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'''Visuals:''' On a white floored background, the blue USA logo zooms in and turns. Then, the "a" changes into an "o" as "'''original'''" forms, before the entire logo zooms out. |
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'''Variant:''' At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the USA Network Media Productions copyright stamp seen below. |
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===1st logo (1992?-1996?)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Against a gray stone background, we see the USA Network logo below a box with the text "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH", and they both slowly zoom in. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Variant:''' On ''Pacific Blue'', the logo appears on a red background. |
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'''Audio:''' A calming piano with a whoosh sound, or the end theme of the show. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Not much animation. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A gentle, 4-note synth tune. On the red background variant, it's silent. |
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'''Availability:''' Only known so far to have been seen on ''Quicksilver'', ''Free 4 All'', ''Pacific Blue'' and other USA original productions of the era. Perhaps more notably it appears on the first season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series''. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a red line stretches to the whole screen with a black line drawing from the left, which then stretches to the whole screen. A white line then draws in the middle, from which the USA logo slides up, and the word "ORIGINAL" slides down. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Variant:''' At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the copyright stamp seen below. |
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'''Nickname:''' "USA Studios", "The Fountain" |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation by Loyalkaspar. |
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'''Logo:''' We pan down from a large entrance archway of a studio, rows of palm trees and buildings and we see a fountain, aglow with orange CGI "water", as the USA Studios logo (the USA Network logo of the era, a serif-font "USA" with a star shape integrated into the "U", with "STUDIOS" below instead of "NETWORK") rotates into place facing the camera from the right. As it rotates, the fountain sprays water upwards. |
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'''Audio:''' A three-note piano with a car driving sound, or the end theme of the show. |
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'''Variant:''' There is a short version. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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'''Trivia:''' At this point, the "look" of USA Network revolved around the fictional "USA Studios" complex; idents provided glimpses of a control room, movie intros showed people inside the "USA Studios Film Vault", and schedule bumpers showed soundstages being prepped for production. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Good CGI and live-action footage. Not bad for 1996. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic two-note fanfare, ending with a harp crescendo. The short version uses a majestic 3-note jingle based off USA's signature of the era, combined with rushing water noises. |
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'''Availability:''' Was seen on USA original programs and movies of the era, such as ''Savage Dragon'', ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', the second season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series'' and ''Wing Commander Academy''. Some original programs from this period don’t use this logo, namely ''Duckman.'' |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, the USA NETWORKS logo shines, then a URL fades in. |
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'''Variant:''' Sometimes the URL is omitted. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The logo shining. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A three-note tune based on the USA Network jingle. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (miniseries) on ION Television. |
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{{Chronology|[[USA Original Series/Programming]]|}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 1 October 2024
TheMisterFree
Captures by
TheMisterFree and NakedTarzan01
1st Logo (2013-2017)
Visuals: On a white floored background, the blue USA logo zooms in and turns. Then, the "a" changes into an "o" as "original" forms, before the entire logo zooms out.
Variant: At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the USA Network Media Productions copyright stamp seen below.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A calming piano with a whoosh sound, or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time. [Examples?]
2nd Logo (2017-2021)
Visuals: On a black background, a red line stretches to the whole screen with a black line drawing from the left, which then stretches to the whole screen. A white line then draws in the middle, from which the USA logo slides up, and the word "ORIGINAL" slides down.
Variant: At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the copyright stamp seen below.
Technique: 2D computer animation by Loyalkaspar.
Audio: A three-note piano with a car driving sound, or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time. [Examples?]
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