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Background

Winchester Films was a British film production and distribution company established in 1993. It merged with Cobalt Media Group in 2003 and was acquired by ContentFilm in 2004.

1st Logo (February 4-July 29, 1995)

Visuals: On a blue background, there is a hand-scripted "W" zooming back. The text "INCHESTER" is wiped in, followed by "entertainment". This is set to the right of the logo for Prisma Productions, all of which takes place on a rainbow-gradient background with copyright info below.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen only on The Big Garage.

2nd Logo (January 3, 1998-1999)

Visuals: During the ending credits, there is a white box containing the hand-scripted "W" enclosed in a blue square. Next to it, there is a blue rectangle with "WINCHESTER" inside and "television" underneath, in a scripted Bodoni font.

Variant: On Jellikins, it shares the screen with other logos as in a traditional British end-card, which takes place on a cartoonish cloudy background. Also, the word "television" is replaced with "productions"

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: Seen on St. Bears Doll's Hospital and Jellikins.

3rd Logo (October 2, 1998-2001?)

Visuals: On a black background, an orange glow gives way to the "W" from before, which gets drawn in. It zooms toward the top left corner as a bar of light forms the text "INCHESTER", while "FILMS" flies in and tilts upright, settling below the former text.

Variant: A version exists, featuring the logo in white on a black background.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A warbling spacey synth theme, followed by two shrill hums, ending with a sharp synth reverb.

Availability: The variant appeared on Divorcing Jack. Can probably be seen on any films from the period like Lighthouse and Wild About Harry.

4th Logo (December 7, 2001-May 22, 2003)

Visuals: There is the tilted blue line coming up and down the black background, revealing part of the silver hand-script "W" on the left side. Then the line repeats its movement, but in horizontal position, while the letter shines and crystal the text "winchester films" appear below.

Variant: On Bounty Hamster and The Wheels on the Bus, the logo is in the white and blue box, but the "W" shines and it is brighter.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: Seen on Christmas Carol: The Movie, Scorched, Heartbreakers, Bounty Hamster and The Wheels on the Bus.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-Winchester Films was a British film production company established in 1993. It merged with Cobalt Media in 2002 and was acquired by Content Film in 2003, adopting the name of latter.
+'''Winchester Films''' was a British film production and distribution company established in 1993. It merged with [[Cobalt Media Group]] in 2003 and was acquired by [[Content Media Corporation|ContentFilm]] in 2004.
-=== (Late 90's-2003) ===
+===1st Logo (February 4-July 29, 1995)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Winchester Entertainment and Prisma Productions (1995) (From - Tubi print of the first episode of The Big Garage).png
-File:Winchester Films (2001).png
-</gallery>'''Nickname:''' "Party W"
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, there is a hand-scripted "W" zooming back. The text "INCHESTER" is wiped in, followed by "entertainment". This is set to the right of the logo for Prisma Productions, all of which takes place on a rainbow-gradient background with copyright info below.
-'''Logo:''' We see the tilted blue line coming up and down the black background, revealing part of the silver hand-script "W" on the left side. Then the line repeats its movement, but in horizontal position, while the letter shines and crystal "winchester films" appear below.
-'''Variants:'''
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''The Big Garage''.
+===2nd Logo (January 3, 1998-1999)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Optical Image Broadcast, Winchester Productions, and GMTV (1999) (From - Jellikins Jellytastic VHS).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' During the ending credits, there is a white box containing the hand-scripted "W" enclosed in a blue square. Next to it, there is a blue rectangle with "WINCHESTER" inside and "television" underneath, in a scripted Bodoni font.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Jellikins'', it shares the screen with other logos as in a traditional British end-card, which takes place on a cartoonish cloudy background. Also, the word "television" is replaced with "productions"
+'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''St. Bears Doll's Hospital'' and ''Jellikins''.
+===3rd Logo (October 2, 1998-2001?)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Winchester Films (1998) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an orange glow gives way to the "W" from before, which gets drawn in. It zooms toward the top left corner as a bar of light forms the text "INCHESTER", while "FILMS" flies in and tilts upright, settling below the former text.
+'''Variant:''' A version exists, featuring the logo in white on a black background.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' A warbling spacey synth theme, followed by two shrill hums, ending with a sharp synth reverb.
+'''Availability:''' The variant appeared on ''Divorcing Jack''. Can probably be seen on any films from the period like ''Lighthouse'' and ''Wild About Harry''.
+===4th Logo (December 7, 2001-May 22, 2003)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Winchester Films (2001).png
+File:Peafur Productions, Silver Fox Films, and Winchester Television (2003) (From - the Bounty Hamster episode Night of the Hunters).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' There is the tilted blue line coming up and down the black background, revealing part of the silver hand-script "W" on the left side. Then the line repeats its movement, but in horizontal position, while the letter shines and crystal the text "'''winchester''' {{Font|Times New Roman|films}}" appear below.
-* The logo is lighted by blue shine in ''Heartbreakers''.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Bounty Hamster'' and ''The Wheels on the Bus'', the logo is in the white and blue box, but the "W" shines and it is brighter.
-* There is a trailer variant where the "W" is part of the name and colored orange.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The light and line move.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Deep tube sounds.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on ''Christmas Carol: The Movie'' and ''Heartbreakers''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Christmas Carol: The Movie'', ''Scorched'', ''Heartbreakers'', ''Bounty Hamster'' and ''The Wheels on the Bus''.
+[[Category:British film logos]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:British television logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Quiver Distribution]]