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Background

IFD Films and Arts Limited is a company from Hong Kong, founded in 1973 by Joseph Lai, which specializes in B-movies, especially the movies of Godfrey Ho.

1st Logo (Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On the top of a cliff, there is a woman in white pants and top, with a long white veil on her head, holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words:

IFD Films and Arts Limited

presents
a Joseph Lai release

slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left.

Trivia: The footage from this logo comes from the 1982 film Pink Force Commando.

Technique: Live-action and camera-controlled animation.

Audio: The music is directly taken from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (from the part when the Devastator, Darth Vader's Star Destroyer, first appears), with the end cut off and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums.

Availability: Mostly seen on movies made by Godfrey Ho. It's preserved on Ninja the Protector and Ninja of the Magnificence.

2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?)

Visuals: On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the words:

IFD Films and Arts Limited

presents

a Joseph Lai release

fade in with the company name in Chinese below it. After a while, the text fades out, ending off with the bokeh background.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation.

Audio: A triumphant fanfare.

Availability: It can be found on copies of Space Thunder Kids, Beauty & Warrior, and Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-IFD Films and Arts is a company from Hong Kong, founded in 1973 by Joseph Lai, which specialized in B-movies, especially the movies of Godfrey Ho.
+'''IFD Films and Arts Limited''' is a company from Hong Kong, founded in 1973 by Joseph Lai, which specializes in B-movies, especially the movies of Godfrey Ho.
+===1st Logo (Mid 1980s)===
-=== 1st Logo (1980s) ===
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+{{YouTube|id=E91bJJz0qK8}}
-<center><youtube width="270" height=205>E91bJJz0qK8</youtube></center>
+'''Visuals:''' On the top of a cliff, there is a woman in white pants and top, with a long white veil on her head, holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words:
-'''Nickname:''' "Hong Kong Torch Lady"
+<center>{{color|orange|{{font|artdeco|'''IFD Films and Arts Limited'''
-'''Logo:''' On the top of a cliff, we see a woman in white pants and top, with a long white veil on her head, holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words, that are in orange and in the art-deco font:
+'''presents<br>a Joseph Lai release'''}}}}
+</center>
-IFD Films and Arts Limited
-presents
-a Joseph Lai release
 slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left.
+'''Trivia:''' The footage from this logo comes from the 1982 film ''Pink Force Commando''.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming in and the sliding in of the text. The woman is in live action. The whole logo is an obvious knockoff of the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and camera-controlled animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' If ripping off the Columbia logo wasn't enough, the music is directly taken from Star Wars: A New Hope (from the part when the Devastator, Darth Vader's Star Destroyer, first appears), with the end cut of and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums.
+'''Audio:''' The music is directly taken from ''Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'' (from the part when the Devastator, Darth Vader's Star Destroyer, first appears), with the end cut off and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare. Mostly seen on movies made by Godfrey Ho. It's preserved on Ninja the Protector and Ninja of the Magnificence.
+'''Availability:''' Mostly seen on movies made by Godfrey Ho. It's preserved on ''Ninja the Protector'' and ''Ninja of the Magnificence''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-=== 2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?) ===
+===2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?)===
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+<center><youtube width="270" height="205">N3KSveAboWI</youtube></center>
+'''Visuals:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the words:
+<center>{{color|purple|{{font|artdeco|'''IFD Films and Arts Limited'''
-'''Nicknames:''' "Focus Features' Ancestor", "IFD Bokeh"
+'''presents'''
+'''a Joseph Lai release'''}}}}</center>
-'''Logo:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the purple words:
+fade in with the company name in Chinese below it. After a while, the text fades out, ending off with the bokeh background.
-<center>IFD Films and Arts Limited<br>
-presents<br>
-a Joseph Lai release</center>
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation.
-fade in with the company name in Chinese below it. After a while, the text fades out, leaving us with the bokeh background before the logo ends.
+'''Audio:''' A triumphant fanfare.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animated bokeh background, text fading in and out.
+'''Availability:''' It can be found on copies of ''Space Thunder Kids'', ''Beauty & Warrior'', and ''Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Common, it can be found on copies of the infamous Space Thunder Kids, Beauty & Warrior, and Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong logos]] [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
+[[Category:IFD Film Arts and Services]]
+[[Category:Logos with film and television footage]]
+[[Category:Logos with film and television music]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by John Williams]]
+[[Category:Logos with music from Star Wars]]