Participant

Participant Productions

1st Logo (September 15, 2005)

Visuals: On a black background, we see a row of uneven blue boxes, each containing a capital letter in italics. There are sticks below each box, probably to resemble signs or banners that crowds hold. These boxes all form the word "PARTICIPANT". "PRODUCTIONS" is seen below at the right side.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on American Gun.

2nd Logo (October 21, 2005-December 21, 2007)

Visuals: On a black background, a row of blue (or gray) boxes rotate in, each of them containing a capital letter in italics. These form the word "PARTICIPANT", in a similar font to the previous logo. "PRODUCTIONS" appears below at the right side. It then rotates back or just fades out.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on Syriana and North Country among others.

Participant Media

3rd Logo (April 11, 2008-October 2, 2015)

Visuals: On a black background, light effects swirl and form the word "participant" word with "MEDIA" in gray underneath it (both in Trade Gothic Extended) and a small red circle next to the text.

Variants:

An alternate version, simply consisting of the logo in white on a brown background, can be seen on trailers for some of their movies.
On several movies released in 2014, the small text "10th ANNIVERSARY" fades in below the logo.
A short version formerly appeared on TV shows from the now-defunct Pivot.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A mellow orchestral tune composed by Danny Elfman.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, the theme is rearranged.

Availability: Can be seen on Contagion, Waiting for "Superman", The Beaver, Food, Inc., and Snitch, among others.

4th Logo (October 16, 2015-2019)

Visuals: There are two animated variants, both featuring the words "participant media" in a white bold font and stacked on each other. The second p and d are connected and the first p appears as a cote-out in a circle, with a turquoise counter.

Logo 1: The logo gradually wipes in from the left, stays on for several seconds, and swiftly wipes out to the right.
Logo 2: Beacons of soft, blue light bring the letters of the wordmark together.

Variant: On Pivot's shows, the text "original series" appears below the word "media".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The previous theme (usually abridged), the opening theme, or none. The second version has a synth piano theme.

Availability: The first version made its debut on Bridge of Spies and was used until RBG. The second version made its debut on Green Book.

Participant

(2019-)

Visuals: On a black background, a flag moves from left to right, with a partial view of the Participant logo. It then reveals the logo in its entirety; two deformed rectangles that are arranged to look like the letter "P", and the word "PARTICIPANT" underneath the horizontal rectangle.

Variants:

A short version exists where the flag reveals the logo.
An in credit version also exists.
On the trailers for White Bird, the logo is black with a sepia outline and it has some sepia circles surrounding it. Many dark birds are seen flying up in front of and behind the logo.

Technique: CGI by Wieden+Kennedy.

Audio: A seven-note piano theme (composed by John Bowers) with a flag flapping, the opening theme, or none.

Availability: First appeared on Dark Waters and has since made appearance on all of the company's other movies. It also appeared on television shows like Noughts + Crosses.