m Text replacement - "'''Availability:''' Extremely rare." to "'''Availability:''' " |
Heavily edited 1st, 2nd, and 3rd description, among other small things |
||
(29 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{PageCredits|capture=Doctorine Dark|video=The PBS-ST Archive, PolyesterMoustache, Alden's Vintage PBS Archive and 17-Bảo Nguyên}} |
{{PageCredits|capture=Doctorine Dark|video=The PBS-ST Archive, PolyesterMoustache, Alden's Vintage PBS Archive and 17-Bảo Nguyên}} |
||
===Background=== |
===Background=== |
||
'''WHUT |
'''WHUT''' is the secondary [[PBS]] outlet for Washington, D.C., based on the Howard University campus. They signed on as WHMM in 1980, but changed their callsign to WHUT in 1998. |
||
== WHMM-TV == |
== WHMM-TV == |
||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
{{YouTube|id=NqM-oljFBHQ}} |
{{YouTube|id=NqM-oljFBHQ}} |
||
''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a neon blue grid background, there are the words "'''''WHMM''' TV''" in a italic font, but with the letters WHMM in red/orange and with a neon glow on it, and the TV in an italic, blue glowing font with a pink/magenta line underneath. Below it is a large neon blue "32" with a yellow glow behind it. Below that is another pink line, and the pink italicized text ''WASHINGTON, D.C.''. |
||
, weird glowing font, which is written with neon colors. The number "32" is in a weird, futuristic font, which is in {{color|blue}}, also with glow. |
|||
'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' A still graphic. |
||
''' |
'''Audio:''' An announcer saying: "WHMM, TV 32 in Washington, D.C." |
||
'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' Used as a local ID. |
||
===2nd Logo (1980-1997?) === |
===2nd Logo (1980-1997?) === |
||
Line 29: | Line 28: | ||
</center> |
</center> |
||
''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a black space background, a white grid emerges from a blue glowing horizon, and flies to the viewer. The area above the horizon lights up, revealing silhouettes of many Washington DC landmarks. The camera then rotates to the right as an italicised yellow-orange gradient W flies in above from the right. It stops and flashes, then, the remaining letters of the callsign follow suit as the camera continues to spin. After the M flashes, the camera stops spinning as the skyline fades out. The camera lowers slightly as the white grid becomes a blue line underneath the WHMM text. "Washington, D.C." in a pink font fades in below. |
||
'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
||
* A shorter version exists, starting at when the camera begins to rotate. |
|||
* A still version of the end result exists |
|||
* Starting in 1994, the logo now consists of a purple-tinted shot of the US Capitol, followed by the grey text "WHMM-TV Washington, D.C." flying in from the center. |
|||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation |
|||
* Sometimes, there's a shorter version that cuts the first 3 seconds of the logo. |
|||
* On a [[WQED]] airing of a WHMM program (that's unknown), the logo is still and stays there for 3 seconds before fades in to black. |
|||
* There's also a newly discovered 1994 version which instead of the silhouette Washington D.C. skyline and the sliding of the "'''''W'''", "'''H'''", "'''M'''", "'''M'''''" letters, this one shows us the United States Capitol in a purple background. Then, it stays still more than 2 seconds later, before the word "'''''WHMM-TV'''''" in an ''italiced'' font and white color, with the word "'''Washington, D.C'''." that's also in white, zooms in from the top of the capitol to the bottom of the screen. |
|||
''' |
'''Audio:''' A funky synth beat with 3 synth drum notes at the end. |
||
⚫ | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A catchy 80s-synth disco outbeat fanfare, with the 3-notes tune held at the end. And it was heard in the normal and shorter version. |
|||
*An alternate music version exists, which consists of a synth bongo tune that sounds similar to a news open. |
|||
⚫ | |||
*The alternate version is silent. |
|||
'''Availability:''' Seen on shows like ''Cinema Answer'', ''Good Intentions'', and ''African-American in the North''. Also used as a local ID. |
|||
⚫ | |||
*The short version appears on ''Personal Conversations with Dennis Wholey''. |
|||
⚫ | |||
* '''The Alternate Music:''' This version is instead a news theme that consists of a synth tune, some drum beats, and a 3-triumphant/saxophone note at the end. And it is not fit with the logo itself. |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
* '''The Normal, Shorter and Still Version:''' Extremely rare. Possibly seen on some programming of the time, as well as African-American shows like ''African-American in the North'' and ''Cinema Answer''. These shows are long gone, though it might be appearing or plastering on some old prints. The shorter version can be seen on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCTS-TV#KYVE_history KYVE] (The station that was merged with [[KCTS-TV|KCTS]] in 1994 and is still a semi-satellite of it) airing of "Personal Conversations with Dennis Wholey". This was also used as a local ID. |
|||
* '''The Shorter Version with The Alternate Music:''' Ultra rare. This version was just found only once and it can be seen on an episode of "Good Intentions" in 1986. |
|||
⚫ | |||
'''Legacy:''' This logo has become a favourite to many mainly because of its catchy music and extremre rarity. |
|||
==WHUT-TV== |
==WHUT-TV== |
||
Line 61: | Line 55: | ||
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
||
{{YouTube|id=46WgjegM7u4}} |
{{YouTube|id=46WgjegM7u4}} |
||
''' |
'''Visuals:''' On an blue-tinted image of the Howard University, a navy blue rectangle with a red clock tower attached to it flies in from below at an angle. Then, the words "HOWARD", "UNIVERSITY", and "TELEVISION" in Times New Roman fly in from the right and place themselves on the rectangle. The additional text "WHUT-TV" and "WASHINGTON, DC." in Arial, fly in as well. A white line then flies in from the right and stops in between the text as the rectangle faces the camera. |
||
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
|||
'''Audio:''' A majestic triumphant fanfare. |
|||
'''Availability:''' Seen on programs such as ''Lessons of Kosovo: The Limits of Air Power''. Also used as a local ID. |
|||
=== 2nd Logo (1999?-2005) === |
|||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
|||
WHUT (2001).png |
|||
</gallery> |
|||
'''Visuals:''' Over a video of a spinning globe, an image of the Founder's Library flies in from the right, along with a red line to the right of it. The globe then fades into a blue-white gradient as the black text "HOWARD UNIVERSITY" and "TELEVISION", fold down. The additional text "WHUT-TV" and "Washington, DC." fade in below. |
|||
'''Variant:''' Starting in 2001, three images of Howard University would fade in beside the Founder's Library image. |
|||
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
|||
'''Audio:''' "Steepian Faith" by Kenny Kirkland. |
|||
⚫ | |||
=== 3rd Logo (2005-2012) === |
|||
{{YouTube|id=fQ_KsixeFAw}} |
|||
'''Visuals:''' There is footage of a family relaxing in a park. Below it is a black box with the text "Howard University Television" and "Washington, DC." to the left, and the WHUT logo at the time, accompanied by a small PBS logo, to the right. |
|||
'''Technique:''' Live-action, combined with a still graphic. |
|||
'''Technique:''' The box. the words, the line flying, and extra animation of the box which is the rotating. Decent animation for the time, but it's pretty good for a public television station. |
|||
'''Audio:''' A funky electronic tune. |
|||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic triumphant fanfare that plays like something you hear in an university. |
|||
'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' Used as a local ID. |
||
=== |
=== 4th Logo (2012-2017?) === |
||
''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a white wall/floor background, while the screen rotates to make the logo is in front of the it, there is a pieces of WHUT logo falling down outside wall, which then forms into a blue "W", and then a connected "HU", and it then falls down to form a "T" and then forms entire logo, with the PBS "P Head" logo in blue next to WHUT, and the text "HOWARD UNIVERSITY TELEVISION" appears below. |
||
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
||
''' |
'''Audio:''' A relaxing and airy synth fanfare. |
||
'''Availability:''' Seen on some programming produced by WHUT from the 2010s. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on some programming produced by WHUT from the 2010s. |
||
=== |
===5th Logo (2015-present)=== |
||
{{YouTube|id=OQjw8Bpyq0g}} |
{{YouTube|id=OQjw8Bpyq0g}} |
||
''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a colored red/orange/yellow gradient background with a Washington, D.C. skyline, there is a rectangle which then zooms in, and then rotates to 30-60 degrees, then a "W" and "T" slides in, and the words "HU" appears below, and then connect into the rectangle box, forming the current WHUT logo. The "HOWARD UNIVERSITY TELEVISION" appears below. |
||
'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
|||
'''Technique:''' The rectangle zooming in, the shape rotating and the letters forming the logo. |
|||
''' |
'''Audio:''' A whooshes, then a two "click" sound when the logo forming. |
||
'''Availability:''' Seen on |
'''Availability:''' Seen on WHUT productions currently. |
||
{{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} |
{{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} |
||
Line 94: | Line 112: | ||
[[Category: television logos]] |
[[Category: television logos]] |
||
[[Category:American television logos]] |
[[Category:American television logos]] |
||
[[Category:Television |
[[Category:Television idents]] |
||
[[Category:American television |
[[Category:American television idents]] |
||
[[Category:Regional television |
[[Category:Regional television idents]] |
||
[[Category: PBS]] |
[[Category: PBS]] |
||
[[Category:Logos with cultural icons]] |
WHUT is the secondary PBS outlet for Washington, D.C., based on the Howard University campus. They signed on as WHMM in 1980, but changed their callsign to WHUT in 1998.
Visuals: On a neon blue grid background, there are the words "WHMM TV" in a italic font, but with the letters WHMM in red/orange and with a neon glow on it, and the TV in an italic, blue glowing font with a pink/magenta line underneath. Below it is a large neon blue "32" with a yellow glow behind it. Below that is another pink line, and the pink italicized text WASHINGTON, D.C..
Technique: A still graphic.
Audio: An announcer saying: "WHMM, TV 32 in Washington, D.C."
Availability: Used as a local ID.
Visuals: On a black space background, a white grid emerges from a blue glowing horizon, and flies to the viewer. The area above the horizon lights up, revealing silhouettes of many Washington DC landmarks. The camera then rotates to the right as an italicised yellow-orange gradient W flies in above from the right. It stops and flashes, then, the remaining letters of the callsign follow suit as the camera continues to spin. After the M flashes, the camera stops spinning as the skyline fades out. The camera lowers slightly as the white grid becomes a blue line underneath the WHMM text. "Washington, D.C." in a pink font fades in below.
Variants:
Technique: Computer animation
Audio: A funky synth beat with 3 synth drum notes at the end.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on shows like Cinema Answer, Good Intentions, and African-American in the North. Also used as a local ID.
Visuals: On an blue-tinted image of the Howard University, a navy blue rectangle with a red clock tower attached to it flies in from below at an angle. Then, the words "HOWARD", "UNIVERSITY", and "TELEVISION" in Times New Roman fly in from the right and place themselves on the rectangle. The additional text "WHUT-TV" and "WASHINGTON, DC." in Arial, fly in as well. A white line then flies in from the right and stops in between the text as the rectangle faces the camera.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A majestic triumphant fanfare.
Availability: Seen on programs such as Lessons of Kosovo: The Limits of Air Power. Also used as a local ID.
Visuals: Over a video of a spinning globe, an image of the Founder's Library flies in from the right, along with a red line to the right of it. The globe then fades into a blue-white gradient as the black text "HOWARD UNIVERSITY" and "TELEVISION", fold down. The additional text "WHUT-TV" and "Washington, DC." fade in below.
Variant: Starting in 2001, three images of Howard University would fade in beside the Founder's Library image.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: "Steepian Faith" by Kenny Kirkland.
Availability: Used as a local ID.
Visuals: There is footage of a family relaxing in a park. Below it is a black box with the text "Howard University Television" and "Washington, DC." to the left, and the WHUT logo at the time, accompanied by a small PBS logo, to the right.
Technique: Live-action, combined with a still graphic.
Audio: A funky electronic tune.
Availability: Used as a local ID.
Visuals: On a white wall/floor background, while the screen rotates to make the logo is in front of the it, there is a pieces of WHUT logo falling down outside wall, which then forms into a blue "W", and then a connected "HU", and it then falls down to form a "T" and then forms entire logo, with the PBS "P Head" logo in blue next to WHUT, and the text "HOWARD UNIVERSITY TELEVISION" appears below.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A relaxing and airy synth fanfare.
Availability: Seen on some programming produced by WHUT from the 2010s.
Visuals: On a colored red/orange/yellow gradient background with a Washington, D.C. skyline, there is a rectangle which then zooms in, and then rotates to 30-60 degrees, then a "W" and "T" slides in, and the words "HU" appears below, and then connect into the rectangle box, forming the current WHUT logo. The "HOWARD UNIVERSITY TELEVISION" appears below.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A whooshes, then a two "click" sound when the logo forming.
Availability: Seen on WHUT productions currently.