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WBPlogo9.jpg|Early version | WBPlogo9.jpg|Early version | ||
File:Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. logo (1939 - from Dark Victory).png|1939 variant | |||
Warner Bros. Pictures (1941).png | Warner Bros. Pictures (1941).png | ||
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Warner Bros Pictures (1938) The End.png | Warner Bros Pictures (1938) The End.png | ||
Warner Bros Pictures (1939) - Closing Variant.png | Warner Bros Pictures (1939) - Closing Variant.png | ||
File:Warner Bros.-First National Pictures closing logo (1939 - from Dark Victory).png | |||
Warner Bros Pictures (1939) - Closing Variant - 2.jpeg | Warner Bros Pictures (1939) - Closing Variant - 2.jpeg | ||
Warner Bros Pictures (1940) The End.png | Warner Bros Pictures (1940) The End.png | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* For color releases, the shield was {{color|tan|bronze}} colored and the background was {{color|red}}. | * For <u>color releases</u>, the shield was {{color|tan|bronze}} colored and the background was {{color|red}}. | ||
* Starting in 1942, "JACK L. WARNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER" was seen below the Warner Bros. Pictures banner. | * Starting in 1942, <u>"JACK L. WARNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER"</u> was seen below the Warner Bros. Pictures banner. | ||
* Starting in 1944, the word "'''PRESENTS'''" is now in the same font as the Warner Bros. Pictures banner. | * Starting in 1944, the word "'''PRESENTS'''" is now in the same font as the Warner Bros. Pictures banner. | ||
* A colorized version of this logo with a {{color|blue}} background, a {{color|gold}} shield and a {{color|red}} inside exists on ''The Maltese Falcon'' and ''Casablanca'', among others. | * A <u>colorized version</u> of this logo on some <u>colorized black and white films</u>, with a {{color|blue}} background, a {{color|gold}} shield and a {{color|red}} inside exists on ''The Maltese Falcon'' and ''Casablanca'', among others. | ||
** Some colorized films have the {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} colors inverted, making the interior of the shield {{color|blue}}, similar to the next logo. | ** Some colorized films have the {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} colors inverted, making the interior of the shield {{color|blue}}, similar to the next logo. | ||
* An ornate hand-drawn version of the shield against a parchment-like background was seen on some films, such as ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex''. | * An ornate hand-drawn version of the shield against a parchment-like background was seen on some films, such as <u>''The Adventures of Robin Hood''</u> and <u>''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex''</u>. | ||
* On ''Submarine D-1'' (1937), the first film to feature this logo, the word "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|Present}}" in a white script font fades in on the shield below the banner and the shield is a slightly different design. | * On <u>''Submarine D-1'' (1937), the first film to feature this logo</u>, the word "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|Present}}" in a white script font fades in on the shield below the banner and the shield is a slightly different design. | ||
* On ''Tovarich'' (1937), an another early variant is the same, but the background is zoomed out to make room for the standard version and the shield is still in the same as ''Submarine D-1'' variant. | * On ''Tovarich'' (1937), <u>an another early variant is the same</u>, but the background is zoomed out to make room for the standard version and the shield is still in the same as ''Submarine D-1'' variant. | ||
* The 1938 versions of the standard variants has the background were changed. | * The 1938 versions of the standard variants has the background were changed. Seen on notable films such as ''Jezebel'' (1938) and ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938). | ||
'''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. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''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 <u>at least three films (''To Have and Have Not'', ''Confidential Agent'' and ''Dark Passage'')</u>, a <u>different fanfare composed by Franz Waxman (known for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM logo fanfare]])</u> plays. | ||
'''Availability:''' Fairly common. It's seen on Warner releases of the period, like ''Casablanca'' on TCM. It premiered on ''Submarine D-1'' and made its final appearance on ''Romance on the High Seas''. | '''Availability:''' Fairly common. It's seen on Warner releases of the period, like <u>''Casablanca''</u> on TCM and on DVD/Blu-ray, among others. It premiered on <u>''Submarine D-1''</u> and <u>made its final appearance on ''Romance on the High Seas''</u>. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is perhaps the second most well-known version of the shield, having preceded classics such as ''Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon'' and ''The Treasure of Sierra Madre'', all starring Humphrey Bogart, who was named the Greatest American Movie Star (Men's Category) by the American Film Institute in 1998. This also marks the first appearance of the shield's iconic gold color. | '''Legacy:''' This is perhaps the second most well-known version of the shield, having preceded classics such as <u>''Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon'' and ''The Treasure of Sierra Madre''</u>, all starring Humphrey Bogart, who was <u>named the Greatest American Movie Star (Men's Category) by the American Film Institute in 1998</u>. This also marks the first appearance of the shield's iconic gold color. | ||
===5th Logo (July 31, 1948-November 1, 1967, February 7, 1974-August 31, 1979)=== | ===5th Logo (July 31, 1948-November 1, 1967, February 7, 1974-August 31, 1979)=== | ||