Johnny Mak Productions Ltd.

Credits

Video captures courtesy of
BelarussianYoshiEditor2021, BelarusianYoshi's Logo Vault and Cruiseshipz

Background

Johnny Mak Productions Ltd. (麥當雄製作有限公司) was a Hong Kong film company set up by film producer, writer, and actor Johnny Mak in 1982. It would be shuttered in 1997.

Contents
1st Logo (April 21, 1982-1984?)	2nd Logo (1987?-1997)

1st Logo (April 21, 1982-1984?)

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Logo: On a grey background, a director's chair appears in a black and red color scheme, along with the initials "JM" on the top. Then, the Cantonese characters "麥當雄製作有限公司" appear one-by-one, with "麥當雄" being slightly larger and appearing slightly slowers, followed by the English name "JOHNNY MAK PRODUCTION LTD." below.

Technique: Just cut-out animation.

Music/Sounds: A low-pitched crash, which segues into a bombastic, happy sounding synth fanfare with whooshes and an explosive finale. The fanfare is heard on the other texts too. This sounds a lot like the fourth logo for Rank Screen Advertising. A silent variant also exists.

Availability: Rare. It seems to have only appeared on Possessed II, but it may appear on other films. However, they seem to have been plastered by the next logo mostly.

2nd Logo (1987?-1997)

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Logo: On a black background, a spotlight appears from above and wipes in from top to bottom, illuminating the director's chair from before rising up from the right, while rotating around as well. The camera then pans towards the spotlight while tilting downwards, eventually stopping as the chair fully emerges from the ground and stops in its familiar position, and the initials "JM" fade in on the backrest. The text "麥當雄製作有限公司 Johnny Mak Production Ltd." then fades in a stacked formation.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the light would have a dark grey tint to it.
• On later films and reprints, the logo is remade in CGI with smoother and more accurate animation. The spotlight also has a blue tone to it and is larger, the chair is thinner and has a slight gloss to it, the "JM" initials are more realistically placed, and the chair also casts a shadow.

Technique: Crude cel animation for the early variant, CGI for the later variant.

Music/Sounds: The logo starts with a synth hum that sustains itself for the rest of the logo. This note is accompanied by a repetition of shining noises, a dramatically rising horn fanfare, the sound of metal clanking, and 3 loud brass notes, followed by a triumphant sounding fanfare with loud drum beats.

Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes, the theme is low-pitched.

Availability: Rare. Seen on later films from the company such as the Lord of East China Sea series and also some reprints of their older films, like Possessed.