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===Background=== |
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⚫ | '''FilmFair''' was an animation studio founded by Gus Jekel in 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Jekel had asked Graham Clutterbuck to open an office in Europe, so he opened one in Paris and later moved the office to London. The company's productions over the years include ''Paddington Bear'', ''Astro Farm'', ''Huxley Pig'' and ''The Wombles''. In 1987, the company was acquired by [[Central Independent Television]]. Central sold FilmFair to the Storm Group in 1991, and FilmFair's American branch was acquired by AGC (which was purchased by Discovery Communications (now WBD) in 2003). In 1996, Storm Group sold FilmFair London to the Canada-based [[CINAR]]. CINAR later got into a financial scandal in 2000, and CINAR was sold to an investor group who changed the name to [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] in 2004. Currently, the FilmFair London library is now owned by [[WildBrain]]. |
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(1969-1979) |
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===1st Logo (February 12, 1968-1976)=== |
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File:FilmFair (1973) (From - The Wombles episode The Purple Paw Mystery).png |
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On The Wombles, the logo varies in every episode, for example in the first episode of season 1, the logo appears on a piece of paper, and in the second episode, it appears on a bag. |
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On Season 1 of Paddington, the logo appears on a letter, Paddington then takes the letter, and opens the door to the Brown's house to go inside, and then shuts the door. |
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FX/SFX: None. |
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* ''The Wombles'' uses different variants for every episode. See this page [[FilmFair/Logo Variations|this page for more information]]. |
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* On the Children's ITV airings of ''The Wombles'' from 1989, this fades into the 1989 [[Central Productions|A Central Production for ITV]] endcap. |
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'''Technique:''' Varies depending on the show - either stop-motion animation, cel-animation, or a still photograph. |
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Availability: Can be found on most shows FilmFair produced during this time period. They remain intact on VHS and DVD, as it's an in-credit logo. |
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* Seen on most shows from FilmFair produced during this time period such as ''The Herbs'', ''The Adventures of Parsley'', ''The Wombles'', and ''Paddington Bear'', among others. |
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* They also remain intact on VHS and DVD releases, as it's an in-credit logo. |
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===2nd Logo (March 5, 1997-2004)=== |
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{{YouTube|id=1d7ct36zdAs}} |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On the remastered version of ''Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'', a variant featuring a cloud background is used, while the carousel is seen spinning. |
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* On the 1997 revival of ''The Wombles'', the logo appears in-credit, without the text. |
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* On ''The Upstairs Downstairs Bears'', the logo is shown below the Imagination Production logo. |
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'''Technique:''' Simple fade transitions, or for the animated variant, simple animation. |
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Variant: The text at the beginning may be superimposed in season 1 of Paddington. |
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FX/SFX: The logos appearing. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* It was also later seen on CINAR's 1997 revival of ''The Wombles'' and ''The Upstairs Downstairs Bears'' on the former Teletoon and TBN's digital subchannel Smile, respectively. |
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==See Also== |
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*[[FilmFair (Film Leaders)]] |
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{{Animation-Navbox}} |
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[[Category:British animation logos]] |
[[Category:British animation logos]] |
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[[Category:United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:WildBrain]] |
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[[Category:American animation logos]] |
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[[Category:United States]] |
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[[Category:English-language logos]] |
FilmFair was an animation studio founded by Gus Jekel in 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Jekel had asked Graham Clutterbuck to open an office in Europe, so he opened one in Paris and later moved the office to London. The company's productions over the years include Paddington Bear, Astro Farm, Huxley Pig and The Wombles. In 1987, the company was acquired by Central Independent Television. Central sold FilmFair to the Storm Group in 1991, and FilmFair's American branch was acquired by AGC (which was purchased by Discovery Communications (now WBD) in 2003). In 1996, Storm Group sold FilmFair London to the Canada-based CINAR. CINAR later got into a financial scandal in 2000, and CINAR was sold to an investor group who changed the name to Cookie Jar Entertainment in 2004. Currently, the FilmFair London library is now owned by WildBrain.
Visuals: On a yellow square, there is a carousel horse and either next to the square or below the square, there are the words "Produced by FilmFair, London" in black. Sometimes, the copyright will be below.
Variants:
Technique: Varies depending on the show - either stop-motion animation, cel-animation, or a still photograph.
Audio: The ending theme of the show or none.
Availability:
Visuals: On a black background, there is a carousel with blue windows, yellow flags and a red top. "FilmFair" in dark blue letters with sparks around it, appears. "ANIMATION" is under it in a red, green, and blue pattern.
Variants:
Technique: Simple fade transitions, or for the animated variant, simple animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the show or none.
Availability: