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*The logo has appeared in <u>Spanish ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount Films Presenta'''''</span>"), French ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''C<nowiki>'est</nowiki> un film Paramount'''''</span>", or "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Distribué par Paramount'''''</span>"), and German ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Ein Paramount Film'''''</span>", or "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Im Verleih der Paramount'''''</span>")</u>. | *The logo has appeared in <u>Spanish ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount Films Presenta'''''</span>"), French ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''C<nowiki>'est</nowiki> un film Paramount'''''</span>", or "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Distribué par Paramount'''''</span>"), and German ("<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Ein Paramount Film'''''</span>", or "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Im Verleih der Paramount'''''</span>")</u>. | ||
* On <u>movie trailers</u>, another version is used where there are the 24 stars, followed by "COMING FROM <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount Pictures'''''</span>" (or "COMING FROM <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount'''''</span>" since 1968) appearing one by one in the center, with the Gulf+Western byline appearing below in the latter variation. This was used until around 1977; however, the trailers for ''Harold and Maude'' use the normal version of this logo instead. | * On <u>movie trailers</u>, another version is used where there are the 24 stars, followed by "COMING FROM <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount Pictures'''''</span>" (or "COMING FROM <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Paramount'''''</span>" since 1968) appearing one by one in the center, with the Gulf+Western byline appearing below in the latter variation. This was used until around 1977; however, the trailers for ''Harold and Maude'' use the normal version of this logo instead. | ||
* | * A variant used in <u>1974</u> that has two of the stars clipped away exists. The mountain looks the same as it does in the second version, but the stars are bigger. Also, "'''A Gulf+'''" slides in from the left and "'''+Western Company'''" from the right. The script name also had a few variations of its own. At least three movies from 1974 (''The Great Gatsby'', ''Brother Sun, Sister Moon'' and ''Death Wish'') feature the TV version of this logo; the standard 1974 logo features the print variation, which remains from this day forward. | ||
** A version of this variant has the byline in a different font | ** A version of this variant has the byline in a different font, which is seen at the end of a <u>French print of ''The Godfather: Part II''</u>. | ||
* On the Modern Madcaps short <u>''Boy Pest with Osh''</u>, the byline was replaced with copyright beside the MPAA logo. | * On the Modern Madcaps short <u>''Boy Pest with Osh''</u>, the byline was replaced with copyright beside the MPAA logo. | ||
* <u>Some films</u> such as ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'' have a still version of this logo. | * <u>Some films</u> such as ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'' have a still version of this logo. | ||
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* On some films such as <u>''Barbarella''</u>, <u>''Skidoo'' (both 1968)</u>, <u>''The Italian Job'' (1969)</u>, and <u>''Lady Sings the Blues'' (1972)</u>, the Gulf+Western byline is slightly off-center. | * On some films such as <u>''Barbarella''</u>, <u>''Skidoo'' (both 1968)</u>, <u>''The Italian Job'' (1969)</u>, and <u>''Lady Sings the Blues'' (1972)</u>, the Gulf+Western byline is slightly off-center. | ||
* On a <u>German print of ''The Caddy''</u>, the text is in German and the stars and text are disconnected from the mountain. | * On a <u>German print of ''The Caddy''</u>, the text is in German and the stars and text are disconnected from the mountain. | ||
* Sometimes, the 1968 logo appears zoomed in. This variant | * Sometimes, the 1968 logo appears zoomed in. This variant is preserved on the <u>2001 widescreen DVD release of ''Charlotte's Web''</u>, and possibly on other films from the period. | ||
* A textless version was seen on an <u>Italian print of the 1967 film ''El Dorado''</u>. | * A textless version also exists, which was seen on an <u>Italian print of the 1967 film ''El Dorado''</u>. | ||
* On a May 4, 1986 [[Yorkshire Television|Yorkshire]] airing of ''Darling Lili'' (1970), the 1968 variant of the logo fades into the 1982 [[ITV Yorkshire Productions|Yorkshire Television]] endcap. | |||
'''Technique:''' This logo is a painting filmed by a cameraman, with the cloud backdrop being moved behind the mountain. Cel animation from [[Famous Studios]] is also included in the [[VistaVision]] variant. | '''Technique:''' This logo is a painting filmed by a cameraman, with the cloud backdrop being moved behind the mountain. Cel animation from [[Famous Studios]] is also included in the [[VistaVision]] variant. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*On films shown in <u>VistaVision</u>, the logo has a majestic fanfare composed by Nathan Van Cleave (which wasn't used on VistaVision films such as ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Strategic Air Command'' and ''Vertigo'', which used their respective opening themes). | * On films shown in <u>VistaVision</u>, the logo has a majestic fanfare composed by Nathan Van Cleave (which wasn't used on VistaVision films such as ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', ''Strategic Air Command'' and ''Vertigo'', which used their respective opening themes). | ||
* The <u>VistaVision fanfare</u> was sometimes specially rearranged for films such as ''The Desperate Hours'' (Gail Kubik and Daniele Amfitheatrof), ''The Tin Star'' (Elmer Bernstein) and ''Artists and Models'' (Walter Scharf, also in a lower pitch). | * The <u>VistaVision fanfare</u> was sometimes specially rearranged for films such as ''The Desperate Hours'' (Gail Kubik and Daniele Amfitheatrof), ''The Tin Star'' (Elmer Bernstein) and ''Artists and Models'' (Walter Scharf, also in a lower pitch). | ||
* On <u>''White Christmas''</u>, the VistaVision fanfare segues into the final notes of the ''Paramount on Parade'' fanfare, which itself trails into the opening theme. | * On <u>''White Christmas''</u>, the VistaVision fanfare segues into the final notes of the ''Paramount on Parade'' fanfare, which itself trails into the opening theme. | ||
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* The version without the VistaVision logo was first seen on Paramount's first 3D film ''Sangaree''. | * The version without the VistaVision logo was first seen on Paramount's first 3D film ''Sangaree''. | ||
* The VistaVision version is often seen on Western films (such as ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', the [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release of which preserves the logo in its entirety; also on the film's Starmaker Video VHS release) and is also seen on ''White Christmas'' (the first film to use the VistaVision variation) and ''Vertigo''. | * The VistaVision version is often seen on Western films (such as ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', the [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release of which preserves the logo in its entirety; also on the film's Starmaker Video VHS release) and is also seen on ''White Christmas'' (the first film to use the VistaVision variation) and ''Vertigo''. | ||
* It was plastered by the 1963 [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] logo at the beginning of four Alfred Hitchcock films that Paramount merely released: ''The Trouble with Harry'', ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'', ''Vertigo'', and ''Rear Window''. | * It was plastered by the 1963 [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] logo at the beginning of four Alfred Hitchcock films that Paramount merely released: ''The Trouble with Harry'', ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'', ''Vertigo'', and ''Rear Window''. | ||
* This logo | ** However, recent remastered prints of those films restore the Paramount logo on their current DVD and Blu-ray releases. | ||
* The 1968-74 variation first debuted on ''The Odd Couple'', and among the notable releases of this variant were ''The Godfather'' (at least on the 1990 VHS; most prints have either newer Paramount logos or none at all), ''Catch-22'', ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Paint Your Wagon'', ''Harold and Maude'', and ''Rosemary's Baby''. | * ''Psycho'', another Hitchcock production released by Paramount, also preserves this logo on its initial MCA Videocassette release, as well as all releases from 1989 onward. | ||
** It is unknown whether this logo and/or the Universal logo is preserved on the DiscoVision release. | |||
* This logo is also seen at the beginning of the first four ''Indiana Jones'' films (with the Gulf+Western byline from the 6th logo added in) and ''Big Top Pee-wee''. | |||
* The 1968-74 variation first debuted on ''The Odd Couple'', and among the notable releases of this variant were ''The Godfather'' (at least on the 1990 VHS release; most prints have either newer Paramount logos or none at all), ''Catch-22'', ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Paint Your Wagon'', ''Harold and Maude'', and ''Rosemary's Baby''. | |||
** It is also seen at the end of the 2001 DVD release of ''The Godfather Part II'' and ''Chinatown'', which had the 2nd logo at the beginning. | |||
** It was also seen at the beginning of ''Escape from Zahrain'' (1962) when it was streamed on the Paramount Vault YouTube channel in 2016; it is unknown if it plastered the 1953-69 version. | |||
* [[BBC One|BBC One]] UK airings of the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'' retains the logo, sometimes after The Wonderful World of Disney intro. | * [[BBC One|BBC One]] UK airings of the original 1969 version of ''The Italian Job'' retains the logo, sometimes after The Wonderful World of Disney intro. | ||
* Original theatrical prints of ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' contained the 1968-74 logo, but the rights reverted to producer David L. Wolper after that film initially underperformed at the box office, and became property of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] upon that studio's acquisition of [[The Wolper Organization|Wolper Productions]] in 1976, so most newer prints plaster this with a variety of Warner Bros. logos, most prominently the various 1990s [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] logos. However, the 2021 UHD of the film restores the opening Paramount logo (the closing Paramount logo | * Original theatrical prints of ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' contained the 1968-74 logo, but the rights reverted to producer David L. Wolper after that film initially underperformed at the box office, and became property of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] upon that studio's acquisition of [[The Wolper Organization|Wolper Productions]] in 1976, so most newer prints plaster this with a variety of Warner Bros. logos, most prominently the various 1990s [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] logos. | ||
** However, the 2021 UHD print of the film restores the opening Paramount logo (although the closing Paramount logo is seen on an old UK VHS release thereof). | |||
* The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original 1974 version of ''The Great Gatsby'', ''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 Great Gatsby'', ''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''. | ||
* Newer prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS release 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 it plastered with the next logo below (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella''). | * Newer prints of ''Danger: Diabolik'' and ''Such Good Friends'', the 1995 VHS release 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 it plastered with the next logo below (although this logo is kept at the end of ''Barbarella''). | ||