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===Background===
'''Pioneer Productions''' is a London-based television production company that produces science and history documentaries. They were founded in 1988 by Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper.
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|Pioneer Productions (1994) (From - the Equinox documentary Electric Skies).png|1st Logo (December 4, 1994)
|Pioneer Productions (1995) (From - the end of Wonders of Weather).png|2nd Logo (September 27, 1995-September 8, 1997)
|Pioneer Productions (1997) (From - the Raging Planet episode Hurricane).png|3rd Logo (October 10, 1997-March 9, 2007)
|Pioneer Productions (2017) (From - 2017 showreel).png|4th Logo (September 17, 2007-)
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===1st Logo (December 4, 1994)===
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Pioneer Productions (1994) (From - the Equinox documentary Electric Skies).png
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'''Visuals:''' "'''<u>PIONEER</u>''' PRODUCTIONS" in light green is shown on a horizontal {{color|green}} marble slab, which zooms in and rotate to face the screen. In the process, the right portion of the slab shines. After the logo finishes flying, additional in-credit information such as a co-producer's name and the copyright notice fade in below the logo.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme.
'''Availability:''' So far, the logo appeared on the ''Equinox'' documentary "Electric Skies".
===2nd Logo (September 27, 1995-September 8, 1997)===
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Images=
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Pioneer Productions (1995) (From - the end of Wonders of Weather).png
Pioneer Productions (1995) (From - the Horizon documentary The Runaway Mountain).png
Pioneer Productions (1995) (From - the Equinox documentary Avalanche).png
Pioneer Productions and Channel 4 (2003) (From - the Equinox documentary Black Holes).png
</gallery>
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Video=
{{YouTube|id=bZSR_oqVXqc}}
</tabber>
'''Visuals:''' On a white-black gradient wall background, two copies of "'''PIONEER<'''" slide in from opposite directions: the positive and negative copies. When they overlap, portions of the text disappear. After they finish sliding, they merge to form the normal, black copy before "PRODUCTIONS" and the underline fade in below said word. Additional credit information involving a co-producer's name and the copyright notice may follow suit.
'''Variant:''' On the ''Equinox'' documentary "Black Holes", the print logo in white was used. As the background flashes white, the logo alongside the in-credit information becomes black.
'''Technique:''' Analog computer animation.
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme.
'''Availability:''' It appears on ''Wonders of Weather'', the ''Horizon'' documentary "The Runaway Mountain", and the ''Equinox'' documentaries "Avalanche" and "Black Holes". International prints of the latter do not contain this logo.
===3rd Logo (October 10, 1997-March 9, 2007)===
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Images=
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Pioneer Productions (1997) (From - the Raging Planet episode Hurricane).png
Pioneer Productions (2001) (From - Alpine Rescue).png
Pioneer Productions (2002) (From - the Equinox documentary Talking With Aliens).png
Pioneer Productions and Channel 4 (2003) (From - Space Shuttle The Human Time Bomb).png
Pioneer Productions and Channel 4 (2002) (From - Edge of the Universe).png
Pioneer Productions, WNET Thirteen, and Channel 4 (2004) (From - the Secrets Of The Dead episode Shroud Of Christ).png
Pioneer Productions (2006) (From - the Britain's Worst Weather episode Snow).png
Pioneer Productions (2005) (From - Krakatoa - The Great Volcanic Eruption).png
Pioneer Productions (2007) (From - The Bible Revolution).png
Pioneer Productions, The Incubator, and Fox Television Studios (2006) (From - Animals in the Womb).png
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Pioneer Productions logo (1997) (From - the Raging Planet episode Hurricane).mp4
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, "'''''PIONEER'''''" in white appears through multiple thin {{color|blue}} lines drawing around the boxed contents of the logo and a deblurring effect. The lines continue to shine around the logo until they disappear, leaving a {{color|blue}} underline below the logo and some of the letters to shine said colour. "''productions''" appears below the underline alongside a co-producer's name and the copyright notice.
'''Variants:'''
* In some cases, the logo is still.
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
'''Audio:'''
'''Availability:'''
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Images=
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White variants=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Pioneer Productions (2017) (From - 2017 showreel).png
Pioneer Productions (2007) (From - Hindenburg - Titanic of the Skies).png
Pioneer Productions and BBC (2016) (From - Bloody Queens Elizabeth and Mary).png
Pioneer Productions, Passion Distribution, and Channel 4 (2022) (From - Secrets Of The Royal Gardens).png
Pioneer Productions (2007) (From - the Catastrophe episode Birth of the Planet).png
Pioneer Productions (2011) (From - Japan Tsunami How It Happened).png
Pioneer Productions (2011) (From - The Year The Earth Went Wild).png
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Blue variants=
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Pioneer Productions (2013) (From - The Secrets Of Hell episode Highclere Castle capped from KLRN).png
Pioneer Productions (2011) (From - Steve Jobs - One Last Thing).png
Pioneer Productions (2013) (From - Meteor Strike Fireball From Space).png
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Video=
{{YouTube|id=7eSRFl18SYQ}}
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'''Visuals:''' A white vertical laser ray scrolls to the right, revealing the fill of "'''PiONEER''' PRODUCTIONS". The text's outline appears first with a small portion of the layer briefly appearing through a wiping effect before the laser adds the text's fill. After the text is filled in, the laser quickly scrolls back, briefly defiling and shining a portion of the logo, before moving back to the centre and disappearing.
'''Variants:'''
* Sometimes, the logo and laser are {{color|blue}} and placed on a white background
** On ''Meteor Strike: Fireball From Space'', this variant is inside a horizontal white box.
* Starting in 2015, the logo received a byline reflecting its subsidiary status, reading "{{Font|Arial|'''a Tinopolis company'''}}" with the Tinopolis logo to the left.
* On ''Catastrophe'', the logo sequence is inside a horizontal black box.
* On ''The Year The Earth Went Wild'', the logo sequence is superimposed on the ending shot of the programme.
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
'''Audio:''' Same as before
'''Availability:''' The logo's overall debut was on ''Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies''. The white variant can be seen on ''Catastrophe'', ''Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary'', and ''How It Happened''. The blue variant appears on ''The Secrets of Hell'', ''Steve Jobs: One Last Thing'', and ''Meteor Strike: Fireball From Space''.
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Background
Pioneer Productions is a London-based television production company that produces science and history documentaries. They were founded in 1988 by Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper.
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1st Logo (December 4, 1994) | 2nd Logo (September 27, 1995-September 8, 1997) | 3rd Logo (October 10, 1997-March 9, 2007) | 4th Logo (September 17, 2007-) |
1st Logo (December 4, 1994)
Visuals: "PIONEER PRODUCTIONS" in light green is shown on a horizontal green marble slab, which zooms in and rotate to face the screen. In the process, the right portion of the slab shines. After the logo finishes flying, additional in-credit information such as a co-producer's name and the copyright notice fade in below the logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: So far, the logo appeared on the Equinox documentary "Electric Skies".
2nd Logo (September 27, 1995-September 8, 1997)
Visuals: On a white-black gradient wall background, two copies of "PIONEER<" slide in from opposite directions: the positive and negative copies. When they overlap, portions of the text disappear. After they finish sliding, they merge to form the normal, black copy before "PRODUCTIONS" and the underline fade in below said word. Additional credit information involving a co-producer's name and the copyright notice may follow suit.
Variant: On the Equinox documentary "Black Holes", the print logo in white was used. As the background flashes white, the logo alongside the in-credit information becomes black.
Technique: Analog computer animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: It appears on Wonders of Weather, the Horizon documentary "The Runaway Mountain", and the Equinox documentaries "Avalanche" and "Black Holes". International prints of the latter do not contain this logo.
3rd Logo (October 10, 1997-March 9, 2007)
Visuals: On a black background, "PIONEER" in white appears through multiple thin blue lines drawing around the boxed contents of the logo and a deblurring effect. The lines continue to shine around the logo until they disappear, leaving a blue underline below the logo and some of the letters to shine said colour. "productions" appears below the underline alongside a co-producer's name and the copyright notice.
Variants:
- In some cases, the logo is still.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: A laser buzzing sound effect.
Availability: The logo made its debut on Raging Planet and it later appeared on Britain's Worst Weather, Alpine Rescue, and made its final appearance on The Bible Revolution.
4th Logo (September 17, 2007-)
Visuals: A white vertical laser ray scrolls to the right, revealing the fill of "PiONEER PRODUCTIONS". The text's outline appears first with a small portion of the layer briefly appearing through a wiping effect before the laser adds the text's fill. After the text is filled in, the laser quickly scrolls back, briefly defiling and shining a portion of the logo, before moving back to the centre and disappearing.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the logo and laser are blue and placed on a white background
- On Meteor Strike: Fireball From Space, this variant is inside a horizontal white box.
- Starting in 2015, the logo received a byline reflecting its subsidiary status, reading "a Tinopolis company" with the Tinopolis logo to the left.
- On Catastrophe, the logo sequence is inside a horizontal black box.
- On The Year The Earth Went Wild, the logo sequence is superimposed on the ending shot of the programme.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: Same as before.
Availability: The logo's overall debut was on Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies. The white variant can be seen on Catastrophe, Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary, and How It Happened. The blue variant appears on The Secrets of Hell, Steve Jobs: One Last Thing, and Meteor Strike: Fireball From Space.