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===Background===
Background: BMA Films was established as part of the BMA Investment Group in 1998 by Steven Lo, who also made Regal Films.
'''BMA Films''' was established as part of the '''BMA''' Investment Group in 1998 by Steven Lo, who also made [[Regal Films]].


{{ImageTOC
|BMA Films Limited (1999).png|1st Logo (May 29-December 3, 1999)
|BMA Films Limited (2000).png|2nd Logo (October 14, 2000-February 14, 2001)
|BMA Motion Pictures Limited (2007).png|3rd Logo (September 1-November 17, 2006)
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===1st Logo (May 29-December 3, 1999)===
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BMA Films Limited (1999).png
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{{YouTube|id=Cpz8Nm5cVQw}}


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'''Visuals:''' On a beige background, "{{Font|Impact|BMA}}" emerges from it and zooms back. It then changes to red and an underline appears below it. A quick-moving red streak then brings up the Chinese and English company name. Chinese text "{{color|red|{{abbr|亞洲第一 最重製作|Asia's Number 1 most heavily produced}}}}" then fades in below.
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=== 1st Logo (1999)===


'''Technique:''' CGI.
Note: The above video contains all the logos of both BMA and Regal Films.


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'''Audio:''' A quiet swish, followed by a very high-pitched screech, that sounds like an eagle's cry, a sword clashing each other, or similar to the sound when using the Limit Break in ''Final Fantasy VIII''.
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'''Logo:''' On a beige background, the "BMA" emerges from it and zooms back. It then changes to red and an underline appears below it. A quick-moving red streak then brings up the Chinese and English names. More Chinese text then fades in below.


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'''Availability:''' May be seen on BMA movies during 1999, such as ''The Lord of Amusement'' and ''The King of Debt Collecting Agent''.
FX/SFX: The BMA emerging and changing color, the streak moving and bringing up the names, the Chinese text fading in.


===2nd Logo (October 14, 2000-February 14, 2001)===
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Music/Sounds: A quiet swish, followed by a very high-pitched screech, that sounds like an eagle's cry, a sword clashing each other, or similar to the sound when using the Limit Break in Final Fantasy VIII.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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BMA Films Limited (2000).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=3mmB-HuZ6o0}}


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'''Visuals:''' There are various copies of "{{color|gold|BMA}}" rotating on circles on a black/orange gradient background with moving red lens flares. Transparent big copies of another "{{color|silver|'''BMA'''}}" zoom out and rotate, as later everything else turns to black and two semi-circular shapes appear fading in and rotating in between the text. Once everything takes place, a light comes from a corner of the logo and brings up a red sphere with a circular silver border. The Chinese company name, in red, and the English company name, in white, fade in respectively.
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Availability: May be seen on BMA movies during 1999, such as The Lord of Amusement and Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wong.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
Editor's Note: The silence being suddenly and jarringly interrupted by the screech and the red color scheme may be off-putting to some, but it's mostly harmless.


'''Audio:''' Either a news-like synth theme or just swooshes and twinkles.


'''Availability:''' It only appears on ''Eternal Love'' and ''Bakery Amour''.


=== 2nd Logo (2000-2001) ===
===3rd Logo (September 1-November 17, 2006)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
BMA Motion Pictures Limited (2007).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=Gb5OvCzadcU}}


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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the lowercase letters "{{color|red|'''b'''}}", "{{color|red|'''m'''}}" and "{{color|red|'''a'''}}" zoom out and spin. They join together to make the word "{{color|red|'''bma'''}}", face the camera and zoom back. A red rounded rectangle quickly moves in below the letters. "{{Font|Arial Black|motion pictures limited}}" in white spins in from the rectangle, and the Chinese letters (with "'''BMA'''" before them) in black also spin in below.
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BMA Films (2000) ===
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'''Logo:''' We see various copies of "BMA" rotating on circles on a black/yellow gradient background with moving red lens flares. Transparent big copies of another "BMA" zoom out and rotate, as later everything else turns to black and two semi-circular shapes appear fading in and rotating in between the text. Once everything takes place, a light comes from a corner of the logo and brings up a red sphere with a circular silver border. The Chinese name, and then the English one fade in.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
FX/SFX: The appearance of the text and logo, the appearance of the circle, the company name appearing.


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'''Audio:''' A quiet ethereal theme.
Music/Sounds: Deep computerized sounds.


Availability: Rare. It appears on Mei you ni mei you wo and Oi ching bak min bau.
'''Availability:''' It only appears on ''My Name Is Fame'' and ''Heavenly Mission''.


{{Movie-Navbox}}{{Hong Kong film logos}}
Editor's Note: A major improvementover the original logo, though the beginning looks like it's a rip-off of the Sky One ident from 1993.
[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]

[[Category:Hong Kong]]

[[Category:Film logos]]

=== 3rd Logo (2006) ===

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BMA Films (2006) ===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, the red lowercase letters b, m and a zoom out and spin. They join together to make the word, face us and zoom back. A red rounded rectangle quickly moves in below the letters. "motion pictures limited" spins in from the rectangle, and the Chinese letters (with BMA before them) also spin in below.

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

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Music/Sounds: A quiet ethereal theme.

Availability: Extremely rare. It appears on Ngor yiu sing ming and Tin heng tse.

Editor's Note: None.

[[Category:Movie Logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong Logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong Movie Logos]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 9 August 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
2K-tan

Captures by
Chow Woon Gan

Editions by
Chow Woon Gan

Video captures courtesy of
Asia Movie Logos

Background

BMA Films was established as part of the BMA Investment Group in 1998 by Steven Lo, who also made Regal Films.


Contents

1st Logo (May 29-December 3, 1999) 2nd Logo (October 14, 2000-February 14, 2001) 3rd Logo (September 1-November 17, 2006)
1st Logo (May 29-December 3, 1999) 2nd Logo (October 14, 2000-February 14, 2001) 3rd Logo (September 1-November 17, 2006)


1st Logo (May 29-December 3, 1999)


Visuals: On a beige background, "BMA" emerges from it and zooms back. It then changes to red and an underline appears below it. A quick-moving red streak then brings up the Chinese and English company name. Chinese text "亞洲第一 最重製作" then fades in below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A quiet swish, followed by a very high-pitched screech, that sounds like an eagle's cry, a sword clashing each other, or similar to the sound when using the Limit Break in Final Fantasy VIII.

Availability: May be seen on BMA movies during 1999, such as The Lord of Amusement and The King of Debt Collecting Agent.

2nd Logo (October 14, 2000-February 14, 2001)


Visuals: There are various copies of "BMA" rotating on circles on a black/orange gradient background with moving red lens flares. Transparent big copies of another "BMA" zoom out and rotate, as later everything else turns to black and two semi-circular shapes appear fading in and rotating in between the text. Once everything takes place, a light comes from a corner of the logo and brings up a red sphere with a circular silver border. The Chinese company name, in red, and the English company name, in white, fade in respectively.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Either a news-like synth theme or just swooshes and twinkles.

Availability: It only appears on Eternal Love and Bakery Amour.

3rd Logo (September 1-November 17, 2006)


Visuals: On a white background, the lowercase letters "b", "m" and "a" zoom out and spin. They join together to make the word "bma", face the camera and zoom back. A red rounded rectangle quickly moves in below the letters. "motion pictures limited" in white spins in from the rectangle, and the Chinese letters (with "BMA" before them) in black also spin in below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A quiet ethereal theme.

Availability: It only appears on My Name Is Fame and Heavenly Mission.

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