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===Background===
Logo description by Michael Bass
'''Spartina Productions''' is Stephen Colbert's company. While they were founded in 1999, they didn't use a logo until 2005.
Video capture courtesy of Taurus01979


===Logo (October 17, 2005-)===
'''Background''': Spartina Productions is Stephen Colbert's company.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background with black drawings is a poorly drawn crane with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane before falling back into the pond. The screen then cuts to a black background with the white text "'''{{font|Helvetica|SPARTINA}}'''".
== (October 17, 2005-) ==


'''Trivia:''' This logo was animated by J.J. Sedelmaier. Colbert personally requested Sedelmaier to create the logo.


'''Variant:''' In its early days, the text at the end read "'''{{font|Helvetica|SPA171MA}}'''", which is leet for "Spaitima".


'''Technique:''' Hand-drawn animation.
Logo: On a white background with black drawings, we see a poorly drawn crane with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane. The screen then transitions to a black one with the white text "SPA171MA", which is leet for "Spaitima".


'''Audio:''' Nature sounds, accompanied by a gobbling sound as the fish eats the crane and a splash sound when the fish goes back underwater.
Variant: More recently, the text at the end now reads simply ''SPARTINA''.


'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>the April 1, 2024 episode of ''After Midnight''</u>, the logo is silent.
FX/SFX: The fish jumping out of the pond and eating the crane, the transition to the black screen.


'''Availability:''' It was first seen on ''The Colbert Report'' and later appeared on ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'', ''A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!'', ''Our Cartoon President'', ''Tooning Out the News'', ''Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God'', ''Fairview'', the failed pilot ''Old News with Opus Moreschi'', and ''After Midnight''.
Music/Sounds: A gobbling sound plays as the fish eats the crane.


[[Category:United States]]
Availability: Currently seen on the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report and Our Cartoon President.This was also seen on the TV special A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
[[Category:Television logos]]

[[Category:American television logos]]
Editor's Note: TBA
[[Category:Vanity cards]]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 3 April 2024


Background

Spartina Productions is Stephen Colbert's company. While they were founded in 1999, they didn't use a logo until 2005.

Logo (October 17, 2005-)


Visuals: On a white background with black drawings is a poorly drawn crane with some randomly drawn lines on either side, and a pond below. A fish jumps out of the pond to the left of the crane, and then proceeds to eat the crane before falling back into the pond. The screen then cuts to a black background with the white text "SPARTINA".

Trivia: This logo was animated by J.J. Sedelmaier. Colbert personally requested Sedelmaier to create the logo.

Variant: In its early days, the text at the end read "SPA171MA", which is leet for "Spaitima".

Technique: Hand-drawn animation.

Audio: Nature sounds, accompanied by a gobbling sound as the fish eats the crane and a splash sound when the fish goes back underwater.

Audio Variant: On the April 1, 2024 episode of After Midnight, the logo is silent.

Availability: It was first seen on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Our Cartoon President, Tooning Out the News, Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God, Fairview, the failed pilot Old News with Opus Moreschi, and After Midnight.

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