Draft:MTV/1992

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum




Transformer (1992-1997)

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Visuals: The ident takes place in Japan, which was evident with the text "MUSIC TELEVISION" written in Katakana. As the camera moves closer to the MTV logo on top of the building, the MTV logo then transforms into a full-on Transformer. The villain (presumably) then ordered 3 helicopters to attack the Transformer by running into it, only for them to collide against each other and explode as the MTV transformer crouched on the rooftop. Another helicopter flies above it, then grabs the V in "TV" and used it as a boomerang, throwing it against the helicopter, exploding it in process. A light ray shines through the transformer which turns out to be the villain's jet, activated laser rays, which then started to shield itself by forming back into the MTV logo. The transformer then grabbed the T in "TV" next, which acts as a lightsaber of sorts, finally swerved onto the plane and explodes, and the ident ends.

Technique: Hand drawn animation by Brian Gaidry.

Audio: Transforming noises, helicopters, boomerang swooshes, explosions, laser rays, etc.


Scary Chinese Halloween (October 24-31, 1992)

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Visuals: There is a background of rapidly changing images such as a skeleton clown and a black cat/bat. A skeleton is also shown, along with flying black cats with wings across the screen. Chinese text appears at the bottom of the screen with a jack-o'-lantern stretching across the screen. Then, there is an MTV jack-o'-lantern with the "MUSIC TELEVISION" text in Chinese. The "TV" portion falls off.

Technique: Photomontage by Beau Tardy.

Audio: An array of spooky sounds like cackling, creaking for the jack-o'-lantern, and a woman screaming at the end.

Availability: This logo was only shown for Halloween in 1992.

Animals (1992-1994)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Photomontage.

Audio: Unknown


B World (1992-1997)

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Visuals: In a city populated by B's, there is an observatory, as one of the B observed an extraterrestrial of sorts. The B observer then notified the B scientist that there was an extraterrestrial, which then lead to contacting the B President, then planned to engage a whole army of small letter B's. B rockets were shooting high, the radio tower is sending a signal, as many of the B's were panicking, as well as the B teacher and the B preschoolers, reaching towards the UFO. 3 of the small letter B soldiers were shaking their legs. When the UFO finally landed, the extraterrestrial the B observed previously turned out to be a big purple letter M, with two other letters T and V in blue, forming to resemble the MTV logo.

Technique: Hand drawn animation by The Ink Tank.

Audio: Unknown

Trivia: The plot was mostly a reference to B movies. In this case is science fiction, hence almost every population in the world were all B's.


Baby (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Stop-motion and 2D animation.

Audio: Unknown


Banker (1992-1994)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: A series of drawings.

Audio: Unknown


Button Your Lip (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: A mix of live-action and 2D animation by Charlie Fletcher-Watson.

Audio: Unknown


Cows (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation by Ted Sieger & Claude Halter.

Audio: Unknown


Diver (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Stop-motion by John Peyson.

Audio: Unknown


The Experiment Continues (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: Unknown


Flick Flack (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Stop-motion animation.

Audio: Unknown


Fight (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: CG animation.

Audio: Unknown


Fly Man (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: A blend of live-action and 2D.

Audio: Unknown


Inside Out (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions.

Audio: Unknown


I've Seen The Future On MTV (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: Unknown


Kafka (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Stop-motion animation by Piotr Dumala.

Audio: Unknown


Lupo The Butcher (1992)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation by Danny Antonucci.

Audio: Unknown


Lupo The Butcher 2 (1992)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation by Danny Antonucci.

Audio: Unknown


M Stands for... (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation by Run Wrake.

Audio: Unknown


Masked Angel (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Stop-motion by John Taylor.

Audio: Unknown


Monsters (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Unknown


Potato (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D over a live-action photo.

Audio: Unknown


Psychedelic (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Unknown


Short Hair, Long Life (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: Unknown.


Sweet Kitty (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Glass shattering and an off-key piano tune.


TMV: Tusic Melevision (1992-1995)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Unknown


The We Generation (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: 2D sketch animation.

Audio: Unknown


Zlata's Diary (1992-1996)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Live-action and 2D animation. Produced by Mara Marich and animated by Beau Tardy.

Audio: Unknown


30 Second Trip To Europe (1992-1997)

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Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: Unknown


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