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Logo descriptions by Thisisanswer (originally CokeFan12)

Background: Golden Sun Films was founded in 1972 by William Lan, acting as a somewhat obscure distributor of different films. They moved to Hong Kong in 1989, and as such, they are now one of the leading distribution companies in the industry, with over 500 titles in their library.

1st Logo (1976-1980s)

Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "The Original Sunburst"

Logo: On a black background, a orange semicircle appears at the bottom of the screen. After a few seconds, it zooms in and moves to the top of the screen, with an white arc drawing inside it. The inside is then filled with a cream yellow color and spikes appear along the outside of the arc starting from the right, forming a sunburst that looks suspiciously like the 1976 Columbia Pictures logo. The Mandarain text "司公(港香)業影吉泰" in a hand-written style, appears one by one from the right, and then the English name "GOLDEN SUN FILM (H.K.) CO." wipes in from the left.

FX/SFX: The sunburst forming, the text appearing. Standard stuff.

Music/Sounds: A standard stock orchestral piece.

Availability: Extremely rare. It may have been first seen The Story of The Dragon, and later appeared on films like Shaolin Ex Monk and Devil Killer.

Editor's Note: It's fine for the period, but there is one massive mistake: the mandarain text is displayed in the reverse order.

2nd Logo (1980s-1997)

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

Logo: On a black background, a golden yellow "G" draws in, with film spools on the top and bottom hook parts. The "G" then flashes as a orange "S" is drawn in between the "G"'s stems, creating a interlocked "GS". The dark red Mandarain characters "香港泰吉影業公司" appear one by one below, and then the text "GOLDEN SUN FILM CO." fades in below in a white Times New Roman font. "Presents" in a smaller print also appears with it below the entire line of text.

FX/SFX: The drawing of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A different-sounding stock orchestral piece that has a focus on trumpets.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on many films during the period.

Editor's Note: None.

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-''Logo descriptions and capture by CokeFan12''
+''Logo descriptions by Thisisanswer (originally 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".
+Background: Golden Sun Films was founded in 1972 by William Lan, acting as a somewhat obscure distributor of different films. They moved to Hong Kong in 1989, and as such, they are now one of the leading distribution companies in the industry, with over 500 titles in their library.
 st Logo
+(1976-1980s)
+Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "The Original Sunburst"
-(1972-mid 70s)
+Logo: On a black background, a orange semicircle appears at the bottom of the screen. After a few seconds, it zooms in and moves to the top of the screen, with an white arc drawing inside it. The inside is then filled with a cream yellow color and spikes appear along the outside of the arc starting from the right, forming a sunburst that looks suspiciously like the 1976 Columbia Pictures logo. The Mandarain text "司公(港香)業影吉泰" in a hand-written style, appears one by one from the right, and then the English name "GOLDEN SUN FILM (H.K.) CO." wipes in from the left.
-Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "The Original Sunburst", "1976 Columbia Pictures' Ancestor"
+FX/SFX: The sunburst forming, the text appearing. Standard stuff.
-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."
+Music/Sounds: A standard stock orchestral piece.
-Trivia: This logo resembles the future 1976 Columbia Pictures logo.
+Availability: Extremely rare. It may have been first seen ''The Story of The Dragon'', and later appeared on films like ''Shaolin Ex Monk'' and ''Devil Killer''.
-FX/SFX: The circles, rays, text. Standard animation.
+Editor's Note: It's fine for the period, but there is one massive mistake: the mandarain text is displayed ''in the reverse order''.
-Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare.
-Availability: TBA
-Editor's Note: None.
 nd Logo
+(1980s-1997)
-(Mid 70s-1993)
 Nicknames: "The GS", "The Yellow/Orange GS"
-Logo: A 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.
+Logo: On a black background, a golden yellow "G" draws in, with film spools on the top and bottom hook parts. The "G" then flashes as a orange "S" is drawn in between the "G"'s stems, creating a interlocked "GS". The dark red Mandarain characters "香港泰吉影業公司" appear one by one below, and then the text "GOLDEN SUN FILM CO." fades in below in a white Times New Roman font. "Presents" in a smaller print also appears with it below the entire line of text.
-"GOLDEN SUN FILM CO." and "'''Presents'''" fade in below.
-FX/SFX: The drawing.
+FX/SFX: The drawing of the logo.
-Music/Sounds: A majestic orchestral fanfare.
+Music/Sounds: A different-sounding stock orchestral piece that has a focus on trumpets.
-Availability: Uncommon.
+Availability: Uncommon. Seen on many films during the period.
 Editor's Note: None.