Atomic Cartoons
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
 | It is possible that this company may introduce a new on-screen logo. Details: Atomic Cartoons may be celebrating its 25th anniversary during this time, with the 20th anniversary of Atomic Betty this year. Most likely an anniversary variant of the 2nd logo since the second print logo is still in use per their Linkedln. Please do not add ending dates to existing logos or attempt to add a new description until a new logo has debuted. Any premature changes should be reverted immediately. |
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BaldiBasicsFan, LOCALCOWBOY, Hb1290 and TheRealMarcel2000
Background
Atomic Cartoons is a Canadian animation studio founded in 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Rob Simmons, and Rob Davies. The company didn't have an on-screen logo until 2004. They are best known for their work on Flash animated cartoons for Canadian networks like YTV and Teletoon. In 2015, Atomic was acquired by Thunderbird Entertainment.
1st Logo (August 6, 2004-April 17, 2008)
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Visuals: Depending on the series.
- Captain Flamingo: On a paper background, a blue pencil with Atomic Cartoons' web address (atomiccartoons.com) on it scribbles the then-current Atomic Cartoons logo on the paper background. The pencil then goes offscreen, the paper background turns into blue and white light rays and the sketch turns into the real Atomic Cartoons logo.
- Atomic Betty: The main character, Betty Barrett (becoming the show's Galactic Guardian herself), is jumping and performing a spin-kick in a green room. Then, a white flash appears on the screen to reveal the final result of the logo.
Trivia: The background in the generic logo was used in Atomic Betty's battle scenes and the animation in the Atomic Betty variant also appeared in the Mission Earth intro. This was done by storyboard animator and artist Daniel Yu.
Variants:
- On season 3 episodes of Atomic Betty (also known as Atomic Betty: Mission Earth), the logo's background is plain dark blue. It was also seen on some episodes of the show's first season.
- On some episodes of Atomic Betty, the logo is still and on a white background.
- On current later high-definition digital remaster prints of said show to promote its 20th anniversary (containing both the still version and Betty's spin-kick in the variant), the logo is cropped to 16:9 widescreen, fitting the width of the aspect ratio, with minor color correction applied to it. This is due to an upscaled 1080p video resolution.
Technique: Flash animation.
Audio: The closing theme of the show.
Audio Variants:
- At the end of the first two seasons of Atomic Betty, Betty Barrett (voiced by Tajja Isen) offscreen, says "Atomic Betty, reporting for duty. Hya!", carrying over the M6 and Teletoon logos.
- At the end of Captain Flamingo, a narrator (Peter Keleghan) says "Captain Flamingo! Supports wildlife everywhere.", carrying over the Philippine Animation Studio and YTV logos.
- On the Atomic Betty S2 holiday special "The No-L Nine", the ending half of the song "La-La-La-La-La" (carried from the closing credits) is heard throughout after the Breakthrough Entertainment logo, and the tail end finishes over the sped-up version of the 2001-2012 Teletoon logo.
Availability: Seen only on Captain Flamingo and Atomic Betty.
2nd Logo (December 17, 2011-)
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Visuals: On a black background, a small red dot appears in the middle of the screen, while a stylized speech bubble zooms in inside the dot. Next, the dot explodes into an assortment of shapes and colors, while a red stylized box turns around and towards the viewer while zooming in. As the box settles into position, it rapidly "bounces" forth and back towards the viewer, changing its color from red to the SMPTE color bars and then back to red, while the white "Atomic Cartoons", set in a Impact-like font, appear rather frantically inside the box and a triangle grows at the bottom-right of the box, resulting in a stylized speech bubble with a white border; as this happens, a second burst of shapes and colors occur behind the logo.
Byline: Since 2015, the byline “A THUNDERBIRD COMPANY” appears below the logo.
Variants:
- On the first season of Rocket Monkeys, a different animated version is used. On a space background is Gus and Wally's rocketship that holds the Atomic Cartoons logo by using a rope. The rope cuts when the Atomic Cartoons logo goes in the center of the screen. The logo is made of steel with screws around the box part of the logo.
- There is a still version of the logo that briefly exists.
- There is a white background variant of the still version.
- Sped-up and shortened versions exist together.
- Sometimes, the logo would be used as a superimposed in-credit.
- The logo also sometimes shares the screen with other respective company logos.
Technique: Toon-Boom.
Audio: The ending theme of the show, or silence. In some cases, a zap, followed by synth noises can be heard. The noises play with the closing theme on season 7 of Max & Ruby.
Availability:
- The normal animated version is seen on shows like the infamous Rocket Monkeys beginning with the second season and the final season of Max & Ruby.
- The in-credit version can be seen on Little Charmers, Hello Ninja, Legend of the Three Caballeros, some episodes of Hilda, the sixth season of Max & Ruby and Spidey and His Amazing Friends.
- The white background still variant appears on the first season of Transformers: Rescue Bots and with the byline on 101 Dalmatian Street, while the normal still variant appears on Minecraft Mini Series.
- Also seen on Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom (the Rick and Morty spinoff), Dogs in Space, Molly of Denali, Little Demon, Oddballs, the second season of Teenage Euthanasia and Princess Power.
