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'''Shaw Bros.''' was 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.''' was 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 | ===1st Logo (1952-1956)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Shaw Brothers 1930s.png | File:Shaw Brothers 1930s.png | ||
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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:''' On ''Madame White Snake'', the logo is yellow and is on a orange background and shares with the Toho logo. | '''Variant:''' On ''Madame White Snake'', the logo is yellow and is on a orange background and shares with the [[Toho Co., Ltd. (Japan)|Toho]] logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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{{YouTube|id=cNVvRg4z57s}} | {{YouTube|id=cNVvRg4z57s}} | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Glass Shield", "Glass SB Shield", "SB Shield", " | '''Nicknames:''' "Glass Shield", "Glass SB Shield", "SB Shield", "Warner Bros' Best Friend" | ||
'''Logo:''' The background looks like some kind of glass, with various colours waving behind it. First, a shield, similar to the Warner Bros. shield, appears with the the letters '<nowiki/>'''SB'''<nowiki/>' in gold on it. It fades out and some Chinese text appears on the same background. It fades out and the shield appears again under some more Chinese text. The shield is between '<nowiki/>'''SHAW'''<nowiki/>' and ''''SCOPE'''<nowiki/>'. | '''Logo:''' The background looks like some kind of glass, with various colours waving behind it. First, a shield, similar to the Warner Bros. shield, appears with the the letters '<nowiki/>'''SB'''<nowiki/>' in gold on it. It fades out and some Chinese text appears on the same background. It fades out and the shield appears again under some more Chinese text. The shield is between '<nowiki/>'''SHAW'''<nowiki/>' and ''''SCOPE'''<nowiki/>'. | ||
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{{YouTube|id=KUIdp3kFC1c}} | {{YouTube|id=KUIdp3kFC1c}} | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Films inside the Shield", "SB Shield III", " | '''Nicknames:''' "Films inside the Shield", "SB Shield III", "Warner Bros' Best Friend III" | ||
'''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. | ||