Crawford Productions

Logo descriptions by Thisisanswer

Logo captures by edunk5 and TrickyMario7654

Background: Crawford Productions was founded in 1945 by siblings Hector and Dorothy Crawford as a producer of drama, light entertainment and educational programs for radio. The company did not adopt a logo until 1985. In the same year, it was sold to WIN Corporation. The last program it produced was Guinevere Jones. Today, while the company is still in existence, it currently does not produce television shows, but concentrates on marketing DVD releases of it's popular programs.

1st Logo

(1976?-1989)Nickname: "Filmstar"

Logo: On a black background, a royal blue bar appears in the middle of the screen zooming out. As the bar zooms out to reveal a triangular edge, yellow dots fly into the bar, making holes, while three more stars (also in royal blue) rotate around the bar. As the stars circle to the front, one of the stars fuses with the bar and the edge retracts to reveal a section of the star stretching out. The star zooms out as "CRAWFORDS" rotates to the middle of the screen and a red line is wiped in on the lower edge of the extended portion of the star. "AUSTRALIA" appears below.

Variants:

There is an in-credit version with a URL. A still version appeared on Guinevere Jones where it is 2-D and lighter.

FX/SFX: The formation of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A droning synth with a piano fanfare is heard first. A harp flourish and a trumpet section is then heard with a zap sound. A piano section is them heard at the end. The in-credit and still versions uses the end theme.

Availability: Rare. It was seen on Acropolis Now, Newlyweds, and Guinevere Jones. The in-credit version was seen on The Saddle Club.

Editor's Note: None.