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* A "behind-the-scenes" version of this logo exists, showcasing the different production stages of the backlot, water tower, clouds, and the WB shield. | * A "behind-the-scenes" version of this logo exists, showcasing the different production stages of the backlot, water tower, clouds, and the WB shield. | ||
* Sometimes on the closing variant, the logo is entirely still. This can be seen at the end of YouTube prints of ''Thir13en Ghosts'', plastering the 12th logo. | * Sometimes on the closing variant, the logo is entirely still. This can be seen at the end of YouTube prints of ''Thir13en Ghosts'', plastering the 12th logo. | ||
* The intro video of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood follows the same transitions for both the normal and New Line Cinema versions from the 12th logo. In the New Line Cinema version, it is slowed down to fit the video's length. The | * The intro video of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood follows the same transitions for both the normal and New Line Cinema versions from the 12th logo. In the New Line Cinema version, it is slowed down to fit the video's length. The major difference is that it was in a 16:9 (1.78:1) ratio instead of the usual 21:9 (2.35:1) ratio from the previous logo. | ||
'''Closing Variant:''' The tail end of the opening logo with no extra text. Here, the logo stays on-screen for at least four extra seconds before fading out. This is the first time that the "Distributed by" text above is not used, and the first time since 2000 that the URL below is absent. | '''Closing Variant:''' The tail end of the opening logo with no extra text. Here, the logo stays on-screen for at least four extra seconds before fading out. This is the first time that the "Distributed by" text above is not used, and the first time since 2000 that the URL below is absent. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI by [[Devastudios]] (who previously animated the logos for [[Lionsgate Films]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] in 2011 and 2013 respectively). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the backlot was created using drone footage, original blueprints from the Warner Bros. Studio Facilities and available photography and videography from Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood and Google Earth, all in order to reconstruct it in CGI. The sky and clouds were created with Terragen from Planetside Software. More info can be read on [https://www.devastudios.com/work/logo/warner-bros-logo-making-of/ Devastudios' website]. | '''Technique:''' CGI by [[Devastudios]] (who previously animated the logos for [[Lionsgate Films]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] in 2011 and 2013 respectively). Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, the backlot was created using drone footage, original blueprints from the Warner Bros. Studio Facilities and available photography and videography from Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood and Google Earth, all in order to reconstruct it in CGI. The sky and clouds were created with Terragen from Planetside Software. More info can be read on [https://www.devastudios.com/work/logo/warner-bros-logo-making-of/ Devastudios' website]. | ||
'''Audio:''' A re-orchestrated version of the 12th logo's theme, now in a different key (this time in E♭ major). It has a more powerful, orchestral buildup, and the opening notes are now played on a guitar and flute as opposed to a piano. This was composed by Ludwig Göransson. It is unknown what samples are used (probably Spitfire Audio or Cinesamples). | '''Audio:''' A re-orchestrated version of the 12th logo's theme, now in a different key (this time in E♭ major). It has a more powerful, orchestral buildup, and the opening notes are now played on a guitar and flute as opposed to a piano. This was composed by Ludwig Göransson. It is currently unknown what samples are used (probably Spitfire Audio or Cinesamples). | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
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* The prototype Warner Bros. Discovery byline only appeared on the HBO Max original movie ''Father of the Bride'' as a placeholder. | * The prototype Warner Bros. Discovery byline only appeared on the HBO Max original movie ''Father of the Bride'' as a placeholder. | ||
* With the water tower having been repainted to have the Warner Bros. Discovery shield on it in 2022, the next logo was introduced in 2023 as a secondary logo, starting with ''The Flash'', albeit using a variant. | * With the water tower having been repainted to have the Warner Bros. Discovery shield on it in 2022, the next logo was introduced in 2023 as a secondary logo, starting with ''The Flash'', albeit using a variant. | ||
* As the company formed a multi-year deal with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] to distribute their films in some international territories, including on home video, this logo has started to appear with the MGM logo on the international trailer for ''Bones & All'', and on international prints of the film itself. | * As the company formed a multi-year deal with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] in August 2022 to distribute their films in some international territories, including on home video, this logo has started to appear with the MGM logo on the international trailer for ''Bones & All'', and on international prints of the film itself. | ||
* On theatrical prints of Warner Bros. films since 2021 in Australia, Mexico and Hong Kong, it is preceded by the 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, and was notably found in theatrical prints of films like ''Dune'', ''The Matrix Resurrections'', ''The Batman'', ''Air'' (distributed by [[Amazon Studios]] domestically) and ''Barbie'' in these aforementioned territories. | * On theatrical prints of Warner Bros. films since 2021 in Australia, Mexico and Hong Kong, it is preceded by the 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, and was notably found in theatrical prints of films like ''Dune'', ''The Matrix Resurrections'', ''The Batman'', ''Air'' (distributed by [[Amazon Studios]] domestically) and ''Barbie'' in these aforementioned territories. | ||
** On the other way around, this precedes the Universal logo on Indian theatrical prints of Universal films starting with ''Knock at the Cabin''. Philippine and Brazilian theatrical prints of Universal films, despite handling local distribution by Warner, only show their own logo. | ** On the other way around, this precedes the Universal logo on Indian theatrical prints of Universal films starting with ''Knock at the Cabin''. Philippine and Brazilian theatrical prints of Universal films, despite handling local distribution by Warner, only show their own logo. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' It's nearly the same as the previous logo, but the water tower on the studio lot now has the new Warner Bros. shield (with its banner) introduced in 2023, and the studio lot itself is now more detailed and realistic. If one looks closely, the same WB shield (albeit bannerless) is also seen at Stage 16, replacing the 2019 shield. The image then ripples | '''Visuals:''' It's nearly the same as the previous logo, but the water tower on the studio lot now has the new Warner Bros. shield (with its banner) introduced in 2023, and the studio lot itself is now more detailed and realistic. If one looks closely, the same WB shield (albeit bannerless) is also seen at Stage 16, replacing the 2019 shield. The image then ripples largely (a call-back to the 1998 logo) before it reveals the shield, which has been reverted back to its gold and blue color scheme and features a banner that has the company's name in the Warner Bros. Sans font on it. The cloud background from the previous logo is also darker in color this time around. The WBD byline fades in below, albeit earlier than before. The shield then shines before the logo fades out. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
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** The studio lot rippling. | ** The studio lot rippling. | ||
* The new WB logo was designed by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv and introduced on April 8, 2022. It was used as the corporate symbol of Warner Bros. Discovery after the WarnerMedia/Discovery, Inc. merger was finalized on the same day. The shield would eventually become the official logo for Warner Bros. Entertainment starting in May 2023. | * The new WB logo was designed by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv and introduced on April 8, 2022. It was used as the corporate symbol of Warner Bros. Discovery after the WarnerMedia/Discovery, Inc. merger was finalized on the same day. The shield would eventually become the official logo for Warner Bros. Entertainment starting in May 2023. | ||
* The 2023 shield was teased in an Instagram post from October 5, 2023, where the sheet music for Jacob Yoffee's arrangement of "As Time Goes By", entitled "Classic Reflection", depicted the new logo with a banner around it (much like the 1993-2019 print logo). It can be seen [https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBdvJdrmew here]. | * The 2023 shield was teased in an Instagram post from October 5, 2023, where the sheet music for Jacob Yoffee's arrangement of "As Time Goes By", entitled "Classic Reflection", depicted the new logo with a banner around it (much like the 1993-2019 print logo). It can be seen [https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBdvJdrmew here]. Unfortunately, it was temporarily set to private due to being a leak, then later set to public once again. | ||
* Just like before, the logo depicts the sun rising over the Cahuenga Pass to the south. In real life, the sun rises in the east, over the Forest Lawn Cemetery and the Walt Disney Studios. | * Just like before, the logo depicts the sun rising over the Cahuenga Pass to the south. In real life, the sun rises in the east, over the Forest Lawn Cemetery and the Walt Disney Studios. | ||
* The water tower uses the print logo with the banner. In real life, the bannerless logo is used. | * The water tower uses the print logo with the banner. In real life, the bannerless logo is used. | ||
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* On ''The Flash'' (the logo's first appearance), ''Blue Beetle'' and the trailers of ''Dune: Part Two'', the shield is bannerless, much like the previous two logos. There is no standard version of this prototype logo, as its appearances in those movies (in the case of ''The Flash'' and ''Blue Beetle'') or trailers (in the case of ''Dune: Part Two'') are variants. | * On ''The Flash'' (the logo's first appearance), ''Blue Beetle'' and the trailers of ''Dune: Part Two'', the shield is bannerless, much like the previous two logos. There is no standard version of this prototype logo, as its appearances in those movies (in the case of ''The Flash'' and ''Blue Beetle'') or trailers (in the case of ''Dune: Part Two'') are variants. | ||
'''Closing Variant:''' Exactly the same as before, but with the new logo instead. Again, this does not feature the "Distributed by" text and the web address. | '''Closing Variant:''' Exactly the same as before, but with the new logo instead. Again, this does not feature the "Distributed by" text and the web address since 2020. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI by Devastudios, who also did the previous logo. The CG elements were re-rendered using the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) color pipeline from the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Production|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), while the texture of the studio's water tower was updated using the Substance 3D Painter from [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]]. Just like before, the backlot was created using drone footage, original blueprints from the Warner Bros. Studio Facilities and available photography and videography from Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood and Google Earth, all in order to reconstruct it in CGI. The sky and clouds were created with Terragen from Planetside Software. A behind-the-scenes video on how this logo was animated can be viewed on [https://devastudios.com/work/logo/warner-bros-logo-2023-making-of/ Devastudios' website]. | '''Technique:''' CGI by Devastudios, who also did the previous logo. The CG elements were re-rendered using the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) color pipeline from the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Production|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), while the texture of the studio's water tower was updated using the Substance 3D Painter from [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]]. Just like before, the backlot was created using drone footage, original blueprints from the Warner Bros. Studio Facilities and available photography and videography from Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood and Google Earth, all in order to reconstruct it in CGI. The sky and clouds were created with Terragen from Planetside Software. A behind-the-scenes video on how this logo was animated can be viewed on [https://devastudios.com/work/logo/warner-bros-logo-2023-making-of/ Devastudios' website]. | ||