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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><div><div align="center"><div align="left"><font face="Arial"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by</font> <font color="#333333">mr3urious and MegaAveron25</font></i></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> <font color="#333333">anex407</font></i></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> <font color="#333333">OofusTwillip and Eric S.</font></i></font></div><div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of</font> <font color="#333333">OofusTwillip and LogicSmash</font></i></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">(1970-1981)</font></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Note</u>: Ontario Educational Communications Authority is the predecessor of TVOntario.</font></div></div><div align="left"><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div></div></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="OECA (1970s-1981)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/q8pl2Myqr7wAjefnCtWArQ9770/GW242H182" title="OECA (1970s-1981)" width="242"/><img align="bottom" alt="OECA (1970s-1981)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/APf6a469DbvE0R-4xiqnPQ7478/GW242H182" title="OECA (1970s-1981)" width="242"/><img align="bottom" alt="OECA (1975)" height="182" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/c54b75b451499e1b6a6937b3e4f318d5/GW234H182" title="OECA (1975)" width="234"/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="162" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/b339fba597388ab8b12ace7ab41ed1aab277737e" width="214"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="163" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/6f1e31b2c0a1008f21940ce68a6ab5309877fc4d" width="216"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="163" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/584f8c87a52a081e46d3bc4272d6119931dc5678" width="286"></iframe></font></div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "The Evil Eye", "The Creepy O From Ontario" , "The CBS Eye's Half Brother", "The Jaundiced Eye", "CCE (Creepy Canadian Eye)".<br/></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>:Against a black background, a large </font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">yellow </font><font face="Arial">"eye" composed of concentric circles comes in from the left, which flips around. As it flips, it is revealed that the eye is bent slightly. The circles look somewhat like the letter "</font><b><font face="Times">O</font></b><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">" set in a Times-esque font. They are all arranged diagonally, at opposing right angles. As the eye makes its way to the center of the screen, all the circles (except the innermost one, which fades to </font><font color="#808080">white</font><font color="#333333">) collapse below it, one by one, forming a </font><font color="#808080">white </font><font color="#333333">horizontal line. Then, it unfolds into the words</font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">ONTARIO<br/>EDUCATIONAL</font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">COMMUNICATIONS</font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">AUTHORITY</font></div><div align="center"></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/>which are all written in </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">white</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">. They move downward and then move their way slightly upward. At the same time, the circle fades back to </font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">yellow</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, and a series of concentric circles zoom in from inside it, re-forming the same eye from earlier.<br/><br/><u>Variants</u>:</font></font></div><div><ul><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">1st Variant: We see various lines stretched out across the screen, which retract 1-by-1 to form the eye as seen in the 1st variant, only in </font><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial">v</font><font face="Arial">a</font></font><font color="#00ff00" face="Arial">r</font><font color="#ff0000" face="Arial">i</font><font color="#ffa500" face="Arial">ou</font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">s</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> colors. The eye flips upward once as the usual text flies into place</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">2nd Variant: We see the rainbow eye from the 2nd variant, then circles zooms in one-by-one outwards, while the same eye, but with two </font><font color="#6b6b6b" face="Arial">dark gray</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> outer circles and three </font><font color="#ababab" face="Arial">light gray</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> inner circles, zooming and flipping vertically in to the near-top of the screen, once it's done, the usual text zooms in word-by-word, while outer and inner circles of the eye turn </font><font color="#3200d6" face="Arial">dark blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> and </font><font color="#af80e8" face="Arial">lavender</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, respectively.</font></font></li></ul></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Trivia</u>: This logo is designed by Burton Kramer, a well-known Canadian graphic designer who also made the [[CBC Productions (Canada)|CBC]] "Exploding Pizza" logo used from 1974 to 1986. On promotional material and <a class="external" href="http://ccca.concordia.ca/c/images/screen/k/kramerdesign/krad153.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">print variations</a> of this logo, the number of circles are multiplied.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: All of the effects are done using primitive '70's Scanimate techniques. That said, this was very advanced for the time.</font></div><div><font color="#333333"><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: An ominous, warbling Moog synthesizer piece, which gets even louder when the logo is fully formed.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Pretty much extinct on TV. Seen on OECA-produced TV programs of the period, and should be found on old tapes.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: This logo is notable due to its unusual animation and eerie synth music; a rather</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">ominous</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">logo considering it appeared in front of programs meant for small children.</font></font></div><br/></div>