Paramount DVD

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## Background

TBA.

## 1st Logo (September 7, 1999-February 4, 2003)

**Nicknames:** "CGI Disc Mountain", "Perumount", "Paramount Mountain", "'80s/'90s Mountain", "CGI Mountain", "Viacom Mountain"

**Visuals:** We have the 1999 enhanced version of the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. A DVD disc glides to behind the mountain and the "***Paramount***" script, now in black zooms out from the top, like the current movie logo. The word "**DVD**" fades in below and like the next logo, fades to a black background.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" in the Wigga-Wigga font.

**Variant:** A still version exists on the TV spot for the DVD of *Rat Race*.

**Technique:** A mix of CGI, live-action model work and 2D computer animation. Like the movie logo, this was designed by Dario Campanile and animated at Pittard Sullivan.

**Audio:** None or the opening theme of the TV spot.

**Availability:** Extinct. Its only known appearance was on a TV spot for the DVD of *Rat Race*. Don't expect this to be seen on early Paramount DVDs, as they jump straight to the warning screen or a preview.

**Legacy:** Its existence was debated for a while, since its rushed look (particularly the "**DVD**" text) does make it look like a fanmade logo. This may have been a placeholder for the next logo below.

## 2nd Logo (May 6, 2003-March 5, 2019)

Flying StarsThe finished productMenu selection variant (2003-2006)

**Nicknames:** "CGI Disc Mountain II", "Dark Mountain of Steel", "Dark Perumount", "Perumount II", "Paramount Mountain II", "2000s Mountain", "CGI Mountain II", "Viacom Mountain II"

**Visuals:** We start off with the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo's animation, but near the end, a DVD disc suddenly appears and flies to behind the mountain, while a white flash of light briefly appears. The word "**DVD**" appears below and the logo fades to a black background with the logo in black (a la the 1975 movie logo).

**Byline:** Referred to as "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" in the Viacom "Wigga-Wigga" font.

**Variant:** Some early DVD releases have two options: "**PREVIEWS**" and "**MAIN MENU**". When either one is selected, the logo fades out, followed by the selections. This was used until 2004 and until 2006 for some CBS DVD releases.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was animated at BUF Compagnie and PIC Collective.

**Audio:** Starts off silent, but when we get about halfway there, a whoosh sound is heard and then a thunderclap sound is heard and a humming sound.

**Audio Variant:** On the post-menu selection variation, when either option is selected, a soft "bong" is heard, followed by a whirring sound when the options disappear.

**Availability:** Very common. The first release to use this logo was the DVD release of *Extreme Ops*. Don't expect to see this on 2006-2013 DreamWorks Animation DVD releases, as they use the DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment logo instead. The last release to use this logo, along with its High Definition counterpart, was *Instant Family*.

**Legacy:** Even though Viacom changed their byline in 2010, and the Paramount logo in 2011, this logo continued to be used throughout the 2010s. It's a great logo overall, with the DVD near-seamlessly blending into the main logo. However, some have been rattled by this logo's rather loud sound effects.

## Final Note

Beginning with the release of *Bumblebee*, released on DVD and Blu-ray (as well as 4K UHD Blu-ray) on April 2, 2019, all Paramount DVDs and Blu-rays began using the 2011-present theatrical logo as a de-facto home video logo, even under their Players and Animation banners, though in the future, it could change for those two for the best.

Paramount Pictures | Famous Players Film Company

**Home Entertainment:**
Paramount Home Entertainment | **Paramount DVD** | Paramount High Definition

**Television:**
Paramount Television Studios | Paramount Television | Desilu Productions