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Aardman Animations (UK)
1st Logo
(1976-1998)
Logo: On a sunny sky blue background, we see the top of a clay planet with a river running through it, trees, etc. The planet turns right and a red/yellow polkadot butterfly places itself on a patch of blue and white, which appears to be a suit. As this is happening, the letters
in various shapes, arrange themselves to the right so they are in separate wooden boxes. A smiling clay face drops from behind the suit to where we can't see the eyes. Then two clouds drop into place in the sky, as
fades in below. All of this takes place inside a small white box against a black background.
FX/SFX: The river, the butterfly flying, the face dropping down, the clouds dropping, and the whole scene turning. Very impressive animation that has aged really well over the years.
Music/Sounds: Two ominous violin notes, followed by a bird cry, and two more short bass violin notes.
Availability: Seen on many Aardman shorts, most notably the Wallace & Gromit shorts The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. This logo is intact on the CBS-Fox VHS prints of those shorts, so check eBay, Amazon, or a local thrift store for those tapes.
Scare Factor: Low, mostly due to the music.
2nd Logo
(1998- )
Logo: This logo is very hard to describe, but here goes. We slowly zoom toward a blue square with a red star on it. It has little arms, legs, and a head, and is running on a green gear-like object that has the letters of "Aardman" printed on it in red spinning around in different directions. Surrounding the square are clouds, cars, trees, planes, and people rotating around. A hand then reaches out from the right, grabs the square, and presses its head like a stopwatch, freezing the scenery. "Aardman" is shown below.
FX/SFX: All the animation used, which is done in a strange, sketchbook-like style.
Music/Sounds: A rather loud, sustained choir.
Music Varient: Some Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions episodes have a bouncy tune instead of the normal music.
Availability: Seen on Rex the Runt, Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions, Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Flushed Away. It also appeared on the Chicken Run video game for Playstation, Dreamcast, and PC.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(2003?- )
Logo: On a black BG, we see the words "Aardman" similar to logo 2, but in a grungy font. A star, drawn in the same style, is shown on the top right.
Variant: On Shaun the Sheep, the Aardman logo is shown at the top, with the CBBC logo (a green egg shape with a big red C on it and the BBC logo below in white) in the center. Copyright info is shown below.
FX/SFX: It's still.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
Availability: Current; seen on Aardman-produced TV shows.
Scare Factor: None.
(1976-1998)
Logo: On a sunny sky blue background, we see the top of a clay planet with a river running through it, trees, etc. The planet turns right and a red/yellow polkadot butterfly places itself on a patch of blue and white, which appears to be a suit. As this is happening, the letters
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in various shapes, arrange themselves to the right so they are in separate wooden boxes. A smiling clay face drops from behind the suit to where we can't see the eyes. Then two clouds drop into place in the sky, as
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(in white)
fades in below. All of this takes place inside a small white box against a black background.
FX/SFX: The river, the butterfly flying, the face dropping down, the clouds dropping, and the whole scene turning. Very impressive animation that has aged really well over the years.
Music/Sounds: Two ominous violin notes, followed by a bird cry, and two more short bass violin notes.
Availability: Seen on many Aardman shorts, most notably the Wallace & Gromit shorts The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. This logo is intact on the CBS-Fox VHS prints of those shorts, so check eBay, Amazon, or a local thrift store for those tapes.
Scare Factor: Low, mostly due to the music.
2nd Logo
(1998- )
FX/SFX: All the animation used, which is done in a strange, sketchbook-like style.
Music/Sounds: A rather loud, sustained choir.
Music Varient: Some Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions episodes have a bouncy tune instead of the normal music.
Availability: Seen on Rex the Runt, Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions, Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Flushed Away. It also appeared on the Chicken Run video game for Playstation, Dreamcast, and PC.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(2003?- )
Variant: On Shaun the Sheep, the Aardman logo is shown at the top, with the CBBC logo (a green egg shape with a big red C on it and the BBC logo below in white) in the center. Copyright info is shown below.
FX/SFX: It's still.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
Availability: Current; seen on Aardman-produced TV shows.
Scare Factor: None.
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