Motown Productions - History Page

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	Oct 9 2009, 3:57 PM EDT	Newave		edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: "MOTION"MOTOWN PRODUCTIONS" appears below in white.FX/SFX: The parallelograms flying to form the logo; nice '80s computer effects.Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.Availability: Extinct; was seen on the Lonesome Dove miniseries.Scare Factor: None.4th Logo(1992)Nickname: "Marble M"Logo View changes from previous version. (Word count: 537)
	Oct 9 2009, 1:47 PM EDT	Shadeed329		edit	1 word added 1 word deleted 1 image added 1 image deleted 1 widget added 1 widget deleted
Change: 3rd4th Logo(1992)Nickname: "Marble M"Logo: On a black background, we see a large, gray marble brick with the same abstract M as before with "MOTOWN Productions inc." underneath it. The marble brick simultaneously turns away from us while light View changes from previous version. (Word count: 537)
	Oct 9 2009, 12:10 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	76 words added 12 words deleted 1 image added 1 image deleted 1 widget added
Change: On a black background, we see nine neon parallelograms-- three red, three blue, and three green-- zoom out toward the screen to form the Motown logo, which turns a golden color. A glowing blue square surrounds it, and "MOTION PRODUCTIONS" appears below in white.FX/SFX: TBAThe parallelograms View changes from previous version. (Word count: 537)
	Oct 9 2009, 9:08 AM EDT	Shadeed329		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 472)
	Oct 8 2009, 4:50 PM EDT	Newave		edit	24 words added 1 word deleted 1 image added
Change: : "Flying Paralelograms"Logo: TBAFX/SFX: TBAMusic/Sounds: TBAAvailability: Extinct. .Scare Factor: TBA 3rd Logo(1992)Nickname: "Marble M"Logo: On a black background, we see a large, gray marble View changes from previous version. (Word count: 472)
	Jul 10 2009, 9:57 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	4 words added 1 image added 1 image deleted
Change: : "Marble M"Logo: On a black background, we see a large, gray marble brick with the same abstract M as before with "MOTOWN Productions inc." underneath it. The marble brick simultaneously turns away from us while light is being emitted from the abstract M.FX/SFX: The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 453)
	Jul 10 2009, 9:55 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	32 words added 36 words deleted 2 images added 2 images deleted
Change: : Extinct. Only seen on the Motown 25 TV special.Scare Factor: TBA3rd Logo(1992)Logo: On a black background, we see a large, gray marble brick with the same abstract View changes from previous version. (Word count: 450)
	Jul 4 2009, 4:43 PM EDT	Shadeed329		edit	12 words added 13 words deleted
Change: VH1, TV One, and TV Land.Scare Factor: None._______________________________________________________________Motown 25(1983)Nickname: "CGI M25"Logo: TBAFX: TBAMusic/Sounds: TBAAvailability: Extinct. Only seen on the Motown 25 TV special.Scare Factor: TBAFinal Note: Motown Productions View changes from previous version. (Word count: 453)
	Jul 4 2009, 4:41 PM EDT	Shadeed329		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 452)
	Nov 3 2008, 4:04 PM EST	Hoa		edit	1 word added
Change: reran on VH1.Scare Factor: None._______________________________________________________________Motown 25(1983)Nickname: "CGI M25"Logo: TBAFX: TBAMusic/Sounds: TBAAvailability: Extinct. Only seen on the Motown 25 TV special.Scare Factor: TBAFinal Note: Motown Productions became De Passe Entertainment. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 452)
	Nov 3 2008, 3:43 PM EST	Newave		edit	1 image added 1 image deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 451)
	Oct 3 2008, 6:24 PM EDT	Tlogos		edit	7 words added 1 word deleted
Change: , which is commonly reran on VH1.Scare Factor: None._______________________________________________________________Motown 25(1983)Nickname: "CGI M25"Logo: TBAFX: TBAMusic/Sounds: TBAAvailability: Only seen on the Motown 25 TV special.Scare Factor: TBAFinal Note: Motown Productions View changes from previous version. (Word count: 451)
	Aug 23 2008, 4:04 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	17 words added 11 words deleted
Change: logo was seen, with a Rankin/Bass script logo and co-production/IAW credit.FX/Cheesy Factor: The flashing M, the multicolored lines, the zooming M. All are typical effects of the Scanimate era.Music/Sounds: A somewhat dramatic fanfare, accompanied by "beeps" for each time the M flashes. Availability: Extinct,Extinct View changes from previous version. (Word count: 445)
	Aug 20 2008, 7:45 AM EDT	Newave		edit	1 image added
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 440)
	Jul 21 2008, 7:21 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	52 words added 42 words deleted
Change: : The flashing M, the multicolored lines, the zooming M. All are typical effects of the Scanimate era. Variant: In "JacksonJackson 5ive 5ive"(the(the Jackson Five's 1971-73 Saturday morning cartoon series), appeared a blue version of the logo, with a Rankin/Bass script logo and co-production/IAW credit.FX/Cheesy Factor View changes from previous version. (Word count: 440)
	May 28 2008, 12:19 AM EDT	MachineryNoise		edit	2 words added 2 words deleted
Change: unavaliableunavailable to us. Motown also co-produced movies with Paramount ("Lady Sings the Blues") and Universal ("The Wiz", "Bingo Long and the Travelling All-Stars") in the Seventies but its logo does not appear in feature films (only in-credit mentions). This page describes the two best-known logos from Motown Productions.1st View changes from previous version. (Word count: 437)
	Apr 5 2008, 9:08 PM EDT	YingYong	Described the second logo	edit	84 words added
Change: On a black background, we see a large, grey marble brick with the same abstract M as before with "MOTOWN Productions inc." underneath it. The marble brick simultaneously turns away from us while light is being emitted from the abstract M.Music: Credits played over it.FX: The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 437)
	Mar 29 2008, 11:36 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	3 words added 3 words deleted 1 widget deleted
Change: :: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy,Jr. decided to expand his very successful record company into film and TV production in 1967 (the first production was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 355)
	Mar 29 2008, 11:17 PM EDT	SeanElGatoTV2k8	background info added and a minor edit performed.	edit	125 words added 3 words deleted
Change: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy,Jr. decided to expand his very successful record company into film and TV production in 1967 (the first production was the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 355)
	Mar 19 2008, 11:54 PM EDT	BobFish	Moved from: Various Television Logos	move	No content added or deleted.
Change: Moved by BobFish Mar 19 2008, 11:54 PM EDT

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