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Background

Ohlmeyer Communications Company was the production company of producer and television executive Don Ohlmeyer.

Contents

1st Logo (March 20, 1983)	2nd Logo (October 27, 1985)	3rd Logo (February 9, 1986-October 6, 1991)

1st Logo (March 20, 1983)

Visuals: On a space background with zooming colorful lines is the globe rotating the outlined letter "O". Then the "O" moves and two "CC"s appears. Then the "OCC" wordmark zooms out to reveal the text "OHLMYER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" with "COMPANY" spacing out and smaller.

Technique: Scanimate with computer effects.

Audio: A six-note futuristic synthesizer sounder.

Availability: Seen on the 1983 TV movie Special Bulletin.

2nd Logo (October 27, 1985)

Visuals: Over a black background is the dark green-blue lines to form the words:

OHLMEYER
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPANIES

The lines then fade out, and the text fades out later.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: The end title theme of the TV movie.

Availability: Seen on the 1985 TV movie Crime of Innocence.

3rd Logo (February 9, 1986-October 6, 1991)

Visuals: Over a dark blue background is so many lines zooming in from the right, and as they do that, they flip to the center a bit, and they have made three letters, "OCC", they have connected each other. The words underneath appear:

Ohlmeyer Communications Company

Variants: A short version exists. Sometimes, there is "Distributed by" appears above the company's name.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A whoosh with a synth horn fanfare.

Availability: Seen on The 1987 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush on ESPN. The short version appeared on The Heroes of Desert Storm and Christmas in Aspen.

External links

Ohlmeyer Communications credits on IMDb

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+===Background===
+'''Ohlmeyer Communications Company''' was the production company of producer and television executive {{w|Don Ohlmeyer}}.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Ohlmeyer Communications (1983.png|1st Logo (March 20, 1983)
+|Ohlmeyer Communications (1985).png|2nd Logo (October 27, 1985)
+|Ohlmeyer Communications (1986).png|3rd Logo (February 9, 1986-October 6, 1991)
+}}
 === 1st Logo (March 20, 1983) ===
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-'''Logo:''' On a space background with zooming colorful lines, we see the globe rotating the outlined words "O". Then the "O" moves and two "CC"s appears. Then the "OCC" wordmark zooms out to reveal the text "OHLMYER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" with "COMPANY" spacing out and smaller.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background with zooming colorful lines is the globe rotating the outlined letter "O". Then the "O" moves and two "CC"s appears. Then the "OCC" wordmark zooms out to reveal the text "OHLMYER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" with "COMPANY" spacing out and smaller.
+'''Technique:''' Scanimate with computer effects.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The globe rotating and the forming of the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A six-note futuristic synthesizer sounder.
+'''Audio:''' A six-note futuristic synthesizer sounder.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on the 1983 TV movie ''Special Bulletin''.
 === 2nd Logo (October 27, 1985) ===
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 {{YouTube|id=W2po6SyHpXI}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the lines to form the words:
+'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the dark green-{{color|#5F91B3|blue}} lines to form the words:
-<center>OHLMEYER<br>COMMUNICATIONS<br>COMPANIES</center>
+<center>'''OHLMEYER'''<br>'''COMMUNICATIONS'''<br>'''COMPANIES'''</center>
 The lines then fade out, and the text fades out later.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
-'''FX/SFX:''' There is no effort put into the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end title theme of the TV movie.
+'''Audio:''' The end title theme of the TV movie.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on the 1985 TV movie ''Crime of Innocence''.
 === 3rd Logo (February 9, 1986-October 6, 1991) ===
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 {{YouTube|id=PPPzYNa7n40}}
-'''Logo:''' On a dark blue background, we see so many lines zooming in from the right, and as they do that, they flip to the center a bit, and they have made three letters, "OCC", they have connected each other. The words underneath appear:
+'''Visuals:''' Over a dark blue background is so many lines zooming in from the right, and as they do that, they flip to the center a bit, and they have made three letters, "OCC", they have connected each other. The words underneath appear:
 <center>
 <font face=Times New Roman>'''Ohlmeyer Communications Company'''</font></center>
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 '''Variants:''' A short version exists. Sometimes, there is "Distributed by" appears above the company's name.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The lines and words fading in. The logo is rather an improvement over the previous logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A whoosh with a synth horn fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The 1987 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush'' on ESPN. The short version appeared on ''The Heroes of the Desert Storm'' and ''Christmas in Aspen''.
+'''Audio:''' A whoosh with a synth horn fanfare.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The 1987 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush'' on ESPN. The short version appeared on ''The Heroes of Desert Storm'' and ''Christmas in Aspen''.
+== External links ==
+* {{IMDb|0009041}}
 [[Category:American television logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]