Pilot TV

Background

Pilot TV (Pilot TV LLC (ООО "Пилот ТэВэ"), also known as Board Number One LLC/ООО "Борт номер один") was a division of Pilot Studio dedicated to producing television content using motion capture technologies. In 2016 (according to the dates of the last updates to their website which is still up), it went dormant, and in 2017 and 2020, both Board Number One LLC and Pilot TV LLC were liquidated respectively.

1st Logo (December 5, 1997-September 4, 1999)

Visuals: On a blue-yellow gradient background, the white Pilot TV logo (consisting of the Pilot Studio logo with "ТВ" written under the T's right stem from "PiLOT") is placed near the top of the screen between the words "телекомпания" and "представляет" in spaced-out letters, which are placed on the top and the bottom respectively. The Kolobok/Pilot Brothers run across the screen, and the logo flips into the intro of the program.

Technique: Digital ink-and-paint animation, done in-house.

Audio: A bombastic 10-note synth fanfare (which is originally taken from the original Investigation Held By Kolobki animated short), originally composed by Yury Chernavsky and arranged by Sergey Chekryzhov; which also segues into the intro.

Availability: Only seen on Чердачок «Фруттис».

2nd Logo (July 31, 2000-2010)

Visuals: Over a light blue background is the transparent Pilot TV logo (with "ТВ" being replaced with "TV"). The cubes with letters that say "ТЕЛЕКОМПАНИЯ" are flying below the logo, while a blue line slowly appears at the middle of the screen as the background turns turquoise. Later, the logo glows together with the line and turns white. The word "представляет", in translucent white and in spaced-out letters, appears in a linear blur effect, and remains on-screen before disappearing with the same effect when the logo fades out.

Technique: A mix of stop-motion and CG done in-house.

Audio: Same as the first logo, but with a synth zap when the logo glows and turns white. The theme also fades out instead of seguing.

Availability: It was first seen on Тушите свет!. Later, it was seen on Pilot TV's other programming at the time, such as later episodes of Говорим без ошибок. Their output isn't rerun often, but the logo is mostly retained on the reruns of the programs that had it.