UFA-Dabei
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Descriptions by
BlueMickey634
Captures by
BlueMickey634
Video captures courtesy of
João Calil\Logos
BlueMickey634
Captures by
BlueMickey634
Video captures courtesy of
João Calil\Logos
Background
UFA-Wocheschau (known from 1968 as UFA-Dabei), was a West German series of black and white newsreels produced by Universum Film AG (UFA) and Deutsche Wocheschau GmbH. From 1956 until 1977 were produced 1072 issues. All of these newsreels nowadays, are owned by Bundesarchiv, the German Federal Archives.
1st Logo: (October 1, 1956-January 16, 1968)
Logo:
- Opening: In a zooming-in gradient diamond-shaped tunnel background, the UFA logo zooms in toward the screen. When it covers the screen, it zooms-out as a white rectangle with the black "DABEI" text in a zooming-out gradient rectangle-shaped tunnel background.
- Closing: A white gradient vertical background wipes away. revealing a black background with a zooming "DABEI" text. Then, the byline "mit Constantin-Film" pops-in and a white gradient horizontal background covers the screen.
Variant: In the Issue Nr. 300, the closing card, as well the final part of the newsreel, is in color.
FX/SFX: Rostrum camera.
Music/Sounds: A news-like jazzy theme.
Music/Sounds Variant: In Issue Nr. 300, the music in the closing card is a different jazzy theme.
Availability: Extinct. Seen in the newsreels of the period.
Editor's Note: None.
