Golden Sun Films (Hong Kong)

Logo descriptions and capture by CokeFan12

Background:Golden Sun Films, founded in 1972 by William Lan, is probably a lesser known company producing martial arts and action films as well as a distributor. After the millennium, the company produced some quality Chinese remakes such as "Painted Skin" and "A Chinese Ghost Story".

1st Logo

(1972-mid 70s)

Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "The Original Sunburst", "1976 Columbia Pictures' Ancestor"

Logo: An orange semicircle zooms in on a black background. A white circular line draws on the bottom of the circle, then the red spot inside the circular line becomes cream yellow (though it's hard to see, due the film being deteriorated). Then, 'rays' appear poking out from the white circle one-by-one from right to left. After that, orange Chinese characters pop up letter-by-letter from right to left. Below that wipes in "GOLDEN SUN FILM (H.K.) CO."

Trivia: This logo resembles the future 1976 Columbia Pictures logo.

FX/SFX: The circles, rays, text. Standard animation.

Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo

(Mid 70s-1993)

Nicknames: "The GS", "The Yellow/Orange GS"

Logo: An yellow G with filmstrip holes is drawn and flashes. An orange S is drawn between the G and orange Chinese characters appear one by one below.

"GOLDEN SUN FILM CO." and "Presents" fade in below.

FX/SFX: The drawing.

Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Uncommon.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo

(1993-2011)

Nicknames: "The GS II", "The Gold GS"

Logo: The sun rises over the ocean, turning the background sky blue. The sun then turns into a Earth and spins pretty fast. The translucent logo and Chinese characters zoom out and lay their places and the English name is wiped in by a light. The Earth flashes to change the background to black and the logo gold.

FX/SFX: The sun rising and becoming Earth, the logo zooming out, the flash.

Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Common.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo

(2011-)

Nicknames: "The GS III", "The Purple/Gold GS"

Logo: On a black background, a light shines as the G and S, in purple and gold respectfully, zoom out, rotate, and settle to their places. A purple box is drawn as the name in English and Chinese, also in purple, fade in. The logo shines brightly.

FX/SFX: The forming.

Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare with whooshes.

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: None.