Background:Time Life Animation was the animation label of Time Life Books, launched in 1991.
1st logo (1991-1998)
Nicknames:
- Normal Variant: "Warp" "Fusion"
- Later Variant: "Discordant Tones of Death" "That Strange logo at the start of A Child's First Video Library of Learning" 'WTH is Going on In Here!?" "ShapeShifter Time-Life from Hell" "T-1000 Life" "Transformation Life"
Logo:TBA
Variants:TBA
FX/SFX: Excellent CGI combined with Scanimate
Music/Sounds: A calm synthesized fanfare. When the logo is formed, A robotic voiceover is heard saying the company's name at the end.. The electricity buzzing sound can briefly be heard as the screen turns off.
Music/Sounds Variant:
- Sometimes, The voiceover is omitted
- The Later version has Various Synth Humming noises and eerie warbling noises are heard around as it gets more intense, then it transforms into a rising THX-like Note that increases in pitch before transitioning into an intense futuristic synth piece with drums and other sound effects. When the logo is formed, A futuristic synth/orchestra fanfare is heard. And lastly, the voiceover from the original version. The electricity buzzing sound at the end is different, unlike the original version.
Availability:TBA
Editor's Notes: Despends on the variant.
- Normal Variant: The Calm music may catch some of them off guard.
- Later Variant: The sounds are even more stranger and the calm music is gone, it can scare more viewers for those who were expecting the normal variant.
2nd logo (1998-Present)
Nicknames: "Imagine!" "The Child's First Library logo" "Alex and Annie"
Logo: TBA
Variants:
- The Characters (Alex and Annie) may Depend on every show or film,
- A Still version exists at the end of 2004 prints of "The Beginners Bible" plastering the Time-Life Kids logo. The Current prints use the Short variant instead.
- A short version exists.
- Starting in 2010, the logo is given an enchanted look,
- A Rare Extended variant also exists on the start of current prints of "A Child's First Video Library of Learning" including the Blu-Ray Prints as well.
FX/SFX: Excellent CEL Animation, all produced by Nippon Animation, in Japan.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Music/Sounds Variants:
- Sometimes, the opening/closing theme of the movie or show plays over with the SFX playing over.
- When this logo debuted on "AstroDudes", only the SFX was heard and the music is omitted.
- The Still Version is Silent.
- On rare occasions, if played in 5.1 Surround Sound, The SFX pans from Left to Right, and extra SFX can be heard if played in Dolby Surround.
Availability: Current, The logo first debuted on "AstroDudes"
Editor's Notes:,the animation might startle a few, but fans of "A Child's First Library of Learning" books may like this. Nonetheless, it's a cute logo.