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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* There are <u>black and white</u> and <u>{{color|green}}</u> versions which are known to exist.
* There are <u>black and white</u> and <u>green</u> versions which are known to exist.
* A variant exists in which the "UNIVERSAL FILMS" text actually wraps around the model globe instead of being superimposed over it; the "MADE IN USA" symbol is also omitted.
* A variant exists in which the "UNIVERSAL FILMS" text actually wraps around the model globe instead of being superimposed over it; the "MADE IN USA" symbol is also omitted.
* On ''<u>The Boy Mayor</u>'', the logo is bigger with stars all over it.
* On ''<u>The Boy Mayor</u>'', the logo is bigger with stars all over it.
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'''Variants:'''  
'''Variants:'''  
* A <u>sepia variant</u> exists.
* A <u>sepia variant</u> exists.
* <u>''Soft Shoes''</u> (1925) uses a {{color|blue}}-toned version of the logo.
* <u>''Soft Shoes''</u> (1925) uses a blue-toned version.


'''Technique:''' Live-action model work combined with wiping effects.
'''Technique:''' Live-action model work combined with wiping effects.
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* The <u>position of the globe</u> varies depending on the film.
* The <u>position of the globe</u> varies depending on the film.
* The logo was cropped to <u>1.85</u> for Universal's 75th Anniversary logo in 1990. However, <u>full-screen prints</u> of films using said logo retain the full aspect ratio of this logo.
* The logo was cropped to <u>1.85</u> for Universal's 75th Anniversary logo in 1990. However, <u>full-screen prints</u> of films using said logo retain the full aspect ratio of this logo.
* A <u>colored</u> variant exists where the entire logo is {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} except for the continents, which are {{color|green}}.
* A <u>colored</u> variant exists where the entire logo is light blue except for the continents, which are green.


'''Closing Variants:'''
'''Closing Variants:'''
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On <u>some color releases</u>, like color ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons at the time, the logo is tinted {{color|blue}}.
* On <u>some color releases</u>, like color ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons at the time, the logo is tinted blue}}.
* On the <u>colorized versions of the Universal Sherlock Holmes movies</u>, the letters are {{color|gold|gold colored}}.
* On the <u>colorized versions of the Universal Sherlock Holmes movies</u>, the letters are gold colored.
* Like the previous logo, this logo was also <u>cropped to 1.85</u> for Universal's 75th anniversary logo in 1990. The full screen version retains the full aspect ratio.
* Like the previous logo, this logo was also <u>cropped to 1.85</u> for Universal's 75th anniversary logo in 1990. The full screen version retains the full aspect ratio.
* A <u>Spanish-language version</u> exists, with the text now reading "PELICULA UNIVERSAL". This may have been seen on some Spanish-dubbed ''Woody Woodpecker'' shorts.
* A <u>Spanish-language version</u> exists, with the text now reading "PELICULA UNIVERSAL". This may have been seen on some Spanish-dubbed ''Woody Woodpecker'' shorts.
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** Like the last logo, a credit for then-Universal head Edward Muhl can be seen on the lower-left of the first movies to feature this logo.
** Like the last logo, a credit for then-Universal head Edward Muhl can be seen on the lower-left of the first movies to feature this logo.
** Another variant exists that has "PRESENTS" underneath the "UNIVERSAL" text. Sometimes, the text starts off blurred, but becomes clearer as the globe zooms in. This variant is seen on films such as ''Secret Ceremony'', ''The Killers'' (1964), ''Two-Lane Blacktop'', and ''Anne of the Thousand Days'', as well as on [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] cartoons from ''Saddle-Sore Woody'' (1964) until ''Bye, Bye, Blackboard'' (1972).
** Another variant exists that has "PRESENTS" underneath the "UNIVERSAL" text. Sometimes, the text starts off blurred, but becomes clearer as the globe zooms in. This variant is seen on films such as ''Secret Ceremony'', ''The Killers'' (1964), ''Two-Lane Blacktop'', and ''Anne of the Thousand Days'', as well as on [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] cartoons from ''Saddle-Sore Woody'' (1964) until ''Bye, Bye, Blackboard'' (1972).
* 1971-1990: The orange byline "'''{{color|gold|AN MCA COMPANY}}'''" (in Eurostile Bold) fades in below the "UNIVERSAL" text. The scope variant has it in a different font.
* 1971-1990: The orange byline "'''AN MCA COMPANY'''" (in Eurostile Bold) fades in below the "UNIVERSAL" text. The scope variant has it in a different font.
** The 1971 version is bylineless on some films.
** The 1971 version is bylineless on some films.
** On ''American Graffiti'', "PRESENTS" appears underneath the byline in a smaller font.
** On ''American Graffiti'', "PRESENTS" appears underneath the byline in a smaller font.
** Another version exists that has "RELEASE" appear underneath the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including ''Rear Window'' and ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'', including one BBC Two airing of the latter from August 11, 2001), and also appeared on US theatrical prints of ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella''.
** Another version exists that has "RELEASE" appear underneath the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including ''Rear Window'' and ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'', including one BBC Two airing of the latter from August 11, 2001), and also appeared on US theatrical prints of ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella''.
** At the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of ''Jaws'' and ''Jaws 2'', the logo is faster and the credits music also plays over the logo.
** At the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of ''Jaws'' and ''Jaws 2'', the logo is faster and the credits music also plays over the logo.
** On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a {{color|orangered|red-orange}} color, and the Van Allen belts are more purple. This can be found on ''Parenthood'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''Field of Dreams'', the VHS release of ''Born on the Fourth of July'', ''Opportunity Knocks'', ''Coupe De Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and the theatrical trailers for ''Back to the Future Part III'' and ''Problem Child'' (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''The Dream Team'' and ''K-9'', would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also uses clips from the 5th and 6th logos.
** On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a red-orange color, and the Van Allen belts are more purple. This can be found on ''Parenthood'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''Field of Dreams'', the VHS release of ''Born on the Fourth of July'', ''Opportunity Knocks'', ''Coupe De Ville'', ''Bird on a Wire'', and the theatrical trailers for ''Back to the Future Part III'' and ''Problem Child'' (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''The Dream Team'' and ''K-9'', would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also uses clips from the 5th and 6th logos.
* "Flat": Presented in 1.14:1 open matte for 35mm uncropped film scan prints, 1.37:1 academy or 1.85:1 "matted" widescreen, the logo appears to move somewhat faster than the widescreen version. The "UNIVERSAL" text is not blurred and simply fades in. Seen on films such as ''Coogan's Bluff'', ''Duel'', ''Charley Varrick'', ''The Sentinel'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''The Jerk'', ''Little Miss Marker'' (1980), ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', ''Somewhere in Time'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Videodrome'', ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', the first two ''Back to the Future'' films, ''Weird Science'', ''Brazil'', ''Out of Africa'', ''An American Tail'', and ''The Land Before Time''. In an earlier variant, used in tandem with the normal version, "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" starts blurred, but becomes clearer, along with the Edward Muhl byline. The globe zooms in faster in this variant, used on movies like ''Shenandoah'', ''Send Me No Flowers'', ''Charade'' and ''Father Goose''. A B&W version of this variant can also be seen on ''Kitten with a Whip'', which was featured on an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (with the logo intact). It was also the default pan-and-scan version of the logo and plastered the above variant on older VHS copies of most if not all Universal films shot in scope (a notable exception being the original VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', which was released by Thorn EMI Video).
* "Flat": Presented in 1.14:1 open matte for 35mm uncropped film scan prints, 1.37:1 academy or 1.85:1 "matted" widescreen, the logo appears to move somewhat faster than the widescreen version. The "UNIVERSAL" text is not blurred and simply fades in. Seen on films such as ''Coogan's Bluff'', ''Duel'', ''Charley Varrick'', ''The Sentinel'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House'', ''The Jerk'', ''Little Miss Marker'' (1980), ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', ''Somewhere in Time'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Videodrome'', ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', the first two ''Back to the Future'' films, ''Weird Science'', ''Brazil'', ''Out of Africa'', ''An American Tail'', and ''The Land Before Time''. In an earlier variant, used in tandem with the normal version, "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" starts blurred, but becomes clearer, along with the Edward Muhl byline. The globe zooms in faster in this variant, used on movies like ''Shenandoah'', ''Send Me No Flowers'', ''Charade'' and ''Father Goose''. A B&W version of this variant can also be seen on ''Kitten with a Whip'', which was featured on an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (with the logo intact). It was also the default pan-and-scan version of the logo and plastered the above variant on older VHS copies of most if not all Universal films shot in scope (a notable exception being the original VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', which was released by Thorn EMI Video).
** In the early years of the "Flat" version of the logo, a small registered trademark symbol ("®") appears below the "L" in "UNIVERSAL", which faded in alongside the zooming text. By 1975, a larger "®" was added in the same position, but it fades in after the text zooms out. However, the smaller "®" behind the bigger "®" can still be seen.
** In the early years of the "Flat" version of the logo, a small registered trademark symbol ("®") appears below the "L" in "UNIVERSAL", which faded in alongside the zooming text. By 1975, a larger "®" was added in the same position, but it fades in after the text zooms out. However, the smaller "®" behind the bigger "®" can still be seen.
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'''Visuals:''' A large flash appears from the far right side of the Universal globe, which is on a new, detailed starfield background. The camera moves around the globe as the flash dims away, and the shiny golden word "{{color|gold|{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" (in Copperplate Gothic Bold) appears from behind the globe before circling it. The camera zooms out and the globe moves to the center, as the word "{{color|gold|{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" straightens itself out and takes its place across the globe. The byline "{{color|gold|'''AN MCA COMPANY'''}}", in gold and in spaced-out letters to fit the width of "{{color|gold|{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}", appears below the logo.
'''Visuals:''' A large flash appears from the far right side of the Universal globe, which is on a new, detailed starfield background. The camera moves around the globe as the flash dims away, and the shiny golden word "{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" (in Copperplate Gothic Bold) appears from behind the globe before circling it. The camera zooms out and the globe moves to the center, as "{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" straightens itself out and takes its place across the globe. The byline "'''AN MCA COMPANY'''", in gold and in spaced-out letters to fit the width of "{{font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}", appears below the logo.


'''Trivia:''' The 75th anniversary may refer to the anniversary of Universal City Studios' opening in 1915, rather than Universal Pictures itself.
'''Trivia:''' The 75th anniversary may refer to the anniversary of Universal City Studios' opening in 1915, rather than Universal Pictures itself.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an arc slowly appears and brightens. A series of lights begin appearing below the arc, revealing that this is another globe, looking over Europe. The camera moves down as the lights appear all over Europe, and then Africa (the Earth's continents now have a {{color|green}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, and red color scheme). As the camera begins to zoom out, the word "UNIVERSAL", in a modified version of the font from the previous logo, named Universal Serif (this time the text is still gold, but has the inner white part of the text rising out of a gold outline), rotates to the front of the globe as the lights emanating from the continents dim out.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an arc slowly appears and brightens. A series of lights begin appearing below the arc, revealing that this is another globe, looking over Europe. The camera moves down as the lights appear all over Europe, and then Africa (the Earth's continents now have a green, yellow and red color scheme). As the camera begins to zoom out, the word "UNIVERSAL", in a modified version of the font from the previous logo, named Universal Serif (this time the text is still gold, but has the inner white part of the text rising out of a gold outline), rotates to the front of the globe as the lights emanating from the continents dim out.


'''Trivia:''' The logo, designed by Identica Partnership, was introduced to coincide with the rebranding of MCA, Inc. as Universal Studios, Inc. on December 9, 1996; in fact, it technically debuted in print form as an ad in ''Billboard'' magazine on the same day.
'''Trivia:''' The logo, designed by Identica Partnership, was introduced to coincide with the rebranding of MCA, Inc. as Universal Studios, Inc. on December 9, 1996; in fact, it technically debuted in print form as an ad in ''Billboard'' magazine on the same day.
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''General information''
''General information''
* The 100th anniversary logo was first unveiled on January 10, 2012, and is currently available on Universal's YouTube channel. It made its theatrical debut with ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'' and made its last appearance on ''Mama''. It was also seen on the Australian film ''Mental''.
* The 100th anniversary logo was first unveiled on January 10, 2012, and can be seen on Universal's YouTube channel. It made its theatrical debut with ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'' and made its last appearance on ''Mama''. It was also seen on the Australian film ''Mental''.
* The version without the "100TH ANNIVERSARY" wording debuted theatrically on ''Identity Thief'', although it was previously seen at the end of ''Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories'' at Universal Studios Florida, DreamWorks Animation films starting with ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', on trailers for movies released in 2013, and can also be found on the 2012 Blu-ray release of ''Vertigo'', respectively.
* The version without the "100TH ANNIVERSARY" wording debuted theatrically on ''Identity Thief'', although it was previously seen at the end of ''Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories'' at Universal Studios Florida, DreamWorks Animation films starting with ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', on trailers for movies released in 2013, and can also be found on the 2012 Blu-ray release of ''Vertigo'', respectively.
* It has also been used as a de-facto home entertainment logo since 2012, except on 2012-17 Illumination films, where they go straight to the previews instead.
* It has also been used as a de-facto home entertainment logo since 2012, except on 2012-17 Illumination films, where they go straight to the previews instead.
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* It was also seen on anime shows produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (which is also preserved intact at the start of Japanese DVD and Blu-ray releases released by the company) that are licensed by [[Funimation]] (now known as [[Crunchyroll]]), as well as games like ''Jurassic World: Evolution'', ''Jurassic World: Evolution 2'', ''Fast & Furious: Showdown'' and ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious''.
* It was also seen on anime shows produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (which is also preserved intact at the start of Japanese DVD and Blu-ray releases released by the company) that are licensed by [[Funimation]] (now known as [[Crunchyroll]]), as well as games like ''Jurassic World: Evolution'', ''Jurassic World: Evolution 2'', ''Fast & Furious: Showdown'' and ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious''.
* It is also retained on the [[PBS Distribution]] DVD release of ''Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island''.
* It is also retained on the [[PBS Distribution]] DVD release of ''Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island''.
* Since 2021, this logo is seen before the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logos on theatrical prints of Warner Bros. films in various territories where Universal distributes them, such as in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Mexico. Examples include ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'', ''The Suicide Squad'', ''King Richard'', ''Dune'', ''Black Adam'', ''Mummies'', ''The Flash'', ''Wonka'', ''The Color Purple'', ''Challengers'', ''Godzilla X Kong: A New Empire'', ''Dune: Part Two'', ''Furiosa A Mad Max Saga'' and ''Trap''.
* Since 2021, this logo is seen before the [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logos on theatrical prints of Warner Bros. films in various territories where Universal distributes them, such as in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Mexico. Examples include ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'', ''The Suicide Squad'', ''King Richard'', ''Dune'', ''Black Adam'', ''Mummies'', ''The Flash'', ''Wonka'', ''The Color Purple'' (2023), ''Challengers'', ''Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire'', ''Dune: Part Two'', ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'', and ''Trap''.
* This logo precedes the [[Huayi Brothers]] logo on American prints of ''CZ12''.
* This logo precedes the [[Huayi Brothers]] logo on US prints of ''CZ12''.
* It is also seen on some international prints of [[Neon Distribution|Neon]] films such as ''Little Monsters'' (Australia), ''In the Earth'' (UK), ''Moonage Daydream'', and ''Infinity Pool'' (Germany).
* It is also seen on some international prints of [[Neon Distribution|Neon]] films such as ''Little Monsters'' (Australia), ''In the Earth'' (UK), ''Moonage Daydream'', and ''Infinity Pool'' (Germany).
* It can also be seen on broadcasts of the 2020 home media release of ''Les Misérables: The Staged Concert''.
* It can also be seen on broadcasts of the 2020 home media release of ''Les Misérables: The Staged Concert''.
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