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'''Visuals:''' On a background that seems to consist of trees and a bridge, a large, bizarrely shaped shield is seen. The upper half of the shield shows a picture of the original Warner studio in Hollywood, CA (now known as Sunset Bronson Studios), while the bottom half shows a squashed, stylized "WB" monogram. The text "{{font|Times New Roman|a WARNER BROTHERS}}" is seen above the shield (with "{{font|Times New Roman|WARNER BROTHERS}}" in an arc, a la the first [[Columbia Pictures]] logo), with "{{font|Times New Roman|CLASSIC ''of the'' SCREEN}}" below the shield. Starting in 1926 or so, the bottom text was changed to "{{font|Times New Roman|PRODUCTION}}". | '''Visuals:''' On a background that seems to consist of trees and a bridge, a large, bizarrely shaped shield is seen. The upper half of the shield shows a picture of the original Warner studio in Hollywood, CA (now known as Sunset Bronson Studios), while the bottom half shows a squashed, stylized "{{Font|Times New Roman|WB}}" monogram. The text "{{font|Times New Roman|a WARNER BROTHERS}}" is seen above the shield (with "{{font|Times New Roman|WARNER BROTHERS}}" in an arc, a la the first [[Columbia Pictures]] logo), with "{{font|Times New Roman|CLASSIC ''of the'' SCREEN}}" below the shield. Starting in 1926 or so, the bottom text was changed to "{{font|Times New Roman|PRODUCTION}}". | ||
'''Closing Titles:''' | '''Closing Titles:''' | ||
*1st Closing Title: The words "{{font|Times New Roman|THE}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|END}}" appear on opposite sides of the shield, with small capitals. Below the shield is the text "{{font|Times New Roman|A WARNER BROTHERS CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}". Certain films, such as ''Little Church Around the Corner'' (1923) and ''Beau Brummel'' (1924), omit the WB shield. | *1st Closing Title: The words "{{font|Times New Roman|THE}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|END}}" appear on opposite sides of the shield, with small capitals. Below the shield is the text "{{font|Times New Roman|A WARNER BROTHERS CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}". Certain films, such as ''Little Church Around the Corner'' (1923) and ''Beau Brummel'' (1924), omit the WB shield. | ||
*2nd Closing Title: Same as before, but the "The End" text now has lowercase letters, and the letters "T" and "E" have swashes. Also, the text "{{font|Times New Roman|CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}" is replaced with "{{font|Times New Roman|PRODUCTION}}". On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), this variant appears superimposed on a marble-like background. | *2nd Closing Title: Same as before, but the "{{Font|Times New Roman|The End}}" text now has lowercase letters, and the letters "{{Font|Times New Roman|T}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|E}}" have swashes. Also, the text "{{font|Times New Roman|CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}" is replaced with "{{font|Times New Roman|PRODUCTION}}". On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), this variant appears superimposed on a marble-like background. | ||
'''Technique:''' This logo was a painting filmed by a cameraman. | '''Technique:''' This logo was a painting filmed by a cameraman. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
'''Availability:''' This logo was thought to have been extinct for years. Evidence of its existence was seen on a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary trailer on 1998 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] releases. However, it was kept intact on the 75th Anniversary DVD release of ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), as well as on that film's 1981 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release, where it is preceded by the [[United Artists]] "Transamerica T" logo. | '''Availability:''' This logo was thought to have been extinct for years. Evidence of its existence was seen on a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary trailer on 1998 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] releases. However, it was kept intact on the 75th Anniversary DVD release of ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), as well as on that film's 1981 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] VHS release, where it is preceded by the [[United Artists]] "Transamerica T" logo. | ||
* This is retained on all extant silent-era Warner Bros. films shown on TCM, such as ''Clash of the Wolves'', ''Lady Windermere's Fan'', ''Don Juan'', ''The Better 'Ole'', ''When a Man Loves'', ''The First Auto'', and ''Old San Francisco''. | * This logo is retained on all extant silent-era Warner Bros. films shown on TCM, such as ''Clash of the Wolves'', ''Lady Windermere's Fan'', ''Don Juan'', ''The Better 'Ole'', ''When a Man Loves'', ''The First Auto'', and ''Old San Francisco''. | ||
* This logo premiered at the beginning of ''Kiss Me Again'' and made its final appearance on ''Queen of the Night Clubs''. | * This logo premiered at the beginning of ''Kiss Me Again'' and made its final appearance on ''Queen of the Night Clubs''. | ||