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* 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 Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]]. | * 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 Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]]. | ||
* If one looks closely on one of the buildings shown in the lot, a courthouse (which used as a building of the Gotham City Police Department from the 1966 ''Batman'' TV series) can be seen in Embassy Courtyard. | * If one looks closely on one of the buildings shown in the lot, a courthouse (which used as a building of the Gotham City Police Department from the 1966 ''Batman'' TV series) can be seen in Embassy Courtyard. | ||
* As | * As one can see the Steven J. Ross Theater on the WB studio lot, there is a missing detail on this where there is the text saying "{{Font|Times New Roman|WARNER BROS. ARCHIVE}}" which uses the Goudy Old Style font and a Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood poster behind the theater. | ||
'''Bylines:''' | '''Bylines:''' | ||
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* On films shot in scope (2.39:1), the shield and byline are smaller. | * On films shot in scope (2.39:1), the shield and byline are smaller. | ||
** Some films, notably ''Holiday Harmony'' and a Thai trailer for ''Suzume'' (in which the company handled distribution there), have the 16:9 variant cropped to 2.39:1 aspect ratio. | ** Some films, notably ''Holiday Harmony'' and a Thai trailer for ''Suzume'' (in which the company handled distribution there), have the 16:9 variant cropped to 2.39:1 aspect ratio. | ||
* A version exists where the logo | * A version exists where the logo does not fade in or fade out. This version may or may not have music. This can be seen on Devastudios' website, Michael Daniels' website, ''Dune'' (2021; albeit using a variant with a fade out), ''Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas 2'' (''Sex, Shame and Tears 2''), and the end of the 4K Blu-ray release of both the theatrical version and the director's cut version of ''The Outsiders: The Complete Novel''. | ||
* 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 also 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 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. | * 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 also 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 2005, 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]. | '''Technique:''' CGI by [[Devastudios]] (who previously animated the logos for [[Lionsgate Films]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] in 2005, 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]. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* Some films, most notably the first few to use this logo, have either the opening theme of the movie or | * Some films, most notably the first few to use this logo, have either the opening theme of the movie or none. | ||
* An upload of the logo on Billy Mallery's Vimeo page has an alternate fanfare which is based on the "As Time Goes By" theme, composed by Mallery himself. | * An upload of the logo on Billy Mallery's Vimeo page has an alternate fanfare which is based on the "As Time Goes By" theme, composed by Mallery himself. However, it was not used on any films as this was a "runner up" score. It is unknown if other runner up versions from other composers exist. | ||
* On the intro video for Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, the 1999 arrangement of the fanfare is used, transitioning from "As Time Goes By" from ''Casablanca'' (archival audio), as soon as Sam (played by Dooley Wilson) sings the phrase "The fundamental things apply...". | * On the intro video for Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, the 1999 arrangement of the fanfare is used, transitioning from "As Time Goes By" from ''Casablanca'' (archival audio), as soon as Sam (played by Dooley Wilson) sings the phrase "The fundamental things apply...". | ||
* On ''Bernadette'' and ''Hawaii'' (both French films), the November 2003 version of the 1999 fanfare from the 12th logo is used, just like the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood variant. | * On ''Bernadette'' and ''Hawaii'' (both French films), the November 2003 version of the 1999 fanfare from the 12th logo is used, just like the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood variant. | ||
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'''Availability:''' This was used in tandem with the previous logo until June 29, 2021, and the 12th logo until March 18, 2022. | '''Availability:''' This was used in tandem with the previous logo until June 29, 2021, and the 12th logo until March 18, 2022. | ||
* It first debuted on the [[Max Originals|HBO Max]] original movie ''Locked Down'' (the 12th logo appears on the UK trailer for said film instead). | * It first debuted on the [[Max Originals|HBO Max]] original movie ''Locked Down'' (the 12th logo appears on the UK trailer for said film instead). | ||
* The logo with the fanfare debuted on ''Non Mi Uccidere'' (''Don't Kill Me'') and ''Rurouni Kenshin: Final Act - Part 1: The Final'', released on April 21 and 23, 2021 in Italy and Japan, respectively; and later made its | * The logo with the fanfare debuted on ''Non Mi Uccidere'' (''Don't Kill Me'') and ''Rurouni Kenshin: Final Act - Part 1: The Final'', released on April 21 and 23, 2021 in Italy and Japan, respectively; and later made its U.S. debut on ''King Richard'', released on November 19, 2021. | ||
* This also | * This logo is also seen at the end of ''Judas and the Black Messiah'', despite using the previous logo at the beginning of the film, and also at the end of ''Godzilla vs. Kong'', despite the 12th logo (albeit using a custom variant) appearing at the beginning of the film. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also preserved on the 2021 director's cut of ''Justice League'' (titled ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''; both the regular and B&W (''Justice is Grey'') versions) on HBO Max and the end of YouTube prints of ''Thir13en Ghosts'', originally released in 2001. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen at the end of the 4K Blu-ray release of the director's cut of ''The Outsiders: The Complete Novel''. | ||
* The WarnerMedia byline's final appearance was on ''Tang and Me'', released in Japan on August 11, 2022. | * The WarnerMedia byline's final appearance was on ''Tang and Me'', released in Japan on August 11, 2022. | ||
**However, it later | ** However, it was later seen on the television series ''Monarch: Legacy of Monsters''. | ||
* The prototype Warner Bros. Discovery byline only | * The prototype Warner Bros. Discovery byline is only seen on the HBO Max original movie ''Father of the Bride'' as a placeholder. | ||
* The Warner Bros. Discovery byline made its official debut on ''Elvis'', released on June 24, 2022 (albeit using a custom variant, while the standard variant first appeared at the end of the film), and later on the trailers of the Japanese films ''Karada Sagashi'' and ''Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni''. The full version made its debut on the UK release of ''The Lost King'', and later appeared on the U.S. on ''A Christmas Mystery'' on HBO Max. | * The Warner Bros. Discovery byline made its official debut on ''Elvis'', released on June 24, 2022 (albeit using a custom variant, while the standard variant first appeared at the end of the film), and later on the trailers of the Japanese films ''Karada Sagashi'' and ''Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni''. The full version made its debut on the UK release of ''The Lost King'', and later appeared on the U.S. on ''A Christmas Mystery'' on HBO Max. | ||
* 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. Despite that, this logo still appeared at the end of ''The Flash'' (as previously mentioned), ''Blue Beetle'', and ''The Nun II'', as well as on ''Barbie'' (also a custom variant) and ''Meg 2: The Trench''. | * 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. Despite that, this logo still appeared at the end of ''The Flash'' (as previously mentioned), ''Blue Beetle'', and ''The Nun II'', as well as on ''Barbie'' (also a custom variant) and ''Meg 2: The Trench''. | ||
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* This appears on many of the Singapore-based distributor, [[Encore Films]] releases in Southeast Asia before the latter company's logo. Notable appearances of this logo are on the Philippine and Thai theatrical release prints of ''Suzume'', the Philippine theatrical print of ''The Wandering Earth II'' (preceding the [[China Film Administration]] logo), the Singaporean and Malaysian release prints of ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'' (released by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] domestically) and ''Immaculate'' (released by [[Neon Distribution|Neon]] domestically) as well as on the Southeast Asian theatrical prints of the [[Studio Ghibli]] film, ''The Boy and the Heron'' where Warner is the co-distributor. In this co-distribution arrangement, both the opening and closing logos are shown. | * This appears on many of the Singapore-based distributor, [[Encore Films]] releases in Southeast Asia before the latter company's logo. Notable appearances of this logo are on the Philippine and Thai theatrical release prints of ''Suzume'', the Philippine theatrical print of ''The Wandering Earth II'' (preceding the [[China Film Administration]] logo), the Singaporean and Malaysian release prints of ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'' (released by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] domestically) and ''Immaculate'' (released by [[Neon Distribution|Neon]] domestically) as well as on the Southeast Asian theatrical prints of the [[Studio Ghibli]] film, ''The Boy and the Heron'' where Warner is the co-distributor. In this co-distribution arrangement, both the opening and closing logos are shown. | ||
* It is also seen on Singaporean and Hong Kong theatrical prints of ''Expend4bles''. | * It is also seen on Singaporean and Hong Kong theatrical prints of ''Expend4bles''. | ||
* This also | * This logo is also seen on UK theatrical prints of ''Hypnotic'', preceding the Solstice Studios logo. | ||
* As mentioned above, this also | * As mentioned above, this logo is also seen at the end of ''The Nun II'' and the trailer of said film, although it does not appear at the beginning of the film, instead opening with just the 1994-2010 [[New Line Cinema]] logo (albeit as a custom variant). This marks the first time since 2010 that this doesn't precede the New Line Cinema logo. | ||
'''Legacy:''' A much more well-received logo from Warner Bros., due to its CGI and fanfare. | '''Legacy:''' A much more well-received logo from Warner Bros., due to its CGI and fanfare. | ||