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Plus, that's what happens when they give (what are supposed to be) the year-round generic idents magic and fanciful visuals.
The Balloon and Dance eras both had their main idents firmly rooted in real scenes, with no real risk of 'accidentally' outdoing the appearance of the festive pres. So that when they did change to Christmassy scenes and colours alone, it was always markedly more special and different.
In this era of the circles, it's apparent they got far too carried away splashing fancy ideas on the standard idents - too bizarre for their own good - and it's spoiled the balance. Christmas 2012 was a fairly understated, plain design by any measure... But the surreal nature of some of the regular set show it up even more. If all the generics were like Neon and Magic Forest are, the contrast with the Christmas idents would be almost back-to-front.
I thought that they were a poor choice, mainly as they didn't feel 'Christmassy' to me at all, something that BBC One usually do, even through the dancing years of children dressed up, they still felt very festive, and different.
Plus, that's what happens when they give (what are supposed to be) the year-round generic idents magic and fanciful visuals.
The Balloon and Dance eras both had their main idents firmly rooted in real scenes, with no real risk of 'accidentally' outdoing the appearance of the festive pres. So that when they did change to Christmassy scenes and colours alone, it was always markedly more special and different.
In this era of the circles, it's apparent they got far too carried away splashing fancy ideas on the standard idents - too bizarre for their own good - and it's spoiled the balance. Christmas 2012 was a fairly understated, plain design by any measure... But the surreal nature of some of the regular set show it up even more. If all the generics were like Neon and Magic Forest are, the contrast with the Christmas idents would be almost back-to-front.