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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
IFD Films and Arts is a company from Hong Kong, founded in 1973 by Joseph Lai, which specialized in B-movies, especially the movies of Godfrey Ho. | '''IFD Films and Arts''' is a company from Hong Kong, founded in 1973 by Joseph Lai, which specialized in B-movies, especially the movies of Godfrey Ho. | ||
=== 1st Logo (1980s) === | ===1st Logo (1980s)=== | ||
[[File:IFD Films and Arts.jpg|center]] | [[File:IFD Films and Arts.jpg|center]] | ||
<center><youtube width="270" height=205>E91bJJz0qK8</youtube></center> | <center><youtube width="270" height="205">E91bJJz0qK8</youtube></center> | ||
'''Nickname:''' "Hong Kong Torch Lady" | '''Nickname:''' "Hong Kong Torch Lady" | ||
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'''Logo:''' On the top of a cliff, we see a woman in white pants and top, with a long white veil on her head, holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words, that are in orange and in the art-deco font: | '''Logo:''' On the top of a cliff, we see a woman in white pants and top, with a long white veil on her head, holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words, that are in orange and in the art-deco font: | ||
IFD Films and Arts Limited | <center>'''IFD Films and Arts Limited''' | ||
presents | '''presents<br>''' | ||
a Joseph Lai release | |||
'''a Joseph Lai release'''</center> | |||
slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left. | slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming in and the sliding in of the text. The woman is in live action. The whole logo is an obvious knockoff of the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming in and the sliding in of the text. The woman is in live action. The whole logo is an obvious knockoff of the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' If ripping off the Columbia logo wasn't enough, the music is directly taken from Star Wars: A New Hope (from the part when the Devastator, Darth Vader's Star Destroyer, first appears), with the end cut of and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums. | '''Music/Sounds:''' If ripping off the Columbia logo wasn't enough, the music is directly taken from ''Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'' (from the part when the Devastator, Darth Vader's Star Destroyer, first appears), with the end cut of and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. Mostly seen on movies made by Godfrey Ho. It's preserved on Ninja the Protector and Ninja of the Magnificence. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. Mostly seen on movies made by Godfrey Ho. It's preserved on ''Ninja the Protector'' and ''Ninja of the Magnificence''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?) === | ===2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" widths="300" heights="225"> | <gallery mode="packed" widths="300" heights="225"> | ||
File:IFD Films and Arts Limited.png | File:IFD Films and Arts Limited.png | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<center><youtube width="270" height=205>N3KSveAboWI</youtube></center> | <center><youtube width="270" height="205">N3KSveAboWI</youtube></center> | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Focus Features' Ancestor", "IFD Bokeh" | '''Nicknames:''' "Focus Features' Ancestor", "IFD Bokeh" | ||
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'''Logo:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the purple words: | '''Logo:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the purple words: | ||
<center>IFD Films and Arts Limited<br> | <center>'''IFD Films and Arts Limited<br>''' | ||
presents<br> | '''presents<br>''' | ||
a Joseph Lai release</center> | |||
'''a Joseph Lai release'''</center> | |||
fade in with the company name in Chinese below it. After a while, the text fades out, leaving us with the bokeh background before the logo ends. | fade in with the company name in Chinese below it. After a while, the text fades out, leaving us with the bokeh background before the logo ends. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common, it can be found on copies of the infamous Space Thunder Kids, Beauty & Warrior, and Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders. | '''Availability:''' Common, it can be found on copies of the infamous ''Space Thunder Kids'', ''Beauty & Warrior'', and ''Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:Hong Kong logos]] | |||
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[[Category:IFD Film Arts and Services (Hong Kong)]] | [[Category:IFD Film Arts and Services (Hong Kong)]] | ||
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