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Background

The Department of Information and Broadcasting is an office of the Government of Nepal's Ministry of Information and Communications. Its purpose is to manage broadcasting, press, and information across the country. In the 1960's, former King Mahendra of Nepal requested the director Hira Singh Khatri to direct the movie Aama, in an attempt to develop the Nepalese cinema and promote Nepalese art and culture through it. Produced under the banner of the then-called Royal Nepal Film Corporation. Aama was released in 1964 containing a clear message of patriotism that "service to the motherland is equally virtuous as service to a mother", becoming the first movie produced in Nepal and one of the most important for the history of the Nepalese cinema.

Logo (October 7, 1964)

Visuals: On footage of cloudy smoke, there is a circle image of the Manakamana Temple, with rings coming out of the outside of the image. The office's name does not appear.

Technique: Live action for the background, and cel animation for the rings.

Audio: A form of ominous Buddhist chanting with bell chimes.

Availability: Only seen on the aforementioned Aama.

Legacy: This is perhaps the oldest Nepalese logo on this wiki, and it became notorious among the community when discovered, mainly due to the ominous atmosphere and the distorted-sounding audio of the chanting.

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+===Background===
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+The '''Department of Information and Broadcasting''' is an office of the Government of Nepal's Ministry of Information and Communications. Its purpose is to manage broadcasting, press, and information across the country. In the 1960's, former King Mahendra of Nepal requested the director Hira Singh Khatri to direct the movie ''Aama'', in an attempt to develop the Nepalese cinema and promote Nepalese art and culture through it. Produced under the banner of the then-called '''Royal Nepal Film Corporation'''. ''Aama'' was released in 1964 containing a clear message of patriotism that "service to the motherland is equally virtuous as service to a '''mother'''", becoming the first movie produced in Nepal and one of the most important for the history of the Nepalese cinema.
-===Opening Logo (October 7, 1964)===
+===Logo (October 7, 1964)===
+[[File:Department of Information and Broadcasting (1964, Source - Aama).png|center|300px]]
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+{{YouTube|id=laD2O7ZWdIU}}
-'''Logo:''' On footage of cloudy smoke, we see a circle image of the Manakamana Temple, with rings coming out of the outside of the image. The company's name does not appear.
+{{guidance detail|reason=audio}}
+'''Visuals:''' On footage of cloudy smoke, there is a circle image of the Manakamana Temple, with rings coming out of the outside of the image. The office's name does not appear.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Live action for the background, and 2D animation for the rings.
+'''Technique:''' Live action for the background, and cel animation for the rings.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A form of ominous Tibetan chanting with chimes.
+'''Audio:''' A form of ominous Buddhist chanting with bell chimes.
-'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Aama'' (the first Nepalese movie).
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on the aforementioned ''Aama''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps the oldest Nepalese logo on this wiki, and it truly shows, thanks to the film quality, along with the distorted sounding chanting, which sounds rather ghostly.
+'''Legacy:''' This is perhaps the oldest Nepalese logo on this wiki, and it became notorious among the community when discovered, mainly due to the ominous atmosphere and the distorted-sounding audio of the chanting.
-=== Closing Logo (October 7, 1964) ===
-{{Youtube|id=>wjK1odzMXSs}}
-'''Logo:''' We first get a panning shot of what appears to be a crowd of people; however, due to the heavy film deterioration, it is hard to see what is happening. This then appears to fade into smoke, then quickly pans down to a map of Nepal. This shot is held for some time as smoke begins to appear in the background. This then cuts to a picture of people who were most likely members of Nepalese royalty (King Mahendra, the King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_of_Nepal</ref>, produced ''Aama'', the sole movie this logo and the one above it appear in<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aama_(1964_film)</ref>). This then cuts back to the topographic map of Nepal; a flying Nepalese flag then fades in, ending the logo.
+[[Category:Film logos]]
-'''FX/SFX:''' The entire logo appears to be in live - action, possibly apart from the map.
+[[Category:Nepal]]
+[[Category:Nepali film logos]]
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The logo begins quiet, with a sudden flute crescendo. The loudness of the crescendo continues throughout the rest of the logo; shortly after the crescendo, what may be some form of Tibetan chant is heard. As the Nepalese flag fades in towards the end of the logo, the chanting ends and is replaced by a loud, regal fanfare, the last note of which is held for the rest of the logo.
-'''Availability:''' As with the logo above, this only appeared in ''Aama'', the first Nepalese movie.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is much lesser known in the logo community than its opening counterpart and is extremely obscure. Some may find it scarier than the opening logo due to its somewhat lower film quality and loudness, not to mention the fanfare at the end.
-[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Nepali logos]] [[Category:Nepali film logos]]