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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===1st Logo (1952?-1956)=== | ===1st Logo (1952?-1956)=== | ||
[[File:Shaw Brothers 1930s.png|250px|center]] | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "Word Shield", "20th Century Shaw", "Word on SB Shield", "The Early Shield" | '''Nicknames:''' "Word Shield", "20th Century Shaw", "Word on SB Shield", "The Early 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. | ||
'''Variant:''' | '''Variant:''' On ''Madame White Snake'', the background is on a orange background and shares with the Toho logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===2nd Logo (1956-1959)=== | ===2nd Logo (1956-1959)=== | ||
[[File:Shaw Brothers 1940s.png|250px|center]] | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "Word Shield II", "20th Century Shaw II", "Word on SB Shield II", "The Early Shield II", "Shield and Satin" | '''Nicknames:''' "Word Shield II", "20th Century Shaw II", "Word on SB Shield II", "The Early Shield II", "Shield and Satin" | ||
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'''Logo:''' We see many clips from Shaw Bros. movies zooming out and transforming into the '''SB''' shield. "SHAW" then rotates, and fairy dust effects sprinkle over it. | '''Logo:''' We see many clips from Shaw Bros. movies zooming out and transforming into the '''SB''' shield. "SHAW" then rotates, and fairy dust effects sprinkle over it. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The clips merging the shield and text. Decent CGI | '''FX/SFX:''' The clips merging the shield and text. Decent CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' An abridged version of the previous logos' music with the fiery swoosh sound and the gong. | '''Music/Sounds:''' An abridged version of the previous logos' music with the fiery swoosh sound and the gong. | ||