Shin Films

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Shin Films was a South Korean film production house which is formerly known as Shin Sang-okk Production and renamed to Shin Films in 1959 and founded by Shin Sang-ok, who was titled "the Prince of South Korean cinema". During the early 1980s, Shin established a new company in North Korea due to Shin's kidnapping by Kim Jong-il. After his kidnapping, Shin moved to Los Angeles and established Sheen Productions, Inc. under the alias Simon Sheen. He would later return to South Korea permanently in 1994.

Shin Sang-okk Production

Logo (July 12, 1958)


Visuals: On a black background, the white Korean characters above and the English text "SHIN SANG OKK PRODUCTION" below, fade in.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: A bombastic triumphant fanfare.

Availability: Seen on 어느 여대생의 고백.

Shin Films

Logo (January 28, 1961-1968)

Visuals: On a dark background, there is a brass pot with smoke flowing out, which opens out a crate and the text are shown fades in, the "Present - SHIN FILMS" fades in on the right of torch, then flips over to see a Korean Hangul and Hanja text translation which does that same English translation below the right of torch. The torch and the text fades out.

Technique: Live action mixed with camera-controlled animation for the text flipping.

Variants:

  • A color version exists.
  • On the placeholder variant, there's no text at all.
  • In the later years, the brass pot was shown with smoke flowing out on the top.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Audio Variants: On Seong Chun-hyang, a eerie tune was heard.

Availability: Seen on Under the Sky of Seoul, among others.


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