DreamWorks Animation: Difference between revisions

'''Visuals:''' The original logo begins as such: over a clear night sky, the Moon Child from the 3rd logo stands up from their crescent, grabs it, and starts flying while the moon vanishes into light. As the camera then pans throughout the sky, they pass by various DreamWorks characters from various 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 the camera), 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, with some hills and a riverbank. 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.

*The boy on the moon was re-dubbed as the Moon Child to relate to anyone.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dreamworks-animation-moon-child-curtain-raiser-1235269225/</ref> As a result, the child's silhouette is now gender-neutral.

* The sequence lasts 32 seconds and took eight months to create.

* The logo first appeared on DreamWorks' YouTube channel as an unlisted video on November 22, 2022.

* At the end of their films, the logo is <u>still</u>.

* Starting with ''Trolls Band Together'' released in 2023, Po, Ted Templeton Jr. and Poppy are replaced with Alex and Marty from ''Madagascar'' (Marty rides Alex like a horse), Eep Crood from ''The Croods'' (swinging on a tree) and the titular character of ''Puss in Boots'' (ripping open the screen with his sword, revealing the Moon Child and the scene with ''Shrek'').

'''Audio:''' A re-orchestrated and more majestic rendition of the 2nd logo's theme, taking elements from the previous fanfare and having the brass instruments be more prominent. This was once again composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.

* None for the still variant.

* On ''Trolls Band Together'', the theme is slightly lower-pitched.

* The wrapped characters version officially debuted on ''Trolls Band Together.''