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| Oct 4 2008, 11:13 AM EDT | Hoa | 9 words deleted |
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San Francisco, California
1st Logo
(1982-1988)
Nickname: "KQED Shine", "Shining KQED"
Logo: We see a very dark image of the KQED logo of the time, with its call letters in a tube-shaped font (also used by KTCA), over "San Francisco", in a font similar to "KQED", against a black-blue gradient background (though the blue in this logo appears to be brighter than the one used in
WTTW's, NCPTV's, KOCE's, and WXXI's logos). The logo suddenly lights up and shines, then a light moves in the logo.
Variant: A shorter version starts at the light moving up.
FX: The shining of the logo.
Cheesy Factor: Early computer animation.
Music: For the long version, we hear a deep synth bass note being held, then a four-note Moog synthesizer tune plays, ending with a bassoon sounder. The short version has a six-note Moog synth tune, with a small drumbeat.
Availability: According to Davros2006 of YouTube, this logo can be found on "One Village in China".
Scare Factor: Minimal; the music in both variants can be startling.
2nd Logo
(1988-1996)
Nickname: "The Smoke"
Logo: We see a more rectangular version of the KQED (along with "San Francisco" underneath) logo flip up against a blue-tan gradient background with what appears to be smoke on the bottom.
Variant: As with MPT's and WGBH's logos, there's a longer version used in promos. It starts with a bird's-eye view of the earth over an image of California. We zoom away from it quickly, but we slow down a bit as the camera pans upward to the logo.
FX: Not too bad animation for the 1980's.
Music: The short version has a breathy-sounding synth orchestra fanfare. The longer version starts with a whoosh, then a descending piano chord, and finally ends with a three-note synth-chime tune. Often, an announcer can be heard saying "A production of KQED San Francisco" over the music.
Availability: Some local shows produced by KQED have the short version at the beginning. Jacques Pepin's cooking shows had this logo, but at the end. (How I wish KQED had this logo again! :-))
Scare Factor: None.
1st Logo
(1982-1988)
Nickname: "KQED Shine", "Shining KQED"
Logo: We see a very dark image of the KQED logo of the time, with its call letters in a tube-shaped font (also used by KTCA), over "San Francisco", in a font similar to "KQED", against a black-blue gradient background (though the blue in this logo appears to be brighter than the one used in
WTTW's, NCPTV's, KOCE's, and WXXI's logos). The logo suddenly lights up and shines, then a light moves in the logo.Variant: A shorter version starts at the light moving up.
FX: The shining of the logo.
Cheesy Factor: Early computer animation.
Music: For the long version, we hear a deep synth bass note being held, then a four-note Moog synthesizer tune plays, ending with a bassoon sounder. The short version has a six-note Moog synth tune, with a small drumbeat.
Availability: According to Davros2006 of YouTube, this logo can be found on "One Village in China".
Scare Factor: Minimal; the music in both variants can be startling.
2nd Logo
(1988-1996)
Logo: We see a more rectangular version of the KQED (along with "San Francisco" underneath) logo flip up against a blue-tan gradient background with what appears to be smoke on the bottom.
Variant: As with MPT's and WGBH's logos, there's a longer version used in promos. It starts with a bird's-eye view of the earth over an image of California. We zoom away from it quickly, but we slow down a bit as the camera pans upward to the logo.
FX: Not too bad animation for the 1980's.
Music: The short version has a breathy-sounding synth orchestra fanfare. The longer version starts with a whoosh, then a descending piano chord, and finally ends with a three-note synth-chime tune. Often, an announcer can be heard saying "A production of KQED San Francisco" over the music.
Availability: Some local shows produced by KQED have the short version at the beginning. Jacques Pepin's cooking shows had this logo, but at the end. (How I wish KQED had this logo again! :-))
Scare Factor: None.
