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Al-Aqsa TV
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Compiled by
Logoarto
Video captures courtesy of
HouseTokay
Logoarto
Video captures courtesy of
HouseTokay
Background
Al-Aqsa TV (قناة الأقصى) is a Palestinian television channel run by Hamas and is based in the Gaza Strip. The name of the channel is derived from the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Their content encompasses news and propaganda that promote the Hamas cause, children's shows (most notably Tomorrow's Pioneers, criticized for promoting violence and antisemitism), and religious entertainment.
1st ID (20??-2023)
Visuals: On a light blue-green background with neon blue dots forming a world map, a gold and silver globe holder rotate about on the screen. The visuals switch to a glassy blue-green globe which zooms out as the globe holder appears and encircle the globe. The crescent from the Dome of the Rock is seen attached to the holder. The channel name in Arabic wipes in below.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A dramatic news jingle with synthesized strings.
2nd ID (2023-)
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Visuals:
- A map of Palestine is seen on a flat blue disc on top of dark blue blocks. A blue light streak appears moving over a sea and into Gaza. The screen switches to a CGI model of the Gaza port as the light streak encircles a lighthouse with Palestinian flags in front of it. The blue light streak flies over mountains and beaches as another light streak, colored yellow, appears. The yellow light streak encircles a mosque, then flies towards the direction of the Dome of the Rock. The yellow streak encircle tree branches, then flies towards the Dome alongside the blue streak which reappears. The camera flies up pointed at the dome in bird's eye view, revealing that the blue and yellow streaks form a circle around the dome. From within the circle, a globe pops out of it, with the globe holder from the previous ID revolving around. The background fades to a blue-yellow gradient.
- Starting in October 4 2023, a new version of the ID is used. The ID is re-rendered and re-animated, with an additional scene added after the blue light streak flies over mountains: the blue streak flies into a lake as the yellow light streak emerges from it like a ribbon. The background for the final shot is also in a darker shade of blue.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: For the first version, a dramatic news jingle similar to the previous ident. For the second version, a different synth-string jingle is heard, which segues into a traditional Arabic tune.
