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Background

The Bureau of Mass Communications was the production unit of the New York State Education Department, formed as far back as 1962. The company produced at least 1500 programs from 1970-1980. The unit closed sometime during the 1980s.

Logo (September 22, 1975-May 12, 1980)

Visuals: On a black background, a red series of curved shapes are seen in a segmented, fuzzy form that constantly "buzz", while a turquoise line is seen in the middle of the screen. The line eventually folds out into a pair of film reels, which constantly spin throughout the logo, as they move up to the upper left and the structure begins to pull itself together, revealing itself to actually be 3 segmented copies of the letters "mc", and they form all one solid copy. From the lower left corner, as everything settles together, the text "the bureau of mass communications" in a Bauhaus-like font zooms up and directly under the "mc", and then transforms into the text "new york state education department" via a static-like effect.

Variant:

A filmed version exists.
On Vegetable Soup, a turquoise number in a bloated, serif-like font appears within the "c" via an waving effect, which is the episode number.

Technique: Scanimate effects.

Audio: A synth tune with synthesized "clapping" noises along with flourishing synths. An abridged version plays after the text transforms.

Availability: Seen on Vegetable Soup and High Feather. Its unknown if it appeared on any other series.

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+===Background===
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+'''The Bureau of Mass Communications''' was the production unit of the New York State Education Department, formed as far back as 1962. The company produced at least 1500 programs from 1970-1980. The unit closed sometime during the 1980s.
+===Logo (September 22, 1975-May 12, 1980)===
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+File:The Bureau of Mass Communications (1975).png
+File:New York State Education Department (1975).png
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+{{YouTube|id=weLPjrdqIPg|id2=BK7lTMOGwtI|id3=swzm-XFtjDg}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} series of curved shapes are seen in a segmented, fuzzy form that constantly "buzz", while a {{color|turquoise}} line is seen in the middle of the screen. The line eventually folds out into a pair of film reels, which constantly spin throughout the logo, as they move up to the upper left and the structure begins to pull itself together, revealing itself to actually be 3 segmented copies of the letters "{{font|Bauhaus|{{color|red|'''{{big|mc}}'''}}}}", and they form all one solid copy. From the lower left corner, as everything settles together, the text "{{font|Bauhaus|'''the bureau of mass communications'''}}" in a Bauhaus-like font zooms up and directly under the "{{font|Bauhaus|{{color|red|'''{{big|mc}}'''}}}}", and then transforms into the text "{{font|Bauhaus|'''new york state education department'''}}" via a static-like effect.
-''Editions by The_Username_15''
-'''Background''': TBA
+'''Variant:'''
+* A filmed version exists.
+* On ''Vegetable Soup'', a {{color|turquoise}} number in a bloated, serif-like font appears within the "{{font|Bauhaus|{{color|red|'''{{big|c}}'''}}}}" via an waving effect, which is the episode number.
+'''Technique:''' Scanimate effects.
-'''===(September 22, 1975-December 14, 1978, April 1980)</big>'''
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-'''Logo''': On a black background, a fuzzy red sculpture is seen with a small blue line in the center. The line then turns around to reveal 2 spinning filmreels and the filmreels and structure begin to zoom out. As this happens, the structure then comes into focus, forming a connected "mc" as "the bureau of mass communications" zooms out underneath the letters. The words then change into "new york state education department" and a number in a strange font, phases into place in the "c". The filmreels continue to spin.
+'''Audio:''' A synth tune with synthesized "clapping" noises along with flourishing synths. An abridged version plays after the text transforms.
-'''Variant''': The number in the C at the end can vary depending on the episode of ''Vegetable Soup'', but on the short-lived educational series ''High Feather,'' the number was omitted.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Vegetable Soup'' and ''High Feather.'' Its unknown if it appeared on any other series.
-'''FX/SFX''': The animation in the logo appears to be Scanimation. While ahead of its time, it looks eccentric.
+[[Category:American education logos]]
-'''Music/Sounds''': A happy synth tune with "clapping noises", along with flourishing synths.
+[[Category:Education logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-'''Availability''': Seen on the educational series ''Vegetable Soup'' and ''High Feather.''
-'''Editor's Note''': None.