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timgraham
I like it, it's quite distinctive.

I suppose this is the place to ask - this appeared in an ABC promo for Doctor Who not long ago, I was wondering if the BBC did these graphics? It looks like the sort of thing they would have made.

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/vlcsnap5296785.jpg
TT
Tumble Tower
bentoman posted:
The Insider posted:
Interesting that you're all looking ahead to the autumn when there's still plenty of summer things to be done. Like cutting the grass for instance. Say, at 6.55 tonight... Wink


Oh, No, Not another ident!!!
There goes my vacation to China in order to pay for my TV license....

So what, there's plenty of other places to go closer to home, and cheaper, e.g. Greece (mainland or islands), Majorca, camping in Cornwall. If you want a taste of China, there's plenty of Chinese takeaways in Britain.
MB
MalcyB
Surprised that there is no real hint of the original theme in the soundtrack of this new "Mowers" Ident. But I do agree, it is very good indeed.
PE
Pete Founding member
timgraham posted:
I like it, it's quite distinctive.

I suppose this is the place to ask - this appeared in an ABC promo for Doctor Who not long ago, I was wondering if the BBC did these graphics? It looks like the sort of thing they would have made.

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/vlcsnap5296785.jpg


more to the point, they have a red time vortex in the new series, they might use it for the next series trailers.
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tvarksouthwest
josh205 posted:
Yes, it is very creepy. The music, and the way the women seem to be very robotic in the way they mow Laughing Its very intresting, something you'd expect on Five than BBC One I think.

Exactly. Sorry but I don't like this one at all; this is more Sky One than BBC1. The three latest idents seem to have been more about outdoing everyone else on production values rather than providing something distinctive for BBC1 - compare the first eight with these three and it's obvious they are not in the same league. A more traditional approach is called for I think.
PE
Pete Founding member
MalcyB posted:
Surprised that there is no real hint of the original theme in the soundtrack of this new "Mowers" Ident. But I do agree, it is very good indeed.


There is, its after the big pull out that shows the full estate.
GR
gregmc
Hymagumba posted:
MalcyB posted:
Surprised that there is no real hint of the original theme in the soundtrack of this new "Mowers" Ident. But I do agree, it is very good indeed.


There is, its after the big pull out that shows the full estate.


Mm, yet its rearranged. The music doesnt really fit with the set. Ident is great though, very creepy! Confused Laughing
JR
jrothwell97
Ugh. That ident is vile. The soundtrack is horrible and there's nothing there to try and connote the warm, friendly BBC1 image. To me it's too Lorraine Heggesey-esque.
DB
dbl
jrothwell97 posted:
Ugh. That ident is vile. The soundtrack is horrible and there's nothing there to try and connote the warm, friendly BBC1 image. To me it's too Lorraine Heggesey-esque.

It's called being different. Wink I can imagine this before Thriller dramas.
CY
cylon6
I like it, how weird though.

We're being spoilt we had to wait an eternity to get new idents with the dancers but they're coming thick and fast with the circle idents. I wish I'd read the forum earlier to know when to record it. I always felt with the circle theme that we would get crop circles, I never expected it to be from a bunch of housewives mowing the lawn though. Shocked

I also love how the swirl starts on the small cicle and then the picture zooms out and the swirl finishes on a larger circle. Nice touch.

These new idents are far more adventurous than the first set and the first set seem quite boring in comparison. There must be more to come, certainly with the autumn season around the corner. And with the circle theme I'd love to see a Busby Berkely type ident.
CY
cylon6
gregmc posted:
Hymagumba posted:
MalcyB posted:
Surprised that there is no real hint of the original theme in the soundtrack of this new "Mowers" Ident. But I do agree, it is very good indeed.


There is, its after the big pull out that shows the full estate.


Mm, yet its rearranged. The music doesnt really fit with the set. Ident is great though, very creepy! Confused Laughing


I think the music fits perfectly with the creepiness of the ident.
BE
bentoman
Tumble Tower posted:
bentoman posted:
The Insider posted:
Interesting that you're all looking ahead to the autumn when there's still plenty of summer things to be done. Like cutting the grass for instance. Say, at 6.55 tonight... Wink


Oh, No, Not another ident!!!
There goes my vacation to China in order to pay for my TV license....

So what, there's plenty of other places to go closer to home, and cheaper, e.g. Greece (mainland or islands), Majorca, camping in Cornwall. If you want a taste of China, there's plenty of Chinese takeaways in Britain.


Oh, well, might as well mow the lawn once I get back from work...

Then again, I live in a flat, so I don't have a lawn....

BBC should've released this ident A LOT earlier, since it would fit with Doctor Who...

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