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Background

Hong Hwa International Films (宏華國際影片（香港）有限公司) was a Taiwanese film studio founded by Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo Nam Hung. While registered in Hong Kong, Hong Hwa mainly operated in Taiwan. From 1970 to 1983, the studio released mostly Kung Fu and Wu Xia films.

1st Logo (May 8, 1970-1975)

Visuals: On a marble background, there is a golden square with HH (like two H's holding each other) with white Chinese text below the square HH and above the text "HONG HWA MOTION PICTURE (H.K) CO. in orange-yellow.

Technique: This is a still graphic, with the text hand-drawn and the other elements being live-action.

Audio:

Fanfare 1: A drumroll followed by a fanfare with trumpets.
Fanfare 2: A much more similar like fanfare from The Eternal Film Co. and Park Films.

Availability: Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. ^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (1975-1979, 1982)

Visuals: On a cerulean background, two red "H"s fly in from left and right sides of the screen, merging into one in the middle, then a live-action rotating globe appears over it, along with the company name "HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD."and traditional Chinese text. Seconds later, the screen fades to another screen, this time showing "HOHWA(where the H should be)SCOPE"and another set of Chinese text. The logo fades out in the end to the film.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation and live-action.

Audio: An orchestral fanfare, followed by a big note into the end, either orchestrated or synthesized.

Availability: See the first logo.

3rd Logo (June 14, 1979)

Visuals: On a red background, there is a red and white angular double H shape ("HH") fading-in, and then cuts to bigger. Then white Chinese text (similar to the China Films Co. logo characters) wipes in from the right by one by one and more chinese text fades in below the text. The english translations doesn't appear.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. ^[Examples?]

4th Logo (November 22, 1979-1980s)

Visuals: On a dark background, a small angular double H shape ("HH") from before, but colored,is seen in the background, and zoomed in forward. As it stops, 3 flashes on the top corners, from center, right, to left, are initiated. The white text "HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD." appears by a horizontal swipe starting from the left towards the right, and then a rendition of the company's name in red Chinese characters appears in another swipe, done character by character, and starting from the right this time.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. ^[Examples?]

5th Logo (1992)

Visuals: A print version of the double H shape from before, superimposed over the opening scene. "HONG HWA FILMS" is seen below the double H shape.

Technique: A superposed print graphic.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: Seen on 桃色香居.

6th Logo (1992)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the double-H logo from before in grayscale. Surrounding the double-H are three white arcs, and below the arcs is the text "Hong Hwa Films" in a script font. The company name in Chinese and English is below.

Technique: Still hand-drawn graphic.

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-=== Background ===
-Hong Hwa International Films is a Hong Kong based studio founded by Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo Nam Hung. From 1970 to 1983, the studio released mostly Kung Fu and Wu Xia films.
-== Logos ==
+===Background===
+'''Hong Hwa International Films''' (宏華國際影片（香港）有限公司) was a Taiwanese film studio founded by Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo Nam Hung. While registered in Hong Kong, Hong Hwa mainly operated in Taiwan. From 1970 to 1983, the studio released mostly Kung Fu and Wu Xia films.
-=== 1st Logo (1970-19??) ===
+===1st Logo (May 8, 1970-1975)===
+[[File:Hong Hwa1.jpeg|350px|center]]
+{{youtube|id=yIlXmo20KHU|id2=CJo4qDb18ZI}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a marble background, there is a golden square with HH (like two H's holding each other) with white Chinese text below the square HH and above the text "HONG HWA MOTION PICTURE (H.K) CO. in orange-yellow.
+'''Technique:''' This is a still graphic, with the text hand-drawn and the other elements being live-action.
-Logo:On a B&W marble background, we see a golden square with HH (like two H's holding each other) with white Chinese text below the square HH and above the text "HONG HWA MOTION PICTURE (H.K) CO. in orange-yellow.
+'''Audio:'''
-FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.
-Music/Sounds: A drumroll followed by a fanfare with trumpets.
+* Fanfare 1: A drumroll followed by a fanfare with trumpets.
+* Fanfare 2: A much more similar like fanfare from [[The Eternal Film Co.|The Eternal Film Co.]] and [[Park Films|Park Films]].
-Availability:Very rare. Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films.
+'''Availability:'''  Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. {{AvailabilityExamples}}
+===2nd Logo (1975-1979, 1982)===
-Editor's Note: None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Hong Hwa 2.jpg
+File:Hong Hwa 3.jpg
+</gallery>
+{{youtube|id=fguqGGbhe68|id2=CiIa-L1cIPM|id3=YCyxIgK4s8g}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a cerulean background, two red "'''H'''"s fly in from left and right sides of the screen, merging into one in the middle, then a live-action rotating globe appears over it, along with the company name "'''HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD.'''"and traditional Chinese text. Seconds later, the screen fades to another screen, this time showing "HOHWA''(where the H should be)''SCOPE"and another set of Chinese text. The logo fades out in the end to the film.
-=== 2nd Logo (19??-19??) ===
+'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation and live-action.
-Nicknames: "Double H", "Red Double H"
+'''Audio:''' An orchestral fanfare, followed by a big note into the end, either orchestrated or synthesized.
-Logo:On a red background, we see a red and white angular double H shape ("HH") fading-in, and then cuts to bigger. Then white Chinese text (similar to the China Films (H.K) logo characters) wipes in from the right by one by one and more chinese text fades in below the text. The english translations doesn't appear.
+'''Availability:''' See the first logo.
-FX/SFX: The blurring, the wiping, the fading-in. This is the only logo of Hong Hwa that does not have the English translations, and the characters are ripped off from another logo.
+===3rd Logo (June 14, 1979)===
+[[File:Hong Hwa4.jpeg|350px|center]]
+<center><youtube width=240 height=185>nPCer3F6BHs</youtube></center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a red background, there is a red and white angular double H shape ("HH") fading-in, and then cuts to bigger. Then white Chinese text (similar to the [[China Films (H.K.) Co.|China Films Co.]]  logo characters) wipes in from the right by one by one and more chinese text fades in below the text. The english translations doesn't appear.
-Music/Sounds: An orchestral fanfare, followed by a big note into the end, either orchestrated or synthesized.
+'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.
-Availability:Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Availability:''' Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. {{AvailabilityExamples}}
-=== 3rd Logo (19??-19??)===
+===4th Logo (November 22, 1979-1980s)===
+[[File:Hong Hwa5.jpeg|350px|center]]
+<center><youtube width=240 height=185>_VATwFqytfM</youtube></center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark background, a small angular double H shape ("HH") from before, but colored,is seen in the background, and zoomed in forward. As it stops, 3 flashes on the top corners, from center, right, to left, are initiated. The white text "HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD." appears by a horizontal swipe starting from the left towards the right, and then a rendition of the company's name in red Chinese characters appears in another swipe, done character by character, and starting from the right this time.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
-Logo: On a dark background, a small angular double H shape ("HH") from before, but colored,is seen in the background, and zoomed in forward. As it stops, 3 flashes on the top corners, from center, right, to left, are initiated. The white text "HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD." appears by a horizontal swipe starting from the left towards the right, and then a rendition of the company's name in red Chinese characters appears in another swipe, done character by character, and starting from the right this time.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the previous logo.
-FX/SFX: The 3 flashes.
+'''Availability:''' Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films. {{AvailabilityExamples}}
-Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
+===5th Logo (1992)===
-Availability: Can be only seen on the current home video releases of that period's films.
+[[File:Hong Hwa6.jpeg|center|350px]]
+'''Visuals:''' A print version of the double H shape from before, superimposed over the opening scene. "HONG HWA FILMS" is seen below the double H shape.
+'''Technique:''' A superposed print graphic.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the film.
-=== 4th Logo (19??-1983)===
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''桃色香居''.
-Nicknames: "Globe with H"<br />Logo: On a cerulean background, two red "'''H'''"s fly in from left and right sides of the screen, merging into one in the middle, then a live-action rotating globe appears over it, along with the company name "'''HONG HWA INTERNATIONAL FILMS (H.K.) LTD.'''"and traditional Chinese text. Seconds later, the screen fades to another screen, this time showing "HOHWA''(where the H should be)''SCOPE"and another set of Chinese text. The logo fades out in the end to the film.
+===6th Logo (1992)===
-FX/SFX: The "H"s flying and merging, the globe and the text.
+[[File:Hong Hwa7.jpeg|350px|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the double-H logo from before in grayscale. Surrounding the double-H are three white arcs, and below the arcs is the text "Hong Hwa Films" in a script font. The company name in Chinese and English is below.
+'''Technique:''' Still hand-drawn graphic.
-Music/Sounds: The same as the previous two logos.
+Unknown.
-Availability: See the first logo.
+[[Category:Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Taiwan]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
-Here is a logo history of the company.
+[[Category:Taiwanese film logos]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong Logos]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong Movie Logos]]
-[[Category:Movie Logos]]