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===Background===
===Background===
'''SNL Studios''' (a.k.a. '''Saturday Night Live Studios''') is a production company founded in 1997 as a joint venture between ''SNL'' creator and producer Lorne Michaels and [[NBC Studios]]. [[Paramount Pictures]] was also part of the venture, but their part was dissolved in 2004 when NBC merged with [[Universal Pictures]] to form [[NBCUniversal Television|NBCUniversal]]. SNL Studios has produced ''Saturday Night Live'' in association with [[Broadway Video]] (also founded by Lorne Michaels), as well as produce movies, mainly those featuring SNL sketch characters. No on-screen logo was used until 1999.
'''SNL Studios''' (a.k.a. '''Saturday Night Live Studios''') is a production company founded in 1997 as a joint venture between '''''SNL''''' creator and producer Lorne Michaels and [[NBC Studios]]. [[Paramount Pictures]] was also part of the venture, but their part was dissolved in 2004 when NBC merged with [[Universal Pictures]] to form [[NBCUniversal]]. SNL Studios has produced ''Saturday Night Live'' in association with [[Broadway Video]] (also founded by Lorne Michaels), as well as produce movies, mainly those featuring ''SNL'' sketch characters. No on-screen logo was used until 1999.


===(September 25, 1999- )===
===Logo (September 25, 1999-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, several lines of {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} light fly by from the right as "SNL STUDIOS" (in white, in the same font used for the show title the company was named after from 1995-2006) dimmers in and out as the light scrolls. It all dies down, except for the bottom of the company name where it leaves circles (in order) the last "S" in "STUDIOS", the "I", the "U", the "T", the "S" and finally a streak under "SNL".
'''Logo:''' On a black background, several lines of {{color

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|dodgerblue|blue}} light fly by from the right as "SNL STUDIOS" (in white, in the same font used for the show title the company was named after from 1995-2006) dimmers in and out as the light scrolls. It all dies down, except for the bottom of the company name where it leaves circles (in order) the last "S" in "STUDIOS", the "I", the "U", the "T", the "S" and finally a streak under "SNL".
'''Trivia:''' This logo has some elements of the ''SNL'' opening montage from seasons 24-25.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*There are different variants which fade in and out early.
* There are different variants which fade in and out early.
*For feature films, there is an extended version where the lights the last a bit longer before "SNL STUDIOS" appears.
* For <u>feature films</u>, there is an extended version where the lights last a bit longer before "SNL STUDIOS" appears.
*On DVD releases of the first few seasons of ''SNL'', this logo appears to be on videotape, though it was an effect added during production.
* On <u>DVD releases of the first few seasons of ''SNL''</u>, this logo appears to be on videotape, though it was an effect added during production.


'''Technique:''' CGI by Pentagram.
'''FX/SFX:''' The flying streaks of lights, and "SNL STUDIOS" dimming in and out.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the TV show. The theatrical version has a mystical xylophone theme that ascends as it goes along, which ends with a six-note saxophone solo (reminiscent of the saxophone bits in ''SNL''<nowiki/>'s themes) and twinkles.
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the TV show. The theatrical version has a mystical xylophone theme that ascends as it goes along, which ends with a six-note saxophone solo (reminiscent of the saxophone bits in ''SNL''<nowiki/>'s themes) and twinkles. This was composed by Howard Shore. Original NBC airings of ''SNL'' specials, like ''The Best of Mike Myers'' and ''The Women of SNL'' used a generic theme and a voiceover.


'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Not too hard to find. It debuted on the ''Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary'' special and appears on the end of ''SNL'' episodes from the 25th season (1999-2000) and beyond, and it also can be found on current prints of the first five seasons of the aforementioned show. The movie version can be found on ''Superstar'' and ''The Ladies Man''.
*It debuted on the ''Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary'' special and appears on the end of ''SNL'' episodes from the 25th season (1999-2000) onward, and it also can be found on current prints of the first five seasons of the aforementioned show.
*The movie version can be found on ''Superstar'' and ''The Ladies Man''.
*This logo can be also seen on the international versions of ''SNL'' (for example, ''Saturday Night Live bil Arabi'') and ''Miley's New Year's Eve Party''.


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 26 March 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
Logophile

Captures by
Logophile

Editions by
TheRealMarcel2000

Video captures courtesy of
Logo Archive and LogicSmash

Background

SNL Studios (a.k.a. Saturday Night Live Studios) is a production company founded in 1997 as a joint venture between SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels and NBC Studios. Paramount Pictures was also part of the venture, but their part was dissolved in 2004 when NBC merged with Universal Pictures to form NBCUniversal. SNL Studios has produced Saturday Night Live in association with Broadway Video (also founded by Lorne Michaels), as well as produce movies, mainly those featuring SNL sketch characters. No on-screen logo was used until 1999.

Logo (September 25, 1999-)


Visuals: On a black background, several lines of blue light fly by from the right as "SNL STUDIOS" (in white, in the same font used for the show title the company was named after from 1995-2006) dimmers in and out as the light scrolls. It all dies down, except for the bottom of the company name where it leaves circles (in order) the last "S" in "STUDIOS", the "I", the "U", the "T", the "S" and finally a streak under "SNL".

Trivia: This logo has some elements of the SNL opening montage from seasons 24-25.

Variants:

  • There are different variants which fade in and out early.
  • For feature films, there is an extended version where the lights last a bit longer before "SNL STUDIOS" appears.
  • On DVD releases of the first few seasons of SNL, this logo appears to be on videotape, though it was an effect added during production.

Technique: CGI by Pentagram.

Audio: The closing theme of the TV show. The theatrical version has a mystical xylophone theme that ascends as it goes along, which ends with a six-note saxophone solo (reminiscent of the saxophone bits in SNL's themes) and twinkles. This was composed by Howard Shore. Original NBC airings of SNL specials, like The Best of Mike Myers and The Women of SNL used a generic theme and a voiceover.

Availability:

  • It debuted on the Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary special and appears on the end of SNL episodes from the 25th season (1999-2000) onward, and it also can be found on current prints of the first five seasons of the aforementioned show.
  • The movie version can be found on Superstar and The Ladies Man.
  • This logo can be also seen on the international versions of SNL (for example, Saturday Night Live bil Arabi) and Miley's New Year's Eve Party.

External links

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