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<u>Availability:</u> Ultra rare, as the Paramount Pictures rebrand would happen just two years later. Can be found on ''Snow White'' and ''Poor Little Peppina''. | <u>Availability:</u> Ultra rare, as the Paramount Pictures rebrand would happen just two years later. Can be found on ''Snow White'' and ''Poor Little Peppina''. | ||
==Paramount Pictures Corporation== | ==Paramount Pictures Corporation== | ||
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Beginning in 1914, the former company was renamed Paramount Pictures Corporation, as the second oldest running movie studio in Hollywood, with Universal Studios being founded only eight days earlier. On March 24, 1966, Paramount was acquired by Gulf+Western Industries, which later became Paramount Communications on June 5, 1989. On March 11, 1994, Paramount Communications was merged with Viacom. On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies: one retaining its original name (which owns the BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) and the other which was once the old Viacom but currently known as the "CBS Corporation" (which owns Paramount's television production and distribution arms, currently known as CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Distribution, and CBS Studios International, respectively); both companies are owned by National Amusements, Inc. Television rights to Paramount's library are now handled by Trifecta Entertainment and Media. On August 13, 2019, it was announced that the two companies will reunite and merge to form ViacomCBS; the merger was completed on December 4, 2019. | Beginning in 1914, the former company was renamed Paramount Pictures Corporation, as the second oldest running movie studio in Hollywood, with Universal Studios being founded only eight days earlier. On March 24, 1966, Paramount was acquired by Gulf+Western Industries, which later became Paramount Communications on June 5, 1989. On March 11, 1994, Paramount Communications was merged with Viacom. On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies: one retaining its original name (which owns the BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) and the other which was once the old Viacom but currently known as the "CBS Corporation" (which owns Paramount's television production and distribution arms, currently known as CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Distribution, and CBS Studios International, respectively); both companies are owned by National Amusements, Inc. Television rights to Paramount's library are now handled by Trifecta Entertainment and Media. On August 13, 2019, it was announced that the two companies will reunite and merge to form ViacomCBS; the merger was completed on December 4, 2019. | ||
===1st Logo (1914- | ===1st Logo (1914-1917?)=== | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is the first ever use of the famous mountain, though its design is strange to those familiar with the later designs. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> This is the first ever use of the famous mountain, though its design is strange to those familiar with the later designs. | ||
=== 2nd Logo ( | === 2nd Logo (1917-February 15, 1927) === | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> The more lopsided mountain makes it an eyesore, especially with the stars now being disconnected. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> The more lopsided mountain makes it an eyesore, especially with the stars now being disconnected. | ||
===6th Logo (May 27, 1953-September 24, 1975 | ===6th Logo (May 27, 1953-September 24, 1975)=== | ||
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*1953-1968: The text on the mountain reads "A Paramount Picture" or "A Paramount Release" (written in the Paramount corporate font). | *1953-1968: The text on the mountain reads "A Paramount Picture" or "A Paramount Release" (written in the Paramount corporate font). | ||
*1968-1975 | *1968-1975: "Paramount" (in the same font) is seen on the mountain's peak, with the stars encircling the mountain. The byline "A Gulf+Western Company" appears on the bottom. Sometimes, the font for "Paramount" is different. | ||
<u>Trivia:</u> | <u>Trivia:</u> | ||
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*The logo has appeared in Spanish ("Paramount Films Presenta"), French ("C'est un film Paramount", or "Distribué par Paramount"), and German ("Ein Paramount Film"). | *The logo has appeared in Spanish ("Paramount Films Presenta"), French ("C'est un film Paramount", or "Distribué par Paramount"), and German ("Ein Paramount Film"). | ||
*Another version exists at the beginning of movie trailers, where we see the 24 stars, and then "COMING FROM Paramount Pictures" (or "COMING FROM Paramount" since 1968) appears one by one in the center, with the Gulf+Western byline appearing below in the latter variation. It was used until around 1977. However, trailers for ''Harold and Maude'' had the normal version of this logo instead. | *Another version exists at the beginning of movie trailers, where we see the 24 stars, and then "COMING FROM Paramount Pictures" (or "COMING FROM Paramount" since 1968) appears one by one in the center, with the Gulf+Western byline appearing below in the latter variation. It was used until around 1977. However, trailers for ''Harold and Maude'' had the normal version of this logo instead. | ||
*There is a variation that in 1974, two of the stars are clipped away. The mountain looks the same as logo 2's version, but the stars are bigger. "A Gulf+" slides in from the left and "+Western Company" from the right in Helvetica Black typeface. The script name also had a few variations of its own. At least | *There is a variation that in 1974, two of the stars are clipped away. The mountain looks the same as logo 2's version, but the stars are bigger. "A Gulf+" slides in from the left and "+Western Company" from the right in Helvetica Black typeface. The script name also had a few variations of its own. At least three movies, ''The Great Gatsby'', ''Brother Sun, Sister Moon'' and ''Death Wish'', featured the then-current TV logo version, and the standard 1974 logo features the print logo variation, which remains from this day forward. | ||
*A variation that exists has the logo as usual, but this time the mountain is simply a drawing with one color: orange-brown. Seen on ''War and Peace'' (1956). | *A variation that exists has the logo as usual, but this time the mountain is simply a drawing with one color: orange-brown. Seen on ''War and Peace'' (1956). | ||
*Some movies, such as ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'', had a still version of this logo. | *Some movies, such as ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'', had a still version of this logo. | ||
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*The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original 1974 version of ''The Longest Yard'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''The Day of the Locust'', ''Bug'', ''Nashville'', ''Framed'' and ''Three Days of the Condor'', and also plasters the 1968-74 variation on many current prints of ''Goodbye, Columbus''. | *The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original 1974 version of ''The Longest Yard'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''The Day of the Locust'', ''Bug'', ''Nashville'', ''Framed'' and ''Three Days of the Condor'', and also plasters the 1968-74 variation on many current prints of ''Goodbye, Columbus''. | ||
*New prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS of ''Charlotte's Web'', and earlier DVD releases of ''The Godfather'' and ''The Godfather Part II'' have this logo plastered with the 1986 logo, while many current prints of ''Once Upon a Time in the West'', ''Barbarella'', ''Ace High'', ''Downhill Racer'', ''Fear is the Key'', ''Three Days of the Condor'', and ''Murphy's War'' have this logo plastered with the 6th logo (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella''). | *New prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS of ''Charlotte's Web'', and earlier DVD releases of ''The Godfather'' and ''The Godfather Part II'' have this logo plastered with the 1986 logo, while many current prints of ''Once Upon a Time in the West'', ''Barbarella'', ''Ace High'', ''Downhill Racer'', ''Fear is the Key'', ''Three Days of the Condor'', and ''Murphy's War'' have this logo plastered with the 6th logo (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella''). | ||
*The last film to use this logo was ''Three Days of the Condor'' | *The last film to use this logo was ''Three Days of the Condor''. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the more famous mountains made for Paramount, and a favorite among fans of their older films. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the more famous mountains made for Paramount, and a favorite among fans of their older films. | ||
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<u>Bylines:</u> | <u>Bylines:</u> | ||
*March 1, 2002- | *March 1, 2002-March 26, 2010: "/\ \/|/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\PANY" in its 1990 Wigga-Wigga font. | ||
* | *May 7, 2010-December 21, 2011: "<small>A VI</small>a<small>COM COMPANY</small>" in its 2006 font. | ||
<u>Variants:</u> | <u>Variants:</u> | ||
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> Much like the previous logo, except made with even better CGI. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> Much like the previous logo, except made with even better CGI. | ||
===10th Logo (December 16, 2011- )=== | ===10th Logo (December 16, 2011-)=== | ||
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<u>Bylines:</u> | <u>Bylines:</u> | ||
*December 16, 2011-November | *December 16, 2011-November 8, 2019: "A VIACOM COMPANY" | ||
*January 10, 2020-: "A ViacomCBS Company" | *January 10, 2020-: "A ViacomCBS Company" | ||
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*At the end of a Starz print of ''Hero and the Terror'', a Cannon film, the Viacom "V of Steel" jingle plays over the end variant of this logo due to a plastering error. | *At the end of a Starz print of ''Hero and the Terror'', a Cannon film, the Viacom "V of Steel" jingle plays over the end variant of this logo due to a plastering error. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Current. Seen on all Paramount movies since ''Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol''. Also seen as a de-facto home entertainment logo on Paramount's 4K UHD Blu-ray disc releases starting with ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and on regular Blu-rays/DVDs starting with the 2019 release of ''Bumblebee''. This logo also appears on the first four films from Paramount Animation before the division got its own logo in 2020. The Viacom byline made its final appearance on '' | <u>Availability:</u> Current. Seen on all Paramount movies since ''Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol''. Also seen as a de-facto home entertainment logo on Paramount's 4K UHD Blu-ray disc releases starting with ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and on regular Blu-rays/DVDs starting with the 2019 release of ''Bumblebee''. This logo also appears on the first four films from Paramount Animation before the division got its own logo in 2020. The Viacom byline made its final appearance on ''Playing with Fire''; the ViacomCBS byline first debuted on a Spanish TV spot for ''Sonic The Hedgehog''. It made its theatrical debut on ''Like a Boss''. Also appears at the end of most (if not all) international prints of Brad Krevoy Television-produced TV movies for the Hallmark Channel, such as ''The Crossword Mysteries'' series, ''The Wedding March'' movies, ''Winter Love Story,'' and ''Christmas Encore'', among others. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with the powerful and majestic theme, perfect CGI, and sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with the powerful and majestic theme, perfect CGI, and sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it. | ||
[[Category:Movie Logos]] [[Category:Paramount Pictures]] [[Category:ViacomCBS]] | [[Category:Movie Logos]] [[Category:Paramount Pictures]] [[Category:ViacomCBS]] | ||