Big Phone Productions

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Big Phone Productions is John Peaslee and Judd Pillot's production company. The name comes from their casting director always referring to executive producers as "the big phones".[1]

Logo (September 17, 1996-March 19, 2002)


Visuals: On a black background is a picture of two men (John Peaslee and Judd Pillot themselves) standing on a big, black phone, with the words "big phone productions" shown below the picture. The screen shakes, showing the same picture but with the men covering their ears.

Trivia: The giant phone was a prop on the Universal Studios lot from the series Land of the Giants. The photo was taken in secret to avoid paying a location fee.[1]

Variant: On the final episode of Something So Right, fire is covering the picture from below.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A phone ringing sound. NBC airings used a generic theme and voice over during season 1, and CBS airings of Payne used a generic theme ("Welcome Home").

Availability: Seen on Something So Right on NBC on season 1, and on ABC on season 2 and re-aired on USA Network in re-runs. It was also seen on The Random Years, Payne and the failed pilot of True Love.

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