Tianshan Film Studio (China)

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Background
Tianshan Film Studio, a Chinese film studio operated in Xinjiang, was founded in the late 1950's by the trio Chinese filmmakers. This was a smallest film studio behind the Inner Mongolia Film Studio and the Guangxi Film Studio. Originally called Xinjiang Film Studio in the late 1950's, but it was changed its name into the New Xinjiang Film Studio in the mid-1960's, and then it changed into its current name called Tianshan Film Studio in probably mid-1970's. It was produced its adult-oriented and Indian-Uyghur historical/bible films. Many works are The Turmoil Quelling in the Desert (1986), Black Fire (1993), Chasing the Devil (1992), and Red Grass Sands (1999). Some 1960's films made by Xinjiang Film Studio were short-lived works, but it did not make its movies until 1964 when it was closed early, due to its name was a short-lived Chinese-Uyghur film studio in the 1950's to the 1960's. Many different ethnic filmmakers are working on its studios' system factory include: Uyghur, Kazakh, Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar, Xibe, Hui, Manchu and Han. In probably 2010's, Tianshan Film Studio was folded by Xinjiang Film Group, then finally, it was folded into the Tianshan Film Group.

(Early 1960's)
Logo: On a sparkle background, we see the Chinese and Uyghur text that translates into "A Xinjiang Film Studio Production".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Only seen on Two Generations.

New Xinjiang Film Studio
TBA

1st logo (1979)
Nickname: "The Tianshan Mountain"

Logo: On a blue background, there is a some stars sparkling on the screen, and there is a view of mountain (representing Tianshan/Kunlun mountain). A Chinese characters are in a 3D font, with a English pronounciation (which are not in 3D) in the Uyghur meaning "TIANSHAN FILM STUDIO".

FX/SFX: The sparkling.

Music/Sounds: A 13-note trumpet fanfare, which segues a oriented theme on the logo.

Availability: Only appeared on The Wizard.

2nd logo (1982)
Logo: Superimposed over a footage of sunset or mountain view, we see a Chinese text and the Arabic alphabet, which in a Uyghur language, and is in a different font.

Variant: A deteriorated version is covered.

FX/SFX: The background footage.

Music/Sounds: A custom theme.

Availability: Only appeared on two films: The Marriage of Gena and Girls' Grave.

3rd logo (1983)
Nicknames: "The Chinese Script of Doom", "V of Doom's Chinese Brother"

Logo: On a mountain background with pond, a Chinese name that translates into "Tianshan Film Studio" in light yellow script font, zooms into the screen until it stops. Then, the logo stays onscreen for 12 seconds.

FX/SFX: The text zooming in.

Music/Sounds: A patriotic fanfare.

Availability: Rare. Only appeared on Nostalgic Borders.

4th logo (1984 - 1985)


Logo: On a blue gradient background, a sparkling is seens on the 1st ones, but different. We see a Chinese name on the top, and the under is Arabic, but in Uyghur. The star shines.

FX/SFX: The star shining.

Music/Sounds: A melody fanfare with piano.

Availability: Only appeared on 2 films: Foot in the Iceberg and Nuernisha.

5th logo (1985)


Logo: On a blue background, we see a yellow building of the Uyghur christian church. The text in Uyghur are seen with Chinese name in under.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic and oriented fanfare, which unlike 1st logo.

Availability: Only appeared on Money Was A Thing.

6th logo (1985 - 2001?)
Logo: On a red background, we see a gold Uyghur and Chinese text that translates into "Tianshan Film Studio", but is in shadowed font. The text and the position of the logo may be vary.

Variant: A brown background version was spotted.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie or none.

Availability: Seen on some movies by the company.

7th logo (1986 - 1987)
Logo: On a Islamic Uyghur ornament background, we see the text in Uyghur and the Chinese from before, but in golden shine. The logo is still.

FX/SFX: None.

Variant: On Disappearance of the Desert, the background is different, and the Uyghur text was removed from the top carving. We see the Chinese text "A Tianshan Film Studio and Taiwan Ark Pictures (Hong Kong) Company co-production" in a Chinese script font. The logo cuts to "Production assisted by China Film Co-Production Corporation" with Chinese characters from the previous one, which both is in red, The begining has the text both in gold.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film. The variant mentioned has a deep sound with the whispers sound were heard on the silence.

Availability: Rare. Appeared on The Orphan Girl and Disappearance of the Desert.

8th logo (1987, 1994)
Logo: On a dark blue (pattern?) background, we see a white Uyghur (above) and Chinese (below) text that translates into "Tianshan Film Studio".

Variant: On a Uyghur VCD release of Amani Sahan, the Chinese text was replaced with a blue sqaure with words "Tengritagh Kino Studiyisi".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie or none.

Availability: Only appeared on two movies: Mad Heart and Amani Sahan.

9th logo (1989?)
Logo: On a dark red background, we see "Tianshan Film Studio and China Brothers' Film Co. present" in white Chinese.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Only appeared on Night Robber's Tomb.

Editor's Note: This logo is too short because it was recorded in a second.

10th logo (1992?)
Logo: On a brown marble background, we see "Tianshan Film Studio" in above Chinese and below Arabic alphabet in Uyghur language in a gold font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic fanfare with a drumroll and a trumpet.

Availability: Only appeared on Golden Smuggling Team.

11th logo (1994, 1995?)
Logo: On a blue background, after the closing credits of the movie, we see "A Tianshan Film Studio and Tianjin Film Studio co-production" in plain yellow Chinese font fading in. Then the logo fades out.

Variant: A rare Uyghur language version exists.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count a fading effect.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Only appeared on original Chinese version and probably 1995 Uyghur dub of Amani Sahan.

12th logo (2001 - 2004?)
Logo: On a plain red background, we see a Chinese text that translates into "Tianshan Film Studio" in a Arial-like font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appeared on Roots and Branches. Don't know if this logo continues.