DreamWorks Animation: Difference between revisions

'''Logo:''' We pan up through a cloudy {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} sky at daytime as the familiar DreamWorks crescent moon is seen. A boy (similar to that of the 1997 [[DreamWorks Pictures]] logo) flies up onto the moon holding a bunch of balloons, and as he takes his place, he takes out his fishing rod and casts it, while letting go of the balloons. The camera pans further up into a cloud formation similar to the DreamWorks Pictures logo, as the balloons fly up and then pop into the word "{{color|red|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''<big>D</big>'''}}}}{{color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ʀ'''}}}}{{color|darkorange|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ᴇ'''}}}}{{color|mediumvioletred|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ᴀ'''}}}}{{color|limegreen|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ᴍ'''}}}}{{color|red|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''<big>W</big>'''}}}}{{color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ᴏ'''}}}}{{color|darkorange|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ʀ'''}}}}{{color|mediumvioletred|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ᴋ'''}}}}{{color|limegreen|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''s'''}}}}", in its corporate font. The text slightly eases in as "{{color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ANIMATION SKG'''}}}}", underneath a {{color|royalblue|dark blue}} line, fades in underneath.

'''Trivia:'''

*This logo would later be used as one of the sky backgrounds used for the DVD and Blu-ray menus to ''Shrek Forever After'', albeit zoomed in.

*On ''Shrek 2'', as well as DreamWorks Animation's DVD releases until ''Over the Hedge'', there's an early version of the logo where it just says "{{color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ANIMATION'''}}}}" underneath.

* Starting in 2006 with ''Flushed Away'', the kid and the moon appear above the text, replacing the two cumulus clouds in the far middle of the logo. On the aforementioned film, however, it simply has "{{color|royalblue|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''SKG'''}}}}" underneath with lines on the left and right of it respectively, much like the regular DreamWorks Pictures logo. Starting with ''Shrek the Third'', the text reverted back to the previous name (though the "SKG" text still appears at the end of films such as ''Kung Fu Panda'').

*On ''Shrek the Third'', alongside the movie's own variant, the logo has been slightly re-animated to go along with it. Somewhat noticeable changes include different placement of the camera and balloons and certain objects going over the clouds instead of through them.

*On 35mm open matte film scan prints of films originally produced in 1.85:1 ratio from ''Shrek 2'' to ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', the logo is seen at a much farther distance than any other widescreen and full-screen versions.

'''Closing Variants:'''

*Just the last few seconds of the logo's sequence.

*On ''Flushed Away'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', and ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', the text "SKG" is seen, unlike other variants which have "ANIMATION SKG".

'''Logo:''' In a starry nighttime sky, we see a full {{color|lightgray|light gray}} moon. A shadow appears on it as it turns into a crescent moon, revealing the Moon Child (now in {{color|lightgray|light gray}}) from the last logo sitting on it. He takes out his fishing rod and casts it, swinging it around the clouds as the camera pans out. Then, the words "{{color|lightgray|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DʀᴇᴀᴍWᴏʀᴋs'''}}}}" zoom out and spread one-by-one below the moon, ending with "{{color|lightgray|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ANIMATION SKG'''}}}}" appearing between two lines in {{color|lightgray|light gray}}.

*There is a 20th anniversary variant of this logo created in 2014. The moon is pushed to the right more to accommodate room for the "2" on the left (with the moon taking the place of the "0" to form the "20") as the word "YEARS" appears underneath. Also, the logo is still and is silent. This can be seen on ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' and ''Penguins of Madagascar''.

**On the aforementioned anniversary brand campaign, it starts as normal, but when the Moon Child's fishing hook swings by the screen, it sweeps up letters that form the word "YEARS" which then settle underneath the moon. From there, the number "2" appears to the left of the moon (with the moon taking the place of the "0" to form the "20") and the words "OF DREAMS" and "AND LAUGHTER" fade in below "YEARS" in columns. The DreamWorks text (without the line and "ANIMATION SKG") then fades in above the "20", as copyright information appears underneath the logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dreamy flute/piano/string piece that leads into the last logo's theme, accompanied by a choir and several different instruments. This theme debuted on ''Shrek Forever After'', but was only sporadically used - most films used an opening theme instead, sometimes interpolating the fanfare. This was again composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. The still version is silent or uses the film's ending theme.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, some {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} paint streaks fill onto the screen, as some painted clouds start appearing, creating a daytime scene. The scene then fizzles with a sunset setting, growing in size from the top-right, as more and more clouds appear, slowly becoming 3D. As we zoom through the clouds, they take on a {{color|mediumblue|dark blue}} tint as the scenery turns to nighttime. A {{color|darkblue|navy blue}} energy forms a white moon in the center, and the redesigned Moon Child on a crescent carves onto the moon, forming the inverted print logo. Clouds blow in from the left and from the right, as the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DʀᴇᴀᴍWᴏʀᴋs'''}}" forms from light streaks under the logo, followed by the Comcast byline wiping in, as some clouds disappear from the background while some remaining ones slowly move upwards.

'''Trivia:'''  

* On October 12, 2022, DreamWorks Animation posted a 60-second compilation of the logos and its variants (mostly those from [[DreamWorks Animation Television]]) (including the DreamWorks Pictures logo, as well as the tail end of Universal Pictures logo from the ''Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous'' variant of the DreamWorks Animation Television logo), backed by the music from the 1st logo and "Fairytale" from ''Shrek'', the song that was a part of the fanfare, on the studio's Facebook and Twitter pages [https://twitter.com/Dreamworks/status/1580289767987900416 here].

* On trailers, the byline is already there when the name forms. A notable exception is on ''The Bad Guys'' as it uses the film's custom variant.

'''Availability:''' Current and common, but with the logo below introduced, it might not last.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A shortened version of the previous logo's fanfare.

'''Logo:''' Over a clear night sky, the Moon Child from the previous logo stands up from their crescent, grabs it, and starts flying while the moon vanishes into light. The camera then pans throughout the sky, They pass by various DreamWorks characters from various DreamWorks franchises and films; in order, the Bad Guys (from their self-titled film, all inside a car, with Mr. Wolf pointing a finger gun at the Moon Child, which they do back), Toothless (from ''How to Train Your Dragon'', who flies out of a constellation and towards us), Po (from ''Kung Fu Panda'', on an island with a temple, performing a gesture), Ted Templeton Jr. (from ''The Boss Baby'', on the other side of the island, surrounded by toy blocks and a baby bottle), and Poppy (from ''Trolls'', inside a bubble). The Moon Child high-fives her, causing the bubble to burst and the scene to transition into a sunny atmosphere. We see some hills and a riverbank in this scene. The Moon Child then passes by Shrek, Princess Fiona and Donkey (all from ''Shrek''), the former two of whom they wave goodbye to. The Moon Child then flies above the clouds, into the cloud background from the 3rd logo (with more defined clouds this time). As they stop in front of the moon, the Moon Child casts their rod, forming the print logo design. As this happens, the text from the 3rd logo fades in under the moon.