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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
Cinema City Company Limited was a major Hong Kong film studio founded by Raymond Wong, Karl Maka, and Dean Shek in 1970 as Warriors Films Company. After recieving funding from [[Golden Princess Amusement Co. Ltd.|Golden Princess]] in 1980 and a deal with them, they renamed themselves to Cinema City Films & Co. and would begin challenging other studios like [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co.|Golden Harvest]] and [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|Shaw Brothers]]. The studio ran into some financial troubles around 1989, and would split off into several companies under the Cinema City name: Cinema City & Films Company (by Raymond Wong), [[Cinema City Enterprises Ltd.|Cinema City Enterprises/Cinema Capital Entertainment]] (by Karl Maka) and [[Cinema City Entertainment Co. Ltd.|Cinema City Entertainment]] (by Dean Shek). Only Raymond Wong remained to continue making movies as [[Mandarin Films Distribution Company Limited|Mandarin Films Limited]] since 1992 (later Pegasus Motion Pictures and Mandarin Motion Pictures), and would eventually revive the name to be used as a local theatre chain in 2014, simply named [[Cinema City]]. | '''Cinema City Company Limited''' was a major Hong Kong film studio founded by Raymond Wong, Karl Maka, and Dean Shek in 1970 as Warriors Films Company. After recieving funding from [[Golden Princess Amusement Co. Ltd.|Golden Princess]] in 1980 and a deal with them, they renamed themselves to Cinema City Films & Co. and would begin challenging other studios like [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co.|Golden Harvest]] and [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|Shaw Brothers]]. The studio ran into some financial troubles around 1989, and would split off into several companies under the Cinema City name: Cinema City & Films Company (by Raymond Wong), [[Cinema City Enterprises Ltd.|Cinema City Enterprises/Cinema Capital Entertainment]] (by Karl Maka) and [[Cinema City Entertainment Co. Ltd.|Cinema City Entertainment]] (by Dean Shek). Only Raymond Wong remained to continue making movies as [[Mandarin Films Distribution Company Limited|Mandarin Films Limited]] since 1992 (later Pegasus Motion Pictures and Mandarin Motion Pictures), and would eventually revive the name to be used as a local theatre chain in 2014, simply named [[Cinema City]]. | ||
== Warriors Film Company == | == Warriors Film Company == | ||
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'''Closing Variant''': A still closing variant was used on ''Happy Ghost'' and a trailer for ''Aces Go Places 3'', both from 1984, and on a trailer for ''Prison on Fire'' in 1987. The endcap features a blue background with the Cinema City print logo (which is smaller and more rounded) in gold, a line of glare below it and over the glare is the slogan "新藝城出品 觀眾有信心" in red, which roughly translates to "With a Cinema City production, the audience is faithful". | '''Closing Variant''': A still closing variant was used on ''Happy Ghost'' and a trailer for ''Aces Go Places 3'', both from 1984, and on a trailer for ''Prison on Fire'' in 1987. The endcap features a blue background with the Cinema City print logo (which is smaller and more rounded) in gold, a line of glare below it and over the glare is the slogan "新藝城出品 觀眾有信心" in red, which roughly translates to "With a Cinema City production, the audience is faithful". | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Zooming and light effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A loud trumpet fanfare called "Fanfare Showcase No. 6", composed by Peter Reno and Jack Trombey, which was used in some other logos (like [[Jia's Motion Picture Co.|Jia's]] and Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation). Rarely, the opening theme of the movie is used, and the closing variant is silent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A loud trumpet fanfare called "Fanfare Showcase No. 6", composed by Peter Reno and Jack Trombey, which was used in some other logos (like [[Jia's Motion Picture Co.|Jia's]] and Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation). Rarely, the opening theme of the movie is used, and the closing variant is silent. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
*1985-1986: A synthesized version of the previous logo's fanfare, though also rearranged to sound more powerful. | *1985-1986: A synthesized version of the previous logo's fanfare, though also rearranged to sound more powerful. | ||
*1986-1991: A series of | *1986-1991: A series of three five-note synth melodies, each ascending in pitch before ending in a two-note fanfare with held notes. A "sheen" sound effect plays when the pieces appear as well. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on their films of the time from ''Love, Lone Flower'' to ''Blue Lightning''. Sometimes is plastered by the Media Asia logo, or those of other companies on export versions, such as Atlas International. It is intact on Fortune Star's release of John Woo's ''A Better Tomorrow'', Anchor Bay's U.S. DVD of ''A Better Tomorrow II'', and the Dimension release of ''City on Fire'' (surprisingly, after the Media Asia logo!). Also seen on their film trailers like the last logo. The early version is very hard to find and was seen on ''Love, Lone Flower'' as well as ''The Family Strikes Back''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on their films of the time from ''Love, Lone Flower'' to ''Blue Lightning''. Sometimes is plastered by the Media Asia logo, or those of other companies on export versions, such as Atlas International. It is intact on Fortune Star's release of John Woo's ''A Better Tomorrow'', Anchor Bay's U.S. DVD of ''A Better Tomorrow II'', and the Dimension release of ''City on Fire'' (surprisingly, after the Media Asia logo!). Also seen on their film trailers like the last logo. The early version is very hard to find and was seen on ''Love, Lone Flower'' as well as ''The Family Strikes Back''. | ||