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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>


<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.


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