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===Background===
'''Spartina Productions''' is Stephen Colbert's company. While they were founded in 1999, they didn't use a logo until 2005.
 
===Logo (October 17, 2005- )===
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'''Logo''': On a white background with black drawings, we see a poorly drawn crane with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane. The screen then transitions to a black one with the white text "SPA171MA", which is leet for "Spaitima".
 
'''LogoVisuals:''': On a white background with black drawings, we see a poorly drawn crane is shown with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond is shown below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane before falling back into the pond. The screen then transitionscuts to a black onebackground with the white text "SPA171MA", which is leet for "Spaitima'''SPARTINA'''".
'''Variant''': More recently, the text at the end now reads simply ''SPARTINA''.
 
'''Trivia:''' This logo was animated by J.J. Sedelmaier. Colbert personally requested Sedelmaier to create the logo.
'''FX/SFX''': The fish jumping out of the pond and eating the crane, the transition to the black screen.
 
'''Variant:''' In its early days, the text at the end read "'''{{font|Helvetica|SPA171MA}}'''", which is leet for "Spaitima".
'''Music/Sounds''': A gobbling sound plays as the fish eats the crane.
 
'''Technique:''' Hand-drawn animation.
'''Availability''': Currently seen on the Comedy Central show ''The Colbert Report'' and ''Our Cartoon President''. This was also seen on the TV special ''A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!''. It's also seen on the infamous ''Fairview''.
 
'''Audio:''' Nature sounds, accompanied by a gobbling sound as the fish eats the crane and a splash sound when the fish goes back underwater.
'''Editor's Note''': None.
 
'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>the April 1, 2024 episode of ''After Midnight''</u>, the logo is silent.
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'''Availability:''' It was first seen on ''The Colbert Report'' and later appeared on ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' (an exception being the August 22, 2024 episode, where the logo does not appear, but the gobbling sound is still heard), ''A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!'', ''Our Cartoon President'', ''Tooning Out the News'', ''Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God'', ''Fairview'', the failed pilot ''Old News with Opus Moreschi'', and ''After Midnight''.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 24 August 2024


Background

Spartina Productions is Stephen Colbert's company. While they were founded in 1999, they didn't use a logo until 2005.

Logo (October 17, 2005-)


Visuals: On a white background with black drawings, a poorly drawn crane is shown with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond is shown below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane before falling back into the pond. The screen then cuts to a black background with the white text "SPARTINA".

Trivia: This logo was animated by J.J. Sedelmaier. Colbert personally requested Sedelmaier to create the logo.

Variant: In its early days, the text at the end read "SPA171MA", which is leet for "Spaitima".

Technique: Hand-drawn animation.

Audio: Nature sounds, accompanied by a gobbling sound as the fish eats the crane and a splash sound when the fish goes back underwater.

Audio Variant: On the April 1, 2024 episode of After Midnight, the logo is silent.

Availability: It was first seen on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (an exception being the August 22, 2024 episode, where the logo does not appear, but the gobbling sound is still heard), A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Our Cartoon President, Tooning Out the News, Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God, Fairview, the failed pilot Old News with Opus Moreschi, and After Midnight.

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