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The Shaws name was adopted in the 1950s, prior it was called Tianyi Film Studio and later Nanyang Productions
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<u>Background:</u> Shaw Bros. is one of the largest and oldest film studios in Hong Kong. In 1924, Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw founded the Shaw Organisation in Singapore as a distribution company. In 1930, they founded South Sea Films in Hong Kong, later renamed Shaw Brothers Studio. It is famous for its martial arts films. Today, Shaw Bros. only distributes films in Southeast Asia. The company went defunct in 2011 as it was reincorporated into the Clear Water Bay Land Company Limited, but in 2015 it was revived as Shaw Brothers Pictures by TVB Group, which was Shaw's former subsidiary. | <u>Background:</u> Shaw Bros. is one of the largest and oldest film studios in Hong Kong. In 1924, Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw founded the Shaw Organisation in Singapore as a distribution company. In 1930, they founded South Sea Films in Hong Kong, later renamed Shaw Brothers Studio. It is famous for its martial arts films. Today, Shaw Bros. only distributes films in Southeast Asia. The company went defunct in 2011 as it was reincorporated into the Clear Water Bay Land Company Limited, but in 2015 it was revived as Shaw Brothers Pictures by TVB Group, which was Shaw's former subsidiary. | ||
===1st Logo (1952-1956)=== | |||
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===2nd Logo (1956-1958)=== | |||
<u>Logo:</u> On a blue background, we see a shield, which is turquoise with a red border. In red, the following text is on the shield: | <u>Logo:</u> On a blue background, we see a shield, which is turquoise with a red border. In red, the following text is on the shield: | ||
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Under it is a yellow ribbon with some red Chinese text. | Under it is a yellow ribbon with some red Chinese text. | ||
<u>FX/SFX:</u> None; it's a still logo. Seems to be live-action, like a cameramen filming the whole thing. | <u>FX/SFX:</u> None; it's a still logo. Seems to be live-action, like a cameramen filming the whole thing, a la the first Paramount logo. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic 20th Century Fox-like fanfare, although not a loud one. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic 20th Century Fox-like fanfare, although not a loud one. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> | <u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shaw Bros. martial arts films of the era. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||
=== | ===3rd Logo (1956-1958)=== | ||
Shaw Bros. (1940s?-1958?) | Shaw Bros. (1940s?-1958?) | ||
<u>Logo:</u> We see the same shield from before, though entirely bronze, and written as "A SHAW PRODUCTION". It is set on a midnight blue satin-like background with some tan-colored satin sheet-looking material at the top and bottom. | <u>Logo:</u> We see the same shield from before, though entirely bronze, and written as "A SHAW PRODUCTION". It is set on a midnight blue satin-like background with some tan-colored satin sheet-looking material at the top and bottom. | ||
<u>FX/SFX:</u> | <u>FX/SFX:</u> Once again, it's a still logo. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Same as | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> Same as logo 1. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> | <u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shaw Bros. martial arts films of the era. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> | <u>Editor's Note:</u> Same as logo 1. | ||
=== | ===4th Logo (1958-2000s)=== | ||
Shaw Brothers - CLG Wiki | Shaw Brothers - CLG Wiki | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||
=== | ===5th Logo (1979-1980s)=== | ||
Shaw Brothers Studio (1979?)Shaw Brothers Intertitle (1980's) | Shaw Brothers Studio (1979?)Shaw Brothers Intertitle (1980's) | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||
=== | ===6th Logo (2000s-2011)=== | ||
Shaw Brothers Studio (2000's) | Shaw Brothers Studio (2000's) | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||
=== | ===7th Logo (2015- )=== | ||
New Shaw logo (2015-) | New Shaw logo (2015-) | ||