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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''Twofour''' is a television and digital media group formed in 1989 by former BBC News producer Charles Wace and Christopher Slade. They mainly produce reality, game, and factual programmes. In 2012, they set up a distribution arm named "'''Twofour Rights'''" and merged with [[ITV Studios |
'''Twofour''' is a television and digital media group formed in 1989 by former BBC News producer Charles Wace and Christopher Slade. They mainly produce reality, game, and factual programmes. In 2012, they set up a distribution arm named "'''Twofour Rights'''" and merged with [[ITV Studios|ITV Studios]] nine years later. Speaking of ITV, they acquired the company in June 2015. |
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|Two Four ( |
|Two Four (1997) (From - 15 January 1997 Channel 4 airing of Collector’s Lot).png|1st Logo (3 July 1994-1997) |
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|Twofour (1998) (From - Collectors' Lot).png|2nd Logo (1997-1999) |
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|Two Four (2015) (From - Kings & Queens Of Speech).png|3rd Logo (July 23, 2012-April 19, 2016) |
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|Two Four Rights (2016) (From - The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis).png|4th Logo (January 26, 2016-) |
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|Two Four (1999) (From - VHS release of Monet's Garden at Giverny).png|1st Logo (10 January 1999-2000) |
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|Twofour (2000) (From - 25 September 2000 episode of Collectors' Lot).png|2nd Logo (Mid?-2000-2002) |
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|Two Four (2011) (From - Choccywoccydoodah).png|3rd Logo (25 October 2002-4 March 2012) |
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|Two Four (2015) (From - Kings & Queens Of Speech).png|4th Logo (23 July 2012-19 April 2016) |
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|Two Four Rights (2016) (From - The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis).png|5th Logo (26 January 2016-11 August 2022) |
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|Twofour (2023) (From - The Reluctant Traveler).png|6th Logo (27 September 2022-) |
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==Two Four Productions== |
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===1st Logo (July 3, 1994-June 4, 1996)=== |
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===1st Logo (3 July 1994-1997)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Two Four (1997) (From - 15 January 1997 Channel 4 airing of Collector’s Lot).png |
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Two Four (1995) (From - April 19, 1998 Westcountry airing of On the Moor).png |
Two Four (1995) (From - April 19, 1998 Westcountry airing of On the Moor).png |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a grey box containing a connected "2" and "4" is seen. An upside down gold triangle is next to the numbers' connected points and the top and right-most sections of the box are blue whereas the bottom most is dark grey. Underneath is the text "A TWO FOUR PRODUCTION" alongside a channel's credit and the copyright notice. |
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''' |
'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, was seen on ''Great Westerners'' and ''On the Moor'', which are long gone from television and are not available on home media. The latter's last known appearance was on an April 19, 1998 Westcountry rerun. |
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* It was seen on ''Great Westerners'' and ''On the Moor'', which are long gone from television and are not available on home media. |
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* The latter's last known appearance was on an April 19, 1998 Westcountry rerun. |
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* It was also seen on early episodes of ''Collectors' Lot''. |
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===2nd Logo ( |
===2nd Logo (1997-1999)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=" |
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Twofour (1998) (From - Collectors' Lot).png |
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</gallery> |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Twofour logo (1998) (From - Collectors' Lot).mp4 |
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</gallery> |
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'''Visuals:''' There is a close-up of two rotating quadrilateral shapes, with the top and bottom coloured gold and grey respectively. It quickly wipes over to another close up featuring a grey oval before another transition occurs, this time revealing the full logo, the same as last time, zooming away. Once it stops, a faint spotlight forms surrounding it. Simultaneously, "A TWO FOUR PRODUCTION" and additional in-credit text fade in below. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on episodes of ''Collectors' Lot'' from this period. |
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==Twofour== |
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===1st Logo (10 January 1999-2000)=== |
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Two Four (1999) (From - VHS release of Monet's Garden at Giverny).png |
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Twofour (1999) (From - the Collectors Lot episode The Avengers).png |
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Two Four (2000) (From - Collectors' Lot).png |
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</gallery> |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Twofour logo (1999) (From - the Collectors Lot episode The Avengers).mp4 |
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</gallery> |
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'''Visuals:''' The sequence is in a similar fashion as the previous logo, consisting of a few close-ups of the logo rotating before the full one zooms into view. This time, the objects are close-ups of the company name in a laid down view, first in gold and then blue. When the logo finishes zooming in, the objects disappear. The logo itself is shown to be a modified version of the previous logo with the left box in gold and the right and top-most bars in dodger blue. "{{color|blue|'''twofour'''}}" is placed above the logo whereas in-credit information including the company name, its co-producer, and the copyright notice are displayed below. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Monet's Garden'', which has this logo intact on its VHS releases, as well as episodes of ''Collectors' Lot'' from this period. |
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===2nd Logo (Mid?-2000-2002)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Twofour (2000) (From - 25 September 2000 episode of Collectors' Lot).png |
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</gallery> |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Twofour logo (2000) (From - 25 September 2000 episode of Collectors' Lot).mp4 |
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</gallery> |
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, an "'''{{color|blue|O}}'''" with a gold play button zooms out. The letter duplicates with its copy sliding to the right, followed by the rest of the letters forming the company name, sliding to their intended positions. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' Like before, it can be found on later episodes of ''Collectors' Lot''. |
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===3rd Logo (25 October 2002-4 March 2012)=== |
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Twofour (2008) (From - the Serial Killer documentary Colin Ireland).png |
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Two Four (2011) (From - Choccywoccydoodah).png |
Two Four (2011) (From - Choccywoccydoodah).png |
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Twofour (2009) (From - the Real Crime documentary Hannah's Killer).png |
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Two Four (2012) (From - the Born to Kill documentary on Dennis Nilsen).png |
Two Four (2012) (From - the Born to Kill documentary on Dennis Nilsen).png |
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Two Four (2011) (From - the Born to Kill documentary on The Night Stalker).png |
Two Four (2011) (From - the Born to Kill documentary on The Night Stalker).png |
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Two Four and Channel 5 (2007) (From - The Hotel Inspector S03E01).png |
Two Four and Channel 5 (2007) (From - The Hotel Inspector S03E01).png |
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Two Four and Channel 5 (2009) (From - The Hotel Inspector episode Walpole Bay Hotel).png |
Two Four and Channel 5 (2009) (From - The Hotel Inspector episode Walpole Bay Hotel).png |
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ITV Studios and Twofour (2009) (From - the Real Crime documentary Rachel Nickell).png |
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Two Four (2010) (From - Big Chef Takes on Little Chef).png |
Two Four (2010) (From - Big Chef Takes on Little Chef).png |
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Two Four (2010) (From - 100 Greatest Toys).png |
Two Four (2010) (From - 100 Greatest Toys).png |
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{{YouTube|id=VaMVHEXqAtI|id2=aThIOiS2uOE}} |
{{YouTube|id=VaMVHEXqAtI|id2=aThIOiS2uOE}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a dimly lit white background, the same letters from before, albeit thicker, fly into the screen and form the company name. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*Sometimes, the logo is still. |
*Sometimes, the logo is <u>still</u>. |
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*An in-credit version has the logo contained within a box. Usually, it has no shading. |
*An <u>in-credit version</u> has the logo contained within a box. Usually, it has no shading. |
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*Sometimes, it also shares the screen with other logos. |
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**On ''The City Gardener'', the logo alongside additional in-credit text is within a transparent box. |
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**On ''<u>The City Gardener</u>'', the logo alongside additional in-credit text is within a transparent box. |
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**On ''Big Chef Takes on Little Chef'', the box is slightly longer. |
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**On '' |
**On ''<u>Big Chef Takes on Little Chef</u>'', the box is slightly longer. |
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**On ''<u>Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?</u>'', the box has a shadow alongside the Mark Burnett Productions logo. |
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*A print version of this logo has the text completely in white. |
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*A <u>print version</u> of this logo has the text completely in white. |
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**On ''<u>Noel's HQ</u>'', the button is colored the same colour in the normal logo. |
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''' |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' It appeared on a large output of reality, game, and factual TV shows from this period, including early series of ''Born to Kill'' and ''The Hotel Inspector'' as well as the revived ''Noel's Christmas Presents'' series. Some of them are saved on home media such as streaming sites like Amazon Prime and Tubi. |
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===4th Logo (23 July 2012-19 April 2016)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Two Four (2015) (From - Kings & Queens Of Speech).png |
Two Four (2015) (From - Kings & Queens Of Speech).png |
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</gallery> |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the text from before zooms out with the play button spinning and sliding to the right, stopping when inside the "O" in "two". The final formation of the logo has the "O" shifted slightly downwards. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*A distribution variant exists, adding "rights" underneath the company name and "Distributed by" on top of it. |
*A <u>distribution variant</u> exists, adding "rights" underneath the company name and "Distributed by" on top of it. |
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*On ''Our School'', the text is in the same |
*On ''<u>Our School</u>'', the text is in the same colour as the previous logo. |
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*Sometimes, it also shares the screen with other logos, including the 1997 BBC, 2011 Channel 5 and 2013 ITV logos. |
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''' |
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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''' |
'''Audio Variants:''' |
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'''Availability:''' |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can still be seen on many programmes from this period, starting with ''My Kidney and Me'' and appeared on episodes of ''Born to Kill'' and ''The Hotel Inspector'' from the mid-2010's. The distribution variant can be seen on some ''Born to Kill'' episodes and ''Stammer School''. It was last seen on series 2 of ''Our School''. |
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* Can still be seen on many programmes from this period, starting with ''My Kidney and Me'' and appeared on episodes of ''Born to Kill'' and ''The Hotel Inspector'' from the mid-2010s. |
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* The distribution variant can also be seen on some ''Born to Kill'' episodes and ''Stammer School''. |
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* It was last seen on series 2 of ''Our School''. |
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===5th Logo (26 January 2016-11 August 2022)=== |
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Two Four Rights (2016) (From - The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis).png |
Two Four Rights (2016) (From - The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis).png |
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Two Four America (2017) (From - A Night With My Ex).png |
Two Four America (2017) (From - A Night With My Ex).png |
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Channel 5 and Two Four (2022) (From - the second episode of Hotel Benidorm - Sun, Sea and Sangria).png |
Channel 5 and Two Four (2022) (From - the second episode of Hotel Benidorm - Sun, Sea and Sangria).png |
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Channel 5 and Two Four (2022) (From - the first episode of Watercolour Challenge).png |
Channel 5 and Two Four (2022) (From - the first episode of Watercolour Challenge).png |
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Channel 5 and Twofour (2022) (From - The Hotel Inspector S17E06).png |
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Two Four and Channel 4 (2016) (From - Royal Navy School S01E06).png |
Two Four and Channel 4 (2016) (From - Royal Navy School S01E06).png |
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TwoFourGroupMTheJump2.png |
TwoFourGroupMTheJump2.png |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' A thin gold line emerges, spawning "{{color|gold|{{Font|Times New Roman|T}}WO}}" and "{{color|gold|{{Font|Times New Roman|F}}O{{Font|Times New Roman|U}}R}}" from the right, with both of them flying in opposite directions to form the company name. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* The distribution variant has "{{color|gold|RIGHTS}}" underneath the company name and "{{color|gold|DISTRIBUTED BY}}" on top. |
* The <u>distribution variant</u> has "{{color|gold|RIGHTS}}" underneath the company name and "{{color|gold|DISTRIBUTED BY}}" on top. |
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* Programmes produced for ITV adds the byline "{{color|gold|Part of ITV Studios}}" under the logo. |
* <u>Programmes produced for ITV</u> adds the byline "{{color|gold|Part of ITV Studios}}" under the logo. |
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* This logo may sometimes share the screen with other logos. |
* This logo may sometimes share the screen with <u>other logos</u>. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* It debuted on ''The Real Marigold Hotel'' and was later seen on ''Beat the Chef'', ''Ibiza Weekender'', ''Impossible Engineering'' starting with series 2, among many others. |
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* It was last seen on series 17 of ''The Hotel Inspector''. |
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===6th Logo (27 September 2022-)=== |
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Twofour (2023) (From - The Reluctant Traveler).png |
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Channel 5 and Twofour (2023) (From - My Cornwall With Fern Britton S02E01).png |
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Channel 5, Twofour, and Krempelwood (2023) (From - Challenge Anneka series 8).png |
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Channel 5, Twofour, and Motion Content Group (2022) (From - Happy Campers The Caravan Park S03E01).png |
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</gallery> |
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'''Visuals:''' The letters in the company name are filled in shades of blue and red, having an appearance like this: |
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<center>'''{{color|blue|T}}{{color|turquoise|W}}{{color|dodgerblue|O}}{{color|orange|F}}{{color|deeppink|O}}{{color|crimson|U}}{{color|red|R}}'''</center> |
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The "'''O'''"'s are made up of two and four parts respectively. |
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'''Variant:''' There exists an <u>inverted</u> variant where the colour order on the letters are reversed. Also, green is added to the right colour palette, being applied to "'''U'''". |
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''' |
'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. |
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''' |
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' It appeared on ''Happy Campers: The Caravan Park'', ''The Reluctant Traveler'', and series 8 of ''Challenge Anneka'', among others. |
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[[Category:British television logos]] |
[[Category:British television logos]] |
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[[Category:Television logos]] |
[[Category:Television logos]] |
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[[Category:United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:ITV |
[[Category:ITV]] |
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[[Category:ITV Studios |
[[Category:ITV Studios]] |
Latest revision as of 22:47, 25 September 2024
Camenati
Editions by
Michael Kenchington
Background
Twofour is a television and digital media group formed in 1989 by former BBC News producer Charles Wace and Christopher Slade. They mainly produce reality, game, and factual programmes. In 2012, they set up a distribution arm named "Twofour Rights" and merged with ITV Studios nine years later. Speaking of ITV, they acquired the company in June 2015.
Two Four Productions
1st Logo (3 July 1994-1997)
Visuals: On a white background, a grey box containing a connected "2" and "4" is seen. An upside down gold triangle is next to the numbers' connected points and the top and right-most sections of the box are blue whereas the bottom most is dark grey. Underneath is the text "A TWO FOUR PRODUCTION" alongside a channel's credit and the copyright notice.
Technique: A digital graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability:
- It was seen on Great Westerners and On the Moor, which are long gone from television and are not available on home media.
- The latter's last known appearance was on an April 19, 1998 Westcountry rerun.
- It was also seen on early episodes of Collectors' Lot.
2nd Logo (1997-1999)
Visuals: There is a close-up of two rotating quadrilateral shapes, with the top and bottom coloured gold and grey respectively. It quickly wipes over to another close up featuring a grey oval before another transition occurs, this time revealing the full logo, the same as last time, zooming away. Once it stops, a faint spotlight forms surrounding it. Simultaneously, "A TWO FOUR PRODUCTION" and additional in-credit text fade in below.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Seen on episodes of Collectors' Lot from this period.
Twofour
1st Logo (10 January 1999-2000)
Visuals: The sequence is in a similar fashion as the previous logo, consisting of a few close-ups of the logo rotating before the full one zooms into view. This time, the objects are close-ups of the company name in a laid down view, first in gold and then blue. When the logo finishes zooming in, the objects disappear. The logo itself is shown to be a modified version of the previous logo with the left box in gold and the right and top-most bars in dodger blue. "twofour" is placed above the logo whereas in-credit information including the company name, its co-producer, and the copyright notice are displayed below.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Seen on Monet's Garden, which has this logo intact on its VHS releases, as well as episodes of Collectors' Lot from this period.
2nd Logo (Mid?-2000-2002)
Visuals: On a white background, an "O" with a gold play button zooms out. The letter duplicates with its copy sliding to the right, followed by the rest of the letters forming the company name, sliding to their intended positions.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Like before, it can be found on later episodes of Collectors' Lot.
3rd Logo (25 October 2002-4 March 2012)
Visuals: On a dimly lit white background, the same letters from before, albeit thicker, fly into the screen and form the company name.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the logo is still.
- An in-credit version has the logo contained within a box. Usually, it has no shading.
- Sometimes, it also shares the screen with other logos.
- On The City Gardener, the logo alongside additional in-credit text is within a transparent box.
- On Big Chef Takes on Little Chef, the box is slightly longer.
- On Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?, the box has a shadow alongside the Mark Burnett Productions logo.
- A print version of this logo has the text completely in white.
- On Noel's HQ, the button is colored the same colour in the normal logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: It appeared on a large output of reality, game, and factual TV shows from this period, including early series of Born to Kill and The Hotel Inspector as well as the revived Noel's Christmas Presents series. Some of them are saved on home media such as streaming sites like Amazon Prime and Tubi.
4th Logo (23 July 2012-19 April 2016)
Visuals: On a black background, the text from before zooms out with the play button spinning and sliding to the right, stopping when inside the "O" in "two". The final formation of the logo has the "O" shifted slightly downwards.
Variants:
- A distribution variant exists, adding "rights" underneath the company name and "Distributed by" on top of it.
- On Our School, the text is in the same colour as the previous logo.
- Sometimes, it also shares the screen with other logos, including the 1997 BBC, 2011 Channel 5 and 2013 ITV logos.
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Audio Variants:
Availability:
- Can still be seen on many programmes from this period, starting with My Kidney and Me and appeared on episodes of Born to Kill and The Hotel Inspector from the mid-2010s.
- The distribution variant can also be seen on some Born to Kill episodes and Stammer School.
- It was last seen on series 2 of Our School.
5th Logo (26 January 2016-11 August 2022)
Visuals: A thin gold line emerges, spawning "TWO" and "FOUR" from the right, with both of them flying in opposite directions to form the company name.
Variants:
- The distribution variant has "RIGHTS" underneath the company name and "DISTRIBUTED BY" on top.
- Programmes produced for ITV adds the byline "Part of ITV Studios" under the logo.
- This logo may sometimes share the screen with other logos.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability:
- It debuted on The Real Marigold Hotel and was later seen on Beat the Chef, Ibiza Weekender, Impossible Engineering starting with series 2, among many others.
- It was last seen on series 17 of The Hotel Inspector.
6th Logo (27 September 2022-)
Visuals: The letters in the company name are filled in shades of blue and red, having an appearance like this:
The "O"'s are made up of two and four parts respectively.
Variant: There exists an inverted variant where the colour order on the letters are reversed. Also, green is added to the right colour palette, being applied to "U".
Technique: A digital graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: It appeared on Happy Campers: The Caravan Park, The Reluctant Traveler, and series 8 of Challenge Anneka, among others.