The Foundation

Background

The Foundation was an independent British children's television production company founded in 1994, based in London. In 2006, they were acquired by RDF Media, which itself was later acquired by Zodiak Media. Some time after, the company was merged into Zodiak Kids, along with Marathon Media and Tele Images Kids. The Zodiak Kids name is still used today, being the only division to retain the Zodiak name after they were acquired by Banijay.

1st Logo (Brilliant Creatures variant, 2001-2004)

Logo: We see two sides of a screen closing over the footage of the show. On the screen we see a tablet of rock shaped into a rectangle. On the tablet is the words "THE" and "FOUNDATION" written in Times New Roman font. On the top is the text A production from in italics.

Later Variant - On the final season of the show, we see the logo falling from the top of the screen. We see the same tablet from before, but this time "A production from" is seen above the tablet.

FX/SFX: The closing of the door or the logo falling.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Appears on the last three seasons of Brilliant Creatures (the ones that feature Stephen Mulhern as co-presenter), which last aired on CITV in 2012.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (Finger Tips variant, 2001-2004)

Logo: On the same background as the Finger Tips logo, we see a tablet of rock shaped into a rectangle. On the tablet is the words "THE" and "FOUNDATION" carved on the bottom of each other. On the top is the words "A production of" in a font similar to that of the logo for the show.

Early Variant: On Series 1 of Finger Tips, the colours of the background were different, as was the show's graphics altogether.

Variant: On DVD releases and international prints of the series, "Distributed by Entertainment Rights" is added to the bottom, alongside a copyright date.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Appears on the first four series of Finger Tips.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2002-????)

Logo: Just the words "THE FOUNDATION" in white on a black background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Seen on early episodes of The Basil Brush Show.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2007?-)

Logo: On a white background, we see the word "the" in purple. Below this is "foundation" in white on a purple rectangle. There is a grey byline below that reads "part of the rdf media group".

Variants:

There is a later version where the byline reads "part of the zodiak media group".
There's an in-credit variant.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of The Basil Brush Show, Waybuloo, and other shows.

Editor's Note: None.