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Background

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

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1st Logo (1999)	2nd Logo (2000-2001)	3rd Logo (2006-2007)

1st Logo (1999)

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.

Technique: CGI animation.

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.

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

2nd Logo (2000-2001)

Logo: We see 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 animation.

Music/Sounds: Either a news-like synth theme or just swooshes and twinkles.

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

3rd Logo (2006-2007)

Logo: On a white background, the lowercase letters " b", " m" and " a" zoom out and spin. They join together to make the word "bma", face us 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: Simple CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A quiet ethereal theme.

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

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Line 1: {{PageCredits\|description=SnowflakesOmega\|capture=Chow Woon Gan\|video=Asia Movie Logos\|edits=Chow Woon Gan}} ===Background=== '''BMA Films''' was established as part of the BMA Investment Group in 1998 by Steven Lo, who also made [[~~Regal_Films_(Hong_Kong)\|~~Regal Films]]. {{ImageTOC \|BMA Films Limited (1999).png\|1st Logo (1999) \|BMA Films Limited (2000).png\|2nd Logo (2000-2001) \|BMA Motion Pictures Limited (2007).png\|3rd Logo (2006-2007) }} ===1st Logo (1999)=== Line 9 ⟶ 14: {{YouTube\|id=Cpz8Nm5cVQw}} '''Logo:''' On a beige background, the "{{Font\|Impact\|BMA}}" emerges from it and zooms back. It then changes to {{Color\|red}} and an underline appears below it. A quick-moving {{Color\|red}} streak then brings up the Chinese and English names. More Chinese text then fades in below. '''Technique:''' CGI animation. ~~'''Technique:''' The BMA emerging and changing color, the streak moving and bringing up the names, the Chinese text fading in.~~ '''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'''. '''Availability:''' May be seen on BMA movies during 1999, such as ''The Lord of Amusement'' and ''The King of Debt Collecting Agent''. ~~'''Legacy:''' 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.~~ ===2nd Logo (2000-2001)=== Line 26 ⟶ 27: {{YouTube\|id=3mmB-HuZ6o0}} '''Logo:''' We see various copies of "{{Color\|gold\|BMA}}" rotating on circles on a black/~~yellow~~{{Color\|orange}} gradient background with moving {{Color\|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 {{Color\|red}} sphere with a circular {{Color\|silver}} border. The Chinese company name, ~~and~~in ~~then~~red, and the English ~~one~~company name, in white, fade in respectively. '''Technique:''' CGI animation. ~~'''Technique:''' The appearance of the text and logo, the appearance of the circle, the company name appearing.~~ '''Music/Sounds:''' Either a news-like synth theme or just swooshes and twinkles. '''Availability:''' Rare. It only appears on ''Eternal Love'' and ''Bakery Amour''. ===3rd Logo (2006-2007)===▼ ~~'''Legacy:''' A major improvement over the original logo, though the beginning looks like it's a rip-off of the [[Sky Channel/Sky One\|Sky One]] ident from 1993.~~ ▲===3rd Logo (2006)=== [[File:BMA Motion Pictures Limited (2007).png\|400px\|center]] {{YouTube\|id=Gb5OvCzadcU}} '''Logo:''' On a white background, the ~~red~~ 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 us and zoom back. A {{Color\|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:''' Simple CGI animation. '''Music/Sounds:''' A quiet ethereal theme. Line 51 ⟶ 48: '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It only appears on ''My Name Is Fame'' and ''Heavenly Mission''. [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]] ~~'''Legacy:''' It looks quite dated for its time.~~ [[Category:Film logos]] ~~[[Category:Film logos]]~~ [[Category:Hong Kong~~]] [[Category:Hong Kong film logos~~]]