Talkback (2012-)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

On January 1, 2012, FremantleMedia split Talkback Thames into four companies: Talkback for comedy, Thames for entertainment, Boundless for factual and Retort for scripted comedy.

1st Logo (January 1, 2012-2019?)


Visuals: On a black background, there is a green glowing ring with a gray outline and a big white "t" (set in Gill Sans Ultra Bold). The word "talkback" with the "t" in a bigger and bolder font than the other letters appears below with a byline reading "Part of FremantleMedia UK". The ring rotates twice and then it glows as the ring stops rotating.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 1997 BBC logo).
  • On series 1 of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, the logo appears during the UKTV Original Production logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The end theme of the show, or none.

Availability: Seen on shows created by the former Talkback, such as Celebrity Juice and QI.

2nd Logo (September 13, 2018-)


Visuals: On a dark gray (or black) background is "TalkBac" with the "Bac" backwards. A sideways chevron shape comes in and pushes the "Bac" into the "K" in "Talk". The word "Back" then emerges from the "K", this time the right way around revealing "TalkBack" in a similar style to the 1984-2000 Talkback logo, except that the gears in the "a" and "b" are now hexagons. The hexagons also spin throughout the logo's duration.

Bylines:

  • 2018-2021: "Part of Fremantle"
  • 2021-: "A Fremantle Label" with "Fremantle" being said company's logo.

Variants:

  • There is a still in-credit version.
  • Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 2013 ITV logo).
  • The Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier variant is the same as last time, except with this logo.
  • On Too Hot to Handle starting with season 2, the logo appears on the bottom and the Thames logo appears beneath, making it similar to the Talkback Thames logo.

Technique: 2D animation by Venturethree.

Audio: The sound of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, the ending theme from any show, or none.

Availability: It debuted on series 20 of Celebrity Juice and appears on recent series of said show.

Talkback Thames
Talkback (2012-)
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