Fred Wolf Films: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 17:26, 8 August 2024

Background

In 1992, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson became Fred Wolf Films following the departures of Jimmy Murakami and Charles Swenson several years prior. The Dublin unit, Murakami-Wolf Dublin, was also renamed to Fred Wolf Films Dublin.

Logo (September 12, 1992-December 12, 1998)

Visuals: On a dark brown/black background, a metallic light gray rectangular panel flies in from the top-left corner to cover up the background, while a stylized red "FW" flies from behind and places itself at the near-top. The words "FRED WOLF FILMS" dissolve in below the "FW" and a red line wipes in below the name from right to left, while the background shines a little.

Variants:

Shows produced at Fred Wolf's Irish studio in Dublin featured an added word which is "DUBLIN" below the line.
On The New Adventures of Zorro, the logo is thinner and still.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A 6-note triumphant MIDI-like high brass/cymbal score, produced using the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral synthesizer.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show.

Availability:

It appears on the final seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, along with The New Adventures of Speed Racer, Budgie the Little Helicopter, and other post-1992 Fred Wolf productions.
It can also be found on some UAV Corporation videos, such as Snow White and the Magic Mirror.
On international prints of these Fred Wolf shows owned by the Walt Disney Company, the logo is always followed by the Buena Vista International logo.

◄	Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Murakami-Wolf Dublin

Fred Wolf Films

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{PageCredits|description=Eddie Hawkins, Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S., and TrickyMario7654|capture=Eric S., joliver325, monarchofvideos, Shadeed A. Kelly, TrickyMario7654, SubparMario63 and Henrynguye5|edits=Michael Bass, Shadeed A. Kelly and Henrynguye5|video=Broken Saw}}
+{{PageCredits|description=Eddie Hawkins, Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S., and TrickyMario7654|capture=Eric S., joliver325, monarchofvideos, Shadeed A. Kelly, TrickyMario7654, SubparMario63 and Henrynguye5|edits=Michael Bass, Shadeed A. Kelly, Henrynguye5 and Michael Kenchington|video=Broken Saw}}
-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-MWS was a joint venture between animators Jimmy '''Murakami''', Fred '''Wolf''', and Charles '''Swenson'''. It began as '''Murakami-Wolf Productions''' in the 1960s, and became known as '''Murakami-Wolf-Swenson''' in 1978. The company became '''Fred Wolf Films''' in 1993.
+In 1992, [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] became '''Fred Wolf Films''' following the departures of Jimmy Murakami and Charles Swenson several years prior. The Dublin unit, [[Murakami-Wolf Dublin]], was also renamed to '''Fred Wolf Films Dublin'''.
+===Logo (September 12, 1992-December 12, 1998)===
-==Murakami-Wolf-Swenson==
-===(December 28, 1987-November 5, 1994)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Inc. (1990).png
-</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=4Gu_I5T8LfE|id2=YWmIVsi2_nE}}
-'''Nickname:''' "MWS"
-'''Logo:''' In a stylized font on a white-to-black gradient background, the capital letters M, W, and S (in a stylized font and red-white gradient going from the top to bottom of the letters) and the word "inc" (the same font, lowercase letters, and approximately 1/3 the size of the MWS) next to it. Underneath the logo, in smaller white letters, is "'''Murakami''' '''·''' '''Wolf''' '''·''' '''Swenson'''".
-'''Variants:'''
-* On ''Toxic Crusaders'', the logo was seen between "A" and "PRODUCTION".
-* On the first 11 episodes of ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' produced by MWS, the credit text reads as: "ANIMATION PRODUCED FOR BAGDASARIAN PRODUCTIONS BY: MURAKAMI WOLF SWENSON INC. WITH A-1 PRODUCTIONS" with the "MURAKAMI WOLF SWENSON INC." text in a large font and everything else in a smaller font.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' In most cases it's the last few seconds of the show's ending theme. Starting in 1991, a comical-mystery sounding synth tune is heard, produced using an E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral synthesizer.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on every series they produced, beginning with the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series. The standard logo does not appear on the 11 episodes of ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' they produced; they instead end with the 1982 [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] logo (since Ruby-Spears farmed out those 11 episodes to MWS.). However, the logo proper can be seen on the 1991 special ''Rocking With The Chipmunks'', which can be seen on the 1992 [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Video]] release of said special.
-== Murakami-Wolf Dublin ==
-=== 1st Logo (1991-1994) ===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:MW Dublin.jpg
-</gallery>
-<center>
-<youtube height="185" width="240">SjgcuS3AoJk</youtube>
-</center>
-'''Nickname:''' "MW"
-'''Logo:''' On a blue and black shaded background is a solid red "'''MW'''", which is in a weird, curvy font. Below it is a yellow line and "DUBLIN, LTD." in white, all in shadow effects.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None; just the end title theme playing from any show.
-'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episodes produced at the MW Dublin studio in Ireland.
-=== 2nd Logo (1991) ===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Murakami-Wolf Dublin.jpg
-</gallery>
-<center>
-<youtube height="185" width="240">p9BFOvnPviA</youtube>
-</center>
-'''Nickname:''' "MW II"
-'''Logo:''' On a gray and black shaded background is a pink and white shaded "'''MWD'''", in the previous font. Under it is "Murakami Wolf Dublin".
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on some syndicated Season 4 & 5 episodes of ''TMNT''.
-==Fred Wolf Films==
-===(October 30, 1993-December 12, 1998)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:Fred Wolf Films logo.jpg
 File:Fred Wolf Films Dublin.jpg
+Fred Wolf Films Dublin (1993) (Adventures of Speed Racer).png
+Fred Wolf Films Dublin (1996) (The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor).png
+Fred Wolf Films Dublin (1997) (The New Adventures of Zorro).png
 </gallery>
 <center>
-{{YouTube|id=yUM7jwfYvEc|id2=bmSBX6BzvbY|id3=i1Ez8g_Hqx8|id4=WfJIJHHi5EI}}
+{{YouTube|id=yUM7jwfYvEc|id2=NnizjL6Cwn8|id3=bmSBX6BzvbY|id4=v5viHpgy2O8|id5=i1Ez8g_Hqx8|id6=WfJIJHHi5EI}}
 </center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark brown/black background, a metallic {{color|silver|light gray}} rectangular panel flies in from the top-left corner to cover up the background, while a stylized red "{{color|red|''FW''}}" flies from behind and places itself at the near-top. The words "{{color|blue|'''FRED WOLF FILMS'''}}" dissolve in below the "{{color|red|''FW''}}" and a red line wipes in below the name from right to left, while the background shines a little.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Scribble FW"
-'''Logo:''' On a dark brown/black background, a metallic light-gray rectangular panel flies in from the top-left corner to cover up the background, while the red "''FW''" flies from behind and placing to the near-top; the words "'''FRED WOLF FILMS'''" dissolve in below the "''FW''" and the red line wipes in below the name from right to left, while the background shines a little.
 '''Variants:'''
-* Shows produced at Fred Wolf's Irish studio in Dublin featured an added word "'''DUBLIN'''" below the line.
+* <u>Shows produced at Fred Wolf's Irish studio in Dublin</u> featured an added word which is "'''DUBLIN'''" below the line.
-* In ''The New Adventures of Zorro'' the logo is thinner and still.
+* On <u>''The New Adventures of Zorro''</u>, the logo is thinner and still.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo will form, and the line will form from right to left. None for the still version.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A 6-note triumphant MIDI-like score, produced using the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral synthesizer. Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' A 6-note triumphant MIDI-like high brass/cymbal score, produced using the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral synthesizer.
+'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, it's the closing theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Appears on the final seasons of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', along with ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'', ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'', and other post-1993 Fred Wolf productions. Can also be found on some UAV Corporation videos, such as ''Snow White and the Magic Mirror''. On international prints of these Fred Wolf shows owned by Disney, the logo is always followed by the [[Buena Vista International Television|Buena Vista International]] logo.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Legacy:''' A pretty decent logo, though the animation and music can startle some.
+* It appears on the final seasons of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', along with ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'', ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'', and other post-1992 Fred Wolf productions.
+* It can also be found on some UAV Corporation videos, such as ''Snow White and the Magic Mirror''.
+* On international prints of these Fred Wolf shows owned by the Walt Disney Company, the logo is always followed by the [[Buena Vista International Television|Buena Vista International]] logo.
+{{Chronology|[[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]]<br>[[Murakami-Wolf Dublin]]|}}
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Animation logos]]
 [[Category:American animation logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:American television logos]]