bright yellow background scribbles over the negative space as the logo in yellow appears inside the dark square via a blur-and-shake effect.

Technique: 2D computer animation, oftentimes overlaying live action footage.

Audio: Unknown.

11th ID (1999-2001)

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Visuals: Consists of a range of different idents that all present a blocky, three-dimensional "1" in a unique manner:

• Ident 1: A 1 made up of several white balls is placed on a blue table. As the camera zooms in, a light blue ball collides with the 1 from the top right corner, causing the balls to roll across the table.
• Ident 2: The camera flies through tall blades of grass before zooming out, displaying a birds-eye view of the 1 made from said grass. A yellow butterfly flutters across the tall grass throughout the ident.
• Ident 3: Groups of whitish-yellow butterflies flutter across the set before making a 1 out of themselves.
• Ident 4: The camera flies away from a blue blinking light placed on black mesh, revealing a 1 made from blue, red and yellow blinking lights. The 1 is supported by a metal pole to its right.
• Ident 5: The camera zooms out from a closeup shot of a mechanical 1 made from spinning cogwheels, a turning key and metal frame.
• Ident 6: Red curtains are pulled up, revealing a stage with moving clouds, waves and a crescent moon rising from the left and setting on the right. A wooden 1 on wheels rolls onstage from the left, wobbling slightly in the process.
• Ident 7: A gray 1 is in a dark setting, which briefly shakes twice before an arm grabs the numeral and takes it.
• Ident 8: The sequence starts with the Roman numeral "I" etched in stone. The screen flashes five times, revealing a 1 painted on a wall, followed with the numeral ink-printed on a sheet of paper, written in ink on another sheet of paper, in an old film-style countdown and on a seven segment display. It then cuts to a rpidly zooming blue-black computer background, to which the opaque blue 1 forms itself.
• Ident 9: The ident starts on a zooming blue-black aurora background, to which the light blue 1 fades and zooms in. The numeral becomes focused once it stops zooming, then the background fades to a motherboard as the camera zooms out.
• Ident 10: On a green field is the 1, made from sheets of metal held together by screws. The numeral begins to bounce as smoke seeps out through the gaps before it blasts off, leaving behind a trail of smoke.
• Ident 11: A light blue 1 is displayed in a blue room, with a curved sheet of paper laying down beside it on the left. Then, several sheets of paper, all filled with notes, begin flying around the number from left and right, with one of them briefly taking up the entire screen. The aforementioned sheet of paper on the ground is lifted into the air and flies with the rest of the sheets before they all exit the screen.
• Ident 12: There is a wall with two arched doors. The doors abruptly open and a blue 1, attached to a spring, shoots out towards the camera.
• Ident 13: The sequence, set in space, begins with showing a computer generated model of the Sun. The camera zooms past it, turning at a 180° angle. The camera continues flying through space, zooming past a vast range of shapes and symbols. The blue wireframes of a cone, ring, sphere and curved shape resembling a backwards 3 are shown before the Earth and Moon appear onscreen. A metallic blue 1, with four wheels attached to it and a blinking red light atop, rolls around the Earth before stopping at the top. The Earth orbits as the Moon revolves around it whilst the 1 remains stationary.
• Ident 14: Unknown.
• Ident 15: Unknown.
• Christmas Ident 1: Unknown.
• Christmas Ident 2: Unknown.
• New Year's Ident 1: Unknown.
• New Year's Ident 2: Unknown.
• Easter Ident 1: Unknown.
• Easter Ident 2: Unknown.

Variants: Unknown.

Technique: All idents are CGI animated.

Audio: Depends on the ident:

• Ident 1: Unknown.
• Ident 2: Unknown.
• Ident 3: Unknown.
• Ident 4: Unknown.
• Ident 5: Unknown.
• Ident 6: Unknown.
• Ident 7: Unknown.
• Ident 8: Unknown.
• Ident 9: Unknown.
• Ident 10: Unknown.
• Ident 11: Unknown.
• Ident 12: Unknown.
• Ident 13: Unknown.
• Ident 14: Unknown.
• Ident 15: Unknown.
• Christmas Ident 1: Unknown.
• Christmas Ident 2: Unknown.
• New Year's Ident 1: Unknown.
• New Year's Ident 2: Unknown.
• Easter Ident 1: Unknown.
• Easter Ident 2: Unknown.

12th ID (2001-2002)

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Visuals: A varying collection of idents which all show an extreme closeup shot of a human eye accompanying a 1 or the network's logo.

Variants: Unknown.

Technique: 2D computer animation overlaying live action footage.

Audio: Depends on the ident.

13th ID (2002-2003)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

14th ID (2003-2004)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

15th ID (2004-April 2010)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Variants: Unknown.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: Unknown.

16th ID (April-September 2010)

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Visuals: Each ident shows the company logo (now omitting the rectangle and levelly placed on the ground) being formed in a different manner.

Variants: Unknown.

Technique: CGI, occasionally overlaid onto live action video footage.

Audio: Unknown.

17th ID (September 2010-2012)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

18th ID (2012-2015)

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Visuals: There is a green background full of random shapes and patterns in a kaleidoscopic effect. Then, a blue circle with the TVP1 logo and the JEDYNKA word appears, and it swaps with another blue circle with the number 1 on it a few seconds later.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: A reverb chord fading in, then a xylophone melody.

19th ID (2015-2021)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Unknown.

20th ID (2021-)

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Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Unknown.