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Feb 14, 2018 · Paramount's logo is one of the most iconic images in all of film - but few people know its true origins. Most moviegoers are familiar with the logos of various Hollywood studios. From Disney's grandiose castle backdrop to the outer space view of Earth courtesy of Universal, every movie begins with a slew of logos for the various companies involved in the production, and the biggest are legendary.
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Jan 24, 2018 · Original Paramount Pictures logo from 1914. The first branding for Paramount was created in 1914. It featured the name Paramount in Excelsis with a crown of stars and a mountain. According to legend, the mountain was based on a drawing made by co-founder William Wadsworth (W.W.) Hodkinson that's inspired by memories of his childhood spent in Utah.
- 1953–1986
- 1986–2002
1953–19681968–19751975–1986In 1975, the stars and the "Paramount" text were redesigned to match its current print logo since 1967 and the Gulf+Western byline is now stacked up. A transition would also ocurre in which the painted mountain changes into the flat corporate design against a blue background. This debuted on Mahogany, released on October 8, 1975 and was used up until Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, released on November 26, 1986.1986–1987 (75th anniversary logo)
Typography: Custom Helvetica (modified) (Gulf+Western byline) Launched: December 12, 1986 In 1986, for the studio's 75th anniversary, Dario Campanile repainted the mountain, which debuted on-film in 1986. The artist added the trees, the lake and the clouds to make it realistic and the sky was changed to a red/blue sunset. It was designed and composited by Studio Productions (now known as Flip Your Lid Animation), with the stars animation done by Omnibus Computer Graphics and the mountain scenery model physically created by Apogee, Inc. The "Paramount" text and the Gulf+Western byline from the previous logo would both fade in first after the stars encircle the mountain before the 75th Anniversary wordmark fades in last. This logo debuted in The Golden Child, released on December 12, 1986 while the 75th Anniversary variant was last used on Eddie Murphy Raw released on December 18, 1987.
1988–1989
It's the same as before, but the 75th Anniversary wordmark is removed and the Gulf+Western byline is shifted up. This debuted on She's Having A Baby, released on February 5, 1988 and was last used on Shirley Valentine, released on August 30th, 1989. It later made a surprise appearance on Paranormal Activity 3, but with the 2010 Viacom byline.
1989–1990
In 1989, the former byline was changed to A Paramount Communications Company. In addition, the "Paramount" text fades in first before the byline fades in. This debuted on Black Rain, released on September 22nd, 1989 and ended 1 year later. The byline faded in with the Paramount script like the Gulf+Western version and the 1975 logo and was colored gold.
Despite Paramount Pictures as a film studio being established on May 8, 1912, the actual Paramount Pictures name first materialized in 1914, during the company's early years as a distribution company. Paramount would become a wholly owned division of Famous Players Film Company at around 1916. During this period in 1914, Paramount's logo (designed by William Wadsworth Hodkinson) consisted of a ...
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Aug 5, 2024 · The original Paramount Film Studio logo debuted in silent films. According to the archives, William Hodkinson created it in 1916 when discussing business issues with the former owner of the Famous Players company. He drew the first thing that came to mind on blotting paper: a mountain peak surrounded by stars.
