JOCL-DTV (Chiba Television Broadcasting)
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
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Background
Chiba Television Broadcasting Corporation (CTC, callsign JOCL-DTV) is a Japanese television station serving Chiba Prefecture, based in Chiba that signed on May 1, 1971 as the second UHF independent commercial broadcaster in the Kanto region after commencing test broadcasts on January 25th of that year.
1st ID (May 1, 1971-March 31, 2003)
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Visuals:
- Startup: On a white background, there is a red circle that shoots out rings as the map of Chiba Prefecture appears as it zooms in to reveal flowers, as well as some animal illustrations, a line of swans, a woman with a deer, a wooden plane, a river and some fish before fading to an illustration of CTC's headquarters in Chiba as the 1971 CTC logo appears, consisting of the words CTC in an italics and cursive-style font alongside the text "千葉テレビ放送" in blue at the bottom.
- Closedown: On a white background, there is a red circle that reveals the map of Chiba Prefecture before fading into some flowers until the camera fades into a shot of a sailboat, some fish and a butterfly as it flies by to reveal more shots as a line of doves fly by as illustrations of Chiba during nighttime appear. After that, CTC's headquarters in Chiba appears during nighttime as the 1971 CTC symbol and wordmark in white zoom in on a blue background.
Technique: Traditional cel animation.
Audio: A gentle light-hearted theme.
2nd ID (April 1, 2003-November 30, 2008)
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Visuals:
- Startup: There is a shot of Chiba as the sun rises during daytime as the camera fades into more shots of Chiba as the callsigns "JOCL-TV", the text "46チャンネル" and the station information appears in white as it fades out to a scroll with all of the station's relay channel numbers before fading to white to reveal the 1971 CTC symbol in black with the words "ちばテレビ" in cyan & yellow and the CTC boy, with him being rendered in CGI with a red helmet and suit.
- Closedown: There is a shot of Chiba as the moon rises as the camera fades into more shots of Chiba as the callsigns "JOCL-TV", the text "46チャンネル" and the station information appearing in white as it fades out to a scroll with all of the station's relay channel numbers before fading to white to reveal the 1971 CTC symbol in black with the words "ちばテレビ" in cyan & yellow and the CTC boy before fading to black.
Variant: Since April 1, 2006, the CTC logo was changed to the current CTC symbol, consisting of the words "チバテレビ" in a cubic-style font with a heart in the middle of the katakana text, known as Chuba, which is the station's mascot as the CGI footage was cut short to make room for the station's DTV information.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A gentle harp and flute theme.
Audio Variant:
- Around 2003, the startup music was rearranged.
- Since April 1, 2006, the startup and closedown music were changed to a gentle upbeat theme and a rock theme respectively.
3rd ID (December 1, 2008-July 24, 2011)
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Visuals:
- Startup: There is a shot of some pink flowers before the camera fades into other shots of flowers before fading to a blue background where the callsigns "JOCL-TV" and "JOCL-DTV" appear before fading into the relay information. After that, the camera fades into the 2006 CTC logo, with the "ビ" character now being removed, shortening its name to "チバテレ".
- Closedown: There is a shot of some seagulls as the camera fades into a shot of a sunset before fading yo a blue background where the callsigns "JOCL-TV" and "JOCL-DTV" appear before fading into the relay information. After that, the camera fades into the 2006 CTC logo.
Technique: Live-action footage.
Audio:
- Startup: A gentle upbeat theme.
- Closedown: A gentle piano and violin theme.
4th ID (July 25, 2011-)
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Visuals:
- Startup: There is a shot of a sunrise before the camera fades into a shot of a pond and then into Mt. Fuji as the callsigns "JOCL-DTV" appear in red, green and blue respectively before the 2006 CTC logo appears as the camera fades into some shots of Chiba. After that, the camera fades to a shot of Tokyo Bay as the 2006 CTC logo appears on the left with the red crescent moon channel 3 symbol on the right.
- Closedown: There is a shot of a pond before fading into a grassfield as the "JOCL-DTV" callsigns appear in red, green and blue respectively before fading to reveal the 2006 CTC logo as it appears at the bottom during a shot of a pond before fading into a boat and then some shots of the city during sunset hours. After that, the 2006 CTC appears as the crescent moon channel 3 symbol appears on the right as it spins around before landing at the bottom right.
Technique: Live-action footage.
Audio:
- Startup: A gentle guitar theme.
- Closedown: A gentle piano theme.
