VPRO

== Logos ==

1st logo: The VPRO logo, which is the text "Vpro" with several of the letters having extensions made on them, is seen in various depictions, see below.

Variants

There are quite a few variants for this logo:

• Normal variant: We see the VPRO logo on a cloudy red and white background. The clouds move by and the logo remains static.
• Stars: We see the VPRO logo in blue while shifting colors to purple and red while stars can be seen flashing around the logo on a grey background with the logo having a shadow.
• Gong: We see a man walking up to a gong, and commences striking it. However, he puts the mallet down and smiles awkwardly towards the viewer as the music slows down.
• Gong 2: We see the same man from before walking up to the same gong, but striking it fully this time.
• Gong 3/Hand: We see the same man but without his mallet and walks up to the same logo but the gong is missing. The man walks up to the middle of the logo and poses, while a hand is seen coming out of the hole on top where the gong was and hits the man which quickly falls out of the screen and the hand comes back in the hole.
• Sun: We see the same VPRO logo and setting as the gong variants expect there is no gong similar to the "Gong 3" variant and instead there is a n orange sun placed in the hole which has rays that extended in and out of the VPRO logo. Also there is no gong man in this variant.
• Dots: The VPRO logo is shown in white, on a gray background with various disappearing and appearing dots, with a blue circle in the center of the backdrop along a yellow star that rapidly extends its rays in and out of the VPRO logo.
• Melting VPRO: We see the VPRO logo made of some sort of semisolid substance. The sides of the logo become bright red, and the logo slowly falls apart.
• Blurry VPRO: The VPRO is shown in red and blurred, shaking throughout the logo.
• Flashing VPRO: We see the VPRO logo, but with flashing black and white swirling lines filling in the logomark.
• Indian VPRO: We see an Indian statue head rocking its head back and forth. The VPRO logo is seen below on a yellow background, as well as having fast-paced red and white stripes in the border of the wordmark.
• Flashing Stars: The VPRO logo is shown in beige on a black background with flashing blue stars.
• Kissing Mouth: We see the red drawn lips of a mouth on the circle, seen straight. A female voiceover then says "And I'll give you a kiss...", and then the lips fade into them kissing the viewers, as it moves into a closeup. "einde" (possibly meaning "end" in Dutch) then fades the lips away. Another version has live action lips and a space background.
• Pulley: The VPRO logo is orange, on a black background with stars, above it in a circle is a pulley, which is pulled, and the text "einde" appears.

2nd logo: The concept is similar to the previous logo although with different idents.

Variants

Again, there were numerous variants, and here are the most notable ones:

• Twentieth Century VPRO: We see the VPRO logo atop a 20th Century Fox tower-like structure, with searchlights in the background. During the Christmas season, there are no searchlights, the logo is covered in snow. and the background is covered in stars, with a large star over the logo.
• Piano Hands: We see hands playing on a piano, but reversed horizontally so that the fingers extend both ways if they reach out.
• Electric Hammer: We see a ragged-looking man sitting atop an orange,blurry version of the logo with streaks on the extensions, on a stormy cloud background. He is holding a large hammer, and strikes the "v" in the logo, causing "electricity" to strike out of it.
• Sunglasses: We see different types of sunglasses moving around, facing the viewer on a blue background. The camera zooms into one of the pairs of sunglasses, and one of the lenses breaks as an eye appears. A stylized cutout then appears around this, which then fades to a screen with telephone numbers and a circle with the VPRO logo in it, flashing red and white stripes.
• Singing Mouths: We see many chroma-keyed mouths singing melodies of some sort. The melodies overlap in a fashion so that they echo over each other. The camera stops as one of the mouths remains open, and the same cutout from before appears, except its just the logo in red and clouds appear in the background.
• Parakeets: We see five parakeets standing on a red round rectangular border with the "VPRO" logo on top while all of it is on a yellow background. The parakeet in the middle jumps off the border but then comes back up at the end.
• Aquarium: We see a live-action video of a aquarium. A yellow VPRO logo with a red border "swims" across the screen twice, at different times.
• Marching Band: Several instruments are seen above the VPRO logo, which is golden and appears to be made of trimming and felt, along with the border around it. The instruments move around on their own, with the drum being beaten.

3rd logo: Same as the 1st and 2nd logos, but with, once again, different concepts.

Variants

Yet again, there were numerous variants, but a lot less strange than before:

• Wheat Field: We see the VPRO logo in a orange circle above a wheat field. There are also sunbursts rotating around the circle.
• Generic: On a different background (like moving lines or even the UK and US flags), the VPRO logo is seen in a circle.
• Nighttime: Similar to the Generic, but the logo is on a nighttime sky, with the actual logo on a black-blue gradient circle with an orange logo. The logo zooms out and a triangle grows under it. "LAAT" then soon appears in giant letters over the space background in the logo. Another version has a lighthouse in the triangle, with an orange background and black logo. Here, the text zooms up in a ghostly white. The closing variant has the backgrounds reversed and the word zooming out, revealing "Einde".
• Triangle: Similar to the Generic and Nighttime variants combined, but the triangle is upside down or unchanged. Sometimes, "Einde" will appear.
• Tears: A orange VPRO logo is seen on a light blue gradient circle which is on a space background. Tears start to appear from the hole in the logo as "Einde" flashes in near the end.
• Balloon/Crow: Another orange VPRO logo, this time on a yellow circle, appears and rocks back and forth, before the "o" unravels and blows out air, like a balloon. The logo then spins and flies out of control before popping and "Einde" appearing. Another version has the logo turning into a crow instead and flying away into the background.
• Bowing: Curtains open up to reveal a VPRO logo, which bows a few times and the curtains close.
• Stairs: Here, the triangle is set up as stairs, with junking pouring down from it. Some even go out of the triangle! Once again, "Einde" appears. Another one has a women coming down the stairs, but falls off at the bottom.

4th logo: We see a video feedback version of multiple colored dots while electricity sizzles. It then fades out, fades back in and the ball becomes smaller again. Then on the sidelines we see the word "EINDE".

5th logo: On a black background, various orange and blue lights scroll across the screen. They then recede, revealing a blurred object over blurred blue lines. Another row of glass moves out, clearing the picture. Here, the logo is completely different, being a glowing orange triangle with "VPRO" in white with orange borders in front of the logo.

6th logo: On a black background, a yellow line is drawn below, made to shape the bottom of the logo. Shadows of the triangle and text scroll up before copies then wipe in and form the logo.

7th logo: On a black background, various shapes in various colors fly across the screen. Then, red, blue, and yellow shapes scroll across the screen as a flashing VPRO logo fades in. The shapes also change and the top row also says "nederland 1/2" in various colors and fonts, flashing at random times.

8th logo: On a blue background, a white triangle scrolls along, with a yellow outline and black outlines to separate them. A red outline of the logo zooms out, followed by a smaller black outline as the text in blue scroll along. A man with a atennea scrolls in and fires a ball of static at the logo, making it static as well as h scrolls off screen. Later on, a white background with a yellow stripe is added in.

9th logo: On a white background, several painted objects and art rotates and flashes in sync with the beeps. A red square with stuff in it choppily rotates and reverses with the rings. A eye appears and the rings appear again, rotating jerkly, with the cardboard side appearing again. A brown spot then appears with the VPRO logo flipping up. A yellow circle with a cameraman flies across the screen and the spot fades out.

10th logo: On a white background, several paint strokesmove and rotate around the screen. We then cut to more rotating black and red paint strokeswith static. More paint strokes appear, with the VPRO logo flipping up and being filled with static as a yellow ball passes over it.

11th logo: Similar to the 8th logo, but the animation is more cluttered and the logo flips in with no brown spot.

12th logo: Like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd logos, various concepts are used, but with a new logo. This logo now has 2 triangles and the text in lowercase and in a new font.

Music/Sounds

1st logo: Depending on the variant.

• Normal Variant: A triumphant sounding fanfare that calms down in the second half.
• Stars/Sun: None
• Gong: A bombastic fanfare similar to the normal variant, of which slows down when the man is about to strike the gong.
• Gong 2: The same fanfare from before, but now complete. The sound of a striking gong is heard as well.
• Gong 3/Hand: A theme that seems to be played with flutes and some other instrument while a gong can barely be heard. When the hand hits the man, a low-toned gong is used.
• Dots: A weird synth whirring sound.
• Melting VPRO: A guitar strum is heard at first. After this, sounds of what almost seems to be constipated groaning are heard. Deep droning, echoing synths are heard throughout and become more harsh as the logo moves on.
• Blurry VPRO: A bizzare synth tune.
• Flashing VPRO: A strange rock theme that goes up in down in clarity and volume.
• Indian VPRO: A different rock theme from before, but slightly distorted. A warbled, indistinguishable shouting is heard at the end. (Possibly in Dutch)
• Flashing Stars: Another bombastic fanfare, more upbeat and light in tone.
• Kissing Mouth: Some sort of a jazz-funk ditty at first, the female voice, and a male vocal group holding a note as the lips get close to us.
• Pulley: A slow fanfare.

2nd logo: Depending on the variant:

• Twentieth Century VPRO: A moderate fanfare slightly based off of the TCF fanfare. Bells and a choir are heard on the Christmas version.
• Piano Hands: A soothing piano tune.
• Electric Hammer: A loud rumbling, complete with a banging sound (reminiscent of thunder).
• Sunglasses: A theme sounding like it came out of a horror movie, ending with a glass-shattering sound.
• Singing Mouths: A melody that would be soothing if it weren't for the unpleasant echoing that it produces.
• Parakeets: A calming and beautiful flute theme.
• Aquarium: A soothing string theme.
• Marching Band: A marching band theme.

3rd logo: At this point, it's hard to describe them all.

4th logo: A proud synthesizer theme.

5th logo: A overly saturated synthezizer theme with beeps at the beginning. This is actually the beginning of the track Here Is The News by ELO.

6th logo: Same as before, but with an announcer at the end.

7th logo: A hard jazz tune.

8th logo: A horn or synth remix of the 4th logo theme.

9th logo: Same as the 4th and 5th logos.

10th logo: Same as before, but abridged.

11th logo: Same as before.

12th logo: Same as before, but usually shortened.

Scare Factor

1st logo: Depends on the variant shown.

• Normal Variant: Minimal.
• Stars: None. It's pretty harmless
• Gong: Low. The suspenseful music heard at the beginning may frighten some, but the second half can be funny.
• Gong 2: Low to medium, as the full version of before (extended music, as well as the gong hit, can surprise many viewers.
• Gong 3/Hand: Medium, as for the hand coming out and the lower-pitched gong sound may not sit well for some who may be used to the other Gong variants.
• Dots: Medium, due to the bizarre whirring sound.
• Blurry VPRO: Medium to high, the fast shaking and bizarre synth music can be startling.
• Flashing Stars: Low, due to the bombastic fanfare.
• Sun: None, it's harmless.
• Melting VPRO: Low to nightmare. This ident is very hard to comprehend, and the almost apocalyptic nature of it can strike a bad note with many viewers.
• Flashing VPRO: Medium to high. The flashing and inconsistent music won't make this a favorite of many.
• Indian VPRO: Low to high. The music, wobbling Indian head, and the unintelligible gibberish at the end will unnerve or confuse viewers.
• Kissing Mouth: Low to medium. The uncanny animation of the lips and seductive mood will make this a weird one for most viewers.
• Pulley: None, it's also a harmless logo.

2nd logo: Depends on the variant shown.

• Twentieth Century VPRO: Low. This may surprise a few, but harmless. The choir and bells may surprise some on the Christmas version.
• Piano Hands: None. Perhaps the tamest of all idents used by VPRO at the time.
• Electric Hammer: Medium to high. The dark background, high contrast logo and sounds will probably keep a few up at night.
• Sunglasses: Low to nightmare. The suspenseful music, and especially the eye appearing at the end appearing extensively (which may remind some of Hikon Film, Vadimon, etc.) will definitely scare many.
• Singing Mouths: Low to high. The overall strange theme of the logo, as well as the open mouths singing and zooming can make it very unpleasant to more then some people.
• Parakeets: None. Many people would love this ID and find the parakeets adorable.
• Aquarium: None. It's a very calming logo, especially compared to other ones used by theme at this time.
• Marching Band: Low to medium. The strange look of the logo, along with the bombastic theme, may scare some.

3rd logo: None to medium, again depending on the variant shown.

4th logo: Minimal to low.

5th logo: Low. The music may not suit well with some, but its what makes this a favorite back then. It's also far less crazy than it's "avant-grade" (or drug-age) phase.

6th logo: Same as before.

7th logo: None to medium, as the flashing shapes and music will cause seizures.

8th logo: Low. The remix may give some chuckles.

9th logo: None.

10th logo: Same as before.

11th logo: Same as before.

12th logo: TBA.

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