Best and worst idents from each BBC1 and BBC2 set post-1991?: Since 1990, BBC1 and BBC2 have released many new idents. Which are your favourites? - Page 2

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Interceptor 25 November 2020 11:23am

JamesLaverty1925 posted:

I think the Christmas idents left a legacy as well with BBC One idents. Because of the Christmas idents in exclusive use, the news of the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 was introduced by kids on Christmas pudding Space hoppers. I know it was a few years until newssafe Christmas idents became the norm, but was this why they were started?

Yes.

AR

Argybargy 25 November 2020 1:44pm

Even some of the initial news-safe ones were simply edited or slowed-down versions of the usual Christmas ones, some using the same music as well, which could be considered too "upbeat" to introduce the news. I think the first time they got the tone absolutely right was the news-safe version of the 2009 Doctor Who ident. Just a simple logo form-up against a winter sky with a sombre version of the main ident's music. It was lovely.

SP

Steve in Pudsey 25 November 2020 1:53pm

DemonDays posted:

I agree with all of this. Ballet did maybe have one shortcoming: only one camera angle.

That was common to the whole set of idents wasn't it?

Idents which cut (after the initial form up) are a pain for the Director as they have to make sure they don't cut too close to the start of the programme, which would look weird.

CA

Caly123 25 November 2020 2:34pm

Mine favourites/least favourites from 1997 to now (BBC One) and 1991 to now (BBC Two) are:

BBC One

Balloon
Best: Carnival
Worst: Market

Rhythm & Movement
Best: Hip-Hop
Worst: Tai-Chi

Circle
Best: Dog Display
Worst: Surfers

Oneness
Best: Forest
Worst: The rest of them

BBC Two

1991-2001;2015-2018
Best: Paint
Worst: Gorilla Tantrum/Shadow

Personality
Best: Fire
Worst: none

Window on the World
Best: Zoetrope
Worst: Chase (V1-5)

Curve
Best: Offbeat
Worst: Reflective

Last edited by Caly123 on 25 November 2020 2:40pm