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=== Background ===
===Background===
'''IFD Films and Arts Limited''' 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 (Mid 1980s)===
[[File:IFD Films and Arts.jpg|center]]
[[File:IFD Films and Arts.jpg|center]]
{{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>
<center>'''IFD Films and Arts Limited'''
'''presents<br>'''

'''a Joseph Lai release'''</center>


slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left.
slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left.
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'''Trivia:''' The footage from this logo comes from the 1982 film ''Pink Force Commando''.
'''Trivia:''' The footage from this logo comes from the 1982 film ''Pink Force Commando''.


'''Technique:''' Live-action and camera-controlled animation.
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming in and the sliding in of the text. The woman is in live action.

'''Music/Sounds:''' 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 of 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''.


'''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?)===
===2nd Logo (1980s-2000s?)===
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<center><youtube width="270" height="205">N3KSveAboWI</youtube></center>
<center><youtube width="270" height="205">N3KSveAboWI</youtube></center>


'''Visuals:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the words:
'''Nicknames:''' "Focus Features' Ancestor", "IFD Bokeh"

'''Logo:''' On an animated black background with a bokeh effect, the purple words:


<center>'''IFD Films and Arts Limited<br>'''
<center>{{color|purple|{{font|artdeco|'''IFD Films and Arts Limited'''
'''presents<br>'''
'''presents'''


'''a Joseph Lai release'''</center>
'''a Joseph Lai release'''}}}}</center>


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.
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.
'''FX/SFX:''' The animated bokeh background, text fading in and out.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare.
'''Audio:''' 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''.
'''Availability:''' It can be found on copies of ''Space Thunder Kids'', ''Beauty & Warrior'', and ''Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders''.






[[Category:Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Film logos]]
[[Category:Film logos]]
[[Category:Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
[[Category:IFD Film Arts and Services]]
[[Category:IFD Film Arts and Services]]
[[Category:Pirate logos]]
[[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]]

Latest revision as of 17:20, 7 June 2024


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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