Brown Bag Films (Ireland)

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Logo descriptions by katola520 and LogosSuper142

Background: <a class="external" href="http://www.brownbagfilms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brown Bag Films</a> is a production company based in Dublin, Ireland. They produce short animated films and TV series for kids. In August 2015, the company was acquired by 9 Story Media Group.

1st Logo
(1998-2006?)
Brown Bag Films (1998)

Nicknames: "The Bag" "Water Bag" "The Sliding Bag"

Logo: On a brown background, a grocery bag filled with water (with a spotlight following it) drops down and slides to the middle of the screen, then does a pose. As this is happening, the water drips out of the bag. Below the logo are these words:

A
BROWN BAG FILMS
PRODUCTION
FOR
R.T.É.
COPYRIGHT 1998
in white. The water then disappears before the logo ends.

FX/SFX: The bag moving and the water dripping out of the bag.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Only known to be seen on Why?, which airs on Smile, and can also be found on YouTube.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo
(2000-2008)

Nickname:"The Bag II"

Logo: In a blue circle, we see the same bag from the last logo, but standing up. Another shape is part of it. This word is inside the shape:

B R O W N®
B A G FILMS
Variants:
  • On I'm an Animal, the logo is in-credit.
  • On Give Up Yer Aul Sins, the logo is placed on a white background, the bag is black, and there is no shape.
FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Fairly common.
Seen on Wobbly Land, Give Up Yer Aul Sins, and I'm an Animal. These can all be seen on YouTube.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo

(2007-)

Nickname: "The Bag III"

Logo: On a white background, there is a brown rectangle in the middle of the screen. A paper plane files on to the left side (next to the words) and turns in to the bag from the 2 previous logos. At the same time, these words flip in:

BROWN®
BAG FILMS

on the right side, both in an Impact font. "BROWN BAG" is in white, while "FILMS" is in brown on top of a smaller grey rectangle.

Variants:
  • There is a short version which starts with the words flipping in. The logo is bigger here as well.
  • On some of their shows, the logo is still and in-credit.
  • On Nella the Princess Knight, the logo is on a snowy background. Like the previous logo, this is a still variant
  • Starting in 2014, "WE LOVE ANIMATION" was placed under the logo.

FX/SFX: The company name being flipped onto the brown rectangle and the grocery bag opening.

Music/Sounds: The normal version has light "thunk" sounds followed by children laughing. The short version just has the "thunk" sounds.

Music/Sounds Variants:
  • Sometimes, the opening/ending theme plays over the logo.
  • On some episodes of Doc McStuffins, the sounds are quieter.
Availability: Common. Can be seen on some of the videos on their YouTube channel. The short version is seen on Henry Hugglemonster and Doc McStuffins.

Editor's Note: None.