China Star Entertainment Group
Background
China Star Entertainment Group was founded in 1987 as Win's Movie Productions. The company was produced 60 films in Hong Kong, with a box office was God of Gamblers series. In the 1993, the company was renamed to Win's Entertainment Limited, and it was produced over 30 films in the China by these directors Wong Jing and others. In the 1996, it was renamed to China Star Entertainment Group. Many China Star films are made 100 films with a successful box office hits in Hong Kong and China. Win's Movie Productions was a former company that made some 90's films in the Hong Kong.
Win's Movie Production Limited
(1988-1996)
Logo: On a black background, five colored neon lines shoot out, forming a rainbow five-pointed star, the lines then shrink out, which then flashes into the Win's Movie Production logo (a curved golden/white gradient lines, the part of five pointed star and a thin flag waving). The Chinese characters appear letter-by-letter, and the words "WIN'S MOVIE PRODUCTION & I/E CO." zooms out via cyan (or light blue) trailing effect, which flashes, and the Chinese characters then appears letter-by-letter like before.
Variants:
- One variant has the different Chinese characters, and the name referred to "WIN'S MOVIE PRODUCTION LIMITED", and the Chinese text is also different.
- A deteriorated variant is found on some Thai prints of some movies, and the music is low-pitched.
FX/SFX: The lines shooting out, the flashing of the logo, and the text zooming and appearing.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral and flute fanfare. On the another variant, the rearranged version of the original version was used.
Availability: Common. Seen on some Win's Movie Productions films from the era. The Win's Movie Productions film library was replaced with new name as "Win's Entertainment Ltd.".
Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite in the Hong Kong film community.
Win's Entertainment Ltd.
1st logo (1995-Mid 1998?)
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Logo: On a space background with searchlights, many golden filmstrips are moving over the milkyway, and some stars then shoots over the filmstrip. The filmstrip then flow out, like a zig-zag, and then moves it, with a stars begin to place on the "w" forming the current Win's Entertainment Ltd. logo. A gold Cantonese text then moves it with a 3D effect, and then shrinks it, making the searchlights and many stars gone it. Then the logo finishes with ping.
FX/SFX: The filmstrips, stars and the searchlights moving, the forming and the text moving. Nice animation.
Music/Sounds: A majestic sounding fanfare, with a whooshes anda timpani sounds(which is from a stock sounds effect in these library.) Sometimes, it's silent or have the opening theme.
Availability: Common than the previous logo, but is still uncommon. Seen on some films released byWin's Entertainment Ltd. from 1995to 1998. It was found on released movies on DVDs and a trailers of the film that is now in HD only. The DVDs releases can be found on Fortune Star,Universe and Mei Ah Laser Disc releases of said film.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd logo (1997-1999?)
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Win's Entertainment LTD
Logo: On a black background with some white mists and a windchimes, the logo from before also in white moves out and zooms out to reveal a logo with the logo begin to turn into yellow. Many stars are moving over the background, which then flashes to make a same logo from before. The company name in English appear below via trailing effect letter-by-letter, and then make room for the Cantonese text (not like the 1st logo) fades in below.
FX/SFX: The shining and flashing, the recycled animation from the previous logos. Nice animation.
Music/Sounds: A wind sounds (representing blowing out music) are heard when revealing the logo. Then it cuts to oriental-sounding fanfare with a bling sounds. Then a quiet fanfare is heard with drums sound was heard.
Availability: It was seen on some movies made in the 1997, such as Another Meltdown, The Scripture With No Words and The Conman.
Editor's Note: None.
China Star Entertainment Group
1st Logo (1997-2000?)
Bandicam 2019-12-19 14-32-59-221 Logo: On a starry background, a large white shining sunburst are glowing over the space, then a blue shaped like Chinese characters objects pans over the screen, and it then reveals a pieces like "EE" on it. The blue square then zooms out, forming a 1st China Star logo. Then the flash appears over the tip, revealing a yellow star on the tip of Chinese characters. The logo then make room for the company name in English and Chinese fades in below.
FX/SFX:The white shining, the objects forming and the flashing.
Music/Sounds: A orchestral fanfare, with some drums and a 4-note timpani before the logo finishes.
Availability: Rare. Seen on some movies like A True Mob Story and many others.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo (2000-2003?)
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Add a photo to this gallery Nicknames: "The Shining Object", "The Realistic Logo Ever"
Logo: It starts with a space background with orange mists moving on a milky way, then a transparent sparkling moves over the backdrop, and then reveals a same objects like the first logo. The orange lined frame then appears on the objects, and the stars begin to forms like the 1st logo, making the new China Star logo, but is now redone than the first logo. The 3 Chinese text and the company name in English appears below.
FX/SFX: The shining, and the animationfromthe first logoforming.
Music/Sounds: Silent
Availability: Seen on some movies produced by the company in the 2000 to 2003.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Logo (2003-2006)
Bandicam 2019-12-19 14-30-55-404 Logo: On a space background, a animation from the previous before appears, forming a China Star current logo, because the logo is the same as before, but redone in 3D. The small company name in English and the text from the 2nd logo appears in blue.
FX/SFX: Nice animation
Music/Sounds: A piano sounding fanfare
Availability: Common
Editor's Note: None.
