Paramount Classics

1st Logo (1998-2000)

Logo : On a black background, we see the Paramount Classics print logo, which has the Paramount gate entrance with opened gates leading to the mountain. The words "PARAMOUNT CLASSICS" are seen below.

FX/SFX : None. It's a still logo.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on Trekkies(though the Netflix print doesn't have it), Where's Marlowe?, and Adventures of Sebastian Cole.

Scare Factor : None.

2nd Logo (2000-2006)

Logo : We start from the back of the 1986 Paramount logo without the stars, text, and byline. And then, the camera works its way to the front. When it does, we zoom out to the Paramount gate entrance. The gates then open to reveal the mountain and the words "PARAMOUNT CLASSICS" fade in below.

Variant : Girl on the Bridge has the logo black and white.

FX/SFX : The camera turning, the zooming, the gates opening.

Music/Sounds : A different majestic fanfare. The opening theme of the movie can be heard or none.

Availability : Seen on films made by the company, including Mad Hot Ballroom, Northfork, Girl on the Bridge, The Triumph of Love, The Virgin Suicides, andAn Inconvenient Truth, among others.

Scare Factor : None.

3rd Logo (2006-2008)

Logo : On a black background, we see black ink lines drawing on a white paper sheet. They form a brush-drawn version of the Paramount gate, taken into a box, with the company name below. The logo zooms out with a slightly blue water-colored background.

Variant : On The Kite Runner, the logo is still and has a black background.

FX/SFX : The logo taking form.

Music/Sounds : Nothing known.

Availability : Seen on films from this time, including Shine a Light and Kite Runner.

Scare Factor : None.