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{{About|the TV idents|the production logos|ITV Westcountry Productions}}
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Background: Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on January 1, 1993. Covering Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and areas of Somerset and Dorset, Westcountry has close ties with its neighbor, ITV West, sharing Jane McCloskey as managing director and director of programmes with the West of England region. In 1996, Westcountry was purchased by Carlton Communications, and on September 6, 1999, they were rebranded as "Carlton for the Westcountry"
===Background===
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'''Westcountry Television''' is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on January 1, 1993. Covering Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and areas of Somerset and Dorset, Westcountry has close ties with its neighbor, ITV West, sharing Jane McCloskey as managing director and director of programs with the West of England region. On November 25, 1996, Westcountry was purchased by [[Carlton Television|Carlton Communications]], and on September 6, 1999, they were rebranded as "Carlton for the Westcountry".


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===ID (January 1, 1993-September 6, 1999)===
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'''Visuals:''' Just a blurry background of some different shots around the South West region or more coastal areas, like waves crashing. A large "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''W'''}}" is seen on the right side of the screen, taking up over half of it and providing a clear shot of the background. On the bottom left of it, the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''westcountry'''}}" in white is next to the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''W'''}}".
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(January 1, 1993-September 6, 1999)


'''Variants:'''
Nicknames: "The Giant W", "The Glass W"
* Beginning in September 1997, the ident would gain some animation. It starts off completely blurred with a heavy blue tint before many thick and and thin diagonal lines, a couple with some kind of white tint to then, come sliding in and eventually wipe in the regular logo as the tint fades away.
* "888" also appears in the top left corner if subtitles are available.
* When used before or during films, only the top left part of the "W" is shown in extreme close-up.
* Three months after the final set of idents were introduced on March 8, 1999, the Carlton URL appears in the bottom right corner reading "www.carlton.com" and "888" is also now changed to "subtitles" in the Gill Sans font.


'''Technique:''' Live-action. The animated version uses CGI. These were created by Peter Leonard and Ortman's Young, while the ones with the diagonal line animations were done in-house.
Logo: Against a sky background with birds flying, a glass background is in front of it, completely blurring the background. The part that is not blurred is a giant "W" on the right side of the screen, taking up over half of the screen. On the bottom left, the words "Westcountry" in white is next to the "W".


'''Audio:''' A short synth piano tune with some flute notes and ambient sounds relating to the background. An announcer would be heard for continuity as well.
Variants: Here some known variants, most likely having to do with the blurred background (check TVArk for more variants).
The blurred background has ships/boats sailing on a sea (most likely near a dock). There are two known variants around the similar thing. One has to do with the ships/boats at a cloudy day (with the blurred background of the glass you can hardly tell) and the other has to do with a man using his oars to navigate his boat.
The blurred background has a close up of a flower.
An animated version of the logo exists, which starts with a bunch of white lines forming the "W", and the blurred background is the waves hitting the rock.
Same as above, except this time the blurred background is a pair of cows on a field of grass on a sunrise/cloudy day (once again, the blurred background of the glass makes it hard to tell).
Once again, the white lines form the "W". The blurred background is rain hitting against a window.
The blurred background is a shore of a beach.


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'''Audio Variant:''' There exists an extended version of the above music, which starts with a flute playing.
FX/SFX: The live-action background. The lines forming the W on the animated version.


===External Links===
Music/Sounds: A synth piano tune.
* [https://www.tvark.org/?page=1152 Westcountry Television] on TVARK
* [https://www.tvark.org/?page=974 Carlton Westcountry] on TVARK


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Music/Sounds Variant: There exists an extended version of the above music, which starts with a flute playing.
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Latest revision as of 03:52, 4 April 2024

This article is about the TV idents. For the production logos, see ITV Westcountry Productions.

Background

Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on January 1, 1993. Covering Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and areas of Somerset and Dorset, Westcountry has close ties with its neighbor, ITV West, sharing Jane McCloskey as managing director and director of programs with the West of England region. On November 25, 1996, Westcountry was purchased by Carlton Communications, and on September 6, 1999, they were rebranded as "Carlton for the Westcountry".

ID (January 1, 1993-September 6, 1999)


Visuals: Just a blurry background of some different shots around the South West region or more coastal areas, like waves crashing. A large "W" is seen on the right side of the screen, taking up over half of it and providing a clear shot of the background. On the bottom left of it, the word "westcountry" in white is next to the "W".

Variants:

  • Beginning in September 1997, the ident would gain some animation. It starts off completely blurred with a heavy blue tint before many thick and and thin diagonal lines, a couple with some kind of white tint to then, come sliding in and eventually wipe in the regular logo as the tint fades away.
  • "888" also appears in the top left corner if subtitles are available.
  • When used before or during films, only the top left part of the "W" is shown in extreme close-up.
  • Three months after the final set of idents were introduced on March 8, 1999, the Carlton URL appears in the bottom right corner reading "www.carlton.com" and "888" is also now changed to "subtitles" in the Gill Sans font.

Technique: Live-action. The animated version uses CGI. These were created by Peter Leonard and Ortman's Young, while the ones with the diagonal line animations were done in-house.

Audio: A short synth piano tune with some flute notes and ambient sounds relating to the background. An announcer would be heard for continuity as well.

Audio Variant: There exists an extended version of the above music, which starts with a flute playing.

External Links

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