Rede Tupi (Brazil)

Logo descriptions by Wellmart3

Background : Rede Tupi was the first TV network in South America, that launched on September 18, 1950, and ended transmissions on July 18, 1980. It has been called to be the predecessor of Rede Manchete. 1st Logo(1950-1972)

Logo: We see three rounded quadrilaterals in the form of an abstract T. One shape has a blue outline, one has a red outline and the other has a green outline. This T zooms out with a trail. The green shape zooms in from the right after a transition. There is another transition, which has the red and blue shapes zooming up from the bottom. The logo is now complete, and faces the viewer with a generic flash.

Variant:  The earliest version of the logo had the logo spinning out with a trail, and then flashing.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor:  The trailing. Somehow choppy Scanimation with many splices and hairs in the film.

Music/Sounds: The early version used gloomy vibraphone arpeggios. Availability:  Extinct.
 * The first months of the full logo's lifetime used part of the first 20 seconds from George Benson's "Breezin", consisting of a repeating flute flourish.
 * Later, it used a dramatic synth theme with a drumbeat, with the first synth note being more longer. This became the main theme.
 * It also used a somber synth theme.

Scare Factor : Medium to high for the early variant. The logo spinning, along with the lonely vibraphone music, can give many viewers chills. 7th Logo(July 18, 1980)
 * Low for the flute music. It sounds quite nice, but the logo is still dark.
 * Medium for the later variant with the main theme. The music is suspenseful and becomes progressively louder, but this is a favorite of many.
 * Medium to high for the later variant. Some people have said that the music foresees the end of Rede Tupi with its sad music, along with the same animation.

Logo : Just the Rede Tupi logo from before, but outlined. No animation. We see a message over the logo (which is not a part of the actual logo, but this is the only time in which anyone has seen any instance of it on the television station): ATE BREVE TELESPECTADORES AMIGOS DA REDE TUPI (See you soon, viewers. Friends at Rede Tupi) This message displays the abrupt closing of the network.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : Silence, of which abruptly ends a piece of gloomy-sounding music and a troubled announcer.

Availability : See above.

Scare Factor : None to medium. Those who changed the channel only to find this might have froze in confusion for a little while--this, continuing into static, might increase the scare factor for some. The announcer, message, and still logo also don't make this any better.