National Film Board of Canada (Canada)
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1st Logo
(1939-1968)
Logo: Just a background with the text
Variant: At the end, it says:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The theme of the movie.
Availability: Still available on any motion pictures and cartoons produced by the company.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo
(1968-1991)
Variant: In some releases of 1989, a 50th anniversary logo replaces this one.
FX/SFX: The drawing.
Background: The National Film Board of Canada ("l'Office national du film du Canada" in French) was established in 1939. It produced movies such as cartoons and action-live motion pictures. No logo was used until 1968.
1st Logo
(1939-1968)
<img align="bottom" alt="National Film Board of Canada - CLG Wiki" height="148" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/482da2f84c040ce986b2e149ba324e8c/GW188H148" title="National Film Board of Canada - CLG Wiki" width="188"/><img align="bottom" alt="NFB" height="156" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/d19e78cf7453b2dfab45412e06223742/GW210H156" title="NFB" width="210"/>
THE
NATIONAL FILM BOARD
OF CANADA
p r e s e n t s
Variant: At the end, it says:
The End.
A NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA PRODUCTION
or
Produced by
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD
OF CANADA
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The theme of the movie.
Availability: Still available on any motion pictures and cartoons produced by the company.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo
(1968-1991)
<img align="left" alt="NFB 1968" height="140" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/444437fa851806f9f864ef6948589f06/GW178H140" title="NFB 1968" width="178"/>
Nickname: The Visionary Man
Logo: On a black background, we see a green stick figure with arms connected to form an eye shape being drawn in. Then, it zooms out. We see the green character, followed by:
Logo: On a black background, we see a green stick figure with arms connected to form an eye shape being drawn in. Then, it zooms out. We see the green character, followed by:
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Variant: In some releases of 1989, a 50th anniversary logo replaces this one.
FX/SFX: The drawing.
Music/Sounds: Usually silent or the opening theme of any film or cartoon.
Music Variants: Three music variations exist: Street Musique (1972) by the late Ryan Larkin had a bright-sounding Moog synthesizer tune. Another music
variant had an electronic synth fanfare that turns "triumphant" at the end. On Get a Job! (1985) and Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety (1986), cartoon sound effects were heard throughout the logo.
Availability: Still seen on some motion pictures and cartoons produced by the company. Can currently be found on some short films and cartoons on NFB's YouTube page.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Logo
(1979-1993)
<img align="bottom" alt="NFB 1979" height="125" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/89fa8e31e1d5c3cb89a92f446914c612/GW158H125" title="NFB 1979" width="158"/>
Nicknames: Color Trail, The Visionary Man II
Logo: On a black background, we see a red circle growing in color continuously until a green dot flies over to cover it all and change it into the visionary man.
FX/SFX: The zooming, spinning and trail.
Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of any movie or cartoon. On a 1988 reissue of Log Driver's Waltz (1979) by John Weldon, it had a mystical sounding fanfare.
Availability: Still found on some motion pictures and cartoons of this era. Can also be found on some short films/cartoons on NFB's YouTube page.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: On a black background, we see a red circle growing in color continuously until a green dot flies over to cover it all and change it into the visionary man.
FX/SFX: The zooming, spinning and trail.
Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of any movie or cartoon. On a 1988 reissue of Log Driver's Waltz (1979) by John Weldon, it had a mystical sounding fanfare.
Availability: Still found on some motion pictures and cartoons of this era. Can also be found on some short films/cartoons on NFB's YouTube page.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Logo
(1993-2003)
<img align="bottom" alt="NFB 1993" height="140" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/0419500f49835c90ba5c366cdf5f5350/GW185H140" title="NFB 1993" width="185"/>
Nicknames: The Frame, The Visionary Man III
Logo: On a black background, we see drawn versions of the visionary man appearing one by one as they change into the real ones. They mix-and-match to create the big visionary man in a frame with "ONF" on the first side and "NFB" on the other one. Green lights flash to complete the logo.
FX/SFX: Everything.
Music/Sounds: A caking robbing movie tune with cinematographic sounds.
Availability: Seen on any movies and cartoons from the era produced by the company. Can even be found on short films/cartoons on NFB's YouTube page.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Logo
(2003-)
<img align="bottom" alt="NFB ONF" height="156" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/b9a175e1afbc5b72cf9f841c22007c50/GW273H156" title="NFB ONF" width="273"/><embed allowfullscreen="true" height="165" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/ff15af450c5f37dd1b000369dbeaeee1c23a675b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="197" wmode="transparent"/>
Nicknames: The CGI Man, Visionary Man IV
Logo: On a black background, we see color squares meeting up to create a single man with feet. After that, this all turns white with "NFB" and "ONF" in it. They separate to complete the logo.
FX/SFX: The squares, the sliding.
Music/Sounds: A film projector sound, followed by a rising string theme and several tribal drumbeats. The theme stops in its tracks as the squares turn white, and then ends with a laser sound with a deep note.
Availability: Currently in use.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: On a black background, we see color squares meeting up to create a single man with feet. After that, this all turns white with "NFB" and "ONF" in it. They separate to complete the logo.
FX/SFX: The squares, the sliding.
Music/Sounds: A film projector sound, followed by a rising string theme and several tribal drumbeats. The theme stops in its tracks as the squares turn white, and then ends with a laser sound with a deep note.
Availability: Currently in use.
Editor's Note: None.