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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''Decla Film''' was originally founded in 1911 as a German branch of the French company Laboratoires Eclair under the name '''De'''utsche E'''cla'''ir, which during The Great War, had to be taken into German ownership by 1915 (alongside with other French film companies in Berlin, like [[Pathé_(France)|Pathé Frères]], under Literaria Film, and [[Gaumont_(France)|Gaumont]], under Deutsche Gaumont), with the German film producer Erich Pommer and film distributor Fritz Holz forming Decla-Film-Gesellschaft Holz & Co. in the following year. Under Pommer's leadership, Decla became one of the leading film companies in the early period of the Weimar Republic, with famous movies such as ''Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'', ''Die Nibelungen'' and specially the 1920 expressionist horror film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. In the same year, it merged with its rival Deutsche Bioscop to form Decla-Bioscop, which was eventually bought by [[Universum_Film_AG_(1917-1945)_(Germany)|UFA]] in 1923 and then absorbed by the later, despite, due to Decla's previous success, some UFA productions were released under Decla-Bioscop label as late as 1924. |
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Born around 1919 as a German branch of the French company Decla Éclair, it merged with German Bioscop to form Decla Bioscop, which eventually was bought by UFA and acted as a subsidiary of the late company. Nowadays, it's known as Studio Babelsberg. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Offended Eagle" |
'''Nicknames:''' "Offended Eagle" |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, an |
'''Logo:''' On a black background, an outlined eagle comes flying from the right along with five forms, which turn to be letters. As the blue colored letters "EDCLA" take their place at the bottom of the screen, the eagle lands between the "L" and the "A". Then it takes the "D" and places it its correct position, as the "E" moves to the right and morphs into a fish, which the eagle grabs with its beak. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' |
'''FX/SFX:''' Early traditional animation. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or the opening theme of the film. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or the opening theme of the film. |
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'''Availability:''' Fairly scarce. Can be found on |
'''Availability:''' Fairly scarce. Can be found on the aforementioned horror film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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Revision as of 04:36, 16 December 2021
Background
Decla Film was originally founded in 1911 as a German branch of the French company Laboratoires Eclair under the name Deutsche Eclair, which during The Great War, had to be taken into German ownership by 1915 (alongside with other French film companies in Berlin, like Pathé Frères, under Literaria Film, and Gaumont, under Deutsche Gaumont), with the German film producer Erich Pommer and film distributor Fritz Holz forming Decla-Film-Gesellschaft Holz & Co. in the following year. Under Pommer's leadership, Decla became one of the leading film companies in the early period of the Weimar Republic, with famous movies such as Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, Die Nibelungen and specially the 1920 expressionist horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. In the same year, it merged with its rival Deutsche Bioscop to form Decla-Bioscop, which was eventually bought by UFA in 1923 and then absorbed by the later, despite, due to Decla's previous success, some UFA productions were released under Decla-Bioscop label as late as 1924.
Logo (February 26, 1920)
Nicknames: "Offended Eagle"
Logo: On a black background, an outlined eagle comes flying from the right along with five forms, which turn to be letters. As the blue colored letters "EDCLA" take their place at the bottom of the screen, the eagle lands between the "L" and the "A". Then it takes the "D" and places it its correct position, as the "E" moves to the right and morphs into a fish, which the eagle grabs with its beak.
FX/SFX: Early traditional animation.
Music/Sounds: Silent, or the opening theme of the film.
Availability: Fairly scarce. Can be found on the aforementioned horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Editor's Note: None.