Efftee Studios

Background
Efftee Studios was an early Australian film and theatre production studio, established by F.W. Thring (the name 'Efftee' deriving from his initials, 'FT' for Francis Thring) in 1930. It existed until Thring's death in 1935. Initially Efftee Films was based in Melbourne and used optical sound equipment imported from the US.

(November 6, 1931- October 13, 1934)


Nicknames: "The Aussie MGM Logo", "MGM'S Australian Cousin", "Koala MGM", "Aussie-Goldwyn Mayer"

Logo: On a black background, we see a footage of a Koala bear climbing a tree and after that, he starts eating the leaves from the tree and looks around. The footage is surrounded with a marquee that's similar to the MGM logo. The words "EFFTEE FILM" and "PRODUCTIONS" are placed on 2 separate ribbons below and the rest of the marquee have leaves surrounded by it.

Variant: There is a extended version of the footage where the Koala keeps looking around a bit longer.

FX/SFX: Mostly live-action. The footage was filmed on a tree in the outback of australia.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening music of the film.

Avalibillity: Rare, as this was seen on films from the company such as Clara Gibbings (1934), Diggers (1931), and others.

Editors Note: This is a parody of the MGM logo due the Koala footage and the marquee that's similar to the said logo. It's a nice logo, though it was only a short-lived film company that ran for 4 years.