San Pablo Films

Background
San Pablo Films appears to be a film distributor, which mostly distributes Religious films and cartoons.

1st Logo (1940s-1950s)


Visuals: It first fades to a picture of a stone carving consisting of five people, four of whom are holding a type of cloth, all while there are two sets of white transparent rings emitting from the middle of the screen. As it fades in, A white square fades in from the center and zooms in for a short time while having a blur effect. When it stops, the initials "Times New Roman" with two white 4-pointed stars zoom on the top corners zoom appear and zoom out until it fits within the square. It stays static for a few seconds until it eventually slowly starts to fade out, as "Times New Roman " fades in the middle and quickly zooms in, stopping for a while. The logo finishes when "Times New Roman " zooms in for the last time towards the screen.

Technique: Cel animation and camera-controlled animation.

Audio: A soft string and xylophone melody before heading to a rising orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Appears in older films the company had distributed; so far seen in the release of Fanfulla da Lodi and Dio ha bisogno degli uomini.

2nd Logo (1970s)


Visuals: On an azure background, a rounded white square outline zooms in. The same initials "Times New Roman" but in red wipe in from order, and then two white 4-pointed stars zoom from above, on both directions, forming the same SPF logo. The square then turns into a light tan stone slab, with the stars carved between the slab. The background then turns into a vortex tunnel with transparent stripes of  and orange-red around it. The word "PRESENTA " types in below.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Audio: A somber piano/flute ditty within a brief guitar tune.

Availability: Appeared on Religious films and cartoons, such as the Czech cartoon Snow White.