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'''FX/SFX:''' The CGI squares moving away and the animation on the Paramount square, which held up pretty well throughout the logo's lifespan. | '''FX/SFX:''' The CGI squares moving away and the animation on the Paramount square, which held up pretty well throughout the logo's lifespan. | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' The 1979 Jerry Goldsmith fanfare, with a male voiceover (possibly Brian Cummings) saying "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' The 1979 Jerry Goldsmith fanfare, with a male voiceover (possibly Brian Cummings or Hal Douglas) saying "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variants:''' | ||
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*The Paramount Communications variation (which is easier to find) debuted on the November 1989 VHS release of ''Scrooged'', and is also on the 1990 VHS release of ''Grease'', the 1991 VHS and Laserdisc releases of ''Ghost'', both ''Wayne's World'' films, the 1993 release of ''Charlotte's Web'', and the 1998 widescreen VHS release of ''Forrest Gump''. | *The Paramount Communications variation (which is easier to find) debuted on the November 1989 VHS release of ''Scrooged'', and is also on the 1990 VHS release of ''Grease'', the 1991 VHS and Laserdisc releases of ''Ghost'', both ''Wayne's World'' films, the 1993 release of ''Charlotte's Web'', and the 1998 widescreen VHS release of ''Forrest Gump''. | ||
*The Viacom variant is extremely common and appears on nearly every Paramount VHS release from 1995 onwards, starting with the June 1995 VHS release of ''Drop Zone''. | *The Viacom variant is extremely common and appears on nearly every Paramount VHS release from 1995 onwards, starting with the June 1995 VHS release of ''Drop Zone''. | ||
*The final Paramount film released on VHS and to use this logo was the 2006 VHS of ''Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005 remake), and the last tapes to use it overall were the 2007 screener VHS releases of ''Wonder Pets: Save The Wonder Pets!'' and ''An Inconvenient Truth | *The final Paramount film released on VHS and to use this logo was the 2006 VHS of ''Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005 remake), and the last tapes to use it overall were the 2006 VHS of ''Go Diego Go!: Diego Saves Christmas'', which is also the final retail Paramount VHS ever released, and the 2007 screener VHS releases of ''Wonder Pets: Save The Wonder Pets!'' and ''An Inconvenient Truth''. | ||
*On the 1991 LaserDisc release of ''Apocalypse Now'' | *On the 1991 LaserDisc release of ''Apocalypse Now'', the 1991 VHS of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', the 1998 VHS release of ''Titanic'', and most French Canadian Paramount tapes after [[Malofilm Video (Canada)|Malofilm Video]] ceased distribution of Paramount titles, this logo is not shown at all, it just goes straight to the warning screen, while on the 1997 releases of ''The Godfather'' trilogy, the Logo cuts to a black screen before the 1995 [[THX]] Logo, as the warnings are placed at the beginning, separate from the Logo. | ||
*The normal version strangely appears on the original 1989 VHS release of ''Major League,'' the 1991 ''Star Trek: The Movies'' VHS box set (pan and scan version only; the widescreen edition of the box set uses the other voiceover), certain prints of ''Paycheck,'' | *The normal version strangely appears on the original 1989 VHS release of ''Major League,'' the 1991 ''Star Trek: The Movies'' VHS box set (pan and scan version only; the widescreen edition of the box set uses the other voiceover), certain prints of ''Paycheck,'' the VHS releases of ''Mean Girls'' and ''School of Rock'', and the promotional copy of ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', despite all of those releases having no previews. | ||
*This | *This and the preceding Stay Tuned After the Movie bumper make surprise appearances on British VHS releases that have special features at the end of the tape, such as ''The Italian Job'' and ''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life''. | ||
*This appears on demo VHS tapes of PBS Kids shows from 2004 to 2006, such as ''Boohbah''. The normal releases just start with the warning screen used on Paramount DVDs. | *This appears on demo and screener VHS tapes of PBS Kids shows from 2004 to 2006, such as ''Boohbah'', ''Caillou'', and ''Teletubbies''. The normal releases just start with the warning screen used on Paramount DVDs and Blu-ray discs. | ||
*Used in tandem with the 8th logo on 2002 releases, this was seen on ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Blue's Clues: Meet Joe'', ''9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition'', ''Rugrats: Halloween'', the original releases of ''Crossroads'', ''Vanilla Sky'', and ''Orange County'', the Special Edition VHS release of ''Rat Race'', the retail VHS of ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', | *Used in tandem with the 8th logo on 2002 releases, this was seen on ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Blue's Clues: Meet Joe'', ''9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition'', ''Rugrats: Halloween'', the original releases of ''Crossroads'', ''Vanilla Sky'', and ''Orange County'', the Special Edition VHS release of ''Rat Race'', the retail VHS of ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', the demo VHS of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''We Were Soldiers'', and ''Rugrats: Easter''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history. The cut to black on the "COMING ATTRACTIONS" variant may surprise some, though. | '''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history, and has become a favorite of many. The cut to black on the "COMING ATTRACTIONS" variant may surprise some, though. | ||
===6th logo (December 1993)=== | ===6th logo (December 1993)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Fairly common. This was used as another de-facto home video logo. | '''Availability:''' Fairly common. This was used as another de-facto home video logo. | ||
* The 90th Anniversary version is used on 2002 VHS and DVD releases such as ''Trading Places'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''MTV Yoga'', ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''Flashdance'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (where this oddly plasters the 1999 Paramount logo that the film used), ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''Major League'', ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, | * The 90th Anniversary version is used on 2002 VHS and DVD releases such as ''Trading Places'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''MTV Yoga'', ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''Flashdance'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (on the VHS only, where this oddly plasters the 1999 Paramount logo that the film used), ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''Major League'', ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats Christmas'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', and ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. | ||
* The standard version is used on almost every Paramount VHS released from 2003 onwards. It also appears on the European versions of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' DVDs ''Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies'' and ''Halloween''. | * The standard version is used on almost every Paramount VHS released from 2003 onwards. It also appears on the European versions of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' DVDs ''Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies'' and ''Halloween''. | ||
* The standard version plasters the 90th Anniversary variant of the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo on the 2003 VHS releases of ''Extreme Ops'', ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure'', and ''The Hours''. | * The standard version plasters the 90th Anniversary variant of the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo on the 2003 VHS releases of ''Extreme Ops'', ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure'', and ''The Hours''. | ||
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'''Logo:''' An enhanced version of the previous "Feature Presentation" logo. A full color version of the 2002 Paramount Logo appears in a square that overlaps a background of four purple squares. A line of light passes over it, and then the Logo flies off and the squares peel off, pretty much like before. They reveal "FEATURE PRESENTATION" in a gold-yellow font flying into place, each word from a different end. The words now float against a dark cloud background, eventually zooming out towards the screen in a trail of gold light. The warning post appears as always, but with a dark blue background in place of the usual logo wallpaper. | '''Logo:''' An enhanced version of the previous "Feature Presentation" logo. A full color version of the 2002 Paramount Logo appears in a square that overlaps a background of four purple squares. A line of light passes over it, and then the Logo flies off and the squares peel off, pretty much like before. They reveal "FEATURE PRESENTATION" in a gold-yellow font flying into place, each word from a different end. The words now float against a dark cloud background, eventually zooming out towards the screen in a trail of gold light. The warning post appears as always, but with a dark blue background in place of the usual logo wallpaper. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 5th logo, | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 5th logo, albeit with a moving cloud background and added flashing effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Same as the 5th logo. | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Same as the 5th logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. The only | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. The only releases with this variant were ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the demo VHS tapes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', and ''The Day Reagan Was Shot''. Again, these are releases with no previews before the film. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare, as this logo was only used for less than a year. | '''Availability:''' Rare, as this logo was only used for less than a year. | ||
*Seen on certain 2002 Paramount Home Video VHS releases from the time frame, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Lucky Break'' | *The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky''. Seen on certain other 2002 Paramount Home Video VHS releases from the time frame after that, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Lucky Break'', ''MTV Yoga'', subsequent prints of ''Crossroads'' and ''Orange County'', ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', the demo VHS tapes of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', and ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill''. The last tape to use this was ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. | ||
*Some 2002 releases, strangely, have this | *Some 2002 releases, strangely, have this logo's print version on the label and packaging, but do not have this logo on the tape, as they use the 5th Logo instead. See the list above for details. | ||
*Some prints of ''Changing Lanes'' do have this logo, but it cuts to the 1995 warning screen instead of the 2002 one (this is probably due to the fact that the other ones and the demo VHS use the previous Feature Presentation screen instead of this one). | *Some prints of ''Changing Lanes'' do have this logo, but it cuts to the 1995 warning screen instead of the 2002 one (this is probably due to the fact that the other ones and the demo VHS use the previous Feature Presentation screen instead of this one). | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the TV spot. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the TV spot. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on a 2002 TV spot for the DVD release of ''Rat Race''. It is unknown if this appeared anywhere else, but don't expect to see an animated variant on early Paramount DVDs as it never existed nor was used; early Paramount DVDs at the beginning jump to the | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on a 2002 TV spot for the DVD release of ''Rat Race''. It is unknown if this appeared anywhere else, but don't expect to see an animated variant on early Paramount DVDs as it never existed nor was used; early Paramount DVDs at the beginning jump to the warning screen instead. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Its existence was debated for a while, since its rushed look (particularly the "DVD" text) does make it look like a fanmade logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' Its existence was debated for a while, since its rushed look (particularly the "DVD" text) does make it look like a fanmade logo. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' This logo appears on the original Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DVD releases of ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'', alongside the Marvel logo and in place of the current WDSHE logo. This is because The Walt Disney Company (owner of the films' production company Marvel Studios) and Viacom came to an agreement for the films' distribution to transfer from Paramount Pictures to Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, but Paramount still had two films left in their six-movie contract with Marvel. So, Paramount's logo would appear on the films and promotional material for legacy credit. | '''Trivia:''' This logo appears on the original Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DVD releases of ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'', alongside the Marvel logo and in place of the current WDSHE logo. This is because The Walt Disney Company (owner of the films' production company Marvel Studios) and Viacom came to an agreement for the films' distribution to transfer from Paramount Pictures to Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, but Paramount still had two films left in their six-movie contract with Marvel. So, Paramount's logo would appear on the films and promotional material for legacy credit. | ||
'''Variant:''' At the end of the logo, a menu would appear with two selections which are "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU", both of which would take you there. When either one was selected, the Paramount logo fades out, with the selections disappearing a second afterward. This was seen on some early DVD releases with this logo, such as ''The Italian Job'' (2003 version), ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'', ''Rugrats Go Wild | '''Variant:''' At the end of the logo, a menu would appear with two selections which are "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU", both of which would take you there. When either one was selected, the Paramount logo fades out, with the selections disappearing a second afterward. This was seen on some early DVD releases with this logo, such as ''The Italian Job'' (2003 version), ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'', ''Rugrats Go Wild'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season'', ''The Ren & Stimpy Show: The First and Second Seasons'' and ''All Grown Up: Lucky 13'' (the last release to use this variant). | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The DVD disc gliding on the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' The DVD disc gliding on the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very common. | '''Availability:''' Very common. | ||
* It's seen on many post-2003 DVD releases released by the company, starting with the 2003 DVD | * It's seen on many post-2003 DVD releases released by the company, starting with the 2003 DVD releases of ''Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown'' (even though the print logo on the cover has "90th Anniversary" tacked on to it) and ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash''. | ||
* This logo was seen on DVD releases of Paramount Television-owned series from 2003 to 2006 (when the rights went to CBS Home Entertainment after Viacom and CBS Corporation became separate companies), such as the 2004 releases of season 1 of ''Happy Days'', and season 1 of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and the 2005 release of season 2 of the latter. | * This logo was seen on DVD releases of Paramount Television-owned series from 2003 to 2006 (when the rights went to CBS Home Entertainment after Viacom and CBS Corporation became separate companies), such as the 2004 releases of season 1 of ''Happy Days'', and season 1 of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and the 2005 release of season 2 of the latter. | ||
* After 2004 on Nickelodeon TV shows on DVD, this logo doesn't show up. | * After 2004 on Nickelodeon TV shows on DVD, this logo doesn't show up, however non-Nickelodeon shows kept using this logo. | ||
* Don't expect to find this on 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation films on DVD, as they use their own logo. | * Don't expect to find this on 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation films on DVD, as they use their own logo. | ||
* Some DVD releases have "90th Anniversary" added on to this logo's print version, but they just contain the normal logo. Examples of this are the 2002 DVD releases of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Flashdance'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', | * Some DVD releases have "90th Anniversary" added on to this logo's print version, but they just contain the normal logo. Examples of this are the 2002 DVD releases of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Clockstoppers'', ''Flashdance'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''Black Sheep'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''Trading Places'', ''Hey Arnold: The Movie'', and ''K-19: The Widowmaker'', among others. | ||
*This logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on such releases as ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'', ''Project Almanac'', ''Boyhood'', ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', ''The Gambler'' (the Mark Wahlberg version), ''Interstellar'', ''Capture the Flag'', ''Monster Trucks'', and ''Sherlock Gnomes'', even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in 2011. | *This logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on such releases as ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'', ''Project Almanac'', ''Boyhood'', ''Selma'', ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', ''The Gambler'' (the Mark Wahlberg version), ''Interstellar'', ''Capture the Flag'', ''Monster Trucks'', ''Baywatch'', and ''Sherlock Gnomes'', even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in 2011. | ||
* The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | * The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | ||
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* It was also seen on Paramount HD-DVD releases from 2006 to 2008, such as ''Four Brothers'' and ''The Italian Job'' (2003). | * It was also seen on Paramount HD-DVD releases from 2006 to 2008, such as ''Four Brothers'' and ''The Italian Job'' (2003). | ||
* Starting sometime in 2007, Paramount's high definition releases were exclusive to HD-DVD until the format was discontinued. When Toshiba announced they would discontinue HD-DVD, Paramount Home Media Distribution, like all other home media companies, became Blu-ray only. Their first film on Blu-ray since HD-DVD's discontinuation was ''The Spiderwick Chronicles''. | * Starting sometime in 2007, Paramount's high definition releases were exclusive to HD-DVD until the format was discontinued. When Toshiba announced they would discontinue HD-DVD, Paramount Home Media Distribution, like all other home media companies, became Blu-ray only. Their first film on Blu-ray since HD-DVD's discontinuation was ''The Spiderwick Chronicles''. | ||
* Again, this does not appear on 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation films on Blu-ray, as they use their own logo. | |||
* This logo can be found on releases with the print version of this Logo on the box art. It was also found on the 2008 Blu-ray release of ''Last Holiday'', in which the print logo was absent on the box art, meaning this logo is still in use, but no longer a has print counterpart. | * This logo can be found on releases with the print version of this Logo on the box art. It was also found on the 2008 Blu-ray release of ''Last Holiday'', in which the print logo was absent on the box art, meaning this logo is still in use, but no longer a has print counterpart. | ||
* This logo does not appear on UHD 4K Blu-ray Discs, as they use the 2011-present film logo. | * This logo does not appear on UHD 4K Blu-ray Discs, as they use the 2011-present film logo. | ||
* This logo continued to be used until 2019, as seen on such releases as ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'', ''Project Almanac'', ''Boyhood'', ''Selma'', ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', ''The Gambler'' (the Mark Wahlberg version), ''Interstellar'', ''Capture the Flag'', ''Monster Trucks'', ''Baywatch'', and ''Sherlock Gnomes'', even though Paramount Pictures debuted a new logo in 2011. | |||
* The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | * The last release to use this logo was ''Instant Family'', released on March 5, 2019. | ||
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==Final Note== | ==Final Note== | ||
Beginning with the | Beginning with the releases of ''Bumblebee'' (live-action) and ''Wonder Park'' (animated), all Paramount DVDs and Blu-rays began using the 2011-present theatrical logo. | ||
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