Logos[]
1st logo: On a black background, we see an overhead view of a television screen with a red border around it and static playing on it. A blue square comes out behind the screen. The square curves and starts to cover the screen as the screen turns pink, ruptures upwards, and a volcano-like appendage rises out of the screen. Once the screen is covered and it rotates towards the screen, it is now a blue sphere. The sphere bends and shows 2 more behind it, which split into six in a "mitosis"-like effect. The spheres then fades to a more plastic look and rotate downwards to reveal that they are green hemispheres with a blue interior. The hemispheres then form pairs at various angles (looking a bit like the Sydney Opera House, but actually supposed to represent an abstract sailboat shape similar to the Golden Hind in the Westward TV logos) and move toward the center of the screen, melding together through some rough cuts. A blue zigzag line zooms in below them and "TSW" rotates in below the line.
Variants[]
- There is also an abridged version that cuts out the "volcano" part.
- A filmed version is known to exist.
- On their first startup, the "TSW" text, which was now flat, rotated towards the screen, when the logo faded to its print version.
- The endcap at the time has the print logo with "Production" below it, along with a copyright. The print logo was also used for closedowns.
- Another endcap had "Presentation" in Cooper Black instead below it.
2nd logo: On a fading sky background, three pairs of green semicircles (designed the same way as the first logo, only without shading) flip from the bottom of the screen into 2D at the middle of the screen. The blue zigzag line follows them and flips back into its normal place as the 3D letters "T", "S", and "W" appear from the top of the screen and spin a little as they go to their normal place. The final product is exactly the same as the print logo, albeit with shinier text.
Variants[]
- A still variant used at the beginning or end of shows exists, which shows a small version of the logo against a black, gray marble or grainy white background with (from 1989 onwards) "A TELEVISION SOUTH WEST PRODUCTION FOR" and the ITV logo below. Sometimes, "(A TSW) Production", "(A TSW) Presentation", or "(A TSW) Outside Broadcast" would be used instead, either in all caps or not, with varying fonts. Copyright info may appear as well.
- For Channel Four broadcasts from 1982 onwards, the (in-credit) logo would contain a small TSW logo against a black background with "A TSW-Television South West Limited Production for Channel Four" below.
- A still variant was also used at the end of schools and colleges programs, with "Schools & Colleges" below the logo.
3rd logo: TBA.
4th logo: TBA.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo: A funky synth tune with horns. This is abridged on the "short" variant. There was also a full version of the music. The music was written and composed by Wil Malone, and is called “That's Soul, Write”.
2nd logo: A 12-note calm horn fanfare, with the last note held. The still variant is silent or uses the end theme of the show.
Music/Sounds Variant[]
Around Christmas time, a totally different tune was used using a music box.
3rd logo: TBA.
4th logo: TBA.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo: Low. The animation, music and the entire abstract concept may catch a few off-guard (It wasn't supposed to represent anything to begin with, according to Paul Honeywill, who designed this logo), but this logo is a favorite of many in the UK (and probably elsewhere as well).
2nd logo: Minimal to low. The horn holding it's note at the end may get to some.
3rd logo: TBA.
4th logo: TBA.