Dauphine Productions

Background
This is William Blinn's production company. It was originally formed in 1977 as Blinn/Thorpe Productions as a venture with director Jerry Thorpe. When Thorpe left to form his own solo company in 1981, it was renamed to Eilenna Productions. It was renamed afterwards to Echo Cove Productions after he left Fame. In 1996, the name was changed to Dauphine Productions before closing down for good in 1998 after he left as showrunner of Pensacola: Wings of Gold.

(1978-1981)
Logo: On a background, we see on the top right is a black shadow with the letters "B" and "T" cut out above and below the shadows. Below it was the text "A Blinn/Thorpe Production" with "In Association With" below on the bottom right side of the logo.

Variants:
 * On Heaven Only Knows, the logo itself was on a TV screen.
 * Starting in 1980, the logo is on a neon sign on a black background.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: A guitar theme. Sometimes it's silent or having the end theme playing over.

Availability: Rare. The original version was seen on The Lazarus Syndrome, The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove, Heaven Only Knows, A Question of Love, Stickin' Together and Fast Lane Blues. The 1980 version was seen on All God's Children and American Dream. Don't except to see this logo on Our House or Aaron's Way, because an in-credit disclaimer was used instead.

(September 30, 1982-May 27, 1984)


Logo: On a tan texture background, and on the far right of the screen, we see a small black ink bottle with the word white word "Times New Roman" printed on it in a script font, which is obviously a play on words. The lid of the ink bottle is open and tilted to the right, and we can see a white quill sticking out that is tilted to the left. To the left of the ink bottle is the word "Times New Roman" in a larger white script font, aligned to the far left. Below "Times New Roman" is the word "Times New Roman" in a white script font the same size as "Times New Roman," aligned right. Below the script text and ink bottle is the white text "Times New Roman," which is in the same font as the opening credits and beginning the closing credits for the short-lived TV series Life Goes On, as well as the font for the early Toots Productions logo used on Life Goes On.

Technique: Cel animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Fame.

Availability: Seen on the second and third seasons of the 1982-1987 television series Fame. The first season only used an in-credit mention of the company.

(November 20, 1988-June 20, 1996)


Logo: On a background, we see a black painting of lakeside scenery, complete with mountains in the background and a full moon, whose rays are shining down on the lake (the whole scenery appears to be enclosed in an invisible frame, as shown from the bottom left edge). Below are the words "Times New Roman" and below is "Times New Roman".

Variants:


 * Sometimes, the logo is in a slightly lighter shade and the lake ripples roughly.
 * On Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshall, the logo is filmed and slowed down.

Technique: Cel animation.

Music/Sounds:


 * A 7 note ascending piano sounder, with strings held out throughout.
 * Oftentimes, it's silent or uses the closing theme of the show.
 * Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshall and the Davy Crockett telemovies has descending chimes, followed by a choir-like synth note and a synth drone. A quiet, shortened version of this theme would later be used for Dauphine Productions.

Availability: Seen on a number of TV movies, such as The Absent-Minded Professor (the 1988 remake) and both Polly films. Also seen on TV shows, like The Boys of Twilight and the short-lived Heaven Help Us, among others.

(September 20, 1997-May 25, 1998)


Logo: On a cloudy, rainy-looking sky background, we see a white line drawing an outline of a woman. "Dauphine Productions", in a very '50s cursive bluish-green font, wipes in below and slowly flashes.

Technique: Cel animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the third music version of the Echo Cove Productions logo, only shortened.

Availability: Seen on the first season of Pensacola: Wings of Gold.