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Background

Format Films was founded in 1959 by Herbert Kynn with Jules Engel as a vice president, Bob McIntosh and Joseph Mugnaini. The studio produced the opening of the first season of The Twilight Zone, The Alvin Show, the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons by Rudy Larriva, The Long Ranger, among others. They closed in 1962, but reopened in 1965 as Format Productions.

Logo (October 4, 1961-September 12, 1962)

Color version
B&W variant
Icarus Montgolflier Wright variant

Visuals: There is a square with the letter "F" in it, filled with three color palettes of red, gold and blue, on a white rectangle on the left. On the right, there is a black square with these words overlapping it:PRODUCED BY------

FORMAT
-----FILMS
INC.---

Variant:

A black and white variant exists.
On Icarus Montgolflier Wright, the logo is on a black background.

Technique: A still printed graphic.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on The Alvin Show and the short film, Icarus Montgolfier Wright. It is left intact on The Very First Alvin Show DVD.

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-Logo descriptions by Logoboy95, dexterslablover
-Logo captures by V of Doom, dexterslablover
+===Background===
-Background: Format Films was founded in 1959 by Herbert Kynn with Jules Engel as a vice president, Bob McIntosh and Joseph Mugnaini. The studio produced the opening of the first season of The Twilight Zone, The Alvin Show, the infamous Wile E Coyote and Road Runner cartoons by Rudy Larriva, The Long Ranger, among others. They closed in 1962, but reopened in 1965 as Format Productions.
+'''Format Films''' was founded in 1959 by Herbert Kynn with Jules Engel as a vice president, Bob McIntosh and Joseph Mugnaini. The studio produced the opening of the first season of ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Alvin Show'', the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons by Rudy Larriva, ''The Long Ranger'', among others. They closed in 1962, but reopened in 1965 as Format Productions.
-(October 4, 1961-September 12, 1962)
+===Logo (October 4, 1961-September 12, 1962)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-Format Films - CLG WikiFormat Films - CLG WikiFormat Films (DVD Quality)
+Format Films (1961, color).png|Color version
+Format Films (1961, black and white).png|B&W variant
+Format Films (1962, Icarus Montgoflier Wright).png|''Icarus Montgolflier Wright'' variant
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=x8WFndP88zg|id2=B3vrzXXbUaI|id3=9NX_8BjvJI0}}
-Logo: We see a square with the letter "F" in it, filled with three color palettes of red, yellow and blue, on a peach-colored (or white) rectangle on the left. On the right, we see a black square with the words:
+'''Visuals:''' There is a square with the letter "F" in it, filled with three color palettes of red, gold and blue, on a white rectangle on the left. On the right, there is a black square with these words overlapping it:<center><font size="1"><font color="#ffa500">'''PRODUCED BY'''</font><font color="#ffffff">'''------'''</font></font><br><br><font color="#ff0000" size="5">'''FORMAT'''</font><br><font size="5"><font color="#ffffff" size="1">-----</font><font color="#ffa500">'''FILMS'''</font></font><br/><font size="5"><font color="#0000ff">'''INC.'''</font><font color="#ffffff" size="1">---</font></font></center>
+'''Variant:'''
-PRODUCED BY------
+*A black and white variant exists.
+*On ''Icarus Montgolflier Wright'', the logo is on a black background.
+'''Technique:''' A still printed graphic.
-FORMAT
------FILMS
-INC.---
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
-on it. It's also pronounced "4-mat Films" or ''Four-Mat Films''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Alvin Show'' and the short film, ''Icarus Montgolfier Wright''. It is left intact on ''The Very First Alvin Show'' DVD.
-Variant: The early variant of this logo is in black and white.
+[[Category:Animation logos]]
-FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
+[[Category:American animation logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
-Availability: Extinct; only seen on The Alvin Show. However, this could be found on The Very First Alvin Show. It did not appear in the 2015 Alvin Show DVD.
-Editor's Note: Low to medium; the black background could cause some scares.
-[[Category:Family/Animation Logos]]