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Background

Founded in 1937 by Italian expatriate Filippo del Giudice as a project to make an international film company, it ended up being a genuinely British company, producing films with Rank or on its own. It folded in 1955.

Logo (June 10, 1938-January 11, 1955)

Visuals: There is a painting of London's Tower Bridge with some skyscrapers in the background. Then, in white, rounded letters, the words

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TWO CITIES

FILM

zoom out at a very fast pace and place themselves in the very center of the screen.

Variant:

On some films (mostly the ones distributed by Rank), the byline "F. DEL GIUDICE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION" would appear. The set of skyscrapers varies as well.
In Technicolor films, the logo has a dark, moody look, with cold colours. The set of skyscrapers varies depending on the film.

Technique: Camera controlled animation.

Audio: The opening music of the movie.

Availability: It can be spotted on DVDs of old productions by this company.

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 ===Background===
-Founded in 1937 by Italian expatriate Filippo del Giudice as a project to make an international film company, it ended up being a genuinely British company, producing films with [[The Rank Organisation (UK)|Rank]] or on its own. It folded in 1955.
+Founded in 1937 by Italian expatriate Filippo del Giudice as a project to make an international film company, it ended up being a genuinely British company, producing films with [[The Rank Organisation|Rank]] or on its own. It folded in 1955.
+===Logo (June 10, 1938-January 11, 1955)===
-===(June 1938-January 11, 1955)===
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-'''Logo:''' We see a painting of London's Tower Bridge with some skyscrapers in the background. Then, in white, rounded letters, the words
+'''Visuals:''' There is a painting of London's Tower Bridge with some skyscrapers in the background. Then, in white, rounded letters, the words
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 '''Variant:'''
-* On some films (mostly the ones distributed by [[The Rank Organisation (UK)|Rank]]), the byline "F. DEL GIUDICE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION" would appear. The set of skyscrapers varies as well.
+* On some films (mostly the ones distributed by [[The Rank Organisation|Rank]]), the byline "F. DEL GIUDICE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION" would appear. The set of skyscrapers varies as well.
 * In Technicolor films, the logo has a dark, moody look, with cold colours. The set of skyscrapers varies depending on the film.
+'''Technique:''' Camera controlled animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom out, which is quite rough.
+'''Audio:''' The opening music of the movie.
+'''Availability:'''  It can be spotted on DVDs of old productions by this company.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening music of the movie.
-'''Availability:''' Quite rare. It can be spotted on DVDs of old productions by this company.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:Movie Logos]]
+[[Category:Film logos]]
-[[Category:British Logos]]
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:British Movie Logos]]
+[[Category:British film logos]]