Logo Descriptions by kidinbed
Logo Captures by Eric S. and kidinbed
Logo video courtesy of AustralianRoadshow and LogoCanal
Background: Summit Entertainment is a film studio that was founded in 1996 by Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsburger. The studio was originally a production/distribution/sales organization which usually co-released films by other studios (such as Touchstone Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros.) but they became fully independent in 2007. Their first film as a fully independent studio was P2 (2007), and released the screen adaptation of the bestselling book Twilight.
1st Logo
(1996-2007)
Nicknames: "Peaceful Summit", "Abstract Ribbon"
Logo: On a black background, we see a moving blue ribbon. The ribbon slowly floats down, and it falls. The ribbon then moves up to become an outline of a mountain. The mountain moves back, and the words:
S U M M I T
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E N T E R T A I N M E N T
fade in below.
FX: Everything in great CGI.
Music/Sounds: A whoosh sound on some sort of flute, then a dreamy synth tune with a tympani beat at the end. For Summit's later films, past 2000, the logo was silent.
Availability: Uncommon; appears on some Universal, Touchstone, Fox, Alcon, and Warner Bros. releases internationally.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the nature of this logo is a bit ominous, but this logo is well liked by most people who have seen it.
2nd Logo
(2007- )

Nicknames: "Summit Outline", "CGI Peaceful Summit"
Logo: On a black background, a light shines, showing the outline of a mountain. The resulting mountain outline gradually zooms out, and the light gradually gets brighter until there is something akin to a flash on the screen. The background becomes an ice blue, the mountain's outline becomes white, and this zooms out until the logo becomes an ice blue rectangle with a mountain outline. The light fades out in the distance, and the ice blue rectangle is on a blue/white gradient background. The words:
S U M M I T
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E N T E R T A I N M E N T
fade in below the mountain on the ice blue rectangle.
FX: Everything; the CGI is once again amazing.
Music/Sounds: A soft and dramatic fanfare that gradually becomes more majestic. But most films with this logo have no music or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Currently in use. Appears on Summit's new films, such as Twilight, P2, and Sex Drive.
Scare Factor: None to minimal; except for the flash (which is so slow and gradual it probably wouldn't be considered a flash by all but the very sensitive), this is a very peaceful logo.