Paramount Pictures

Background: Beginning in 1914, the former company was renamed Paramount Pictures Corporation, as the oldest running movie studio in Hollywood, beating Universal International by a month. On March 24, 1966, Paramount was acquired by Gulf+Western Industries, which later became Paramount Communications on September 5, 1989. Since March 11, 1994, the industry is currently owned by media conglomerate ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global and originally known as Viacom), a subsidiary of National Amusements, Inc.

1st Logo

(July 12, 1912, September 14, 1914-June 11, 1927)

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Nicknames: "2010s Mountain", "CGI Mountain III", "Perumount V", "Centennial Mountain", "Decade Mountain II", "100 Years of Paramount", "Paramount Mountain X", "Century Mountain", "Sunset Mountain", "Viacom Mountain III", "ViacomCBS Mountain", "Mount Paramount II", "Post-Blue's Clues Mountain"

Logo: On a dark cloudy background, we see several stars flying towards the camera, a mirrored reference to the previous logo. As the third star flies towards us, we follow the star as the camera pans upward 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 line up and encircle the mountain ahead. Then the " Paramount " script zooms out to take its place on the mountain, which is situated on a cloudy sunset landscape. The Viacom or ViacomCBS byline then fades in below.

Trivia: This logo was designed by Devastudios and animated using the Terragen software from Planetside Software.

Bylines:
 * December 16, 2011-November 8, 2019: " A VI a COM COMPANY "
 * January 10, 2020-November 10, 2021: "A ViacomCBS Company" set in the Gotham typeface.
 * July 23, 2021: "A ViacomCBS Company" set in ViacomCBS Raisonné.

Variants:
 * December 16, 2011-December 21, 2012: For the logo's debut and its first official year, a bright light shines to reveal the text" 100 Years " with " 100 " bigger and " Years " smaller, before a smaller Viacom byline fades in underneath.
 * A version of this logo exists where the camera angle is slightly different, the mountain has slightly less light reflection, the stars have a lighter color, the "Paramount script" is darker, the SM symbol was replaced with a TM symbol and some of the clouds above the mountain are not visible. This can be seen on movies like The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Looney Tunes: Rabbit's Run and home video releases from the company starting in late 2020.
 * A version of the aforementioned variant exists for the 100 Years version of this logo, where the Viacom byline is shifted upwards. This can be seen on Cirque de Soleil: Worlds Away and Katy Perry: Part of Me.
 * Starting with Transformers: Age of Extinction, the logo was enhanced.

Closing Variant: Same as the last logo; sometimes "DISTRIBUTED BY" appears above. Sometimes, the logo fades in and out; other times, it cuts in and out.

FX/SFX: Beautifully crafted CGI that combines elements from the last two logos, which still holds up well nearly 10 years later.

Music/Sounds: A light bell and string piece which rises in intensity and becomes more majestic and orchestral, scored by Michael Giacchino. Sometimes none, or the opening theme of the film instead (such as The Avengers, and Iron Man 3).

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, the first film to use this logo, there is an alternate version of the fanfare with some slight changes, in the note of the orchestration, making it sound more powerful. An unused alternate version is heard on the aforementioned film's OST that features a very different, more sweeping and even more powerful orchestration.
 * On Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, whooshes are added to the logo over either the fanfare or the opening theme of the film when the stars and the text fly by.
 * None for the closing variant. Sometimes the closing theme of the movie would be used instead.

Availability: Common. Seen on all Paramount movies from Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol to PAW Patrol: The Movie, as well as Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rumble. The 100 Years version debuted on the aforementioned film and made its last appearance on Jack Reacher, released on December 21, 2012. The version without the "100 Years" wording first appeared on Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. The Viacom byline made its final appearance on Playing with Fire; the ViacomCBS byline first debuted on a Spanish TV spot for Sonic The Hedgehog and made its theatrical debut on Like a Boss. The "DISTRIBUTED BY" closing variant appeared at the end of the DreamWorks Animation films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rise of the Guardians (the last DreamWorks films to be distributed by Paramount). Replaced by the final 20th Century Fox or current Universal logo on later films.

Editor's Note: This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with its powerful, majestic theme, perfect CGI, and the sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it.

11th Logo (July 2, 2021-)
Nicknames: "2020s Mountain", "Ugly Mountain II", "Blue Mountain II", "CGI Mountain IV", "Paramount Mountain XI", "Sunset Mountain II", "ViacomCBS Mountain II", "Mount Paramount III", "Post-Viacom Mountain", "SpongeBob Mountain"

Logo: TBA

Bylines:
 * July 2, 2021: "A ViacomCBS Company" set in the Gotham typeface.
 * August 20, 2021-2022: "A ViacomCBS Company" set in ViacomCBS Raisonné typeface.
 * 2022-: Bylineless

Closing Titles: Either the finished product of the logo or the full animation as transcribed above.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A new version of the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare, re-orchestrated by Dan Romer. In future cases, none or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Current. Debuted on The Tomorrow War, and has appeared on all movies since, save for Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rumble.

Editor's Note: This is the first Paramount logo without a byline.