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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we zoom out on a silhouette of a mountain. After we zoom out to a comfortable distance, a bright flash occurs behind the mountain, and white "stars" (they look like circles or lens flares) appear, as well as "Paramount" (in a school bus yellow script, but closer to the pre-1975 logos). A saffron-colored trapezoidal trail zooms out from the base, and "HOME VIDEO" (set in the same font as the previous Logo) zooms out soon after, tacked onto the saffron-colored trail. As that happens, the blue background gets extremely dark (resembling federal blue). The end result is similar to the pre-1967 print logo. | '''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we zoom out on a silhouette of a mountain. After we zoom out to a comfortable distance, a bright flash occurs behind the mountain, and white "stars" (they look like circles or lens flares) appear, as well as "Paramount" (in a school bus yellow script, but closer to the pre-1975 logos). A saffron-colored trapezoidal trail zooms out from the base, and "HOME VIDEO" (set in the same font as the previous Logo) zooms out soon after, tacked onto the saffron-colored trail. As that happens, the blue background gets extremely dark (resembling federal blue). The end result is similar to the pre-1967 print logo. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The second half of the logo was once used as the 1977 Paramount Television Service logo. "PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE" was featured at the bottom, which explains the chyron for "HOME VIDEO". The original version of the | '''Trivia:''' The second half of the logo was once used as the 1977 Paramount Television Service logo. "PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE" was featured at the bottom, which explains the chyron for "HOME VIDEO". The original version of the logo was produced by the design firm of Sullivan & Marks. | ||
'''Variant:''' On ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!'', the logo cuts to the last half of the film's Paramount Logo. | '''Variant:''' On ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!'', the logo cuts to the last half of the film's Paramount Logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Like the first logo, this is also extremely rare, but more because of the fact that this was only used on two batches of releases and re-releases. | '''Availability:''' Like the first logo, this is also extremely rare, but more because of the fact that this was only used on two batches of releases and re-releases. | ||
* Seen on VHS/Beta releases of the time, which are not that easy to find, especially since the logo was usually taken off of post-1981 prints. However, since this was on a decent variety of movies, it may help a little. | * Seen on VHS/Beta releases of the time, which are not that easy to find, especially since the logo was usually taken off of post-1981 prints. However, since this was on a decent variety of movies, it may help a little. | ||
*Among the releases are ''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'', ''Coast to Coast'', ''Death Wish'', ''Escape from Alcatraz'', ''Breaking Glass'', ''Friday the 13th'', ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', ''Airplane!'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Little Darlings'', ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!'', ''Barbarella'', ''Starting Over'', ''American Gigolo'', ''Urban Cowboy'' and ''Shogun''. | *Among the releases are ''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'', ''Coast to Coast'', ''Death Wish'' (reissue), ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (reissue), ''Breaking Glass'', ''Friday the 13th'', ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', ''Airplane!'', ''Charlotte's Web'' (reissue), ''Little Darlings'', ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!'' (reissue), ''Barbarella'' (reissue), ''Starting Over'', ''American Gigolo'', ''Urban Cowboy'' and ''Shogun''. | ||
*Some, if very little, post-1981 prints surprisingly keep this logo intact. | *Some, if very little, post-1981 prints surprisingly keep this logo intact. | ||
*Also seen on certain Hi-Fi re-releases of Paramount's early releases (such as ''Downhill Racer'' and ''Death Wish'') from 1984, and the original Hi-Fi VHS release of ''True Grit'' (1969 version). | *Also seen on certain Hi-Fi re-releases of Paramount's early releases (such as ''Downhill Racer'' and ''Death Wish'') from 1984, and the original Hi-Fi VHS release of ''True Grit'' (1969 version). | ||