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===Background===
'''Watchmaker Productions''' is a defunct Birmingham-based production company that was operated as a subsidiary of [[Chrysalis Television]],
===1st Logo (December 31, 1994)===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a circular "W" in {{color|orange}} with a {{color|purple}} camera-like light on top with a camera-like outline behind it. The "W" circle shines behind it and then the
'''Technique:''' The circle shining.
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Clive James on 1994'', a New Year's Eve BBC special.
===2nd Logo (1995-December 27, 2000)===▼
▲===2nd Logo (1995-2000)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the white word "WATCHMAKER PRODUCTIONS" in a Futura font and below it is the Chrysalis logo in {{color|blue}}, and with a byline.
'''Variants:'''
* From 1995 to 1998, below the Chrysalis logo is a byline reading "A Chrysalis Company".
* From 1998 to 2000, below the Chrysalis logo is a byline reading "Chrysalis". The background is also white, and the text above the Chrysalis logo is in black.
* It sometimes shares the screen with other logos.
'''Technique:''' None.
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Clive James Show'', ''The Bob Downe Special'', ''An Evening with Lily Savage'', ''Monday Night Clive'', ''Clarkson'', ''Mondo Rosso'' and the first season of ''The Unforgettable''.
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Revision as of 12:32, 4 April 2023
RSX-798
Editions by
Michael Kenchington
Background
Watchmaker Productions is a defunct Birmingham-based production company that was operated as a subsidiary of Chrysalis Television, formed by author Clive James in 1994. It was later absorbed into Chrysalis Entertainment in 2001.
1st Logo (December 31, 1994)
Logo: On a white background, we see a circular "W" in orange with a purple camera-like light on top with a camera-like outline behind it. The "W" circle shines behind it and then the text "A WATCHMAKER PRODUCTION for" in a Futura font fades in, with the blue 1988 BBC logo on the bottom, and a copyright stamp below.
Technique: The circle shining.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on Clive James on 1994, a New Year's Eve BBC special.
2nd Logo (1995-December 27, 2000)
Logo: On a black background, we see the white word "WATCHMAKER PRODUCTIONS" in a Futura font and below it is the Chrysalis logo in blue, and with a byline.
Variants:
- From 1995 to 1998, below the Chrysalis logo is a byline reading "A Chrysalis Company".
- From 1998 to 2000, below the Chrysalis logo is a byline reading "Chrysalis". The background is also white, and the text above the Chrysalis logo is in black.
- It sometimes shares the screen with other logos.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on The Clive James Show, The Bob Downe Special, An Evening with Lily Savage, Monday Night Clive, Clarkson, Mondo Rosso and the first season of The Unforgettable.