Shanghai Film Studio (China)

This company was founded in Shanghai, China on November 16, 1949.

1st Logo (1950-1961)
Logo: Just a Chinese text.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: Seen on their films from 1950 to 1961.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo (1962-1964)
Logo: Just a Chinese text over a red background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme.

Availability: Only seen on Stage Sisters.

Scare Factor: Minimal.

3rd Logo (1972-1981)
Logo: On a cloudy background, we see a statue with text underneath it.

Variant: On some films, the statue is small and Chinese text is bigger.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: More common than the previous logo.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Logo (1981-Early 1992)
Nickname: "Chinese Old Frame"

Logo: On a green background with a space shining effect, we see squared Chinese characters. A leafed frame appears and fades, then golden Chinese text "上海電影製片廠" appears below.

FX/SFX: Typically shining stars.

Music/Sounds: None or opening theme of the movie.

Avaliability: Rare.

Scare Factor: None.

5th Logo (Early 1992-1998?)
Nickname: "S and Y Ball"

Logo: We see the letter "S" drawing itself. A "Y" then draws itself and zooms in, then both letters turn into a ball and zoom out. The logo flashes and gold Chinese text zooms out, then a spacey blue gradient background appears behind it whilst flashing.

FX/SFX: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: A trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Rather uncommon.

Scare Factor: Low.

6th Logo (1998-)
Logo: We zoom out in space, while we see the glowing Earth spinning with an orange ring surrounding it, which later turns into an orange filmstrip. Various orange lights then zoom out and meet in the center, forming the logo (half a circle with a filmstrip border, half a red/purple gradient wireframe globe. A person with spread arms and legs is seen in front of it, half black and half white), which glows. The orange Chinese text "上海電影製片廠" (and an English translation, "SHANGHAI FILM STUDIO" zoom in below the logo.) The space background freezes.

Variant: On (presumably) later releases, the entire text is in Chinese.

FX/SFX: It's all good CGI.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant fanfare, with bells at the end.

Availability: Uncommon.

Scare Factor: Low.

Logo history of the studio: