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'''DreamWorks Animation''' is an American animation studio which has produced a series of critically and commercially successful computer-animated films, including ''Shrek'', ''Shark Tale'', ''Madagascar'', ''Over the Hedge'', ''Bee Movie'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', ''How to Train Your Dragon'', and ''Megamind'', among others. It was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks SKG]] and [[Pacific Data Images]] (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks SKG, it was spun-off into a separate public company in 2004. Starting with ''Over the Hedge'', their movies were distributed through [[Paramount Pictures]] (in turn owned by [[ViacomCBS|Viacom]]), who acquired the rest of DreamWorks SKG in February 2006. However, in August 2012, DreamWorks Animation signed a five-year distribution deal with [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (now 20th Century Studios), then a subsidiary of [[Print Logos - News Corp (Australia)|News Corporation]] (later spun-off into [[21st Century Fox]] and now currently owned by [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Company]]), which began after the release of ''Rise of the Guardians''; and whilst in China, the company formed [[Pearl Studio (China)|Oriental DreamWorks]] and in Korea, the company kept its distribution agreement with [[CJ Entertainment (South Korea)|CJ Entertainment]]. On April 28, 2016, Comcast officially announced that it was intended on acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, valuing the company at $41 per share. The acquisition was completed on August 22 of that year, and became a unit of NBCUniversal. [[Universal Pictures]] took over distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation's films shortly after the 20th Century Fox deal ended; and they would release their first theatrical DWA film, ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', on February 22, 2019. As of today however, ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) still retains the TV (and select streaming) rights to most of the Paramount-distributed DreamWorks Animation films under license from Universal Pictures, which are also licensed by [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]] for syndication. In Japan, DreamWorks titles are currently distributed by [[GAGA Corporation (Japan)|GAGA]] in partnership with Universal's Japanese distirbutor, Toho-Towa. | '''DreamWorks Animation''' is an American animation studio which has produced a series of critically and commercially successful computer-animated films, including ''Shrek'', ''Shark Tale'', ''Madagascar'', ''Over the Hedge'', ''Bee Movie'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', ''How to Train Your Dragon'', and ''Megamind'', among others. It was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks SKG]] and [[Pacific Data Images]] (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks SKG, it was spun-off into a separate public company in 2004. Starting with ''Over the Hedge'', their movies were distributed through [[Paramount Pictures]] (in turn owned by [[ViacomCBS|Viacom]]), who acquired the rest of DreamWorks SKG in February 2006. However, in August 2012, DreamWorks Animation signed a five-year distribution deal with [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (now 20th Century Studios), then a subsidiary of [[Print Logos - News Corp (Australia)|News Corporation]] (later spun-off into [[21st Century Fox]] and now currently owned by [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Company]]), which began after the release of ''Rise of the Guardians''; and whilst in China, the company formed [[Pearl Studio (China)|Oriental DreamWorks]] and in Korea, the company kept its distribution agreement with [[CJ Entertainment (South Korea)|CJ Entertainment]]. On April 28, 2016, Comcast officially announced that it was intended on acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, valuing the company at $41 per share. The acquisition was completed on August 22 of that year, and became a unit of NBCUniversal. [[Universal Pictures]] took over distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation's films shortly after the 20th Century Fox deal ended; and they would release their first theatrical DWA film, ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', on February 22, 2019. As of today however, ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) still retains the TV (and select streaming) rights to most of the Paramount-distributed DreamWorks Animation films under license from Universal Pictures, which are also licensed by [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]] for syndication. In Japan, DreamWorks titles are currently distributed by [[GAGA Corporation (Japan)|GAGA]] in partnership with Universal's Japanese distirbutor, Toho-Towa. | ||
===1st Logo (May 19, 2004- | ===1st Logo (May 19, 2004-November 17, 2009)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On an MBC Persia airing of ''Shrek 2'', the 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo's music is heard, due to a reverse plastering error. | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On an MBC Persia airing of ''Shrek 2'', the 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo's music is heard, due to a reverse plastering error. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on all DreamWorks Animation films from the era, beginning with ''Shrek 2'' and was last seen on ''Monsters vs. Aliens''. It was also used as a placeholder home video logo until ''Over the Hedge''. Strangely, it was seen on ''The Ghost of Lord Farquaad'' on a ''Shrek'' DVD sampler on General Mills packages of ''Cookie Crisp''. It also appears on some video games based on DreamWorks Animation films, except for ''Shrek 2'' and ''Shark Tale'', which use the 1997 DreamWorks Pictures logo. | '''Availability:''' Common. Seen on all DreamWorks Animation films from the era, beginning with ''Shrek 2'' and was last seen on ''Monsters vs. Aliens''. It was also used as a placeholder home video logo until ''Over the Hedge''. Strangely, it was seen on ''The Ghost of Lord Farquaad'' on a ''Shrek'' DVD sampler on General Mills packages of ''Cookie Crisp''. It also appears on some video games based on DreamWorks Animation films, except for ''Shrek 2'' and ''Shark Tale'', which use the 1997 DreamWorks Pictures logo. It was last seen on '' Merry Madagascar''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is a gorgeous logo with an equally gorgeous fanfare as well; and it is a favorite of many. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a gorgeous logo with an equally gorgeous fanfare as well; and it is a favorite of many. | ||