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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Paramount Home Entertainment''' (formerly "Paramount Home Media Distribution", "Paramount Home Video", and "Paramount Video") is [[Paramount Pictures]]' home media division and was formed | '''Paramount Home Entertainment''' (formerly "'''Paramount Home Media Distribution'''", "'''Paramount Home Video'''", and "'''Paramount Video'''") is [[Paramount Pictures|'''Paramount''' Pictures]]' home media division and was formed in 1979 (some sources claim late 1975). The company owns the home media rights to films and shows owned by Paramount and shows from sister company ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (now "Paramount Media Networks", under individual labels such as [[MTV Home Entertainment|MTV Home Video]] and other subsidiaries). The company also licenses the right to release material from CBS Corporation (later "ViacomCBS", now "[[Paramount Global]]") (such as [[CBS Studios]]/[[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Showtime Networks]] material released through [[CBS Home Entertainment]], although [[CBS Films]] material is released by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] and [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]) and several independent studios. They formerly released [[DreamWorks Animation]] material through [[DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment]] until 2014, when the latter acquired distribution rights to their library and transferred the rights to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]. On September 27, 2011, Paramount Home Entertainment was renamed Paramount Home Media Distribution after merging with Paramount Digital and Television. Starting in 2012, the [[Republic Pictures]] library and select Paramount films were licensed to Olive Films and Kino Lorber. From 2013-2016, the company licensed the home media rights to most of the Paramount Pictures (with some exceptions) library to [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]. Paramount continues to release licensed material and material from sister companies. In May 2019, Paramount Home Media Distribution was renamed back to Paramount Home Entertainment. | ||
==Paramount Home Video== | ==Paramount Home Video== | ||
===1st Logo (September 1979- | ===1st Logo (September 1979-October 1980)=== | ||
[[File:Paramount Home Video.jpg|center|350px]] | [[File:Paramount Home Video.jpg|center|350px]] | ||
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* This surprisingly appears on a late 1983 pressing of ''The Odd Couple'' and a 1984 printing of ''Harold and Maude'' (usually, releases printed around that time started with the "Acid Trip" warning screen, followed by the Paramount Pictures logo). | * This surprisingly appears on a late 1983 pressing of ''The Odd Couple'' and a 1984 printing of ''Harold and Maude'' (usually, releases printed around that time started with the "Acid Trip" warning screen, followed by the Paramount Pictures logo). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the first home video company logos ever made; it's very simple, but they had ways to go. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the first home video company logos ever made; it's very simple and boring compared to the rest of the logos in this page, but they had ways to go. | ||
===2nd Logo (October 1980-January 1981, April 1, 2019)=== | ===2nd Logo (October 1980-January 1981, April 1, 2019)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Mountain Silhouette", "Scanimated Mountain of Doom", "Black Mountain", "Rising Mountain", "Cheesy Mountain", "In the Shadow of Paramount" | '''Nicknames:''' "Mountain Silhouette", "Scanimated Mountain of Doom", "Black Mountain", "Rising Mountain", "Cheesy Mountain", "In the Shadow of Paramount" | ||
'''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 logo was produced by the design firm of Sullivan & Marks. | '''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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===3rd Logo (1983-March 1987)=== | ===3rd Logo (1983-March 1987)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
Paramount Home Video Blue Mountain.jpg | File:Paramount Home Video Blue Mountain.jpg|The Mountain | ||
Paramount Video.jpg | File:Paramount Video.jpg|The Logo | ||
File:Paramount Home Video (B&W, 1983) (A).png|The Mountain in B&W | |||
File:Paramount Home Video (B&W, 1983) (B).png|The Logo in B&W | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* Paramount Video would produce 1984 to 1986 episodes of ''Brothers'', a sitcom which aired on Showtime from 1984 to 1989. This would appear on 1984 to 1986 episodes, while 1987 to 1989 episodes would be produced by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]]. | * Paramount Video would produce 1984 to 1986 episodes of ''Brothers'', a sitcom which aired on Showtime from 1984 to 1989. This would appear on 1984 to 1986 episodes, while 1987 to 1989 episodes would be produced by [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]]. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, thanks to its soothing music and rather high-tech animation for the time. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, thanks to its soothing music and rather high-tech animation for the time, which is probably the reason why it's used for a solid 5 years. | ||
===4th Logo (April 1987-April 24, 2007 [2012 on Asian VCDs])=== | ===4th Logo (April 1987-April 24, 2007 [2012 on Asian VCDs])=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain", "90s Mountain", "Perumount" | '''Nicknames:''' "CGI Mountain", "90s Mountain", "Perumount" | ||
'''Logo:''' It's the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo with no video indicator whatsoever. The difference here from the theatrical version is that the logo is videotaped; the picture quality is somewhat sharper and the color scheme is brighter than normal. On occasion, the logo begins much earlier than the theatrical variant. | '''Logo:''' It's the 1986 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo with no video indicator whatsoever. The difference here from the theatrical version is that the logo is videotaped; the picture quality is somewhat sharper and the color scheme is brighter than normal. On occasion, the logo begins much earlier than the theatrical variant. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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*At the end of the ''It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown'' 1997 VHS, the ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'' 2004 VHS, and one promo on the ''Drop Zone'' 1995 screener VHS, the 1989 "distorted" version of the 1987 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme is heard. | *At the end of the ''It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown'' 1997 VHS, the ''Boohbah: Comfy Armchair'' 2004 VHS, and one promo on the ''Drop Zone'' 1995 screener VHS, the 1989 "distorted" version of the 1987 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Nowadays as bit as uncommon. | ||
*This was used as a de-facto home video logo, and can be seen on every VHS and Laserdisc release from that period -- this also includes television series (such as the original ''Star Trek''), comedy specials, and third-party acquisitions like ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (where this plasters the original Atlantic Releasing Corporation logo), ''Teen Wolf Too'', ''The Garbage Pail Kids Movie'', and titles licensed from [[The Rank Organisation (UK)|the Rank Organisation]] (such as ''The Red Shoes''). Combine this with its 16-year span, and this may be the most common home video logo period. | *This was used as a de-facto home video logo, and can be seen on every VHS and Laserdisc release from that period -- this also includes television series (such as the original ''Star Trek''), comedy specials, and third-party acquisitions like ''Nutcracker: The Motion Picture'' (where this plasters the original Atlantic Releasing Corporation logo), ''Teen Wolf Too'', ''The Garbage Pail Kids Movie'', and titles licensed from [[The Rank Organisation (UK)|the Rank Organisation]] (such as ''The Red Shoes''). Combine this with its 16-year span, and this may be the most common home video logo period. | ||
*Many videos should have either the 75th Anniversary print logo, or the standard Gulf+Western print logo (with no mention of "HOME VIDEO") on the packaging and labels. Try to look. | *Many videos should have either the 75th Anniversary print logo, or the standard Gulf+Western print logo (with no mention of "HOME VIDEO") on the packaging and labels. Try to look. | ||
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===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-December 27, 2008, April 1, 2019)=== | ===5th Logo (May 17, 1989-December 27, 2008, April 1, 2019)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Paramount Home Video (1989) 20200901 183720.png|Gulf Western Company Byline | |||
Paramount Home Video 1992 B.png | File:Paramount Home Video 1992 B.png|Paramount Communications Byline | ||
Paramount Home Video (1995) 20200901 184230.png | File:Paramount Home Video (1995) 20200901 184230.png|Paramount Communications Byline in a different font | ||
Paramount Home Video 1995 D.png | File:Paramount Home Video 1995 D.png|Viacom Byline | ||
Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (B).png | File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (B).png | ||
Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (C).png | File:Paramount Home Video (1989-2007) (C).png|Coming Attractions Version | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* On the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the logo is silent. This is probably an error on Paramount's part. | * On the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the logo is silent. This is probably an error on Paramount's part. | ||
'''Availability:''' Depending on the version, but as a whole, | '''Availability:''' Depending on the version, but as a whole, common since it was used for 19 years. It appears on the majority of Paramount's home video releases. | ||
*The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" version was only used until the late 1990's. | *The "COMING ATTRACTIONS" version was only used until the late 1990's. | ||
*The original Gulf+Western variation (which is the least common) made its debut on the May 1989 home video release of ''Coming to America'' (also the first tape to use this as a whole), and can be found on releases such as the first four ''Star Trek'' films, ''Distant Thunder'', ''The Experts'', ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'', ''Cousins'', ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Major League'', ''Pet Sematary'', and ''Puppet Master'', among others. | *The original Gulf+Western variation (which is the least common) made its debut on the May 1989 home video release of ''Coming to America'' (also the first tape to use this as a whole), and can be found on releases such as the first four ''Star Trek'' films, ''Distant Thunder'', ''The Experts'', ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'', ''Cousins'', ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', ''Major League'', ''Pet Sematary'', and ''Puppet Master'', among others. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history, and has become a favorite of many. | '''Editor's Note:''' Perhaps one of the most famous logos in home video history, and has become a favorite of many. | ||
===6th Logo (December 1993)=== | ===6th Logo (December 1993)=== | ||
[[File:Paramount Home Video (1993).png|center|350px]] | [[File:Paramount Home Video (1993).png|center|350px]] | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The tagline is a nod to Paramount's slogan in the 1920s: "If it's a Paramount picture, it's the best show in town." | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The tagline is a nod to Paramount's slogan in the 1920s: "If it's a Paramount picture, it's the best show in town." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen only on the original North American release (both United States and Canadian prints) of ''Mission: Impossible''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. This can be seen on ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', all demo VHS tapes with this logo, ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', and alternate prints of ''The Sum of All Fears''. Depending on the release, there is no previews or this appears right after them. | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant:''' There is a very rare variant which uses the "Paramount is..." voiceover. This can be seen on ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', all demo VHS tapes with this logo, ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', and alternate prints of ''The Sum of All Fears''. Depending on the release, there is no previews or this appears right after them. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare, due to its short lifespan, and this logo was only used for | '''Availability:''' Rare, due to its short lifespan, and this logo was only used for 8 months. | ||
*The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky'', and was 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'', ''My Horrible Year!'', five demo VHS tapes from the era (the demo versions of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''), all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill'' and ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. The final release to use this was ''Bleacher Bums''. | *The first release to use this was the second VHS print of ''Vanilla Sky'', and was 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'', ''My Horrible Year!'', five demo VHS tapes from the era (the demo versions of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band'' and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''), all 3 ''Jackass'' volumes, ''Rugrats: Christmas'', ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas'', ''Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill'' and ''K-19: The Widowmaker''. The final release to use this was ''Bleacher Bums''. | ||
*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 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. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie logo with the additional animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie logo with the additional animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The Jerry Goldsmith fanfare, | '''Music/Sounds:''' The Jerry Goldsmith fanfare, none, or 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 they jump to the warning screen at the beginning instead, sometimes with previews preceding to match their VHS counterparts. | '''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 they jump to the warning screen at the beginning instead, sometimes with previews preceding to match their VHS counterparts. | ||
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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 | '''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. Also seen on some CBS DVDs from 2006, like the Season 1 DVD of ''NCIS''. | ||
'''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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'''Logo:''' We first see the effect of a television being switched on, zooming out from one of the stars and transitioning to the middle of the 2002 Paramount logo in poor image quality. When the star reaches the mountain's peak, two white lines appear and move across the picture vertically from the center, sharpening the picture and forming the silver text: | '''Logo:''' We first see the effect of a television being switched on, zooming out from one of the stars and transitioning to the middle of the 2002 Paramount logo in poor image quality. When the star reaches the mountain's peak, two white lines appear and move across the picture vertically from the center, sharpening the picture and forming the silver text: | ||
''HIGH''<br>''DEFINITION'' | '''''HIGH''<br>''DEFINITION''''' | ||
which zooms out into place. The Viacom byline (without the line) from the previous three logos fades in below and the HD text shines. | which zooms out into place. The Viacom byline (without the line) from the previous three logos fades in below and the HD text shines. | ||