Compiled and Edited by Eric S.

1st Logo
(1895-1903)
TBA


2nd Logo
(1903-1908)

Nickname: "Elgé Daisy"

Logo: TBA

3rd Logo
(1908-1920)





TBA


4th Logo
(1920-1925?)

TBA


5th Logo
(1925?-1930?)

TBA


6th Logo
(1930?-1935?)

TBA

7th Logo
(1935?-1940?)

TBA


8th Logo
(1940-1950)

TBA


9th Logo
(1950-1960)

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10th Logo
(1960-1970)




Nickname: "Sun Globe"
Logo: We see a globe surrounded by a sun. A filmstrip surrounds the globe, with "GAUMONT" written on it. Written above is "LA SOCIÉTÉ NOUVELLE DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS" and below is "DÉPARTMENT FILMS". "présente" is written in a square in cursive text in the corner of the screen.
Variant: The globe has also appeared against a black BG without any text.
FX: Possibly still.
Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: TBA

11th Logo
(1970-1980)
Nickname: "Sun Globe II"

Logo: Against a smoky dark blue BG, we see a revolving orange globe, with several "points" moving like that of a cartoon sun, zooming in from the top right. It immediately transforms into Gaumont's "marguerite" daist with a G inside it, both in white. As it moves out to the left, the BG slowly turns red. Then the words "AUMONT" appear at the right, and "DISTRIBUTION" appears at the lower right.


FX: The sun globe and smoke effects...

Cheesy Factor: ...which look cheesy even for 1970.

Music/Sounds: A fanfare that grows more and more dramatic. Three horn stabs play at the end, in sync with the animations.

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: Medium to high; the fanfare is very dramatic and the sky turning red looks rather may remind you of hell!


12th Logo
(1980-1985)
Nicknames: "Flowers/Daisies Through the Ages"

Logo: Against a dark blue/black gradient BG with stars shooting forward, several of Gaumont's "marguerite" daisy logos from the past are shown zooming out into the distance. Then, a large white daisy (sans the text) slowly zooms up and out of view. Afterwards, the word "Gaumont" (in white) with the "G" inside the same daisy from earlier (the text appears to be in 3D). The logo continues to zoom out. As this happens, several more stars shoot forward.

FX: The logos zooming.

Cheesy Factor: The animation looks rough.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic synthesized music score with pounding synth drums.

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the daisy zooming in and the ominous music may not sit well with viewers.



13th Logo
(1985-1995)
Nicknames: "Gaumont in Space", "Zooming Daisy", "Daisy of Doom"

Logo: This is essentially the same as Logo 2, but without the daisies zooming out. Against a dark blue gradient BG, we see the Gaumont daisy slowly coming toward us, a la Viacom's V of Doom, and stars shoot forward as this happens. It fills the screen and then we see the word "Gaumont" zoom out with a 3D effect. Then it slowly zooms out altogether and disappears.

Variant: Starting in 1990, the logo appears on a black BG, and "Gaumont" is in yellow.

FX: The daisy zooming in, zooming out, and disappearing.

Cheesy Factor: The zooming is a little choppy.

Music/Sounds: From 1985 to 1990, it used the same music as Logo 2. Later on, it used a dramatic and majestic fanfare.

Availability: Rare. The first version can be found on the Celebrity Home Entertainment/Just for Kids releases of "Asterix vs. Caesar" and "Asterix in Britain." Gaumont may be plastering their older logos now - on the Region 2 DVD releases of the two Gaumont-produced Asterix films, the 2006 logo appears.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the daisy zooming in can be unnerving to some.




14th Logo
(1995-1999)
Nicknames: "The Gaumont Map", "The Map/Space"

Logo: We see a map of all the Gaumont logos throughout history labeled with their respective years. The camera pans across the map following the logos until it gets to the last one. We then see a bright flash and then the camera zooms in toward a gold Gaumont daisy in space (with stars shooting forward). It has a cloud of gas revolving around it that quickly transforms into the word "Gaumont" (written in red). The daisy also turns red. The logo shines afterwards.

Variant: For the logo's 1st year, the words "1895-1995" and "100 ANS DE CINÉMA" were displayed above and below the company name, respectively, in order to commenorate Gaumont's 100th anniversary.

FX: Everything used in this logo, which looks very professional.

Music/Sounds: Same as the black background variation for logo 13. On some films, a wind-blowing sound is used.

Availability: Uncommon (at least in the United States), but not rare. The full version can be seen on the director's cut of Léon: The Professional (the original U.S. release print replaced it with the Columbia Pictures logo), Just Visiting, and international prints of The Fifth Element (again, American prints replace it with the Columbia Pictures logo). In the U.S., the short version appeared on the animated series Sky Dancers, Dragon Flyz, Space Goofs, The Magician, and Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Scare Factor: Low to medium, mainly due to the fanfare.

15th Logo
(1999-2007)

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16th Logo
(2007- )
Nicknames: "Kid with Daisy"

Logo: At dusk, we see a kid on a hilltop holding a daisy. The kid releases the daisy and the camera pans up to where the daisy rises. The daisy grows and forms the current Gaumont logo similar to the 4th logo. The logo then shines and fades out.

FX: The kid, the rising, the sparkling.

Music/Sounds: A dreamy and dramatic fanfare.

Availability: Rare for now. Appears on new French films from Gaumont. You can also see a simplified version of this logo on the company's website.

Scare Factor: Minimal.