Red Production Company

Background
Red Production Company is a British independent production company that was formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler who previously worked on Our Friends in the North and Cracker. The company produced comedy-drama show and thriller shows and miniseries such as Queer as Folk as well''. In December 2013 the French media company StudioCanal acquired a majority stake in the company.

1st logo (1999–2007)
Logo: On a black background there's the word RED with red line below it and the words "Production Company" is in white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds None or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was seen on all shows until 2007 such as Queer as Folk and Casanova.

2nd logo (2009–2015)
Logo: On a red background the word "RED" in either black or white then the red square gets turned into a red vertical bar with the word "RED" is in either on a black or white background and Production Company in grey slides out to the right.

Variants:
 * There is an in-credit version where the logo is positioned at the top of the screen.
 * There's a version where the logo is still.
 * A zooming in version exists.
 * Starting in 2014 the byline "A STUDIOCANAL Company" appears below the logo.

FX/SFX: Zooming animation, the red rectangle turning into a red line.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was seen on their shows from the era such as Happy Valley, The Driver, Last Tango in Halifax and the first four seasons of  Scott & Bailey.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd logo (2015–2020)
Logo: On a black background, a red rectangular prism is seen rotating one side to the right as a red vertical bar reveals the word "RED" now in Futura font. The bar stops next to the prism as "Production Company" slides in from the right of the bar. Then the byline "A STUDIOCANAL COMPANY" and the copyright notice finally fades in.

Variants:
 * During the end credits, the logo, usually appearing on the top of the screen, would accompany other logos such as the BBC, Channel Four, and HBO logos.
 * On Prey, the on-screen logo is pushed upwards where "for itv" is included on the bottom of the screen.
 * An in-credit version exists.
 * A speed-up version of the logo was seen on The Five.

FX/SFX: The prism rotating and the text and bar sliding.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: This logo was first seen on their shows from the era such as new seasons of returning shows such as Happy Valley, Prey, Last Tango in Halifax and Scott and Bailey. It also started to appear on their new shows until 2020 like The Five, Safe, Buttetfly and Years and Years.

4rd logo (December 9, 2019-)
Logo: On a black or white background the dark red line forming the word "RED" from the third logo then a red box slides to the right and a red vertical line is drawn and "Production Company" in either grey or white fades out then the byline "A STUDIOCANAL COMPANY" was seen below.

Variants:
 * On programs co-produced with UKTV Original Productions, after the hand finishes writing the logo, it slides upwards to make space for this logo on the bottom of the screen. "By" can also be seen above "Production Company".
 * When said company changed its logo, Red Production Company's appearance is positioned on the center of the screen with "Production by" between both the BBC Studios and UKTV logos and Red Production Company's logo.
 * Sometimes, the logo is still during the end credits.

FX/SFX: The box sliding and the text forming.

Music/Sounds: Usually it's silent or the ending theme of the show. The UKTV variant is the same as the aforementioned logo's theme.

Availability: It first debuted on Traces and can be seen on their new shows such as The Stranger, Finding Alice, Ridley Road, Stay Close and It's a Sin.