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| − | <div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Weston+Woods&version=49&savePath=%2Fpage%2FWeston%2BWoods&saveType=page"><font size="3"><u>Background</u>: Weston Woods is a production company founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel, that produces animated short films and audiobooks for many well-known children's books. The company was acquired in 1996 by [[Scholastic Media|Scholastic]].<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(1960s-1996)<br/></font><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"> </font><div align="center"><font size="3"> | + | <div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=Weston+Woods&version=49&savePath=%2Fpage%2FWeston%2BWoods&saveType=page"><font size="3"><u>Background</u>: Weston Woods is a production company founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel, that produces animated short films and audiobooks for many well-known children's books. The company was acquired in 1996 by [[Scholastic Media|Scholastic]].<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(1960s-1996)<br/></font><div align="center"> </div><font size="3"> </font><div align="center"><font size="3">[[File:9f5YGTzfEPLHkKvsyUUAFA10278.jpeg|281px|Weston Woods]]</font><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><u>N</u></font><font size="3"><u>icknames</u>: "The Tr</font><font size="3">ees", "Blue W"</font></div></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see three green, stylized trees, with two blue <font color="#0000ff">V</font>s connected together, from the left to right tree, resembling a "<font color="#0000ff">W<font color="#000000">". The text "weston woods presents" appears under it.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: None, unless you count the film scratches.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None</font></font><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000"><br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Seen on early Weston Woods shorts (including the Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films ones).<br/><br/><u>Scare Factor</u>: None<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(1996-)<br/><br/><div align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000">[[File:Qlb3myItZMa G04jS6lkJg7705.jpeg|283px|Weston Woods Presents (1996-present)]] </font></font><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000">[[File:Y7vVHNN5uExcctS43vrC9Q33724.jpeg|288px|Weston Woods Release]]</font></font></div><div align="center"><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/82236b66c0863e9a86dac2139d1ae43444f1c44b" width="329"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/5838ce4354da1b89934c11c43d16e7e5dce2dc0b" width="329"></iframe><iframe align="bottom" frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/e908e5699a1b116fb0e3eccdbcca0dd6544bcada" width="329"></iframe></div><div align="center"></div> </font></font></font><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "CGI Trees", "CGI Blue W," "The 3 Blue W Trees"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: We open with the 1990 Scholastic logo. After it fades out, the same stylized trees from before, now slightly amended and in a darker green color, zoom up. Then, a flash occurs in in the middle of the trees, turning the middle section into a sky blue "W". "weston woods presents" fades in under it.</font></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000"><br/></font></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000"><u>Variants</u>: <br/></font></font><ul><li><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000">On later videos, it used the 2003 Scholastic logo.</font></font></li><li><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000">Starting in 2011, the logo was in widescreen and it was enhanced.</font></font></li><li><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000">Sometimes, the opening Scholastic logo is cut, and the text instead reads "a weston woods release".<br/></font></font></li></ul><font color="#000000" size="3"><font color="#000000"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The trees zooming up.</font><br/></font><font color="#000000" size="3"><br/></font><font color="#000000" size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font><font color="#000000" size="3">: </font><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#000000">A piano stinger is heard during the Scholastic logo, which then turns into a whimsical folk theme.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds Trivia</u>: An extended version of this theme would later be used as the background music to an intro used on later Scholastic Video Collection and Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVDs.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common on many Weston Woods videos and DVDs, starting with <i>Harry the Dirty Dog</i>. The 2003 variant can be seen on their later videos and [[Cinedigm Entertainment|Cinedigm]] DVD releases.<br/><br/><u>Scare Factor</u>: None.<br/></font></font></div></div><br/></div> |
Latest revision as of 18:14, 3 November 2020
Background: Weston Woods is a production company founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel, that produces animated short films and audiobooks for many well-known children's books. The company was acquired in 1996 by Scholastic.
1st Logo
(1960s-1996)
1st Logo
(1960s-1996)
Nicknames: "The Trees", "Blue W"
Logo: On a black background, we see three green, stylized trees, with two blue Vs connected together, from the left to right tree, resembling a "W". The text "weston woods presents" appears under it.
FX/SFX: None, unless you count the film scratches.
Music/Sounds: None
Availability: Seen on early Weston Woods shorts (including the Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films ones).
Scare Factor: None
2nd Logo
(1996-)
Nicknames: "CGI Trees", "CGI Blue W," "The 3 Blue W Trees"
Logo: We open with the 1990 Scholastic logo. After it fades out, the same stylized trees from before, now slightly amended and in a darker green color, zoom up. Then, a flash occurs in in the middle of the trees, turning the middle section into a sky blue "W". "weston woods presents" fades in under it.
FX/SFX: None, unless you count the film scratches.
Music/Sounds: None
Availability: Seen on early Weston Woods shorts (including the Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films ones).
Scare Factor: None
2nd Logo
(1996-)
<iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/82236b66c0863e9a86dac2139d1ae43444f1c44b" width="329"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/5838ce4354da1b89934c11c43d16e7e5dce2dc0b" width="329"></iframe><iframe align="bottom" frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/e908e5699a1b116fb0e3eccdbcca0dd6544bcada" width="329"></iframe>
Nicknames: "CGI Trees", "CGI Blue W," "The 3 Blue W Trees"
Logo: We open with the 1990 Scholastic logo. After it fades out, the same stylized trees from before, now slightly amended and in a darker green color, zoom up. Then, a flash occurs in in the middle of the trees, turning the middle section into a sky blue "W". "weston woods presents" fades in under it.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The trees zooming up.
Music/Sounds: A piano stinger is heard during the Scholastic logo, which then turns into a whimsical folk theme.
Music/Sounds Trivia: An extended version of this theme would later be used as the background music to an intro used on later Scholastic Video Collection and Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVDs.
Availability: Common on many Weston Woods videos and DVDs, starting with Harry the Dirty Dog. The 2003 variant can be seen on their later videos and Cinedigm DVD releases.
Scare Factor: None.
- On later videos, it used the 2003 Scholastic logo.
- Starting in 2011, the logo was in widescreen and it was enhanced.
- Sometimes, the opening Scholastic logo is cut, and the text instead reads "a weston woods release".
FX/SFX: The trees zooming up.
Music/Sounds: A piano stinger is heard during the Scholastic logo, which then turns into a whimsical folk theme.
Music/Sounds Trivia: An extended version of this theme would later be used as the background music to an intro used on later Scholastic Video Collection and Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVDs.
Availability: Common on many Weston Woods videos and DVDs, starting with Harry the Dirty Dog. The 2003 variant can be seen on their later videos and Cinedigm DVD releases.
Scare Factor: None.