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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''SF Studios''' is a Swedish film production company and distributor (both Swedish and international) based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by the Bonnier Group. The largest film studio in Sweden, it was established on 27 December 1919 as Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri (AB Svensk Filmindustri) or Svensk Filmindustri (SF), and adopted its current name in 2016. The company distributes titles from [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] and [[ | '''SF Studios''' is a Swedish film production company and distributor (both Swedish and international) based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by the Bonnier Group. The largest film studio in Sweden, it was established on 27 December 1919 as Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri (AB Svensk Filmindustri) or Svensk Filmindustri (SF), and adopted its current name in 2016. The company distributes titles from [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] and [[StudioCanal]] in that region as well as Finland, Denmark and Norway. SF's titles are also distributed through their subsidiaries in Norway (SF Studios Norge), Finland ([[SF Film Finland]]) and Denmark (SF Studios Danmark). | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as most films from this time are lost. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as most films from this time are lost. | ||
* However, it has been found in ''Gyurkovicsarna'', ''Uppsala Studentkårs Bal I universitetets Aula Anno Mundi 1927'', ''Sollefteå och Ljusdal'' and ''Umeå / Östersund med Frösön''. | * However, it has been found in ''Gyurkovicsarna'', ''Uppsala Studentkårs Bal I universitetets Aula Anno Mundi 1927'', ''Sollefteå och Ljusdal'' and ''Umeå / Östersund med Frösön''. | ||
* It can be spotted on weekly newsreels. The 8.2.1926 newsreel is an example of this. | * It can be spotted on weekly newsreels. The 8.2.1926 newsreel is an example of this.<br /> | ||
===2nd Logo (1921-1964)=== | ===2nd Logo (1921-1964)=== | ||
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* A variant with music was spotted on ''Landstormens Lilla Lotta''. | * A variant with music was spotted on ''Landstormens Lilla Lotta''. | ||
* A slower version was found on ''Vår Randade Väg''. | * A slower version was found on ''Vår Randade Väg''. | ||
* This logo was seen on week newsreels, one release being the 14.4.1936 newsreel. | * This logo was seen on week newsreels, one release being the 14.4.1936 newsreel.<br /> | ||
===3rd Logo (May 17th, 1930?-1932)=== | ===3rd Logo (May 17th, 1930?-1932)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It has been spotted in two films so far, these being ''De Blinda'' and ''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It has been spotted in two films so far, these being ''De Blinda'' and ''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''. | ||
===4th Logo (May 17th, 1930?-1932)=== | ===4th Logo (May 17th, 1930?-1932)=== | ||
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* It has been seen at the end of ''Tango''. | * It has been seen at the end of ''Tango''. | ||
* The logo is usually seen at the start of films. One film that uses this is ''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''. | * The logo is usually seen at the start of films. One film that uses this is ''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''. | ||
* This can be spotted on the 25.8.1930 and 8.12.1930 week newsreels. | * This can be spotted on the 25.8.1930 and 8.12.1930 week newsreels.<br /> | ||
===5th Logo (December 10, 1939-December 8, 2000)=== | ===5th Logo (December 10, 1939-December 8, 2000)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. It has been a plaster victim Found on ''Persona'', ''Wild Strawberries'', and ''The Silence''. It also appears in the opening titles of ''Den Första Lingiaden''. It has been found at the end of ''Johan Ekberg – Ett Reportage Om Ålderdomens Bekymmer och Glädjeämnen''. It was last seen on ''Like It Never Was Before'' or ''One And A Million'', as well as the trailer to ''Jakten på Nyresteinen'' on the Finnish VHS of ''Pippi i Söderhavet''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. It has been a plaster victim Found on ''Persona'', ''Wild Strawberries'', and ''The Silence''. It also appears in the opening titles of ''Den Första Lingiaden''. It has been found at the end of ''Johan Ekberg – Ett Reportage Om Ålderdomens Bekymmer och Glädjeämnen''. It was last seen on ''Like It Never Was Before'' or ''One And A Million'', as well as the trailer to ''Jakten på Nyresteinen'' on the Finnish VHS of ''Pippi i Söderhavet''. | ||
===6th Logo (1955-1970)=== | ===6th Logo (1955-1970)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It has been spotted on ''Sofiaflickor I Grekland'' and ''Innan Vi Vill Ha Barn''. The CinemaScope/AGAScope version was found on ''Staden vid Vatten''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It has been spotted on ''Sofiaflickor I Grekland'' and ''Innan Vi Vill Ha Barn''. The CinemaScope/AGAScope version was found on ''Staden vid Vatten''. | ||
===7th Logo (1966-1986)=== | ===7th Logo (1966-1986)=== | ||
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'''Availabiity:''' Unknown. | '''Availabiity:''' Unknown. | ||
* It could appear on TV repeats of films distributed by the company when that logo was used on TV networks in Scandinavia (or at least Sweden). | * It could appear on TV repeats of films distributed by the company when that logo was used on TV networks in Scandinavia (or at least Sweden). | ||
* It could also appear on Svensk Filmindustri's VHS tapes and on films from the time the logo was used. | * It could also appear on Svensk Filmindustri's VHS tapes and on films from the time the logo was used.<br /> | ||
===8th Logo (1969-1971)=== | ===8th Logo (1969-1971)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Only been spotted on ''The Emigrants'', where in American prints is preceded by the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo at the time, and ''Nej''. | '''Availability:''' Only been spotted on ''The Emigrants'', where in American prints is preceded by the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo at the time, and ''Nej''. | ||
===9th Logo (1984-1999)=== <!--T:74--> | ===9th Logo (1984-1999)=== <!--T:74--> | ||
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'''Variant:''' In 1994, the company celebrated their 75th anniversary by surrounding the logo with a blue ring with the company name and the years of service. | '''Variant:''' In 1994, the company celebrated their 75th anniversary by surrounding the logo with a blue ring with the company name and the years of service. | ||
'''Trivia:''' In the comments section of SF Studios Danmark's upload of the logo to YouTube, someone named Mats Kullander claims that he worked on the logo. He says the blue lines are supposed to represent curtains. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The laser drawing, the lines moving, the "SF" circle shining and "SVENSK FILMINDUSTRI" appearing. | '''FX/SFX:''' The laser drawing, the lines moving, the "SF" circle shining and "SVENSK FILMINDUSTRI" appearing. | ||