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Background

Insight Productions (stylized as insiGht PRODUCTIONS) is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 1970. On May 18, 2018, a majority stake in the company was purchased by Boat Rocker Media.

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1st Logo (May 15, 1975?-1982)	2nd Logo (October 10, 1985-1997)	3rd Logo (1997-2013)	4th Logo (2013-)

1st Logo (May 15, 1975?-1982)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the text "insiGht" connected in a narrow tubular font. A copyright stamp is seen below.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The end theme of the show or film.

Availability: Seen on the short Secretariat: Big Red's Last Race.

2nd Logo (October 10, 1985-1997)

Visuals: On a black background, blue neon lights draw a rectangle, then the same "insiGht" text from the previous logo outlined inside. A copyright stamp pops in below.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: A ten-note synth horn theme accompanied by ascending synth chimes. Sometimes, it has the closing theme of the show.

Availability: Can be seen on Tucker and The Horse Thief, Ready or Not and The Truth about Alex.

3rd Logo (1997-2013)

Visuals: On a black background, an arc is drawn in by a glowing dot. At the end of the arc, the dot turns into a spark, and more lights draw a rectangle and the word "insiGht" like before, only the rectangle and text are drawing at the same time. There is also a mountain landscape in the logo. Throughout the logo, the perspective changes from head on to a right angle. Also, the Insight logo is now in a brown-white color instead of blue.

Variants:

A still version exists.
Sometimes, a copyright stamp can be seen below the logo.
Later on, the logo was updated for HD. The lights are brighter and better quality, the logo zooms in, the mountain landscape moves with the logo, and the word "PRODUCTIONS" is also drawn in below the rectangle, spaced out to fit the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Can be seen on Insight's output like Project Runway Canada, Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure, Top Chef Canada as well as the Juno Awards. Also seen on older seasons and episodes of The Amazing Race Canada and Canadian Idol.

4th Logo (2013-)

Visuals: On a black background, the Insight logo in a pale gold color zooms out. The logo shines from the arc to the spark, which then emits a bright golden light.

Variants:

In 2020, the text "CELEBRATING 40 YEARS" is shown underneath the logo replacing the word "PRODUCTIONS".
Starting in 2021, the byline "A BOAT ROCKER COMPANY" is seen with a line above it.

Technique: 3D animation.

Audio: The end theme of the show or none.

Availability: It appears on their recent productions such as Top Chef Canada, Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble, and LOL: Last One Laughing Canada.

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+===Background===
-Background: '''Insight Productions, Ltd.''' (stylized as '''insiGht PRODUCTIONS'''), is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 1970. It did not yet use an onscreen logo until 1993. However, the company was acquired and folded under it's parent company [[wikipedia:Boat Rocker Media|Boat Rocker Media, Inc.]].
+'''Insight Productions''' (stylized as '''insiGht PRODUCTIONS''') is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 1970.  On May 18, 2018, a majority stake in the company was purchased by [[Boat Rocker Media]].
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-(1993-1997)
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+|Insight Productions (2000).jpg|3rd Logo (1997-2013)
+|Insight Productions (2017).jpg|4th Logo (2013-)
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+===1st Logo (May 15, 1975?-1982)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the text "'''insiGht'''" connected in a narrow tubular font. A copyright stamp is seen below.
-                    Insight Productions (1996)Insight Productions (1996-B)
+'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show or film.
-Nickname: "Neon Rectangle"
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the short ''Secretariat: Big Red's Last Race.''
-Logo: On a black background, blue neon lights draw a rectangle, then the word "insight" which is connected in a weird font. A copyright stamp pops in below.
+===2nd Logo (October 10, 1985-1997)===
-FX/SFX: The lights drawing the logo.
+[[File:Insight Productions (1994) (From - Ready or Not).png|center|frameless]]
+{{Youtube|id=Z2B-RaNEu3w|id2=pbAYfkeHth0}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, {{color|royalblue|blue}} neon lights draw a rectangle, then the same "'''insiGht'''" text from the previous logo outlined inside. A copyright stamp pops in below.
-Music/Sounds: A chime sound, followed by a ten note synth horn theme. Sometimes it has the closing theme of the show.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
-Availability: Not exactly likely as common than the last two ones, but can be seen on all episodes of Ready or Not.
+'''Audio:''' A ten-note synth horn theme accompanied by ascending synth chimes. Sometimes, it has the closing theme of the show.
-Editor's Note: The logo itself is dark and the music can catch a few off guard.
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Tucker and The Horse Thief'', ''Ready or Not'' and ''The Truth about Alex''.
-[[Category:Canadian Logos]]
-[[Category:Television Logos]]
-[[Category:Canadian television logos]]
+===3rd Logo (1997-2013)===
-nd Logo
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-(1997-2013)
+Insight Productions (2000).jpg
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an arc is drawn in by a glowing dot. At the end of the arc, the dot turns into a spark, and more lights draw a rectangle and the word "'''insiGht'''" like before, only the rectangle and text are drawing at the same time. There is also a mountain landscape in the logo. Throughout the logo, the perspective changes from head on to a right angle. Also, the Insight logo is now in a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}}-white color instead of {{color|royalblue|blue}}.
-Nickname: "Mountain Rectangle"
+'''Variants:'''
-Logo: On a black background, an arc is drawn in by a glowing dot. At the end of the arc, the dot turns into a spark, and more lights draw a rectangle and the word "insight" much like before, only the rectangle and text are drawing at the same time, and there is a mountain landscape in the logo. Throughout the logo, the perspective changes from head on to a right angle. Also, the Insight logo is now somewhat a pale {{font color|gold|gold}}-white in color instead of {{font color|royalblue|blue}}, since this era.
+* A still version exists.
+* Sometimes, a copyright stamp can be seen below the logo.
+* Later on, the logo was updated for HD. The lights are brighter and better quality, the logo zooms in, the mountain landscape moves with the logo, and the word "PRODUCTIONS" is also drawn in below the rectangle, spaced out to fit the logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-FX/SFX: The logo drawing.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
-Later Variant: Later on, the logo was updated for HD. The lights are brighter and better quality, the logo zooms in, the mountain landscape moves with the logo, and the word "PRODUCTIONS" is also now added in the middle very closer enough in below "insight" and the rectangle itself, spaced out to fit the logo, is drawn by another light.
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on Insight's output like ''Project Runway Canada'', ''Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure'', ''Top Chef Canada''  as well as the ''Juno Awards''. Also seen on older seasons and episodes of ''The Amazing Race Canada'' and ''Canadian Idol''.
-Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.
+===4th Logo (2013-)===
-Availability: Can be seen on Insight's output like Project Runway Canada on Slice TV/Global, Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure, Top Chef Canada on Food Network and as well as the Juno Awards, which currently airs on CBC Television. Also, please don't expect to see this logo on older seasons and episodes of The Amazing Race Canada on CTV Television and Canadian Idol.
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+Insight Productions (2020).jpg
+Insight Productions (2021).jpg
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the Insight logo in a pale {{color|gold}} color zooms out. The logo shines from the arc to the spark, which then emits a bright {{color|gold|golden}} light.
+'''Variants:'''
+* In 2020, the text "CELEBRATING 40 YEARS" is shown underneath the logo replacing the word "PRODUCTIONS".
+* Starting in 2021, the byline "A BOAT ROCKER COMPANY" is seen with a line above it.
+'''Technique:''' 3D animation.
-rd Logo
-(2013-)
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show or none.
-[[File:InsightProductions.img..png|300px|center|Insight Productions.]]
+'''Availability:''' It appears on their recent productions such as ''Top Chef Canada'', ''Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble'',  and ''LOL: Last One Laughing Canada''.
-Nickname: "Zooming Rectangle"
+[[Category:Canadian television logos]]
-TBA
+[[Category:Canada]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Boat Rocker Media]]