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Background

DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft) was a East German film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence.

1st Logo (1946)

Logo: On a granite background is the DEFA logo which is a two-toned white-and-black filmstrip, On the white side is "DE" in black, and on the black side is "FA" in white. below the filmstrip is the white text "DEUTSCHE FILM A.-G.", in a tall bold font with a drop shadow, and below that text is "ZEIGT" ("PRESENTS"), in a smaller font also with a drop shadow.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme of the film.

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA.

Availability: Only seen on a East German film.

Editor's Note: This is among the first East Germany film logo ever after the second World War.

2nd Logo (1961 - 1992?)

Logo: On a black background is the DEFA logo. Below the logo, we see the German text "STUDIO FÜR SPIELFILME" (German for "STUDIO FOR FEATURE FILMS").

Variants:

Sometimes the Totalvision or ORWOColor logos can be seen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film or silent.

Availability: Seen on its East German films, especially The Golden Yurt (an Mongol-German co-production) and Jacob the Liar.

Editor's Note: None.

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 File:Deutsche Film A.G. (1961).jpg
 File:Deutsche Film A.G. (1967).jpg
 File:DEFA (1973) Totalvision.jpeg
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-'''Logo''': On a black background is the DEFA logo. Below the logo, we see the German text "STUDIO FÜR SPIELFILME" ("STUDIO FOR FEATURE FILMS").
+'''Logo''': On a black background is the DEFA logo. Below the logo, we see the German text "STUDIO FÜR SPIELFILME" (German for "STUDIO FOR FEATURE FILMS").
 '''Variants''':
+*Sometimes the Totalvision or ORWOColor logos can be seen.
-*Starting in the late 1960's, we see the stacked white text "EIN FILM DER" (together with the DEFA logo making up "EIN FILM DER DEFA", meaning "A DEFA FILM"). Below is "hergestelit in TOTALVISION auf ORWO COLOR" ("produced in TOTALVISION in ORWO COLOR") with "TOTALVISION" and "ORWO COLOR" being their own logos.
-*Sometimes the Totalvision or ORWOColor can only be seen.
-*Sometimes underneath the "STUDIO FÜR SPIELFILME" text is "TRÄGER DES ORDENS ›BANNER DER ARBEIT‹" ("RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER "BANNER OF LABOR"").
 '''FX/SFX''': None.