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{{About|the TV idents|the production logos|ITV Yorkshire Productions}} |
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===Background=== |
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'''Note:''' This is not to be confused with [[Yorkshire Productions]], a subsidary of [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] (now owned by [[MGM Television|MGM]] via [[Orion Television|Orion]]). |
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Yorkshire Television is the [[ITV1|ITV]] contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. It was formed from a 'shotgun marriage' between two applicant groups in the 1967 franchise round, Telefusion Yorkshire Ltd and Yorkshire Independent Television, the former having large financial backing (supported by the Blackpool-based Telefusion television rental chain) and the latter having the better plans (but fewer resources). It went on air on July 29, 1968 from purpose-built colour studios in Leeds, the first of their kind in Europe. Following the franchise changes and the bidding in 1992, they merged with Tyne Tees to create Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television on June of that year, only to be bought out by Granada Group on June 26, 1997. By 2002, they met the same fate as every franchise owned by them by being turned into the region in-name-only. In March 2009, ITV announced that the Leeds studios of Yorkshire Television were to be closed, but later reversed this decision. |
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=== Background === |
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|Yorkshire1.PNG|1st Logo (July 29, 1968-1969) |
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Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. It was formed from a 'shotgun marriage' between two applicant groups in the 1967 franchise round, Telefusion Yorkshire Ltd and Yorkshire Independent Television, the former having large financial backing (supported by the Blackpool-based Telefusion television rental chain) and the latter having the better plans (but fewer resources). It went on air on July 29, 1968 from purpose-built colour studios in Leeds, the first of their kind in Europe. Following the franchise changes and the bidding in 1992, they merged with Tyne Tees to create Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television in June of that year, only to be bought out by Granada Group in 1997. By 2002, they met the same fate as every franchise owned by them by being turned into the region in-name-only. In March 2009, ITV announced that the Leeds studios of Yorkshire Television were to be closed, but later changed their minds and left it open. |
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|Vl7fQ5JVBdGt4PEgh-LwtA8002.jpeg|2nd Logo (November 15, 1969-1989) |
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|Yorksire6million2.PNG|3rd Logo (1983, 1986) |
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|VvL_lz6q-zONpVBk-gn2Lg8370.jpeg|4th Logo (1984-September 1, 1989) |
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|VIcuSbnOkrW3bvDAc6tCVg19188.jpeg|5th Logo (January 1987-September 1, 1989) |
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|Yorkshire Television (1989, 21st Anniversary).jpeg|6th Logo (July-September 1, 1989) |
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|YorkshireGenericIdentITV1989.jpg|7th Logo (September 1, 1989-October 21, 1994) |
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|35EMLTnnhO_g-Ut-CN-nHw11547.jpeg|8th Logo (October 22, 1994-October 20, 1996) |
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|XB6F0xEPd856fmptMohIpQ9335.jpeg|9th Logo (October 21, 1996-November 7, 1999) |
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|TFAGdPpNLV-7JZK6Dodngg9093.jpeg|10th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002) |
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|Screenshot_2022-01-13_221245.jpg|11th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002) |
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=== 1st Logo (July 29, 1968-1969) === |
=== 1st Logo (July 29, 1968-1969) === |
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File:Yorkshire1.PNG |
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Yorkshire Television (1969) (From - the opening of Parkin’s Patch The Deserter).png |
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File:Dg4qC8x3PCoUwkNmWKYbGA39895.jpeg |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=o7Y5ZRETP7w}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Against a black background, a moving white diamond pattern unfolds from the centre of the screen and moves upward and off the screen, leaving behind a Y-shaped chevron and the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appears below it. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Early Chevron", "Flying Chevron", "The Chevron" |
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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, a moving white diamond pattern unfolds from the center of the screen and moves upward and off the screen, leaving behind a Y-shaped chevron and the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appears below it. |
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'''Variant:''' At the start of programming, "presents" would be seen below. |
'''Variant:''' At the start of programming, "presents" would be seen below. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The white diamond pattern unfolding. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A horn sounder ending in a five-note fanfare, which is based off the traditional Yorkshire folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at", composed by Derek New. Two different pitch variants are known to exist. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct, but this has been preserved by enthusiasts. This logo actually reappeared on ITV in June 2008 as part of Yorkshire Television's 40th Anniversary special: ''40 Years of YTV''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' The animation and fanfare has been known to scare some, although it's quite tame when compared to what succeeded it... |
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'''Audio:''' A horn sounder ending in a five-note fanfare, which is based off the traditional Yorkshire folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at", composed by Derek New. Two different pitch variants are known to exist. |
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'''Availability:''' This logo actually reappeared on ITV in June 2008 as part of Yorkshire Television's 40th Anniversary special: ''40 Years of YTV''. Also sighted on episodes of ''The Main Chance'' on Talking Pictures TV and the Network DVD. |
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=== 2nd Logo (1969-1989) === |
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=== 2nd Logo (November 15, 1969-1989) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Chevron From Hell", "Chevron of Boredoom", "The Creepy Y", "The Y Of Doom", "The Chevron II" |
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1969-1982= |
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Yorkshire Television (1969) (From - the opening of Where There’s Brass).png |
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Yorkshire Television (1969) (From - The Main Chance).png |
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File:Vl7fQ5JVBdGt4PEgh-LwtA8002.jpeg |
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Yorkshire Television Colour Production (1979).png |
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Yorkshire Television (1970s, 3-2-1 Variant).png |
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Yorkshire Television (1983) (From - 3-2-1).png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=makIt4yJhZA|id2=gvOQpIMhmhM|id3=9Zyg8muSgaY}} |
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1982-1989= |
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File:Yorkshire Television Production (1986).jpeg |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=zQDC_3ytOxI}} |
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''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a smaller Y-shaped chevron appears with the following text: |
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<center>'''{{ |
<center>'''{{Large|YORKSHIRE<br>TELEVISION}}<br>Production'''</center> |
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underneath it in white. |
underneath it in white. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Productions shown in black and white were shown as |
* Productions shown in black and white were shown as above, while colour programmes showed a yellow chevron and "{{color|red|'''Colour Production'''}}" or "{{color|red|'''In Colour'''}}" in red under it. Non-local TV shows usually had the same red text reading "{{color|red|'''Outside Broadcast in Colour'''}}". |
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* From 1982 onward, the phrase was shortened to "{{ |
* From 1982 onward, the phrase was shortened to "{{color|#FFD900|'''Production'''}}" in yellow and the chevron is also larger in size. |
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* Occasionally, it had no byline. |
* Occasionally, it had no byline. |
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* A few variants were used for the quiz show ''3-2-1''. There are 3 variants from this logo: |
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* Sometimes, the closing logo has a copyright stamp. |
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** 1978-1982: There is the chevron and "'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION'''" as normal, together with the "{{color|red|'''Colour Production'''}}" byline. Then, the chevron becomes animated and takes flight like a firework with sparks trailing. It flies into an animated sequence (the start of the ''3, 2, 1'' intro), over a movie marquee with the flashing numbers 1, 2, and 3, and the same numbers fly towards the viewer via "explosion" effects. Finally, it flies behind the marquee and into a trash can, which promptly turns into the show's mascot, Dusty Bin. The rest of the ''3-2-1'' intro follows. |
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** 1982-1985: There is the 1982 version of the logo as normal, then the chevron animates and flies around like the original variant, however it instead leaves behind a trail of smoke, which covers the background and text. The animated sequence is also slightly updated, with the flashing numbers being redesigned and the marquee was removed. The chevron then spins around the screen once, before it flies downwards and once again goes into a trash can, it becomes Dusty Bin like the previous variant. The rest of the ''3-2-1'' intro then follows per usual. |
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* Another very rare variant was used for the news program ''First Tuesday''. A fine print appears saying "First Tuesday is copyright of Yorkshire Television." (Sometimes, this fine print doesn't appear.). Then the text disappears with a "wipe" effect, and the chevron turns into a {{Font color|blue|blue}} vector version of the logo. We zoom into the top of it it, a horizontal line draws from the center, which then unfolds to a {{Font color|blue|blue}} vector grid, which turns into a vector globe. The squares from the globe break away to reveal the title of that show. |
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** 1986: Once again, we see the 1982 version of the logo normally, it then zooms out as the show's intro starts as usual. |
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* Yet another very rare variant of the logo appears on its regional news program ''Calendar''. The logo appears as normal, but the chevron starts to zoom out and a map of Yorkshire is formed, wiping away the text. More chevrons appear and half of the outline becomes {{Font color|blue|blue}} while the other becomes {{Font color|red|red}}. The chevrons start emitting radio waves and then the entire map rotates to show the title outlined in {{Font color|green|green}} and emerging shadows. The shadows retract and the title is formed. |
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* Yet another extremely rare variant of the logo appears on ''Calendar'' during a brief period in 1987. We see the usual logo and it zooms out to reveal a calendar with the logo on it on a white striped background. It flips open to reveal the United Kingdom with the Yorkshire region highlighted in {{Font color|limegreen|light green}}. It rotates and turns as the pages go through, showing the days of the week (minus the weekend) and the region becomes closer. It flips to the end with the region left and the rest of the calendar separates from it. The piece rotates and "{{Font color|blue|CALENDAR}}" in {{Font color|blue|blue}} emerges from it and rests on it. |
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* Another variant was used for the news programme ''First Tuesday''. A fine print appears saying "First Tuesday is copyright of Yorkshire Television." (Sometimes, this fine print doesn't appear.). Then the text disappears with a "wipe" effect, and the chevron turns into a blue vector version of the logo. The screen zooms into the top of it it, a horizontal line draws from the centre, which then unfolds to a blue vector grid, which turns into a vector globe. The squares from the globe break away to reveal the title of that show. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Just the logo appearing (except for the variants, which are animated). A little bland, don't you think? The ''3–2–1'' variant, however appears to be using cel animation. |
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* Yet another variant of the logo appears on its regional news programme ''Calendar''. The logo appears as normal, but the chevron starts to zoom out and a map of Yorkshire is formed, wiping away the text. More chevrons appear and half of the outline becomes blue while the other becomes red. The chevrons start emitting radio waves and then the entire map rotates to show the title outlined in green and emerging shadows. The shadows retract and the title is formed. |
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* Yet another variant of the logo appears on ''Calendar'' during a brief period in 1987. There is the usual logo and it zooms out to reveal a calendar with the logo on it on a white striped background. It flips open to reveal the United Kingdom with the Yorkshire region highlighted in {{color|limegreen|light green}}. It rotates and turns as the pages go through, showing the days of the week (minus the weekend) and the region becomes closer. It flips to the end with the region left and the rest of the calendar separates from it. The piece rotates and "{{color|blue|CALENDAR}}" in blue emerges from it and rests on it. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, painted graphic. The ''3-2-1'' variant appears to be cel-animated. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A shortened, five-note version of the bombastic fanfare used in the previous logo. The 1982 version had a reworked, and less bombastic version of the fanfare by Chris Gunning. |
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'''Audio:''' A shortened, five-note version of the bombastic fanfare used in the previous logo. The 1982 version had a reworked, and less bombastic version of the fanfare by Chris Gunning. |
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'''Music/Sound Variants:''' |
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* The 1982 variant had a Christmas version of the fanfare, played with chimes. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* The 1982 variant had a Christmas version of the fanfare, played with chimes. This variant can be seen [https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=110986 here]. |
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* ''First Tuesday'' used a cool electric piano version of the music. After that, a very cool electric piano tune plays (the latter tune is the theme of the show). |
* ''First Tuesday'' used a cool electric piano version of the music. After that, a very cool electric piano tune plays (the latter tune is the theme of the show). |
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* The '' |
* The 1978 and 1982 ''3-2-1'' variants used a more majestic-sounding version of the fanfare, followed by the show's theme tune, while the 1986 variant uses a different version of the fanfare which has more horns. |
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* The ''Calendar'' variants use |
* The ''Calendar'' variants use its famous theme song, which consists of a catchy xylophone and bass theme. |
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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on episodes of ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Countdown'', ''3–2–1'', ''First Tuesday'', and many other programs from the YTV stable from the era. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Very few people have kind memories of this logo thanks to it coming out of nowhere, and for that bombastic fanfare. Familiarity with this logo can reduce the scares. The ''3–2–1'' variant may startle viewers who have never seen it before. |
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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on episodes of ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Countdown'', ''3-2-1'', ''First Tuesday'', and many other programmes from the YTV stable from the era. |
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=== 3rd Logo (1983, 1986) === |
=== 3rd Logo (1983, 1986) === |
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File:yorksire6million2.PNG |
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File:yorkshire6million1.PNG |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=EpNONbKQMQ8|id2=IWrsrXDX8bE|id3=w43UWw5MNDc}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Three versions of this ident were created: |
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<center><youtube width=240 height=185>EpNONbKQMQ8</youtube></center> |
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* The screen pans through the globe turning towards the United Kingdom, then a chunk of land zooms out representing Yorkshire. The land states the major cities there, before it flips over to the chevron and the caption "{{color|#FFD900|serving six million viewers}}" in yellow. |
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* The finished product of the previous ident is shown, before it flips to the same map of Yorkshire and it's major cities, before flipping back, and the text "{{color|#FFD900|serving six million viewers}}" briefly flashes white. |
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* Against a black background, there is a series of yellow chevrons zoom out, and a green digital counter readout rapidly counts up. When the counter gets to 6,000,000, it transforms into the white italicised text "'''serving six million viewers'''", and the chevrons flash and solidify into one large chevron with the yellow text "{{color|#FFD900|'''Yorkshire Television'''}}" below. |
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'''Technique:''' For the first and second variant, a combination of CGI and cel animation. For the third, it's just the latter. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Serving Six Million Viewers" "The Chevron III", "CGI Chevron" |
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'''Audio:''' For the first and second variant, a synth sounder, then beeping noises to represent each city appearing. The third variant consists of a loud droning synth with beeps not like those of the first variant (sounding like Morse code). Each variant ends with the 1982 rendition of the Yorkshire fanfare. |
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'''Logo:''' Two versions of this ident were created: |
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* We pan through the globe turning towards the United Kingdom, then a chunk of land zooms out representing Yorkshire. The land states the major cities there, before it flips over to the chevron and the caption "{{Font color|#FFD900|serving six million viewers}}" in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}. |
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* Against a black background, we see a series of {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} chevrons zoom out, and a {{Font color|green|green}} digital counter readout rapidly counts up. When the counter gets to 6,000,000, it transforms into the white italicized text "'''serving six million viewers'''", and the chevrons flash and solidify into one large chevron with the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} text "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''Yorkshire Television'''}}" below. |
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=== 4th Logo (1984-September 1, 1989) === |
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'''FX/SFX:''' For the first variant, a combination of CGI and cel animation. For the second, it's just the latter. |
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{{YouTube|id=-LmFGMyaf-A|id2=vY3lR99OR00}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a blue/black gradient background, the logo starts with the Yorkshire Chevron spin around 360 degrees. Snow is seen falling in the background, and a blanket of it can be seen on the "ground" and the top of the chevron. Originally only used on Christmas until 1987 when the normal version was used alongside the Liquid Gold variant. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' For the first variant, a synth sounder, then beeping noises to represent each city appearing. The second variant consists of a loud droning synth with beeps not like those of the first variant (sounding like Morse code). Both variants end with the Yorkshire fanfare. |
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'''Availability:''' This was never used as an actual production logo. This only appeared as an ID/promo for Yorkshire Television within their respective region. |
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=== 4th Logo (1984-1989) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Revolving Chevron", "CGI Chevron II", "The Chevron IV" |
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'''Logo:''' Over a {{Font color|blue|blue}}/black gradient background, we see the Yorkshire Chevron spin around 360 degrees. Snow is seen falling in the background, and a blanket of it can be seen on the "ground" and the top of the chevron. Originally only used on Christmas until 1987 when the normal version was used along side the Liquid Gold variant. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Sometimes, the text reading "ORACLE SUBTITLES ON PAGE 888" appears below the logo for programmes featuring subtitles. |
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* A later version of the Christmas variant has a snowflake background and the Chevron is wrapped up in {{Font color|silver|silver}} wrapping paper. One of the sides has a tag saying "All the Best from Yorkshire Television" with the Yorkshire Television logo on it. The chevron is replaced with a cutout of a snowflake made from 4 chevrons. |
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* For both Christmas 1987 and 1988, the ident has a snowflake background, and the Chevron is wrapped up in silver wrapping paper. One of the sides has a tag saying "All the Best from Yorkshire Television" with the Yorkshire Television logo on it. The chevron is replaced with a cutout of a snowflake made from 4 chevrons. |
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* In 1987, three variations were made, each with a different background, getting darker depending on what time of day it is. |
* In 1987, three variations were made, each with a different background, getting darker depending on what time of day it is. |
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* A variant of the regular snow version exists on 1985 episodes of ''3-2-1'', the text from the 1982 variant of the second logo is added below the chevron. The chevron then stops as it's facing directly at the screen. The logo then fades into the title sequence of ''3-2-1''. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' All CGI, pretty basic, but effective. The Christmas variants, however, appear to use cel animation. |
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'''Audio:''' The Yorkshire fanfare, followed by a continuity announcer. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' It was only seen as part of YTV's continuity during the '80s in the pre-generic ITV days. |
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=== 5th Logo (January 1987-September 1, 1989) === |
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Yorkshire Television Production (1988).png |
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Yorkshire Television Production (1980s, Dark).jpeg |
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Yorkshire Television Production (1988).png |
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{{YouTube|id=xPxoNZ_-538|id2=f9Sz7rg7jMQ|id3=fDT_-CpiNKI}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Against a black background is a sea of liquid gold, with a red horizon. The camera then pans upwards as the chevron in CGI emerges from the sea, revolving 180 degrees. Once it finishes rising, a dark blue gradient is revealed and the words "'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Production'''" appear below in the same arrangement as the 2nd logo, while the chevron turns solid yellow. |
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=== 5th Logo (January 1987-1989) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Liquid Gold", "Revolving Chevron II", "CGI Chevron III", "The Chevron V" |
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'''Logo:''' Against a black background is a sea of liquid gold, with a {{Font color|red|red}} horizon. The camera then pans upwards as the chevron in CGI emerges from the sea, revolving 180 degrees. Once it finishes rising, a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} gradient is revealed and the words "'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Production'''" appear below in the same arrangement as the 2nd logo, while the chevron turns solid {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}. |
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'''Trivia:''' This logo cost around £40,000 to make, which is nearly $80,000 in US dollars. |
'''Trivia:''' This logo cost around £40,000 to make, which is nearly $80,000 in US dollars. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* The logo exists as both filmed and videotaped versions. |
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* For |
* For programmes that were local, the word "Production" would be omitted. |
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* For shows that were broadcasted but not made by them, "Outside Broadcast" is seen below. |
* For shows that were broadcasted but not made by them, "Outside Broadcast" is seen below. |
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* A still version was used at the end of shows. |
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* As per the 2nd logo, episodes of ''Countdown'' would have "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" in white below the chevron and "for Channel Four" in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} below that. |
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* On the ''Dramarama'' episode "Back to Front", the endcap is flipped, so that the text is backwards. |
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* Sometimes, the words "{{Font|Impact|MADE IN ASSOCIATION WITH}}" is seen above the logo. |
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* Sometimes, the logo is still. |
* Sometimes, the logo is still. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. A still, digital graphic for the still variant. |
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'''Audio:''' A horn sounder that gets more and more dramatic, ending with a different arrangement of the Yorkshire fanfare, with a four-note rising string tune playing over it. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on programs from the era. This appeared on Challenge reruns of ''3–2–1'' episodes from the era a while back. |
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* A shorter version of the 1987 fanfare also exists which is heard over the still variant of the logo. |
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* Sometimes, the end theme of the programme will play over it. |
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=== 6th Logo (July-September 1, 1989) === |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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[[File:Yorkshire Television (1989, 21st Anniversary).jpeg|300px|center]] |
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{{YouTube|id=rr7Lzbkl70k}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a blue background, a golden half of the chevron flies in, in which the camera pans over it and sees another half merge together to form the full chevron. It zooms out as the words "'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION'''" appear below, followed by "{{Font|Times New Roman|21 YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT & EXCELLENCE}}" zooming out below the logo. The background at the end is the same as before. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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=== 6th Logo (September 1989-1994) === |
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'''Audio:''' An extended rearrangement of the YTV fanfare. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "ITV Generic", "The Chevron VI" |
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''' |
'''Availability:''' This was only used locally. |
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=== 7th Logo (September 1, 1989-October 21, 1994) === |
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{{YouTube|id=Ph3pmfmUYbQ|id2=GZeeo0_W4z4}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a dark blue "river" is seen. On top of the river is the yellow chevron from before and below it is "''{{Font|serif|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}''" in the Palatino font. The logo then wavers and disperses into the river, and in its place, various images of ITV shows fly by from the right to the left, such as the Elizabeth Tower, a white bird, a basketball player, etc. As these images fly by, the letters "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''I'''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''T'''}}", followed by half of the letter "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''V'''}}", fade in one by one. Finally, a vertical triangle appears in place of the other half of the "V", containing left half of the yellow chevron against a dark blue background. The river fades out. |
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=== 7th Logo (1989) === |
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'''Variants:''' |
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'''Nicknames:''' "21 Years of Yorkshire", "The Chevron VII", "CGI Chevron IV" |
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*Sometimes on the original version of the ident: |
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**There would be text reading "''{{Font|serif|ORACLE SUBTITLES ON PAGE 888}}''" which sometimes appears below the "''{{Font|serif|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}''" text for programmes featuring subtitles. |
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**In some cases, "''{{Font|serif|MADE IN STEREO}}''" also sometimes appears below the "''{{Font|serif|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}''" text. |
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*Yorkshire in January of 1991 had its ITV logo re-edited, so that the full chevron appeared in place of the triangle before moving to the centre of the screen as "ITV" faded out. |
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'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and computer animation effects, designed by English Markell Pockett. |
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'''Logo:''' Over a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, a {{Font color|gold|golden}} half of the chevron flies in, in which the camera pans over it and sees another half merge together to form the full chevron. It zooms out as the words "'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION'''" appear below, followed by "{{Font|Times New Roman|21 YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT & EXCELLENCE}}" zooming out below the logo. The background at the end is the same as before. |
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'''Audio:''' A rather airy synthesised flute theme that culminates in a 5-note trumpet fanfare, sometimes with the flute echoing at the end. Composed by David Dundas as an ITV jingle. A continuity announcement may be used, as well. The jingle was adopted from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIB6chUUu5I full theme.] |
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'''FX/SFX:''' CGI again, but not nearly as impressive as the 5th logo. |
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'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favourite of many UK logo enthusiasts. |
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=== 8th Logo (October 22, 1994-October 20, 1996) === |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct outside of tapes. This was only used locally. |
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'''Visuals:''' There are several yellow rings zooming out toward the centre of the screen, forming a chevron. When they clear up, we see various Yorkshire-related clips playing in the middle of the screen, all against a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background. "{{color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}}}" appears below. |
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'''Variant:''' During nighttime, the background would be dark blue. |
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=== 8th Logo (September 5, 1994-1996) === |
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'''Technique:''' A mix of CGI and live action. |
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'''Audio:''' Two different epic-sounding string fanfares (neither a rendition of the YTV fanfare in any way) were used: one in the daytime, and one during the nighttime. |
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'''Logo:''' We see several {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} rings zooming out toward the center of the screen, forming a chevron. When they clear up, we see various Yorkshire-related clips playing in the middle of the screen, all against a {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background. "{{Font color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}}}" appears below. |
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=== 9th Logo (October 21, 1996-November 7, 1999) === |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On Series 3, episode 13 of ''Bad Influence!'', Nam Rood (played by Andy Wear) appears in the logo to wipe away a {{Font color|gray|gray}} dot on the screen (the dot that appeared on the episode during a segment of Rood talking about gray dots appearing on old TVs). After he wipes away the dot, he gives a thumbs up, and leaves. |
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* On ''Countdown'', the text below the chevron reads as follows: <center>{{Big|{{Font color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION<br>FOR<br>CHANNEL FOUR}}}}}}</center> |
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'''Visuals:''' There is a gold chevron revolving around on a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background with the warped and transparent "3"s. "{{color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}}}" in a Friz Quadrata font is shown below. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The chevron being formed, and the clips playing. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Two different epic-sounding string fanfares were used: one in the daytime, and one during the nighttime. No YTV fanfare from before to be found. |
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* Sometimes, the "888" caption would also appear in the top left corner of the screen until 1999. |
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* On the longer version of the 1996 ident, the Yorkshire Chevron would turn into the number "3" and back again. |
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'''Availability:''' Once again, this is extinct outside of tapes. The production version can be seen on old shows, like ''Touch of Frost''. |
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* Beginning on January 19, 1998, the multiple warped and transparent "3"s were removed with the background being changed to a cloudier backdrop. |
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* The background for the 1998 ident would also be dark blue during the evenings. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' A horn fanfare that increases dramatically, ending with a synthesized version of the YTV fanfare. A continuity announcement may follow. |
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=== 9th Logo (1996-1999) === |
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'''Availability:''' This was made as part of a unified "Channel 3" branding under the control of Bruce Gyngell. The plan was to start with Yorkshire and Tyne Tees, and soon the whole ITV network. However, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees was soon acquired by Granada on June 26, 1997, who swiftly threw the Channel 3 branding out the window a year later. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Return Of The Revolving Chevron", "Revolving Chevron III", "The Chevron IX", "CGI Chevron VI" |
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=== 10th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002) === |
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'''Logo:''' We see a {{Font color|gold|gold}} chevron revolving around on a {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background. "{{Font color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|YORKSHIRE TELEVISION}}}}" is shown below. |
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* From December 13, 1999 to 2000, the G-Wizz URL appears on the bottom right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/ytv". |
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* The background would be {{Font color|midnightblue|nighttime blue}} for ''Touch of Frost'' episodes, and an ITV byline appeared. |
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* From 2000 to 2001, the URL was changed to "www.yorkshire-tv.co.uk". |
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* One variant used on ''Countdown'' is like the one for the previous logo, except it also has a copyright stamp reading, "© CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION CORPORATION [year in Roman numerals]." |
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* The other ''Countdown'' variant has text below the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} chevron that reads "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''YORKSHIRE TELEVISION STUDIOS'''}}". |
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* Between September 1996 and March 1998, the background was made up of warped figure '3's, and on longer versions of the ident the Yorkshire Chevron would turn into the number "3" and back again. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The chevron revolving. |
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=== 11th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002) === |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A horn fanfare that increases dramatically, ending with a synthesized version of the YTV fanfare. A continuity announcement may follow. |
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'''Visuals:''' Against a background of similar to the Hearts look, but with the chevron instead, there is a video clip of something related to Yorkshire. Then, it fades out, and we see the chevron on the left centre of the screen with a few more clips playing at its right. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Saved on old shows, like ''Heartbeat''. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* The 1999 Christmas ident would also have the G-Wizz URL at the top right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/ytv". |
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* The production version featured the chevron in the center with the words "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" in a Bank Gothic font underneath the logo. |
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* For programmes that they produced for Channel 4 the text changes to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR". |
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* Sometimes other logos appear with the logo and the text would also be changed. |
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'''Technique:''' A mix of CGI and live action from English & Pockett. |
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=== 10th Logo (1999-2002) === |
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'''Audio:''' A peaceful electronic-sounding tune that ends with a slower version of the YTV fanfare. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "TV from the Heart", "ITV Generic 2", "The Chevron XI", "CGI Chevron VIII" |
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'''Availability:''' On November 8, 1999, when the ITV Hearts branding began, these idents were used for local programming only. |
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See [[ITV (UK)|ITV]] for description. |
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'''Availability:''' The production version was seen on ''Touch of Frost''. |
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=== 11th Logo (1999-2002) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "TV from the Chevron", "The Chevron X", "CGI Chevron VII" |
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'''Logo:''' Against a background of similar to the Hearts look, but with the chevron instead, we see a video clip of something related to Yorkshire. Then, it fades out, and we see the chevron on the left center of the screen with a few more clips playing at its right. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The revolving chevrons, and the video clips. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A peaceful electronic-sounding tune that ends with a slower version of the YTV fanfare. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. In 1999, when the ITV Hearts branding began, this ident was used for local programming only. |
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=== 12th Logo (2002-2004) === |
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'''Nickname:''' "The Chevron XII" |
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|purple|purple}} CGI background with multiple chevrons, we see a small {{Font color|purple|purple}} box with a white Yorkshire chevron inside of it. Below the {{Font color|purple|purple}} box is the following white text: |
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<center>A<br>Yorkshire Television Production</center> |
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Below that, near the bottom of the screen, is smaller text that reads "{{Font|Times New Roman|GRANADA}}", which refers to the takeover of YTV by Granada. The same kind of logo was used by Granada and LWT during the year. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of ''Countdown''. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on 2003 ''Countdown'' and ''Touch of Frost'' episodes. |
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=== 13th Logo (2004-2005) === |
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'''Availability:''' Saved on ''Touch of Frost'' episodes. |
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=== External Links === |
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* [https://www.tvark.org/?page=1162 Yorkshire Television] on TVARK |
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 22 October 2024
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Background
Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. It was formed from a 'shotgun marriage' between two applicant groups in the 1967 franchise round, Telefusion Yorkshire Ltd and Yorkshire Independent Television, the former having large financial backing (supported by the Blackpool-based Telefusion television rental chain) and the latter having the better plans (but fewer resources). It went on air on July 29, 1968 from purpose-built colour studios in Leeds, the first of their kind in Europe. Following the franchise changes and the bidding in 1992, they merged with Tyne Tees to create Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television on June of that year, only to be bought out by Granada Group on June 26, 1997. By 2002, they met the same fate as every franchise owned by them by being turned into the region in-name-only. In March 2009, ITV announced that the Leeds studios of Yorkshire Television were to be closed, but later reversed this decision.
1st Logo (July 29, 1968-1969)
Visuals: Against a black background, a moving white diamond pattern unfolds from the centre of the screen and moves upward and off the screen, leaving behind a Y-shaped chevron and the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appears below it.
Variant: At the start of programming, "presents" would be seen below.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A horn sounder ending in a five-note fanfare, which is based off the traditional Yorkshire folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at", composed by Derek New. Two different pitch variants are known to exist.
Availability: This logo actually reappeared on ITV in June 2008 as part of Yorkshire Television's 40th Anniversary special: 40 Years of YTV. Also sighted on episodes of The Main Chance on Talking Pictures TV and the Network DVD.
2nd Logo (November 15, 1969-1989)
Visuals: On a black background, a smaller Y-shaped chevron appears with the following text:
TELEVISION
Production
underneath it in white.
Variants:
- Productions shown in black and white were shown as above, while colour programmes showed a yellow chevron and "Colour Production" or "In Colour" in red under it. Non-local TV shows usually had the same red text reading "Outside Broadcast in Colour".
- From 1982 onward, the phrase was shortened to "Production" in yellow and the chevron is also larger in size.
- Occasionally, it had no byline.
- A few variants were used for the quiz show 3-2-1. There are 3 variants from this logo:
- 1978-1982: There is the chevron and "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" as normal, together with the "Colour Production" byline. Then, the chevron becomes animated and takes flight like a firework with sparks trailing. It flies into an animated sequence (the start of the 3, 2, 1 intro), over a movie marquee with the flashing numbers 1, 2, and 3, and the same numbers fly towards the viewer via "explosion" effects. Finally, it flies behind the marquee and into a trash can, which promptly turns into the show's mascot, Dusty Bin. The rest of the 3-2-1 intro follows.
- 1982-1985: There is the 1982 version of the logo as normal, then the chevron animates and flies around like the original variant, however it instead leaves behind a trail of smoke, which covers the background and text. The animated sequence is also slightly updated, with the flashing numbers being redesigned and the marquee was removed. The chevron then spins around the screen once, before it flies downwards and once again goes into a trash can, it becomes Dusty Bin like the previous variant. The rest of the 3-2-1 intro then follows per usual.
- 1986: Once again, we see the 1982 version of the logo normally, it then zooms out as the show's intro starts as usual.
- Another variant was used for the news programme First Tuesday. A fine print appears saying "First Tuesday is copyright of Yorkshire Television." (Sometimes, this fine print doesn't appear.). Then the text disappears with a "wipe" effect, and the chevron turns into a blue vector version of the logo. The screen zooms into the top of it it, a horizontal line draws from the centre, which then unfolds to a blue vector grid, which turns into a vector globe. The squares from the globe break away to reveal the title of that show.
- Yet another variant of the logo appears on its regional news programme Calendar. The logo appears as normal, but the chevron starts to zoom out and a map of Yorkshire is formed, wiping away the text. More chevrons appear and half of the outline becomes blue while the other becomes red. The chevrons start emitting radio waves and then the entire map rotates to show the title outlined in green and emerging shadows. The shadows retract and the title is formed.
- Yet another variant of the logo appears on Calendar during a brief period in 1987. There is the usual logo and it zooms out to reveal a calendar with the logo on it on a white striped background. It flips open to reveal the United Kingdom with the Yorkshire region highlighted in light green. It rotates and turns as the pages go through, showing the days of the week (minus the weekend) and the region becomes closer. It flips to the end with the region left and the rest of the calendar separates from it. The piece rotates and "CALENDAR" in blue emerges from it and rests on it.
Technique: A still, painted graphic. The 3-2-1 variant appears to be cel-animated.
Audio: A shortened, five-note version of the bombastic fanfare used in the previous logo. The 1982 version had a reworked, and less bombastic version of the fanfare by Chris Gunning.
Audio Variants:
- The 1982 variant had a Christmas version of the fanfare, played with chimes. This variant can be seen here.
- First Tuesday used a cool electric piano version of the music. After that, a very cool electric piano tune plays (the latter tune is the theme of the show).
- The 1978 and 1982 3-2-1 variants used a more majestic-sounding version of the fanfare, followed by the show's theme tune, while the 1986 variant uses a different version of the fanfare which has more horns.
- The Calendar variants use its famous theme song, which consists of a catchy xylophone and bass theme.
Availability: Can be seen on episodes of Emmerdale Farm, Countdown, 3-2-1, First Tuesday, and many other programmes from the YTV stable from the era.
3rd Logo (1983, 1986)
Visuals: Three versions of this ident were created:
- The screen pans through the globe turning towards the United Kingdom, then a chunk of land zooms out representing Yorkshire. The land states the major cities there, before it flips over to the chevron and the caption "serving six million viewers" in yellow.
- The finished product of the previous ident is shown, before it flips to the same map of Yorkshire and it's major cities, before flipping back, and the text "serving six million viewers" briefly flashes white.
- Against a black background, there is a series of yellow chevrons zoom out, and a green digital counter readout rapidly counts up. When the counter gets to 6,000,000, it transforms into the white italicised text "serving six million viewers", and the chevrons flash and solidify into one large chevron with the yellow text "Yorkshire Television" below.
Technique: For the first and second variant, a combination of CGI and cel animation. For the third, it's just the latter.
Audio: For the first and second variant, a synth sounder, then beeping noises to represent each city appearing. The third variant consists of a loud droning synth with beeps not like those of the first variant (sounding like Morse code). Each variant ends with the 1982 rendition of the Yorkshire fanfare.
4th Logo (1984-September 1, 1989)
Visuals: Over a blue/black gradient background, the logo starts with the Yorkshire Chevron spin around 360 degrees. Snow is seen falling in the background, and a blanket of it can be seen on the "ground" and the top of the chevron. Originally only used on Christmas until 1987 when the normal version was used alongside the Liquid Gold variant.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the text reading "ORACLE SUBTITLES ON PAGE 888" appears below the logo for programmes featuring subtitles.
- For both Christmas 1987 and 1988, the ident has a snowflake background, and the Chevron is wrapped up in silver wrapping paper. One of the sides has a tag saying "All the Best from Yorkshire Television" with the Yorkshire Television logo on it. The chevron is replaced with a cutout of a snowflake made from 4 chevrons.
- In 1987, three variations were made, each with a different background, getting darker depending on what time of day it is.
- A variant of the regular snow version exists on 1985 episodes of 3-2-1, the text from the 1982 variant of the second logo is added below the chevron. The chevron then stops as it's facing directly at the screen. The logo then fades into the title sequence of 3-2-1.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The Yorkshire fanfare, followed by a continuity announcer.
Availability: It was only seen as part of YTV's continuity during the '80s in the pre-generic ITV days.
5th Logo (January 1987-September 1, 1989)
Visuals: Against a black background is a sea of liquid gold, with a red horizon. The camera then pans upwards as the chevron in CGI emerges from the sea, revolving 180 degrees. Once it finishes rising, a dark blue gradient is revealed and the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION Production" appear below in the same arrangement as the 2nd logo, while the chevron turns solid yellow.
Trivia: This logo cost around £40,000 to make, which is nearly $80,000 in US dollars.
Variants:
- The logo exists as both filmed and videotaped versions.
- For programmes that were local, the word "Production" would be omitted.
- For shows that were broadcasted but not made by them, "Outside Broadcast" is seen below.
- Sometimes, the logo is still.
Technique: CGI. A still, digital graphic for the still variant.
Audio: A horn sounder that gets more and more dramatic, ending with a different arrangement of the Yorkshire fanfare, with a four-note rising string tune playing over it.
Audio Variants:
- A shorter version of the 1987 fanfare also exists which is heard over the still variant of the logo.
- Sometimes, the end theme of the programme will play over it.
6th Logo (July-September 1, 1989)
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Visuals: Over a blue background, a golden half of the chevron flies in, in which the camera pans over it and sees another half merge together to form the full chevron. It zooms out as the words "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appear below, followed by "21 YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT & EXCELLENCE" zooming out below the logo. The background at the end is the same as before.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: An extended rearrangement of the YTV fanfare.
Availability: This was only used locally.
7th Logo (September 1, 1989-October 21, 1994)
Visuals: On a black background, a dark blue "river" is seen. On top of the river is the yellow chevron from before and below it is "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" in the Palatino font. The logo then wavers and disperses into the river, and in its place, various images of ITV shows fly by from the right to the left, such as the Elizabeth Tower, a white bird, a basketball player, etc. As these images fly by, the letters "I" and "T", followed by half of the letter "V", fade in one by one. Finally, a vertical triangle appears in place of the other half of the "V", containing left half of the yellow chevron against a dark blue background. The river fades out.
Variants:
- Sometimes on the original version of the ident:
- There would be text reading "ORACLE SUBTITLES ON PAGE 888" which sometimes appears below the "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" text for programmes featuring subtitles.
- In some cases, "MADE IN STEREO" also sometimes appears below the "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" text.
- Yorkshire in January of 1991 had its ITV logo re-edited, so that the full chevron appeared in place of the triangle before moving to the centre of the screen as "ITV" faded out.
Technique: A mix of live-action and computer animation effects, designed by English Markell Pockett.
Audio: A rather airy synthesised flute theme that culminates in a 5-note trumpet fanfare, sometimes with the flute echoing at the end. Composed by David Dundas as an ITV jingle. A continuity announcement may be used, as well. The jingle was adopted from the full theme.
Legacy: This logo is a favourite of many UK logo enthusiasts.
8th Logo (October 22, 1994-October 20, 1996)
Visuals: There are several yellow rings zooming out toward the centre of the screen, forming a chevron. When they clear up, we see various Yorkshire-related clips playing in the middle of the screen, all against a sky blue background. "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" appears below.
Variant: During nighttime, the background would be dark blue.
Technique: A mix of CGI and live action.
Audio: Two different epic-sounding string fanfares (neither a rendition of the YTV fanfare in any way) were used: one in the daytime, and one during the nighttime.
9th Logo (October 21, 1996-November 7, 1999)
Visuals: There is a gold chevron revolving around on a sky blue background with the warped and transparent "3"s. "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION" in a Friz Quadrata font is shown below.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the "888" caption would also appear in the top left corner of the screen until 1999.
- On the longer version of the 1996 ident, the Yorkshire Chevron would turn into the number "3" and back again.
- Beginning on January 19, 1998, the multiple warped and transparent "3"s were removed with the background being changed to a cloudier backdrop.
- The background for the 1998 ident would also be dark blue during the evenings.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A horn fanfare that increases dramatically, ending with a synthesized version of the YTV fanfare. A continuity announcement may follow.
Availability: This was made as part of a unified "Channel 3" branding under the control of Bruce Gyngell. The plan was to start with Yorkshire and Tyne Tees, and soon the whole ITV network. However, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees was soon acquired by Granada on June 26, 1997, who swiftly threw the Channel 3 branding out the window a year later.
10th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)
Variants:
- From December 13, 1999 to 2000, the G-Wizz URL appears on the bottom right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/ytv".
- From 2000 to 2001, the URL was changed to "www.yorkshire-tv.co.uk".
See ITV for description.
11th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)
Visuals: Against a background of similar to the Hearts look, but with the chevron instead, there is a video clip of something related to Yorkshire. Then, it fades out, and we see the chevron on the left centre of the screen with a few more clips playing at its right.
Variants:
- The 1999 Christmas ident would also have the G-Wizz URL at the top right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/ytv".
- The production version featured the chevron in the center with the words "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" in a Bank Gothic font underneath the logo.
- For programmes that they produced for Channel 4 the text changes to "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".
- Sometimes other logos appear with the logo and the text would also be changed.
Technique: A mix of CGI and live action from English & Pockett.
Audio: A peaceful electronic-sounding tune that ends with a slower version of the YTV fanfare.
Availability: On November 8, 1999, when the ITV Hearts branding began, these idents were used for local programming only.
External Links
- Yorkshire Television on TVARK