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APF/Century 21 Productions (UK)
Logo descriptions by Cody E.
Background: AP Films (later becoming Century 21 Productions) was a British independent film production company of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. The company became world-famous with its imaginative children's action-adventure marionette shows - most notably Thunderbirds - produced for British independent broadcasting companies Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, ABC Weekend TV and ATV.
AP Films
1st Logo
(1957-1962)
Logo: In an oval, we see the words "MADE BY" positioned over the letters "APF".
Variants:
FX: None, but the live-action shape swings a little.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on AP Films-produced shows of the period.
Scare Factor: None to low.
2nd Logo
(1962-1965)
Logo: We see the APF oval logo from the last logo, now stretched out at the center making the logo seem rounder. Above it we see "AN", and below it we see "TELEVISION PRODUCTION".
FX: None; it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: The words "AN" and "TELEVISION PRODUCTION" kinda detract from the cool, 3D-ish look of the APF logo.
Music/Sounds: None, but sometimes it used the show's closing theme.
Availability: Seen on AP Films-produced shows of the period.
Scare Factor: None to low.
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Century 21 Cinema/Television Productions
(1965-1970)
Logo: We see a slanted gray "CENTURY" above a much bigger 21, which is red and also slanted. Underneath that, we see the slanted words TELEVISION PRODUCTION (for TV shows) or CINEMA PRODUCTION (for movies); "TELEVISION/CINEMA" are gray, while "PRODUCTION is red". Next to the word "CENTURY" is the phrase "a GERRY ANDERSON" in a thick white font (thin stretched-out font for movies). Behind the whole design, we see several ripples. After a few seconds, we see an orange-colored cone shape (presumably representing a spaceship) zoom up from the bottom-left corner of the screen and fly through the numbers "2" and "1", eventually lodging itself in between them. The presentation freezes, then fades out.
FX: The radio tower circles, the cone flying.
Cheesy Factor: Limited animation. Cool design, though.
Music/Sounds: A high violin note, which rapidly falls in tone, ending with a cymbal crash when the cone hits. The crash leaves an echo, which is heard as the logo fades out.
Availability: Seen on any Century 21-produced shows and/or movies of this period.
Scare Factor: Low to medium.
Background: AP Films (later becoming Century 21 Productions) was a British independent film production company of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. The company became world-famous with its imaginative children's action-adventure marionette shows - most notably Thunderbirds - produced for British independent broadcasting companies Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, ABC Weekend TV and ATV.
AP Films
1st Logo
(1957-1962)
Logo: In an oval, we see the words "MADE BY" positioned over the letters "APF".
Variants:
- One show had the otherwise-superimposed logo as a live-action sign hanging from a bar.
- Some shows have "MADE BY" positioned above the oval.
- Some shows have "MAIDENHEAD" (presumably the location in which it was produced) below the oval.
- Torchy the Battery Boy has "in association with GRANADA T.V. NETWORK" below the oval.
FX: None, but the live-action shape swings a little.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on AP Films-produced shows of the period.
Scare Factor: None to low.
2nd Logo
(1962-1965)
Logo: We see the APF oval logo from the last logo, now stretched out at the center making the logo seem rounder. Above it we see "AN", and below it we see "TELEVISION PRODUCTION".
FX: None; it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: The words "AN" and "TELEVISION PRODUCTION" kinda detract from the cool, 3D-ish look of the APF logo.
Music/Sounds: None, but sometimes it used the show's closing theme.
Availability: Seen on AP Films-produced shows of the period.
Scare Factor: None to low.
_______________________________________________________________
Century 21 Cinema/Television Productions
(1965-1970)
Logo: We see a slanted gray "CENTURY" above a much bigger 21, which is red and also slanted. Underneath that, we see the slanted words TELEVISION PRODUCTION (for TV shows) or CINEMA PRODUCTION (for movies); "TELEVISION/CINEMA" are gray, while "PRODUCTION is red". Next to the word "CENTURY" is the phrase "a GERRY ANDERSON" in a thick white font (thin stretched-out font for movies). Behind the whole design, we see several ripples. After a few seconds, we see an orange-colored cone shape (presumably representing a spaceship) zoom up from the bottom-left corner of the screen and fly through the numbers "2" and "1", eventually lodging itself in between them. The presentation freezes, then fades out.
FX: The radio tower circles, the cone flying.
Cheesy Factor: Limited animation. Cool design, though.
Music/Sounds: A high violin note, which rapidly falls in tone, ending with a cymbal crash when the cone hits. The crash leaves an echo, which is heard as the logo fades out.
Availability: Seen on any Century 21-produced shows and/or movies of this period.
Scare Factor: Low to medium.
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