Blender Animation/Summary

Background: Blender Animation, LLC (also known as Blender Studios or simply Blender) is an American animation studio headquartered in North Hollywood, California. Founded by Ton Roosendaal and Bram Moolenaar on January 14, 1983 as Blender Feature Animation, the studio is best known for producing films such as Ice Breaker, Sailor Moon, and Mr. Guy. After some experimental computer-animated films during the mid-1990s, beginning with Shark & Octopus (1995), Blender continues to produce films using computer-generated imagery (CGI). Sailor Moon, the main character of the studio's animated television series of the same name, is the studio's mascot.
== Blender Feature Animation ==
=== (June 15, 1984-June 25, 1993) ===
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Nickname: "The Eye"
Logo: On a black background, we see a blue circle inside an outlined orange circle with three lines on the top-left corner, resembling an eye. Below the eye are the words "BLENDER FEATURE ANIMATION" (in the same blue color as the "pupil") in a serif font.
Trivia: The 1984 version is designed by Mandor Associates, while the 1990 version is designed by Tippincott.
Variant: Starting with Sailing Girl in 1990, the eye looks more modern, the text is sans-serif, and the entire logo is white.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Blender's shorts films from 1984 to 1993.
Editor's Note: None.
== Blender Animation ==
=== 1st Logo (June 23, 1995-June 24, 1997) ===
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Nickname: "The Eye II"
Logo: On a black background, we see a white box with the blue words "blender animation" inside. To the left of the text is the eye from the 1990 logo, colored the same as the 1984 logo.
Trivia: The normal variant is designed by Octagram, with the typeface being designed in 1994 by the founders. The variant is designed by solely the founders.
Variant: On Uglydolls, the logo looks exactly like the next logo. The word "Presents.." fades in below the logo in the same blue color.
FX/SFX: None, except for "Presents..." fading in on the variant.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. The original variant is seen on Sinking Creek, Shark & Octopus, Lightwave, and Milk Attacks. The variant is only seen on the aforementioned film above.
Editor's Note: None.
=== 2nd Logo (May 15, 1998-June 26, 2015) ===
Nicknames: "The Eye III", "The Animated Eye", "The Flash"
Logo: On a black background (if you look very closely, you can see a very dark shade of blue), we see the eye from before zooming out to the left. When the eye is in place, a white flash occurs and stays for five seconds before disappearing to reveal the eye in the same position, except the background is changed from black to a teal/dark blue gradient and there is a white outline of the eye surrounding it with a white oblong-like shape next to it. The word "blender" (in dark blue and in its corporate font) fades in on the oblong, along with "ANIMATION" fading in at the same time as "blender" below the logo.
Trivia: This logo was designed by the founders Ton Roosendaal and Bram Moolenaar (see the previous logo's variant) and animated at Building Productions (now known as Flip A Coin Animation), who also animated the 1994-2011 Victor Hugo Pictures logo, the 1991-1998 Heriberto Pictures logo and the 1987-2004 Chrismount Pictures logo.
Variants:
* At the end of films starting in 2005, the logo is still.
* On TV shows, the logo is cut to the company name fading in.
* On 3D films starting in 2009, the eye and the company name became 3D, and the flash disappears by zooming out instead of simply fading out.
* On Mr. Guy, the logo is darker than usual.
* An open matte version exists on the 1999 VHS of Ice Breaker and the 2000 full-screen DVD of said film.
FX/SFX: The eye zooming out, the flash, and the fading-in of the company name. None for the still version.
Music/Sounds:
* Opening: The 1991 Cinema International Corporation Video logo theme. It starts off normally on the first half of the logo, but on the second half, the theme is low-pitched and plays backwards. On some films, we hear the opening theme of the movie.
* Closing: The closing theme of the movie or silence.
Availability: Very common. This logo was first seen on the teaser trailer for Ice Breaker. The full logo debuted on the film itself, and can be seen on all Blender films and shorts from this period, such as Lucy, The Hot Wheels Movie, Sailor Moon, and Mr. Guy, among others. Also seen on trailers and TV spots for Hamtaro. This logo made its final appearance at the end of said film.
Editor's Note: This logo is well-remembered by Blender fans.
=== 3rd Logo (June 26, 2015-June 22, 2018) ===
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Nicknames: "The Eye IV", "The Animated Eye II", "The Eye In Space", "The Morphing Eye", "20th Blender Animation Anniversary" (20th Anniversary variant)
Logo: On a space background, a lens flare shines in the distance. After this occurs, an orange circle zooms in, and after it stops, it immediately morphs into the eye from before, along with the white outline and oblong forming. After the logo is formed, the "blender ANIMATION" text fades in, with "blender" fading in on the oblong and "ANIMATION" fading in below the logo.
Variants:
* When this logo first appeared on Hamtaro, the text "20th ANNIVERSARY" faded in at the same time as the company name, with the Blender logo sandwiched between "20th" and "ANNIVERSARY".
* At the end of films starting with Man vs. the World in 2016, the logo is still.
* On The Great Chase (the last film to use this logo), the word "ANIMATION" is removed.
FX/SFX: The flare, the circle zooming in, the formation, and the fading in of the company name.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Common. Seen on Hamtaro (the trailers and TV spots for it had the previous logo, but was also used at the end of the film), Man vs. the World, Sailor Moon 5, and The Great Chase.
Editor's Note: This logo, however, is not as memorable as the previous logo. Also, the caption on its first appearance makes the logo read "20th Blender Animation Anniversary".
=== 4th Logo (June 20, 2019- ) ===
Nicknames: "The Eye V", "The Animated Eye III", "The Eye in Space II", "Floating Eye", "Flying Eye and Letters"
Logo: We start zooming through a space background (with some stars glittering). The background fades to a blue screen and zooms out, revealing that it's the pupil of the eye from the previous logos, in 3D, against the same space background. It then flies to the bottom of the screen, as its "pupil" turns light blue. The letters in the word "blender", in light blue and in the corporate font, fly in next to the eye. the camera rotates to face us, and after a few seconds, the stars disappear, leaving one intact, as the background fades to white and the logo turns 2D. The byline "A VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT INC. COMPANY" fades in below the logo. The logo then fades out.
Variant: On Space of Fallout, the logo is almost black and white.
FX/SFX: The zooming stars, the eye and the letters.
Music/Sounds: The 2019 DreamWorks Animation theme, composed by John Powell.
Availability: Brand new. The logo was first seen (along with the Victor Hugo Animation logo) on Flying Lessons, released on July 5, 2019 (although it premiered on New York on June 20, and trailers and TV spots used the previous logo). The variant is seen on Space of Fallout and will probably be seen on future films from the company. The Robloxians Movie 2 start using this logo for upcoming year.
Editor's Note: None.