Paramount Pictures/Summary

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Famous Players Film Company

Background : Paramount traces its history when it was originally founded on May 8, 1912 by the Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons (film theaters that cost 5 cents admission), saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman, he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to the middle class by featuring the leading theatrical players of the time (leading to the slogan "famous players in famous plays"). By mid-1913, Famous Players had completed five films and Zukor was on his way to success. That same year, another aspiring producer, Jesse L. Lasky opened his Lasky Feature Play Company with money borrowed from his brother-in-law, Samuel Goldfish, who was later known as "Samuel Goldwyn". The Lasky company hired as their first employee a stage director with no virtually film experience, Cecil B. DeMille, who would find a suitable location site in Hollywood, near Los Angeles for his first film called, The Squaw Man.

(July 12, 1912-December 25, 1916)

Nicknames : "The Original Paramount''

Logo : We see the mountain reading:

'Famous Players Film Company'

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Ultra rare.

Scare Factor : None.

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Paramount Pictures Corporation

Background : Beginning in 1914, the former company was renamed Paramount Pictures Corporation, as the oldest running movie studio in Hollywood, beating Universal Studios by a month. 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. Viacom split into two companies: one retaining its original name (that owns the BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) and the other being what 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.

1st Logo (February 12, 1914-December 31, 1917)

Nicknames : "The Original Paramount''

Logo : We see the mountain reading:

'Paramount Pictures'

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Ultra rare.

Scare Factor : None.

2nd Logo (January 7, 1918-February 15, 1927)

Nicknames : "The Three Mountains In the Credits", Three Paramountains

Logo : We see one of the following bylines at the top of the screen:
 * "ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS" (films produced on the East Coast).
 * "JESSE L. LASKY PRESENTS" (films produced on the West Coast).
 * "ADOLPH ZUKOR AND JESSE L. LASKY PRESENT" (films produced on both coasts).

Below this, we see the title of the film and a little more info. Somewhere on the screen, we see a snow capped mountain poking out of a cloud at the bottom. The mountain is surrounded by a ring of stars. We see the text overlapping the mountain reading:

'A Paramount Picture'

At the bottom of the screen is a box. On either side of the box, there are two Paramount pseudo-logos. Each has a ring of stars inside a ring. On the pseudo-logo on the right, we see the words "Paramount Pictures". On the pseudo-logo on the left, we see some writing. I theorize that this logo may actually be "Famous Players", so I may be wrong. At the top of the box, we see "COPYRIGHT [YEAR]". Inside the box, we see the words "FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION" in a large font. Below this, in a slightly smaller font, we see the words "ADOLPH ZUKOR, PRESIDENT". Below Zukor's name, we see the words "NEW YORK CITY". Below the box, we see, in a large font, "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED".

Closing Title : We see the words "THE END" on the screen. At the top of the screen is the title of the movie. Below "THE END", we see a snow capped mountain poking out of a cloud at the bottom. The mountain is surrounded by a ring of stars. We see text overlapping the mountain reading "A Paramount Picture".

FX/SFX : None. It was actually a big painting in a room that was filmed by a cameraman.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Probably still around on Paramount silent movies. The logo was actually part of the opening credits, and should be still on there, since Paramount has always owned their silents. A picture showing the filming of this logo can be found on Page 71 of "A Pictorial History of the Western Film".

Scare Factor : Minimal.

2nd Logo (January 18, 1926-May 17, 1955)

Nicknames : "Majestic Mountain", "Dark Mountain", "Paramountain", "Mount Everest"

Logo : We see a snow-capped mountain against a dark sky. There are clouds that look like smoke over the mountain; sometimes foggy, though. Encircling the mountain are 24 white stars, accompanied by this text in a majestic script font overlapping the mountain, reading:

'A'' Paramount Picture'''

At the end of the movie, we see "The End", in script, overlapping the company name.

Variant : Though the same general design of the logo has remained the same, there have been subtle changes to it over the years, such as having brighter stars on some films or a slightly different design.

Trivia : Legend says the mountain was doodled by W. W. Hodkinson during a meeting with Adolph Zukor. Hodkinson said it reminded him of his childhood in Utah.

FX/SFX : Just the gliding clouds.

Music/Sounds : The beginning/end of a movie's theme. Starting with the 1930 feature Paramount on Parade, almost all of the Paramount feature films used the fanfare Paramount on Parade (written by Elsie Janis and Jack King)

Availability : Still retained on TCM and black & white Popeye shorts on The Popeye Show last aired on Boomerang. Expect a 1991 or 1997 Universal logo or the 1956 MCA TV logo to precede as they own most of the films from this era. The last films to use this logo were The Country Girl and Mambo. The logo made a surprise appearance at the opening of Chinatown (a 1974 Roman Polanski film) and Broadway Bill (originally a Columbia Pictures release by Frank Capra; Paramount acquired the rights years after they remade the film as Riding High).

Scare Factor : Low to medium, due to the somewhat scary mountain drawing and clouds.

3rd Logo

(1934-1949)

Nickname : "The Popular Science Mountain"

Logos :
 * Shields Pictures : We see a crest, depicting a knight's head, zooming away from us. At the top of the crest, the words "SHIELDS PICTURES" are seen. Below the head, we see the phrase "ON-SANS-2277".
 * Paramount Pictures :
 * 1) 1934-1936 Variant : We see a mountain shooting above a cloud deck below. A ring of 19 or 24 stars, similar to the one seen on the Paramount blue mountain logo are seen. In an unusual font, we see the words "A Paramount Picture".
 * 2) 1936-1949 Variant : We see a brown mountain with a brownish sky. This logo is similar to the Paramount movie logo, except the word "Paramount" is slightly below the top of the mountain. This logo contained 30 stars.

Openings :
 *  Popular Science : We see a cartoon airplane zooming toward us. After the plane passes, we see either "ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS" or "PARAMOUNT PRESENTS" while we're looking down at the airplane. The words "POPULAR SCIENCE" are seen on the airplane's wings. At the bottom there is a copyright, and a Paramount pseudo-logo. Also present may be another copyright notice for Shields Pictures. This is followed by the credits.
 *  Unusual Occupations : On a shining red background, we see the above words, except the words "UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS" are seen.

FX/SFX : TBA

Music/Sounds :
 *  Popular Science : A variation of the familiar Paramount on Parade march to accompany the sound of the airplane passing.
 *  Unusual Occupations : A patriotic theme is heard, which leads into a medley of "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Pop Goes the Weasel", "Old MacDonald Had a Farm", and "I've Been Working on the Railroad".

Availability : Seen on various films on the program AMC Short Cuts on AMC. Usually you can figure it out by checking the running time of the movies and the start times.

Scare Factor : None to minimal.

4th Logo (August 1951-November 28, 1953)

Nicknames : "Majestic Mountain II, "Twisted Mountain", "Ugly Mountain", Paramountain II'', "Lopsided Mountain"

Logo : The same as above, only this variation looks more marble and uneven in appearance. The sky background is a bit lighter as well.

Variant : Sometimes, the stars and text appear close-up.

FX/SFX : Just the gliding clouds.

Cheesy Factor : The mountain looks ugly.

Music/Sounds : Usually the beginning/end of a movie's theme. Sometimes during the movie's intro, it would use Paramount on Parade.

Availability : Uncommon. It's still seen on Paramount color releases of the period, including When Worlds Collide!, The Greatest Show on Earth, The War of the Worlds, and Shane among others on TCM and AMC. The last film to use the logo was Forever Female, released on November 28, 1953.

Scare Factor : Low to medium. The mountain looks ugly and could be an eyesore to look at.

5th Logo (December 31, 1953-December 15, 1975)

Nicknames : "Majestic Mountain III", "VistaVision Mountain", "Perumount"

Logo : Originally created for Paramount's 3-D process called "Paravision" and later modified especially for widescreen, this logo appears more realistic and features a canyon scenery with trees around it. The sky is more distant in depth and is very contrast. Everything is pretty much the same as before here.

Trivia : The mountain that you see is known as "Artesonraju", the mountain that's located in Peru.

Variants : Several renditions of this logo have been discovered. This is going to get complicated, so let's explain this simply. There are many main variations of this logo:


 * 1953-1968: "A Paramount Picture/Release" (written in the Paramount corporate font). At the end of the movie, the "The End" byline appears by itself, right in front of the mountain. It then fades to the company name a few moments later.
 * 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.
 * On films with VistaVision, the stars and text would fade out, and "in" would fade in. Then it fades out and a big "V" zooming in (a la the Viacom "V of Doom" logo) and "VISTA" left of the V and "ISION" right of the "V" appear in a wiping effect. Then, "MOTION PICTURE" appears under "VISTA" and "HIGH-FIDELITY" under "ISION" fade in.
 * On White Christmas, "Paramount (with the "P" written in their corporate font) proudly presents the first picture in" would first appear over the mountain, and then the VistaVision logo appeared, without any "MOTION PICTURE" or "HIGH FIDELITY" texts, then the Paramount logo played as usual (with the final notes of the Paramount on Parade march, followed by a bell sound).
 * The logo has appeared in Spanish (Paramount Films Presenta), French (C'est un film 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.
 * 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 and they're in a different typeface. The script name also had a few variations of its own. At least two movies, Brother Sun, Sister Moonand Death Wish, featured the then-current TV logo version, and the 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.
 * Some movies, such as Lady Sings the Blues and the original 1969 version of The Italian Job, had a still version of this logo.
 * Sometimes, the text and stars appear in shadow mode. This can be found on True Grit.

FX/SFX : Just the gliding clouds.On the "COMING FROM" variant, the stars appearing, followed by each word one by one and then the G+W byline (or "Pictures" in the corporate Paramount font on trailers prior to 1968).

Music/Sounds : None, although it plays through the beginning/end of the movie's theme. For films shown in VistaVision, the logo has a majestic fanfare composed by Nathan Van Cleave, except on Gunfight at the O.K. Corral where it used the movie's theme. For the "COMING FROM" variant, a rhythmic timpani sound is heard for each word that appears, followed by a drum beat. Charlotte's Web had a 13-note horn fanfare, but was silent on the closing version. Some TV movies, such as Seven in Darkness, had an extended version of the 1969 Paramount Television "Closet Killer" theme from the era.

Availability : Again, preserved on Paramount releases of the period. This logo, without the VistaVision logo, was first seen on Money from Home, released on December 31, 1953. The VistaVision version is mostly seen on western films and it is also seen on White Christmas (the first film to use that logo's 'VistaVista' variation) and Vertigo. It is plastered by the 1963 Universal logo at the beginning of four Hitchcock films that Paramount merely released (The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo and Psycho). All are still retained on TCM and AMC. This logo surprisingly appeared at the beginning of the Indiana Jones films (but with the Gulf+Western byline added in the 6th logo). Among the movies released with the 1968-74 variation were the first two films in The Godfather series, Catch 22, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Charlotte's Web, Paint Your Wagon, Harold and Maude, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (now owned by Warner Bros.), Rosemary's Baby, and Chinatown. Also seen at the end of the 1974 film Chinatown, which had the 2nd logo at the beginning. The 1974-75 variation can be found on the original Longest Yard, 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 early 1996 VHS release ofCharlotte's Web, and earlier DVD releases of The Godfather and The Godfather 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 and Murphy's War have this logo plastered with the 1975 logo (although this logo is kept at the end of Barbarella). The last movie to use this logo was Three Days of the Condor, released on September 19, 1975.

Scare Factor : None.

6th Logo

(October 8, 1975-November 26, 1986, December 12, 1986)

Nicknames : "Blue Mountain", "Abstract Mountain", "'70s Mountain", "80s Mountain", "Fading Mountain", "VistaVision Mountain II", "Perumount II"

Logo : We see the same mountain with the canyon-style scenery as the previous logo. 22 white stars fade in, encircling the mountain. The word "Paramount" fades in on the mountain's peak. A byline fades in at the base of the mountain:

'''A Gulf+Western Company'''

The logo fades to a light blue mountain surrounded by a circular navy blue border on a light blue screen. The final product turns out to be Paramount's current print logo from that point onward, but as most print logos, they change over the years, because in the future, the byline for this logo and the byline for this print logo will change two times. This logo is similar to the Paramount Television ID of the period and has darker colors compared to the TV ID.

Variants :
 * The distance between the words and the mountain tip sometimes varies.
 * The size of the logo may vary.
 * One variation (probably the original) has a smaller blue circle around a smaller mountain, both kind of receded. The text for "Paramount" is smaller than usual and the text for "A Gulf+Western Company" is drastically larger, along with the stars. This rather ugly variation was seen on films from Hustle to Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
 * A variation of this logo was used as a bumper for trailers to upcoming films with the phrase "Coming From" above the logo. However, trailers for Popeye and D.A.R.Y.L. among some other movies had the normal version instead.
 * There is also a 3-D version of this logo, seen on Friday the 13th: Part III and the original The Man Who Wasn't There. However, the DVD of the former has the normal version of this logo instead.

FX/SFX : The clouds moving, the stars, company name, and byline fading in.

Cheesy Factor : Nothing cheesy; just gliding clouds and fading parts in this logo.

Music/Sounds : Often had no music, although the original version of Grease had a theme (which seems to be a horn reorchestration of the intro to Love is a Many Splendored Thing). In some cases, a new orchestral fanfare by Jerry Goldsmith (based loosely on Paramount on Parade) played throughout, especially on variants of this logo that were used on trailers for films, including Islands in the Stream, Saturday Night Fever, Foul Play, and Airplane!. In other cases, it uses the opening/closing theme. Starting Over had the original fanfare at the beginning, but was silent on the closing version.

Availability : Can be found on most TV broadcasts of late '70s-mid '80s movies. Plenty of films released on DVD have this logo intact or restored as well. Can be also seen on recent TV broadcasts of Meatballs, starring Bill Murray. It also appears at the end of the first two Indiana Jones films (and the third film, on the DVD release) and the 1980 film Popeye, which all had the 5th logo in the beginning. The 1976 variation can be found on Lipstick, the original The Bad News Bears, Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood and many current prints of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Some current prints of Grease, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Top Gun, and earlier DVD releases such as the 1976 version of King Kong have this logo plastered with the Viacom version of the 1986 logo. The first movie to use this logo was Mahogany, released on October 8, 1975. The last movie to use this logo was The Golden Child, released on December 12, 1986 (though only at the end; the 7th logo was used at the beginning of the film). On their co-productions with Lorimar, An Officer and a Gentleman still has this logo, but The Postman Always Rings Twice, Escape to Victory, Blake Edwards' S.O.B., and The Sea Wolves all have it removed; Night School will most likely have it removed as well. The variant used on trailers is usually preserved on iTunes releases like Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever and Islands in the Stream. The trailer for Airplane! is plastered by the 2002 logo (it retains the fanfare, however).

Scare Factor : Low. A lack of elements found on the TV version (the "Paramount" sliding in and the music) make this logo much less scary than its television counterpart. However, the realistic mountain fading to blue may seem a bit jarring.

7th Logo (December 12, 1986-February 15, 2002, January 28, 2003-January 29, 2016)

Nicknames : "CGI Mountain", "'90s Mountain", "Majestic Mountain V", "Mountain of Monotony", "Paramount 1987 Mountain", "Perumount III"

Logo : We see a model of a mountain, with a CGI lake in front of it and a light blue/yellow gradient sky with a yellow sunset behind it. The camera begins to zoom closer to the mountain, as 22 silver stars (also CGI) come from the bottom left and encircle the mountain, forming the familiar logo. The word "Paramount", in its familiar script logo font and redone in a shiny silver color, fades in on the peak of the mountain, along with the Registered Trademark "®" symbol. Seconds later, one of the four bylines (as seen below; depends on the year(s) seen below) fades in below the logo (not the international version).

Trivia : The logo was designed and animated by Studio Productions (now known as Flip Your Lid Animation), who also animated the 1994 20th Century Fox logo and the 1990-1997 Universal Pictures logo. The mountain scenery was a model created by Apogee, Inc.

Bylines :
 * December 12, 1986-August 30, 1989: "A Gulf+Western Company" (it fades in together with the Paramount script logo and looks the same as it did in the previous logo).
 * September 22, 1989-January 13, 1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" with a line above the byline fades in, in white. On the byline's first year, the byline faded in with the Paramount script logo like the Gulf+Western version and was in gold.
 * February 17, 1995-February 15, 2002, January 28, 2003-January 29, 2016: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 1990 \/|/\CO/\/\ "Wigga-Wigga" font), with a line above the byline fades in, again, in white.
 * One variant, used on the trailer for Mission: Impossible II and international releases, has no byline whatsoever. This version features the stars and the word "Paramount" already there at the beginning, with the camera starting at the front of the mountain and working its way to the back.

Variants : While there have been some variations of the logo depending on the movie, and of course the three byline variants, there are two main logo variations of this logo:
 * December 12, 1986-December 18, 1987: For this logo's first official year (1987, even though the logo actually debuted in 1986), the words "75th Anniversary" appear over the mountain, between the Paramount script logo and the Gulf + Western byline. "75th" was in silver with "75" bigger and "th" smaller and "Anniversary" in gold. Also, the "™" symbol was used in place of the standard "®" mark. On the prototype version, "75th" was in white and "Anniversary" in yellow-ish orange (this can be seen on The Golden Child).
 * February 5, 1988-August 30, 1989: The "75th Anniversary" disclaimer is removed, and the Gulf+Western byline is shifted slightly up.
 * June 30, 1999-February 15, 2002: Paramount slightly redid their logo. The same basic concept is here, but is reanimated to look nicer. The stars are thicker (with golden sides), shinier, and have a nice motion blur effect, the star's reflection can now be seen in the lake in front of the mountain, and the Paramount script logo and the Viacom byline now shine. The mountain now also turns dark. Also, the "®" symbol now fades in at the same time as the byline. These additions are subtle, but they make the logo seem much less dated. On the logo's first year, the Viacom byline fades in with the Paramount script logo, just like the Gulf+Western version.
 * Strangely, the 1995-2002 version with the Viacom byline was spotted after the split-screen credits when Barnyard: The Original Party Animals aired on Nickelodeon on March 21, 2010. It might be considered an error on production or broadcast.
 * A rare version of this logo has existed in 1999. The camera rotates about an angle until it shows the logo and the stars. There are also sundog and flashing effects at the beginning. The sky seems to be live action than the normal logo and looks a little similar to the current logo. You may see the text reversed at the beginning (along with the stars); it may seem to look like "tnuomaraP" (Paramount). However, this variant lacks the byline. It was seen on a trailer for the Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible II.
 * There is also a videotaped version of logo, primarily used to plaster older logos on VHS.
 * On CIC Video's The Paramount Movie Show segments, VHS trailers for Chinatown and A Place in the Sun, theatrical trailers for I.Q., The Brady Bunch Movie, Star Trek: Generations and Braveheart, the TV spot for Milk Money, the first trailer for The Indian in the Cupboard and the second trailer for Forrest Gump, the logo is bylineless.
 * On the 2002 DVD of Looney Tunes: Decade in Diapers (supposed to be in 2001 with the tapes, but was delayed until the 10th anniversary celebration ended), the logo is still.

FX/SFX : The stars circling the mountain, zoom in, text fading in. The earlier version was animated at Apogee Inc., while the 1995-2002 version was animated at Pixar.

Music/Sounds : Usually silent, although a few films such as: Fatal Attraction, Pet Sematary, The Accused, Wayne's World, Black Rain and post-1998 prints of Grease have bells/chimes followed by the 1975 fanfare. Event Horizon has a custom rearranged version of this fanfare (to sound more "powerful"). An abridged version can be heard on various home video releases.

Music/Sounds Variants :
 * On The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, an unknown fanfare plays.
 * On two Nickelodeon movies, Harriet the Spy and Snow Day, we can hear (if you listen hard enough) a soft sounded wind sound while the stars are encircling the mountain.

Availability : Plastered on most broadcast and basic cable telecasts of Paramount movies as well as some of Paramount's "marquee" titles that have been remastered or restored. However, most pay cable showings and video releases still have their original logos. It can be also seen at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which has the 5th logo at the beginning (though strangely enough, the DVD has the Blue Mountain at the end instead!). The first film to use this logo was The Golden Child, released on December 12, 1986. The last film to use this logo was Crossroads, released on February 15, 2002 and the last releases overall to use this logo were Rugrats Mysteries and SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash, both released on January 28, 2003, and also on the VHS release of Woody Woodpecker: Woody Woodpecker's Big Band, released on February 4, 2003 and the last demo VHS to use it was Merrie Melodies: The Magic Hour. The 1999 revision is rarer, only appearing on movies which were released in theaters from 1999 to 2002; Paramount has used the 1995 Viacom variation in all logo plasterings and TV movies such as those made for Showtime. Still easy to catch, even though the logo has not been in use for more than five years now. The 75th Anniversary logo appeared on 1987 video releases of Top Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Whoopee Boys, Crocodile Dundee, Children of a Lesser God, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and were plastered with its later variations for many years. Paramount nicely un-plastered the logo off, and the 75th Anniversary variation appears on the DVD releases of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and The Untouchables. The prototype version of the 75th Anniversary variation can be seen on the trailer for Beverly Hills Cop II (which is preserved on iTunes). The Viacom variation of this logo plasters the Paramount Communications variant on the post-1995 VHS releases (and some DVD and Blu-ray releases) of films that were released in the final two months of 1994, and among them was ''Star Trek: Generations. ''On the 1999 first-time DVD release and the 2004 Special Edition DVD, the Viacom variant appears at both ends instead. On Hulu.com and the 2009 Blu-ray release and DVD re-release as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Pictures Collection, the Paramount Communications variation is preserved. The Paramount Communications variant of this logo plasters the 1981 Orion Pictures logo on the Spike airing of First Blood. The Viacom variant of this logo was also seen at the end of the AMC airing of Rambo: First Blood Part II.

Scare Factor : None.

8th Logo (March 1, 2002-December 21, 2011, December 1, 2017-March 15, 2019)

Nicknames : "2000s Mountain", "Ultra Majestic Mountain", "CGI Mountain II", "Majestic Mountain VI", "90 Years of Paramount", "Perumount IV", "Ultra Perumount", "Ultra Majestic Perumount"

Logo : We see a majestic shot of a large amount of clouds, high over the earth, in space. In the distance, comet-like objects descend from the sky and as they zoom towards us, we see that they are the trademark Paramount stars, shooting towards us. The shot appears to "shimmer" a bit and then we see that we've been watching a reflection all along; the stars have been reflected through the familiar "Paramount" script. It too descends through the clouds above the stars, until we see a familiar mountain coming into view, now on a majestic sunrise-like background and surrounded by clouds. The stars zoom in below the script logo, which is now a silver color with a golden border, twisting and encircling the mountain. The script logo assumes its position above the mountain peak as the logo is completely formed. The Viacom byline then fades in under the logo, along with the "®" symbol.

Variants :
 * March 1-December 27, 2002: During its first year of use, the words "90'TH ANNIVERSARY", in gold with "90" bigger and "TH" smaller and on the top right of "90" and "ANNIVERSARY'''" below, fade in with the Viacom byline and the line, sandwiched between the peak of the mountain. Again, "™" is used in place of "®" in this variation.
 * A still picture of the logo was spotted on international prints of Sleuth (released by Sony Pictures Classics in the US).
 * A variant is used at the end of every trailer for Paramount's movies on online movie stores like iTunes and the PlayStation Store. We see a still version of the Paramount logo with the words "Now Available from Paramount". Below it is a copyright stamp. Has also been seen zoomed in (so the copyright and the "now available" text is not seen) and on the trailer for Airplane!, where the logo plasters the 1975 trailer version of the logo (keeping the music).
 * 2006-October 28, 2011: When distributing films from another company, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY", in white, are seen above the logo with the Viacom byline and the line. Usually seen at the end of DreamWorks films beginning in late 2006. It also oddly appears at the end of Iron Man, before the Marvel Studios logo. It also appears at the beginning of international prints of The Spy Next Door.
 * Late 2005-2011: The logo has been enhanced.
 * May 7, 2010-December 21, 2011: The Viacom byline is switched to its 2006 font. The words "DISTRIBUTED BY" are also updated to match it.

FX/SFX : INCREDIBLE BREATHTAKING CGI; very reminiscent of the more majestic and stylized 1940s and '50s mountains.

Music/Sounds : Silent for the most part, like the last logo, although on Mean Girls, the same fanfare used on the last logo plays.

Music/Sounds Variant : On The Longest Yard, an NFL style fanfare plays.

Availability : Seen on all current Paramount releases since 2002. Also seen at the end of Elizabethtown, Zodiac, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which all had the 6th logo at the beginning. It also appears at the end of Grease Sing-a-Long (a re-release of 1978's Grease), which has the 7th logo at the beginning. The 90th Anniversary variation was first seen on We Were Soldiers, released on March 1, 2002 and sometimes plasters old logos on 2002 video releases, and also replaced the Tri-Star Pictures logo on Encore airings of Rambo III. On the Woody Woodpecker episode Meet Winnie on VHS, the previous logo is shown at the beginning, while the 90th Anniversary closing variant plays at the end of the tape. The last film to use this logo was officially The Adventures of Tintin. Also plasters the Weintraub Entertainment Group logo on a recent Encore airing of My Stepmother is an Alien, but kept the opening music. This is because Paramount owns Pay-TV rights to the Weintraub and Carolco libraries (the former inherited from Worldvision Enterprises, the latter under license from StudioCanal), with Trifecta Entertainment & Media holding television rights. However, [http://closinglogos.com/page/You+forgot+to+mention+that+the+WEG+releases+are+owned+by+SPHE. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment] owns DVD rights since the WEG releases were released by Columbia Pictures. Surprisingly, the full version appears at the beginning of a few early episodes of Hogan's Heroes on MeTV, including the pilot episode, as well as the HD remasters on Universal HD.

Scare Factor : None. The animation is mind-blowing, and it is a suitable successor to Paramount's original CGI mountain.

9th Logo (December 16, 2011-)

Nicknames : "Master Majestic Mountain", "2010s Mountain", "Ultra Majestic Mountain II", "CGI Mountain III", "Majestic Mountain VII", "100 Years of Paramount", "Mega Majestic Mountain", "Perumount V", "Master Majestic Perumount"

Logo : On a dark cloudy background, we see several stars flying towards us, a mirrored reference to the previous logo. As the third star flies towards us, we follow the star to reveal that we were looking at the reflection of a lake. We follow the stars as they skim the lake and create ripples. We continue to fly forward as a total of 22 stars encircle the mountain ahead. Then the word "Paramount" zooms back to take its place on the mountain, which is situated on a cloudy sunset landscape. The 2010 Viacom byline fades in below.

Trivia : This logo is designed by DevaStudios, Inc.

Variant : For the logo's first official year (in 2012, even though it premiered in 2011), a bright light shines to reveal "100 Years" before a small Viacom byline fades in underneath.

FX/SFX : Breathtaking CGI that combines elements of the 2002 logo and the landscape of the 1986 logo.

Music/Sounds : A light bell and string piece which rises in intensity to become a majestic fanfare which ends in a 5-note orchestral, scored by Michael Giacchino.

Music/Sounds Variant : There is an alternate version of the fanfare with some slight changes in the notes and orchestration. That version exists on the DevaStudios website and on Paramount's official YouTube channel.

Availability : Uncommon. Photos of it first surfaced on various news sources. The fully-animated version debuted on Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which was released in IMAX and on other large premium format screens as of Friday, December 16, and was given a wide release as of Wednesday, December 21, as announced by Paramount Pictures. The "100 Years" version will also be used on all upcoming Paramount releases scheduled to premiere throughout 2012 (hence the studio's 100th anniversary). It can also be seen on DevaStudios's official website.

Scare Factor : Absolutely none. Could possibly become a favorite of many.

11th Logo

(February 4, 2018-)

Nicknames : "HopperHare1998", "MrWhiskers2006"

Logo : On a white background, we see a hopper ball attatched to a set of balloons, it fades out then we see Mr. Whiskers, a text reading "Paramount Family Entertainment" and a byline reading "A Time Warner Company, like in the Warner Bros. Pictures logo.

Trivia : This logo was animated at Pixar.

Bylines :
 * 2018-2019: A TimeWarner Company
 * 2019-: A Disney Company

Variants :
 * A prototype version can be found on movies from February to October 2018, and has no 90th anniversary text and also has a white background instead of a rainbow one.
 * Due to bloopers, Bugs Bunny (which was in the logo's prototype) couldn't be in the logo, so a 90th anniversary version was introduced on October 8, 2018.

FX/SFX : Same as the 1998 Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo and the 2002 logo.

Music/Sounds : Same as the 1998 Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo.

Music/Sounds Variant : There is an alternate version of the fanfare with some slight changes in the notes and orchestration. That version exists on the DevaStudios website and on Paramount's official YouTube channel.

Availability : Current.

Scare Factor : None.