Josephson Entertainment

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

This is Barry Josephson's production company. Josephson previously owned Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment with Barry Sonnenfeld.

1st Logo (September 13, 2005-June 11, 2015)

Visuals: There is a blue rectangular plate being lighted from the upper left corner on a black background. It has the name "JOSEPHSON" in white relief font, then a line under it, and "e n t e r t a i n m e n t" in light blue.

Variant: On Enchanted, the logo is zooming in.

Technique: CGI.

Audio:

  • 2005-2006: A sound of birds chirping.
  • 2006-2011: A whoosh sound with a synth theme in a background.
  • 2012-2015: An electric guitar pedal sound.
  • Otherwise, the ending theme of the show or none.

Availability: Appears on Bones. Also appears at the end of Enchanted, the ultra short-lived series Head Cases, the failed pilot of Nurses, The Finder, and the first two seasons of Turn: Washington's Spies. This logo does not appear on Aliens in the Attic or Life as We Know It.

2nd Logo (October 1, 2015-August 12, 2017)

Visuals: The words "JOSEPHSON E N T E R T A I N M E N T", with "JOSEPHSON" in a blue-grey color and "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" in a kind of lighter blue grey color appear on a black background. The second "O" blinks.

Variant: A long version exists where the logo zooms out and shines.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A guitar riff with a cartoon blinking sound or the ending theme. In the long version, the whoosh sounds and a grand bell sound are heard.

Availability: Appears on the last two seasons of Bones and the last two seasons of Turn: Washington's Spies. The long version can be seen on Dirty Grandpa. This doesn't appear on Disenchanted (2022).