Hillman Grad Productions

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

This is the production company of Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani.

1st Logo (December 15, 2017-August 23, 2020)

Visuals: On a gray background, there is the white bottle-cap shape with the movie clapper and the white cane shape with two wreaths and the words "HILLMAN GRAD" on the top and "PRODUCTIONS" on the bottom respectively within two stars on each sides.

Variant: An in-credit version exists.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None or the closing theme.

Availability: Seen on seasons 1-3 of of The Chi, season i of Twenties, and Boomerang (2019). It was also seen at the end of the film Step Sisters.

2nd Logo (January 25, 2020-)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a 3D shield surrounded by wreaths with an illustration of a campus and a book reading "HG" inside. There is a banner that reads "HILLMAN GRAD" on it, and below the campus is "PRODUCTIONS". There is also tiny writing in a serif font reading "EST. 2015". The logo starts off blurry and then gains focus as it zooms in a bit.

Variants:

  • Still, in-credit, and inverted versions exist.
  • Sometimes, the entire logo is in 2D.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Audio: None or the closing theme.

Availability: First seen on The Forty-Year-Old Version, and later on The Chi starting with season 4, season 2 of Twenties, and Them. It was also seen on the films The One and Only Dick Gregory and Beauty. This was briefly used in tandem with the previous logo.
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