Galloping Horse Productions

Background
Beijing-based Galloping Horse (小馬奔騰) was founded by Li Ming (李明) in 1989, and has been expanding its business from film and TV production into the exhibition sector, building theaters in second- and third-tier cities in China. It didn't get an onscreen logo until 2010.

1st Logo (2010-2011)


Visuals: On a sky background with an ocean, a tsunami occurs. A horse appears, and later gallops through the water. After, some steam appears, making the company's logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The sequence starts with waves crashing, followed by a melancholy string fanfare, the horse's neighs as it emerges from the waves, and water splashes as it gallops through the group.

Availability: Only seen on the 2010 film Reign of Assassins.

2nd Logo (2011-2012)


Visuals: On a theme park background, there is a horse, then it switches a screen on a lake, then it switches back, then back again to the lake set, then on a new lake background, then the companies name appears, with a horse on the middle of the chinese company name.

Technique: The horse following,the animations of the humans,the text wiping in.

Audio: An cheerful guitar theme, glasses clinking, children giggling, and then a horse neighing.

Availability: Only seen on the 2011 film Eternal Moment.

3rd Logo (2012-2013)
Visuals: On a white background, there are three horses, then they walk, then the logo forms, which is the same as the last 2 logos.

Technique: The camera.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: Only seen on the 2012 film Lethal Hostage.

4th Logo (December 3, 2013-)
Visuals: On a 1800's theme,we see ships forming,some men doing archery,then a archer wall,then some people walking on a forest,then some men pointing.During a war,then a plane falling. It changes to Late 1980s. The town turns into a city, then the camera zooms up, revealing the logo.

Technique: The men doing things,the town,turning into a city.

Audio: An dramatic epic orchestral theme, an whoosh, an bow stretch and launch sound, the arrow hit sound, footsteps, gunshots, airplane noises, crackling noises, wing flapping sounds, and an man going "Oh!"

Availability: It can be seen on films released by this company starting in 2013.