http://www.closinglogos.com/index.php?title=DreamWorks_Animation&feed=atom&action=historyDreamWorks Animation - Revision history2024-03-29T15:58:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1http://www.closinglogos.com/index.php?title=DreamWorks_Animation&diff=1751&oldid=prevTravis: Created page with "<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=DreamWorks+Animation&version=285&savePath=%2Fpage%2FDreamWorks%2BAnimation&saveType=page"><div><font face="Ari..."2020-11-03T00:39:20Z<p>Created page with "<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=DreamWorks+Animation&version=285&savePath=%2Fpage%2FDreamWorks%2BAnimation&saveType=page"><div><font face="Ari..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div><div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=DreamWorks+Animation&amp;version=285&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FDreamWorks%2BAnimation&amp;saveType=page"><div><font face="Arial" size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> <font color="#333333">V of Doom, Wyraachur, BenIsRandom, Muzzarino, Nathan B., and LogoFinds001</font></i></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Background</u>: DreamWorks Animation is an American animation studio which has produced a series of critically and commercially successful computer animated films, including <i>Shrek</i>, <i>Madagascar</i>, <i>Bee Movie</i>, <i>Kung Fu Panda</i>, <i>Monsters vs. Aliens</i>, <i>How to Train Your Dragon</i>, and <i>MegaMind</i>, among others. It was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks SKG]] and [[Pacific Data Images|Pacific Data Images (PDI)]]. Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks SKG, it was spun-off into a separate public company in 2004. Starting with <i>Over the Hedge</i>, their movies were distributed through [[Paramount Pictures]] (in turn owned by Viacom), who acquired the rest of DreamWorks SKG in February 2006. However, in August 2012, DreamWorks Animation signed a five-year distribution deal with [[20th Century Fox Film Corporation|20th Century Fox]], a subsidiary of [[21st Century Fox|21st Century Fox Inc.]], which began after the release of <i>Rise of the Guardians</i>, whilst in China, the company formed [[Oriental DreamWorks]]. On August 22, 2016, DreamWorks Animation was acquired by Comcast, and became a unit of NBCUniversal. [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]] took over distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation's films starting in 2018; they would release their first theatrical DWA film, <i>How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World</i>, on February 22, 2019.<br/><br/><br/>1st Logo<br/>(May 19, 2004-March 27, 2009, 2013)<br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><img alt="DreamWorks Animation (Version 1, Widescreen)" height="147" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/_gNOeO_F9_D8LTpOzSRdBQ225469/GW257H147" title="DreamWorks Animation (Version 1, Widescreen)" width="257"/><img alt="DreamWorks Animation (Version 2, Widescreen)" height="146" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/ouWjHr5rxMsVn-INS4kEpQ51159/GW257H146" title="DreamWorks Animation (Version 2, Widescreen)" width="257"/><img align="bottom" alt="Dreamworks Animation (2007- )" height="145" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/Vlrel3czOBWDimrDw5WM7A11938/GW191H145" title="Dreamworks Animation (2007- )" width="191"/><img align="bottom" alt="DreamWorks Animation - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)" height="147" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/7NYPtIV2_z8qJ_g5QBMvKg18192/GW268H147" title="DreamWorks Animation - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)" width="268"/><img align="bottom" alt="Dreamworks Animation (2009)" height="147" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/a0b05785c60b0f76732bbddf52505b3e/GW258H147" title="Dreamworks Animation (2009)" width="258"/><img align="bottom" alt="Dreamworks Animation (DS version)" height="140" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/Ay6I35-u8CzDqRYFmoVMjw9154/GW184H140" title="Dreamworks Animation (DS version)" width="184"/><img align="bottom" alt="DreamWorks Animation Logo (May 19, 2004, March 27, 2009)" height="146" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/027509f0e056f6b97a1de1742dbab947/GW194H146" title="DreamWorks Animation Logo (May 19, 2004, March 27, 2009)" width="194"/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="148" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/218ba7bff6934b3c46a9ae0e86a337d53446b769" width="264"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Nicknames</u><font face="Arial">: "The Rainbow Balloon Kid", "Little Boy Fishing On the Moon", "Fishing Boy", "Daytime DreamWorks"</font><br/><br/><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333"><u>Logo</u>: We pan up through a cloudy </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">sky as we see the familiar DreamWorks crescent moon. A boy flies up onto the moon holding a bunch of balloons, and as he takes his place, he takes out his fishing rod and casts it, while letting go of the balloons. The camera pans up further into the clouds from the Live action Studio's logo, as the balloons fly up and then pop into the rainbow-colored letters "</font></font><font face="Times"><b>DREAMWORKS</b></font><font face="Arial">", in its corporate font. The text slightly eases in as "</font><b><font face="Times">ANIMATION</font></b><font face="Arial">" or "</font><font face="Times"><b>ANIMATION SKG</b></font><font face="Arial">", underneath a </font><font face="Arial">blue </font><font face="Arial">line, fades in underneath.</font><br/><br/><font face="Arial"><u>Variants</u>:</font></font><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">Starting in 2006 with <i>Flushed Away</i>, the kid and the moon appear above the text.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</i> and <i>Monsters vs. Aliens</i>, there are more clouds (so much they surround the kid on the moon!) and when the kid releases the balloons, the camera doesn't pan up, it stays on the kid on the moon. The text appears below.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">The print version is used on handheld versions of DWA video games.<br/></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">A still version of the logo exists at the end of DWA films.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" size="3"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">On a preview for </font><i>Over The Hedge</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, the "</font><b><font face="Times">ANIMATION SKG</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" variant appears, with a oddly stretched version of the kid on the moon.</font></font></li></ul><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: Excellent CGI, perfectly showcasing a dreamy, relaxing atmosphere. This was designed by yU+co.</font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A majestic and peaceful orchestrated piece, which is adapted from the track "Fairytale" from <i>Shrek</i>. For the still version, none. On some movies, the opening theme is heard.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Seen on all DreamWorks Animation films from the time, such as <i>Shark Tale</i>, <i>Over the Hedge</i>, and <i>Flushed Away</i>; it was first seen on <i>Shrek 2</i> and last seen on <i>Monsters vs. Aliens</i>. Strangely, it reappeared on <i>The Ghost of Lord Farquaad</i>on a General Mills<i>Shrek </i>DVD sampler.</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: This is a gorgeous logo with an equally gorgeous fanfare as well.<br/><br/><br/><br/>2nd Logo<br/>(February 1, 2009, March 26, 2010-June 2, 2017)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><img align="bottom" alt="DreamWorks Animation (2014)" height="173" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/z4e4UmE5YWwuJrr_p3rAwg1256621/GW306H173" title="DreamWorks Animation (2014)" width="306"/><img align="bottom" alt="DWA 2010 (How To Train Your Dragon trailer)" height="174" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/dwasM2MeET1OpksZ6YizDw665565/GW408H174" title="DWA 2010 (How To Train Your Dragon trailer)" width="408"/><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="163" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/youtubevideo/d2c32382c0a6d2b2360c1b17ef74dd058471a471" width="289"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u><font face="Arial">: "Little Boy Fishing On the Moon II", "Fishing Boy II", "Nighttime DreamWorks"</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial">: In a starry nighttime sky, we see a full moon. A shadow appears on it as it turns into a crescent moon, revealing the boy from the last logo sitting on it. The boy takes out his fishing rod and casts it. The camera pans out as he swings the road around the fuchsia clouds. The words "</font><font face="Times"><b>DREAMWORKS</b></font><font color="#333333">" zoom out in </font><font color="#c46ff2">violet </font><font color="#333333">and spread one-by-one below the moon, then finally we see on a </font><font color="#de8deb">violet </font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial">line "</font><font face="Times"><b>ANIMATION SKG</b></font><font face="Arial">".</font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Variant</u>: In 2014, a special 20th anniversary variant was created. The logo starts as normal, but when the boy's fishing hook swings by the screen, it sweeps up letters that form the word "<b>YEARS</b>" which then settle underneath the moon. From there, the number "<b>2</b>" appears to the left of the moon (with the moon taking the place of the "<b>0</b>" to form the "<b>20</b>") and the words "OF DREAMS" and "AND LAUGHTER" fade in below "YEARS" in columns. The DreamWorks text then fades in above the "20". This can be seen on <i>The Penguins of Madagascar</i> (the movie, not the series) and <i>How to Train Your Dragon 2</i>. On the DreamWorks' anniversary brand campaign, copyright information appears underneath the logo.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The zooming, the swinging of the fishing rod, and the spreading/arranging of the letters. Very nice CGI, especially how it takes advantage of the 3D format.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A dreamy flute/piano/string piece (a rendition of the first few notes of "Fairytale") that leads into a re-orchestrated rendition of the last logo's theme. This theme debuted in Shrek Forever After and is rarely used. It more commonly uses the opening theme of the movie.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds Variants</u>:<br/></font><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>Shrek 3-D</i> re-releases called <i>The Ghost of Lord Farquaad</i>, it has the end of the theme from the previous logo.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>Puss In Boots</i>, a flamenco theme was heard.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">On <i>Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie</i>, George Beard (voiced by Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins (voiced by Thomas Middleditch) hum the last part of the theme.<br/></font></li></ul><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Common. It was first seen on the Super Bowl trailer of <i>Monsters vs. Aliens</i>, and later debuted officially on <i>How to Train Your Dragon</i>, and appeared on all DreamWorks Animation movies from 2010 to 2017. It had recently been retired. The last film to use this logo was <i>Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie</i>, which was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. A still version can be seen at the end of their films and most of their shorts.<br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: Another very nicely animated logo from DreamWorks Animation.<br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">3rd Logo</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">(June 7, 2018-)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><iframe frameborder="0" height="186" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/f758dbcb9a3adc05cc1eacb459f10a970709a322" width="329"></iframe></div><div><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "Little Boy Fishing On the Moon III", "Fishing Boy III", "Nighttime DreamWorks II", "The Evolution of Animation"</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: O</font><font color="#333333">n a black background </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">streaks fill the screen, as 2D painted clouds start appearing making a daytime scene. The scene fizzles with a sunset setting grows in size from the top-right. with more and more clouds appearing, slowly becoming 3D. as we zoom through the clouds, they take on a </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">tint, as the scenery turns to nighttime. A </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">energy forms a </font><font color="#808080">white </font><font color="#333333"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">sphere in the centre, and the boy on the moon appears on the sphere, forming an inverted version of the 2016 print logo. Clouds blow in from the left, then from the right as the word "</font><b><font face="Times">D</font><font face="Garamond">REAM</font><font face="Times">W</font><font face="Garamond">ORKS</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" forms from light streaks under the logo, and the Comcast byline from the Universal logo wipes in, as some clouds disappear from the background. the remaining clouds slowly move upwards, and the logo fades out.</font></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font><font face="Arial" size="3"><u>Variant</u>: There is an </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3">alternate </font><font face="Arial" size="3">logo featuring the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3">print </font><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#333333">logo on a </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">background.</font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: Brilliant CGI, mixing 2-D and 3-D animation, this time, not having the Boy on the moon actually animate.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: It opens with a string/flute melody, sounding similar to the previous two logos</font>' music, which then builds into a different triumphant fanfare, ending with a choir. The theme was composed by John Powell, who also provided the music for <i>How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World</i>.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Brand new. It was first revealed on the trailer for <i>How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World</i>, and the fully animated version debuted on the film itself. The print logo variation appeared at the end of the shorts <i>Bird Karma</i> and <i>Bilby</i> (though prints of the latter from the online print onward replaced it with a still version of the standard logo).<br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: This logo pays homage to the early days of animation, evolving into the 3-D animation of today, and it is done amazingly well.</font></div><br/></div></div>Travis