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*2nd Closing Title: The second variant is the one you see in the 3rd photo. On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), it was superimposed on a marble-like background. | *2nd Closing Title: The second variant is the one you see in the 3rd photo. On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), it was superimposed on a marble-like background. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the film's opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the film's opening theme. | ||
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* A colorized version exists in which the logo (the text, the flag, and the shield) are colored {{color|gold|yellow}} and appear on a {{color|blue}} background. | * A colorized version exists in which the logo (the text, the flag, and the shield) are colored {{color|gold|yellow}} and appear on a {{color|blue}} background. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Closing Title:''' On a special background, superimposed on the last scene of a movie or the cloud background of the opening logo, we see the words "The End" in a fancy script font, with either the WB or the FN logos and "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.", or rarely "Warner Bros. Productions Corporation", or "First National Pictures, Inc." below. Later, the disclaimer changed to either "A First National Picture" or "A Warner Bros. Picture" and the font for "The End" would change different times. | '''Closing Title:''' On a special background, superimposed on the last scene of a movie or the cloud background of the opening logo, we see the words "The End" in a fancy script font, with either the WB or the FN logos and "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.", or rarely "Warner Bros. Productions Corporation", or "First National Pictures, Inc." below. Later, the disclaimer changed to either "A First National Picture" or "A Warner Bros. Picture" and the font for "The End" would change different times. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the movie. | ||
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'''Closing Title:''' Superimposed on a special background or sometimes on the last scene of the movie, the huge words "The End" (with font varying on a movie) fade in, with the "WB" shield bug and "A WARNER BROS. PICTURE" in small letters below, but sometimes, due to the deal between WB and First National Pictures, the disclaimer was "A WARNER BROS.-FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE", or it was sometimes shortened to "A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE" with the WB shield bug intact. | '''Closing Title:''' Superimposed on a special background or sometimes on the last scene of the movie, the huge words "The End" (with font varying on a movie) fade in, with the "WB" shield bug and "A WARNER BROS. PICTURE" in small letters below, but sometimes, due to the deal between WB and First National Pictures, the disclaimer was "A WARNER BROS.-FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE", or it was sometimes shortened to "A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE" with the WB shield bug intact. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the beginning of the movie's theme, or a majestic horn sounder composed by Max Steiner. On at least three films (''To Have and Have Not'', ''Confidential Agent'' and ''Dark Passage''), a different fanfare composed by Franz Waxman plays. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the beginning of the movie's theme, or a majestic horn sounder composed by Max Steiner. On at least three films (''To Have and Have Not'', ''Confidential Agent'' and ''Dark Passage''), a different fanfare composed by Franz Waxman plays. | ||
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These texts are seen sandwiched below "The End" and above the WB shield bug. | These texts are seen sandwiched below "The End" and above the WB shield bug. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The Max Steiner majestic horn fanfare from the previous logo was used initially, and it was gradually phased out in favor of the movie's opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The Max Steiner majestic horn fanfare from the previous logo was used initially, and it was gradually phased out in favor of the movie's opening theme. | ||
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'''Closing title:''' After the words "The End" and the credits, the words "Distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts" are seen superimposed in the last scene of the movie or on a special BG with the W7 shield bug below. | '''Closing title:''' After the words "The End" and the credits, the words "Distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts" are seen superimposed in the last scene of the movie or on a special BG with the W7 shield bug below. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' 2D animation; sometimes done over the backdrop of a specific movie. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the film's opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the film's opening theme. | ||
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* On the 1970 print of the 1956 film ''Giant'', the Kinney Shield appears over the classic WB clouds. It is unknown if this variant is preserved on any home video release. | * On the 1970 print of the 1956 film ''Giant'', the Kinney Shield appears over the classic WB clouds. It is unknown if this variant is preserved on any home video release. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Again, the opening/closing theme of the movie's theme or silence. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Again, the opening/closing theme of the movie's theme or silence. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the print logo Warner used during the Kinney era. | '''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the print logo Warner used during the Kinney era. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or in the case of ''The Man in the Wilderness'', the opening audio. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None, or in the case of ''The Man in the Wilderness'', the opening audio. | ||
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* On the 2007 DVD and Blu-ray of ''Deliverance'', "''Presents''" underneath the byline is not present. This is likely due to said release using the original negative as the basis for its restoration as opposed to a 35mm inter-positive. | * On the 2007 DVD and Blu-ray of ''Deliverance'', "''Presents''" underneath the byline is not present. This is likely due to said release using the original negative as the basis for its restoration as opposed to a 35mm inter-positive. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film, although ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' uses a horn-driven theme with a flute mixed in towards the end. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film, although ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' uses a horn-driven theme with a flute mixed in towards the end. | ||
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* Some early [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WCI Home Video]] releases have this closing variant sloppily tacked on at the end of some features, and replacing the Warner Bros. distribution logo at the end of early video prints of ''Mister Roberts'' (1955) and replacing the [[National General Corporation|National Pictures]] distribution logo at the end of the WCI print of ''Executive Action'' (1972). | * Some early [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WCI Home Video]] releases have this closing variant sloppily tacked on at the end of some features, and replacing the Warner Bros. distribution logo at the end of early video prints of ''Mister Roberts'' (1955) and replacing the [[National General Corporation|National Pictures]] distribution logo at the end of the WCI print of ''Executive Action'' (1972). | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' Art-deco 2D animation. None for the closing variant. | ||
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* May 12, 2000-February 2, 2001: Only the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" appear above the shield, and the text on the banner is redone. Some films like ''The In Crowd'', ''Get Carter'' and ''Miss Congeniality'' have the banner simply reading "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS.'''}}". A URL is also added below the byline. There is also a print closing logo, but it's very rare and was seen on ''Invictus''. | * May 12, 2000-February 2, 2001: Only the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" appear above the shield, and the text on the banner is redone. Some films like ''The In Crowd'', ''Get Carter'' and ''Miss Congeniality'' have the banner simply reading "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS.'''}}". A URL is also added below the byline. There is also a print closing logo, but it's very rare and was seen on ''Invictus''. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' None, except for the "PRESENTS" text fading in on the original Warner Communications variation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme or audio of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme or audio of the film. | ||
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* A scope version of the closing logo has a much zoomed out shield, much like the IMAX variant. This was spotted on ''We Are Marshall''. | * A scope version of the closing logo has a much zoomed out shield, much like the IMAX variant. This was spotted on ''We Are Marshall''. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' CGI animation done by Intralink Film Graphic Design (for the original 1998 and 1999 versions), Picturemill (for the 2011 and New Line Cinema versions), and [[Devastudios]] (for the Warner Animation Group version). | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
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'''Closing Variant:''' Just the finished logo, with "Distributed by" above and the URL below. This would be the final closing variant to feature these. | '''Closing Variant:''' Just the finished logo, with "Distributed by" above and the URL below. This would be the final closing variant to feature these. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' Decent CGI. | ||
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'''Closing Variant:''' The tail end of the opening logo with no extra text. Here, the logo stays on-screen for at least 4 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 4 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:''' Photorealistic CGI animation done and provided by the folks at [[Devastudios]], who also did the 2011-present [[Paramount Pictures]] logo, and the 2005-2013 and 2013-present [[Lionsgate Films]] logos. According to Devastudios themselves, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the backlot was created using drone footage, original blueprints and available photography, all in order to reconstruct it in CGI. The sky and clouds were done using Terragen from Planetside Software. You can read more about how this logo was made [https://www.devastudios.com/work/logo/warner-bros-logo-making-of/ here]. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-orchestrated version of the 12th logo's theme, now played in a different key (this time in E♭ major). It has a more powerful, more orchestra-sounding build-up 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). | '''Music/Sounds:''' A re-orchestrated version of the 12th logo's theme, now played in a different key (this time in E♭ major). It has a more powerful, more orchestra-sounding build-up 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). | ||