Fake Empire Productions

Background: Fake Empire Productions is a production company owned by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. It was originally formed in 2003 as College Hill Pictures, before being renamed to its current insignia in 2010.

College Hill Pictures, Inc.

1st Logo

(August 5, 2003-March 3, 2004)

Logo: Just the words "College Hill Pictures, Inc." on a white background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the first 21 episodes of The O.C.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo
(March 24, 2004-May 24, 2010)

Nickname: "The Notebook"

Logo: On a gray table with a pencil on the right, a composition notebook closes, revealing "College Hill Pictures, Inc." written on it.

FX/SFX: The notebook closing.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Can be seen on The O.C. and the first 3 seasons of both Chuck and Gossip Girl.

Editor's Note: None.

Fake Empire Productions

(September 10, 2010-)

Logo: On a white table, we see parts of a notebook in the left corner anda yellow sheet in the right corner. The words "FAKE" and "EMPIRE" appear written with pencil in the center, aligned left. Thick lines are made directly below and after a space above the words. Pencil scribblings, depicting key elements of a show, gradually appear in the empty space of the logo, differing with each show. There are also some details on the table, which also differ in each show.

Variants:

• Hart of Dixie: An arbour, stethoscope, jeep car, a pair of woman dress shoes and crocodile head outside. There are fingers seen below the logo.
• Gossip Girl: An arch, car, hands holding the device, the tower and woman legs. There are three pencils, two sharpeners and a yellow stickpaper added to the left, and small object at the right.
  
• Chuck: A pair of boots, pen pocket, car, notebook and pistol. Left part of the screen is occupied by pencil and its shavings, sharpener and eraser. Plain papers replace the yellow case at the right.
• The Carrie Diaries: A skyscraper, a pair of glasses, woman's legs in striped socks, metro train, radio and the decorated word "CARRIE".
  
• Cult: A car, hand with square mark, clapperboard with "CULT" written on, and a spotlight.
  
• The Astronaut Wives Club: People spectating, a parachute, and the American flag.
  

FX/SFX: The objects are drawn.

Music/Sounds: Sound of pencil scribbling.

Availability: Seen on all the shows listed above.

Editor's Note: None, it's an interesting logo.