Hotsauce TV

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Hotsauce TV is a television production company best known for The Jonathan Ross Show and Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

1st Logo (June 5, 2002-)


Visuals: Inside a black box is a crooked hand-like object with seven fingers, a nude demon lady rocking her head and tail, and four flames underneath. Alongside the stylized text "HOT SAUCE", they are all colored red and, excluding the demon, are in a wave effect.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the logo is still.
  • On The Jonathan Ross Show, the box's inner red glow is smaller.
  • Early versions of this logo has it within a bigger box, specifically a black one.
  • Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 1997 BBC and 2013 ITV logos).

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability:

  • It first appeared on Japanorama and was later seen on every episode of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and The Jonathan Ross Show, both of which can be found on their channel's websites or through home media.
  • Although the company was involved with Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the Open Mike Productions logo appears instead.

2nd Logo (May 24-27, 2010)

Visuals: On a black background, only the text (now in white) and the demon lady are present. The company's website is added underneath.

Variant: Later Vimeo videos has the logo smaller.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen at the end of most of their Vimeo videos starting with "Egg News" and ending with Japanorama: Kill You Mr Robot Hello.

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