Paramount Players

Credits

Descriptions by
BoyOnTheMoon and SuperMax124

Video captures courtesy of
Pepsi9072 and Logo Archive Premiere

Background

Paramount Players is a division of Paramount Pictures founded in 2017 by studio CEO Jim Gianopulos, specializing in films based on "contemporary properties". In March 2022, the operations of the division were folded into the main Paramount banner following the resignation of the studio's head, Jeremy Kramer. However, for the time being the division will remain functional (at least until all of its remaining productions have been completed).

(November 2, 2018-)

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  Earlier version
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  Later version

Nicknames: "2010s Blue Mountain", "Mount Paramount"

Logo: Same as the current Paramount Pictures logo, but near the end, the stars and text encircle the mountain peak higher than usual and all turn metallic. As this happens, the background turns dark gradient blue and the abstract mountain design from the print logo appears as the word "PLAYERS" fades in between the tip of the mountain and "Paramount".

Later Variant: The logo was slightly reanimated in 2019, which now has the abstract mountain drawing itself in subtly instead of simply fading in, and the shine on the left corner of the "P" in "Paramount" fades in quicker and also fades out. It is unknown which film was the first to use it.

FX/SFX: This is pretty much a modified version of the 2011 Paramount logo by Devastudios and animated using Terragen from Planetside Software, with influence from the 1975 logo.

Music/Sounds: The 2011 Paramount Pictures fanfare by Michael Giacchino.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• On Dora and the Lost City of Gold, whooshes are heard when the stars fly by and some water sounds are heard when they skim across the lake.
• On Body Cam, the film's opening theme is heard instead.
• Otherwise, the logo is silent.

Availability: Current and common.

• This appears on Nobody's Fool, What Men Want, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Eli, Playing with Fire, Body Cam, Spell, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, and The In Between.
• With the 2022 reorganization of the division to Paramount proper, this logo's future is uncertain. For now, it will continue to see usage on upcoming productions from the division such as Senior Year (May 13, 2022).

Editor's Note: This is a neat callback to the 1975 logo, which also featured a realistic mountain turning into an abstract version.