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===Background===
This was a time where [[Pathé]] was at its original name '''Pathé Frères'''. On October 6, 1927, the company simplified its name, dropping the "Frères" name to simply "Pathé".
 
{{ImageTOC
|Pathé Frères (1904).png|1st Logo (OctoberMarch 2915, 1904-September 27, 1908)
|PathePathé (1909) (Credit - Google Chrom)1904.png|2nd Logo (SeptemberOctober 3029, 1905-19121904)
|Pathe1Pathe (1909) (Credit - Google Chrom).png|3rd Logo (DecemberSeptember 930, 1905-1915May 15, 1912)
|Pathe (1905) (From - La vie de Moïse)Pathe1.png|4th Logo (December 119, 1905-October 28, 1915)
|Pathe_Pathe (19071905)_ (From_From -_The_Red_Spectre La vie de Moïse).png|5th Logo (December 1906-190711, 1905)
|Pathe_(1907)_(From_-_The_Red_Spectre).png|6th Logo (December 22, 1906-July 14, 1907)
}}
 
===1st Logo (OctoberMarch 2915, 1904-September 27, 1908)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
[[File:Pathé 1904.png|center|300px]]
File:Pathé Frères (1904).png
File:Pathé Frères (1908).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=v3Yl1ctGK7Y}}
 
'''Visuals:''' During the last few seconds of a film, there is a magic wand with white boxes filling from bottom to top to reveal the image of the rooster facing left filled by a magic wand. After a few seconds, it cuts to the logo being scrapped.
 
'''Technique:''' A still, traditionally-painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' It was seen on Pathé's earliest productions such as ''Japanese Varieties'' (''Japonaiseries'') and ''Magic Bricks''.
 
===2nd Logo (October 29, 1904)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
[[File:Pathé 1904.png|center|300px]]
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=aRnaNHTEdTQ}}
 
'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the text arched over the horse holding a flag with the rooster inside the circle reading:
 
<center>CONSORTIUM</center>
<center>'''DES GRANDES MARQUES CINEMATOGRAPHIQUESCINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES'''</center>
 
Below the horse is "''Pathé Frèresfrères''" in a corporate font with the word "CONCESSIONNAIRES" below.
 
'''Technique:''' None.A {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}still, traditionally-painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' It was so far only seenresurfaced on ''The Impossible Voyage''.
 
'''Legacy:''' TheIt was the oldest-known standalone logo documented on this wiki.
 
===2nd3rd Logo (September 30, 1905-May 15, 1912)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Pathe (1909) (Credit - Google Chrom).png
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{{YouTube|id=z4Txzk0vkjs|id2=wOrEAeUI01s}}
 
'''Visuals:''' Simply a photo of a rooster within a thin white circle against the black background.
 
'''Variants:'''
*An <u>early version</u> has the rooster in a silhouette.
*In some instances, the rooster is facing the left.
 
'''Technique:''' None.A {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}combination of a photography and a still, painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' WasIt was used in tandem with the next logo, although this one was used on fewer films such as ''Trees and Tredent'' and ''La fée aux fleurs''.
 
===3rd4th Logo (December 9, 1905-October 28, 1915)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Pathe1.png
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File:Pathe (1908, sepia) (From - Excursion To The Moon).png
File:Pathe (1907) (Credit - Google Chrom).png
File:Pathè (Very rare Russian variant, 1910).jpg
File:Pathe (1915, purple) (From - Sveriges Biografägares kongress i Stockholm).png
File:Pathe Freres (Without Rooster).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=RuZNaFYaElU|id2=qul0EgfoPd0|id3=468SX44Qphc|id4=_yqIXBiQaP0|id5=S6TQKUeEkts|id6=Nb3pN-G6b-o}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a black (or grey/worn-out black) background, there is a still image of a rooster in white (sometimes orange) posing as if it is about to crow. Below it is the cursive text "''Pathé fréres''".
 
'''Variants:'''
*Similar with other logos at the time, the logo can be seen in <u>different hues</u>, whether it'd be gold, sepia, or purple.
*There are a lot of colored variants, going from gold to sepia and even purple.
*The design of the rooster can vary. Sometimes, it is facing the left and in one instance, its legs may be closer together. The rooster may also be seen in a lot of or less detail or in one case where it nearly looks realistic. Some films omit the rooster.
*On <u>''The Red Girl and the Child''</u>, the logo is red with the words "TRADE" on the left side of the rooster with "MARK" on the right of it.
*Sometimes, the text "''Pathé fréres''" is replaced by "S. C. A. G. L.", which is wrapped around the rooster.
*The Russian version of this logo exists, which was seen in the Imperial Russian release of ''The Funeral of Matheo the 2nd''.
 
'''Technique:''' None.A {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}still, traditionally-painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the film.
 
'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, some films may have featured the accompanying score.
 
'''Availability:''' Can be seen on earlier films from Pathé.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
 
===4th5th Logo (December 11, 1905)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Pathe (1905) (From - La vie de Moïse).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=zNWBZyQBxH8}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an eagle is seen carrying a film camera with the text
<center>'''FILM<br>DE LA Cie DES CINEMATOGRAPHES<br>TH.PATHE'''</center>
above. Note how the letters "'''ie'''" in "'''Cie'''" are a lot smaller and above two lines. Underneath it all is the text "'''MARQUE DÉPOSÉE'''" within a rectangular shape with two circles on both sides.
 
'''Technique:''' None.A {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}still, traditionally-painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' It was seenresurfaced on ''La vie de Moïse''.
 
===5th6th Logo (December 22, 1906-July 14, 1907)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Pathe (1907) (From - The Red Spectre).png
Pathe (1906) (From - The Magic Roses).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=x77qJsGo7W4lSqn76knRWQ|id2=V0qnL3bw7tgaFniPgvHqfg}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a cursive word "''Pathé''" with an underline underneath the last three letters are above the stacked text reading "THE END".
 
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, <u>the logo is in a different cursive-like font</u> with "''fréres''" added and taking up most of the screen. Additionally, "{{Font|Timesthe Newtext Roman|"''EDITEURS''}}" is added below.
 
'''Technique:''' None.A {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}still, traditionally-painted graphic.
 
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the film.
 
'''Availability:''' Like with the 2nd logo, it was used in tandem with the previousthird logo but used on a small amount of films. They include ''The Red Spectre'' and ''The Magic Roses''.
 
{{Chronology||[[K.O.K. Pathé]]}}

Latest revision as of 04:57, 18 August 2024


Background

This was a time where Pathé was at its original name Pathé Frères. On October 6, 1927, the company simplified its name, dropping the "Frères" name to simply "Pathé".



1st Logo (March 15, 1904-September 27, 1908)


Visuals: During the last few seconds of a film, there is a magic wand with white boxes filling from bottom to top to reveal the image of the rooster facing left filled by a magic wand. After a few seconds, it cuts to the logo being scrapped.

Technique: A still, traditionally-painted graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was seen on Pathé's earliest productions such as Japanese Varieties (Japonaiseries) and Magic Bricks.

2nd Logo (October 29, 1904)


Visuals: Over a black background is the text arched over the horse holding a flag with the rooster inside the circle reading:

CONSORTIUM
DES GRANDES MARQUES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES

Below the horse is "Pathé frères" in a corporate font with the word "CONCESSIONNAIRES" below.

Technique: A still, traditionally-painted graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was so far resurfaced on The Impossible Voyage.

Legacy: It was the oldest-known standalone logo documented on this wiki.

3rd Logo (September 30, 1905-May 15, 1912)


Visuals: Simply a photo of a rooster within a thin white circle against the black background.

Variants:

  • An early version has the rooster in a silhouette.
  • In some instances, the rooster is facing the left.

Technique: A combination of a photography and a still, painted graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was used in tandem with the next logo, although this one was used on fewer films such as Trees and Tredent and La fée aux fleurs.

4th Logo (December 9, 1905-October 28, 1915)


Visuals: On a black (or grey/worn-out black) background, there is a still image of a rooster in white (sometimes orange) posing as if it is about to crow. Below it is the cursive text "Pathé fréres".

Variants:

  • Similar with other logos at the time, the logo can be seen in different hues, whether it'd be gold, sepia, or purple.
  • The design of the rooster can vary. Sometimes, it is facing the left and in one instance, its legs may be closer together. The rooster may also be seen in a lot of or less detail or in one case where it nearly looks realistic. Some films omit the rooster.
  • On The Red Girl and the Child, the logo is red with the words "TRADE" on the left side of the rooster with "MARK" on the right of it.
  • Sometimes, the text "Pathé fréres" is replaced by "S. C. A. G. L.", which is wrapped around the rooster.
  • The Russian version of this logo exists, which was seen in the Imperial Russian release of The Funeral of Matheo the 2nd.

Technique: A still, traditionally-painted graphic.

Audio: The closing theme of the film.

Availability: Can be seen on earlier films from Pathé. [Examples?]

5th Logo (December 11, 1905)


Visuals: On a black background, an eagle is seen carrying a film camera with the text

FILM
DE LA Cie DES CINEMATOGRAPHES
TH.PATHE

above. Note how the letters "ie" in "Cie" are a lot smaller and above two lines. Underneath it all is the text "MARQUE DÉPOSÉE" within a rectangular shape with two circles on both sides.

Technique: A still, traditionally-painted graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was resurfaced on La vie de Moïse.

6th Logo (December 22, 1906-July 14, 1907)


Visuals: On a black background, there is a cursive word "Pathé" with an underline underneath the last three letters are above the stacked text reading "THE END".

Variant: Sometimes, the logo is in a different cursive-like font with "fréres" added and taking up most of the screen. Additionally, the text "EDITEURS" is added below.

Technique: A still, traditionally-painted graphic.

Audio: The closing theme of the film.

Availability: Like with the 2nd logo, it was used in tandem with the third logo but used on a small amount of films. They include The Red Spectre and The Magic Roses.

Pathé Frères
K.O.K. Pathé
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