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=== 1st Logo (1999)===
===1st Logo (1999)===


[[File:BMA Films Limited (1999).png|400px|center]]
Note: The above video contains all the logos of both BMA and Regal Films.
{{YouTube|id=Cpz8Nm5cVQw}}


'''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.
'''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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'''FX/SFX:''' The BMA emerging and changing color, the streak moving and bringing up the names, the Chinese text fading in.
'''FX/SFX:''' 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.
'''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 Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wong.
'''Availability:''' May be seen on BMA movies during 1999, such as The Lord of Amusement and Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wong.


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.
'''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.






=== 2nd Logo (2000-2001) ===
===2nd Logo (2000-2001)===

[[File:BMA Films Limited (2000).png|400px|center]]
{{YouTube|id=3mmB-HuZ6o0}}


BMA Films (2000) ===
'''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.
'''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.


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


Music/Sounds: Deep computerized sounds.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Deep computerized sounds.

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'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on Mei you ni mei you wo and Oi ching bak min bau.


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'''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.
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Availability: Rare. It appears on Mei you ni mei you wo and Oi ching bak min bau.


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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.




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


[[File:BMA Motion Pictures Limited (2007).png|400px|center]]
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=== 3rd Logo (2006) ===
{{YouTube|id=Gb5OvCzadcU}}


BMA Films (2006) ===
'''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.
'''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.
'''FX/SFX:''' Simple animation.


Music/Sounds: A quiet ethereal theme.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A quiet ethereal theme.


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


Editor's Note: None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]

Revision as of 09:31, 4 October 2021

Credits
Descriptions by
SnowflakesOmega


Background

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


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.

FX/SFX: 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 Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wong.

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.


2nd Logo (2000-2001)


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.

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

Music/Sounds: Deep computerized sounds.

Availability: Rare. It appears on Mei you ni mei you wo and Oi ching bak min bau.

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.


3rd Logo (2006)


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.

Music/Sounds: A quiet ethereal theme.

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

Editor's Note: None.

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