Flying Bark Productions

Background:
Flying Bark Productions was founded in 1962 in Israel by Yoram Gross as "Yoram Gross Films". In 1968, it moved to Australia, where it made Dot and the Kangaroo. The film was such a hit that eight more sequels followed. The company made famous for the success on franchises such as Dot, Blinky Bill and Tabaluga. In 1998, it teamed up with EM.TV Television to distribute it's shows around the world. In 2007, when EM.TV Television closed down, the company was renamed Flying Bark Productions. The Yoram Gross/EM.TV library was owned and sold by Studio 100 in 2008. in 2012, Flying Bark formed a multi-year production deal with Studio 100, which would distribute their films under the Studio 100 Animation label, with Flying Bark aiming to release a film every two years. in 2014, after the theatrical release of Maya the Bee: The Movie, which is based on the Maya the Bee CGI series and the book of the same name, Flying Bark was the only high-end animation studio in Australia, continued making animated series for ABC3, Network 10 and ABC Kids, beginning with CGI adaption of Vic the Viking.

(1976-1998)


Logo: During the opening titles of the film, we see Yoram Gross' signature. The word "presents" is under it.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare. Can be found on DVDs of Dot and the Kangaroo and it's sequels. It can also seen on series such as The Adventures of Blinky Bill.

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1st Logo (1998-2006)


Logo: On a sky background, we see Yoram Gross' signature from the 1st logo flying in the sky. Next to that, we see Blinky Bill holding a sack. Under this, we see the EM.TV Television logo.

Variant: On Bambaloo, a still version appears on a black background.

On The Dumb Bunnies, a still version appears with the Village Roadshow logo was on the bottom.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming into place.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Flipper and Lopaka, Old Tom, Fairy Tale Police Department, Bamabaloo, Seaside Hotel, and Deadly.

2nd Logo (2006-2007)
Logo: On a black background, we see two squares. One square has three dots (one is green, one is tan and one is white). The other has the EM.TV Television logo from the last logo. Under them, we see the words "Yoram Gross-EM.TV".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Rare. Can be seen on early episodes of Dive, Olly, Dive on PBS Kids Sprout.

(2007-present)
Logo: Over a blue backdrop, we see a distorted rectangle with a dog with a propeller tail on it, with the EM.TV logo in a red square next to it. He barks and the word "BARK" floats out of his mouth and lands next to him, as the text "FLYING" and "PRODUCTIONS" fades in around it.

FX/SFX: Flash animation.

Variant: The animated distribution variant appears before opening, while the production logo is still and shown in the closing credits.

Music/Sounds: The dog barking. For closing version, the end theme of the show.

Availability: Appears on foreign versions of Clang Invasion, Gasp!, and Staines Down Drains.