Paris Filmes

Background
Paris Filmes (formerly known as Grupo Paris Filmes and Paris Video Filmes) is a film/video distributor in Brazil which distributes movies on film, DVD and Blu-ray. Founded in 1960 by the Romanian immigrant Sandi Adamiu, the company began distributing the films of the French studio Pathé, in Brazil. In the 1980s, Paris Video Filmes acquired América Vídeo, specializing in action films, distributing major hits on VHS.

1st Logo (late 1980s-1990?)
Logo: On a black background, a cutout of the Arc de Triomphe (tr. Arch of Triumph in French) is seen, with the PARIS VIDEO FILMES text below it.

Variant: None.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct, rarely seen on tapes.

2nd Logo (1990?-mid 1990s)
Logo: On a black background, nine golden stripes are seen on a 3D perspective. The stripes join together, forming a circle, from where a golden version of the Arch of Triumph surges from the middle. Stars show up from above the arch, and a comet-like figure passes behind the logo. After the comet passes, the main element zooms out, and the 3D version of the arch is replaced by the cutout from the previous logo, surrounded by a rectangle with the colors of France's flag on it, and the PARIS VIDEO FILMES text written below the arch with a serif font. Behind the rectangle, stays a marble-textured background.

Variant: None.

FX/SFX: The 2D stripes being rotated onto a 3D perspective, and the 3D version of the Arch of Triumph. More 2D is seen on the last seconds, with the background, photo of the arch and the France-colored rectangle. Many sound swooshes are heard, at the part where a comet passes and when the logo forms entirely.

Music/Sounds: A deep synth note, which is substituted by a loud electric guitar (with drums slightly heard).

Availability: Extinct, seen on tapes released by the company.

(mid 1990s-2000s?)
Logo: On a black background, all elements of the logo are separated and moving on diferent positions. Elements are: a red oval sphere, and the texts, written in the Futura font; GRUPO (in blue), PARIS (in white, and in a different font weight), FILMES (in purple), and the texts CINEMA · TV · VÍDEO written all in white. After they move for a few frames, a flash comes up from the middle-left of the screen, revealing a 2D frontal version of the Arch of Triumph. The texts position themselves on the right position, making space for the arch, that moves on top of the logo.

Variant: Contains a variant from the early 2000s where the · DVD text is added to the last line, implying the company's beginning distribution of movies in DVDs. The animation is slighly different from the 1990s version.

FX/SFX: The 2D animation and the flash sound effect. The GRUPO and FILMES text squish vertically to fit inside the red oval.

Music/Sounds: A crescendo composed of hi-hats and strings, interrupted by the flash, which then reveals a happy synth line.

Availability: Extinct, seen on tapes released by the company, and on tape collection 'Videoteca Caras'.

1st Logo (2005-2008?)
Logo: In a highway-like setting, cars are seen moving forward on different speeds. Then, the camera moved up, revealing more of the sky and the moon. The camera moves back down to reveal various yellow block objects forming the Arch of Triumph. After the 'building' is finished, the camera pans back in a motion blur, revealing the PARIS FILMES text coming from the bottom of the screen. The sky background slowly fades out, giving space for a navy blue one.

Variant: Contains an anniversary variant that says 45 Anos de Sucessos (tr. 45 Years of Successes) below the Paris Filmes text. This logo was released in 2005.

FX/SFX: 3D graphics that seem dated for this time. Along with some sounds of cars moving and honking.

Music/Sounds: Cars honking which then fades out to a tribal-like beat, ending in a low keyboard sound.

Availability: Extinct. Seen at home video distributions of movies, mostly DVDs.

2nd Logo (2008?-2013)
Logo: On a sky background, a yellow bird followed by equally yellow streaks flies around the screen. The bird moves onto the front of the screen, revealing the Arch of Triumph, although in a metallic silver. The bird rotates around the arch, making it golden. The bird disappears, giving space for the "PARIS FILMES" text that shows up from the right side of the screen, letter by letter. After it's finished, the sky background fades to black.

Variant: There's a variant of the logo which seems to be a prototype.

FX/SFX: Very cool CGI.

Music/Sounds: A beautiful bombastic fanfare, most likely inspired by Universal Pictures.

Availability: No longer current. Can be seen on some films.

Editor's Note: TBA.

3rd Logo (2013- )
Logo: On a space background, we see an close up of a side of the realistic Earth. It spins rapidly and then we see the sun in it's border. We close up more to see a city with lights, and then the Roman Coliseum (Rome, Italy), on a night background. Then we see some clouds surrounding it. And once we get to it's left-side seats, we then cut to some more clouds, and see the Brooklyn Bridge (New York City), very modeled and with no cars passing through it, on a still nightly background. We zoom out to the lower side of the construction, which features many triangles, squares, and more. Then, with yet some more clouds surrounding it, the Cristo Redentor (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), on a sunny, thunderstorm-like background. The camera then zooms up and rotates to it's back. Once we zoom out, we see a coliseum entrance (Arc de Triomphe, Paris), with three lines superceeding it's form. Over it, the text "PARIS FILMES" appears over the bottom of the coliseum entrance, with about seconds of the same cloudy background. The background fades to black, and the logo then fades out.

FX/SFX: Fantastic CGI.

Music/Sounds: An excellent-sounding triumphant fanfare, along with whooshes and undeniable effects when the camera pans.

Availability: Current. Seen on some films from the time.

Editor's Note: It's a great logo compared to the Grupo Paris Filmes logo.