Yerevan Studio

Background
Yerevan Studio (Armenian: Երեվան) is a studio of feature and documentary television films in Yerevan. It shoots feature films. It also digitizes Armenian films of the Soviet period.

1st Logo (November 19, 1975)
Logo: It has two varitants of the logo:

СТУДИЯ ТЕЛЕФИЛЬМОВ Times new roman
 * The Russian version of the logo has the text in cyan background:

Times new roman „Ե Ր Ե Վ Ա Ն” Times new roman FX/SFX: None.
 * The Armenian version of the logo has the text in blue background:

Music/Sounds: The opening theme.

Availability: Rare. Only seen before A Bride from the North (Невеста с севера / Հարսնացու հյուսիսից)both in Russian and Armenian versions.

2nd Logo (1975-1983)
Nicknames: "Armenian Eagle"

Logo: We see the eagle. Then the camera moves away and we see the text in Armenian (the lettersո and ւ are shown as a ligature for representing sound [u]): ՀԵՌՈՒՍՏԱՏԵՍԱՅԻՆ ՖԻԼՄԵՐԻ Times New Roman Times New Roman Trivia: TBA.

FX/SFX: The eagle, camera moving, text fading. Simple animation (even for its years)

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Uncommon, seen on some films of that era.

3rd Logo (2007-present)


Nicknames: "The MGM Thief", "3D Lion from the seal of Yerevan"

Logo: We see the lion walking and roaring like Leo the Lion of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Then the lion reaches up and a staff and crown appear. Text in Armenian under the lion appears: Ե Ր Ե Վ Ա Ն Ս Տ Ո Ւ Դ Ի Ա

Trivia: This logo is created by Triada Studio based in Yerevan.

FX/SFX: 3D animation. This lion looks like it's taken from the seal of Yerevan.

Music/Sounds: Some music with the MGM Leo The Lion roar.

Availability: Currently seen on films produced by Yerevan Studio.