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Background

South Sea Film Co. (南海影業公司) was a Hong Kong film production company.

1st Logo (September 27, 1972)

Visuals: On a footage of waves crashing on rocks (similar to the Toei logo), two S's (one mirrored) in white, with three lines below the letters, fade in with the company name arranged like this: 司公業影海南
SOUTH SEA FILM CO.
PRESENTS

Variants: On international releases, the S's doesn't appear, with just the English text appearing.

Technique: Live-action superimposed with a printed image.

Audio: A stock horn fanfare, "Olympic Spirit" by Paul Kuehmstedt, from the Impress library.

Availability: It is known to have appeared on Five Kung-Fu Dare-Devil Heroes.

2nd Logo (1970s)

Visuals: On a different footage of a beach, a circle with a stylized "SS" emblem within it, as well as the Chinese and English company name below, all zoom in together.

Technique: Live-action and cel animation.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (1970s)

Visuals: On a red background, there is the emblem from before (without the circle) in gold. The logo zooms out from the emblem, revealing the company name below.

Technique: Camera controlled animation.

Audio: A stock horn fanfare.

Availability: Appears on The Return Of The Shaolin Boxer

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 {{About|the Hong Kong company|the mainland Chinese company|Nan Hai Film Company}}
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 ===Background===
 South Sea Film Co. (南海影業公司) was a Hong Kong film production company.
-===1st Logo (1973)===
+===1st Logo (September 27, 1972)===
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 </gallery>{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/h0kq8PsXkkg}}
-'''Logo:''' On a footage of waves crashing on rocks, two S's (one mirrored) in white, with three lines below the letters, fade in with the company name arranged like this:<center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a footage of waves crashing on rocks (similar to the [[Toei]] logo), two S's (one mirrored) in white, with three lines below the letters, fade in with the company name arranged like this:<center>
 {{big|司公業影海南}}<br>SOUTH SEA FILM CO.<br>{{small|PRESENTS}}</center>
 '''Variants:''' On international releases, the S's doesn't appear, with just the English text appearing.
-'''Technique:''' The logo and text fading in.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action superimposed with a printed image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A stock horn fanfare, "Olympic Spirit" by Paul Kuehmstedt, from the Impress library.
+'''Audio:''' A stock horn fanfare, "Olympic Spirit" by Paul Kuehmstedt, from the Impress library.
-'''Availability:''' TBA
+'''Availability:''' It is known to have appeared on ''Five Kung-Fu Dare-Devil Heroes''.
-'''Legacy:''' It looks clearly inspired by the [[Toei|Toei]] logo.
 ===2nd Logo (1970s)===
+{{MIA}}
 [[File:South Sea HK 3.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' On a different footage of a beach, we see a circle with a stylized "SS" emblem within it, as well as the Chinese and English company name below, all zoom in together.
+'''Visuals:''' On a different footage of a beach, a circle with a stylized "SS" emblem within it, as well as the Chinese and English company name below, all zoom in together.
-'''Technique:''' The footage and the logo zooming in.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and cel animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
-'''Availability:''' TBA
+'''Audio:''' Unknown.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Legacy:''' Same as before, perhaps even more so due to the zooming animation.
 ===3rd Logo (1970s)===
 [[File:South Sea HK 4.jpg|center|350px]]{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/0Hb7uaQczO0|id2=https://youtu.be/oSXSpaMy9xY|id3=https://youtu.be/TFiv5912YRY}}
-'''Logo:''' On a red background, we see the emblem from before (without the circle) in gold. We zoom out from the emblem, revealing the company name below.
+'''Visuals:''' On a red background, there is the emblem from before (without the circle) in gold. The logo zooms out from the emblem, revealing the company name below.
-'''Technique:''' The zoom-out of the camera.
+'''Technique:''' Camera controlled animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A stock horn fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' A stock horn fanfare.
 '''Availability:''' Appears on ''The Return Of The Shaolin Boxer''
-<!-- Please add categories according to the company's type, country of origin, and parent company (if applicable) -->
 [[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]