Warner Bros. Pictures/On-Screen Logos

#### 1929–1931

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#### 1931–1936

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### 1937–1948

#### 1937–1942

   A banner is added to wrap around the shield.

#### 1942–1944

    Starting on November 26, 1942 with *Casablanca*, "JACK L. WARNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER" was seen below the Warner Bros. Pictures banner.

#### 1944–1948

    Starting on September 2, 1944 with *Janie*, the word "PRESENTS" is now in the same font as the Warner Bros. Pictures banner.

### 1948–1967

#### 1948–1967

    The iconic shield first appeared on the black & white film *Key Largo*, released on July 16, 1948, and a colorized version would later appear in the film *Rope*, released on August 26, 1948. This is also the first logo to use the famous painted clouds background. The "WB" text and border of the shield is now colored gold, the banner is colored reddish-brown and the inside of the shield is colored blue with a touch purple reflection. It was last used on *Miracle in the Rain*, released on March 31, 1956.

The logo was enhanced in 1956, changes includes a less glossy texture in the shield, brighter colors and the banner was re-colored from red to light brown and inside of the shield is now colored blue-green. This version was used until 1967 when the main company was rebranded as **Warner Bros.-Seven Arts**. It was debuted on *The Girl He Left Behind*, released on October 26, 1956, and last seen on *Reflections in a Golden Eye*, released on October 13, 1967.

#### 1953–1956

    An alternative live-action model shield was used in tandem from 1953 to 1956 for movies that were shot using the three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, film process such as *House of Wax*. It was last used on *Our Miss Brooks*, released on April 24, 1956.

## Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc.

### 1968–1970

In 1968, for the first time in WB history, the text "WB" was nowhere to be found on the logo; instead, the symbol "W7", symbolizing its merger with Seven Arts, appeared in its place. It debuted on *The Vengeance of Fu Manchu*, released on January 20, 1968, and was last seen on *Last of the Mobile Hot Shots*, subsequently appearing on *Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed*, *Moon Zero Two*, *Once You Kiss a Stranger*, *The Phynx*, *Crescendo*, and *The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer*.

## Warner Bros. Inc.

### 1970–1972

This logo was once superimposed over one of the backgrounds used for the 1948 logo that would later be used for the 1984 logo. This was used during the period Warner Bros. when was owned by Kinney National Company; that firm's name would sometimes appear inside the rectangular block in place of "Warner Bros." in this logo. It premiered on *Start the Revolution Without Me*, released on February 4, 1970, and made its final appearance on *Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues*, released on February 25, 1972.

#### 1970–1971

    From February 4, 1970 to June 25, 1971, a byline "A KINNEY NATIONAL COMPANY" was added for the first time ever.

#### April–May 1971

From April 8 to May 1, 1971, the byline was changed to "A KINNEY SERVICES COMPANY"

#### June–September 1971

From June 17 to September 30, 1971, the byline was changed again to "A KINNEY LEISURE SERVICE".

#### December 1971–1972

From December 19, 1971 to February 25, 1972, the byline was changed yet again to "A KINNEY COMPANY".

### 1971

In 1971, the shield was modified, looking more like the bannerless 1948 logo, but keeping the colors of the 1970 logo. This was only seen on *Man in the Wilderness*.

### 1972–1973

On May 24, 1972, the logo was reverted back to the classic 1948 shield, only without a banner. Also, the byline was changed to "A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY". It was debuted on *Malcolm X*, released on the same date, and last seen on *Steelyard Blues*, released on January 31, 1973.

### 1973–1984 (primary); 1984–1989 (secondary)

On February 7, 1973, the company used the then-current Warner Communications logo as its on-screen logo. It was debuted on *The Train Robbers*, released on the same date, and last seen on *Irreconcilable Differences*, released on September 28, 1984. Despite general use stopping in 1984, it was still used at the end of some films until 1989/1990.

### 1984–2001

The classic 1948 shield design was brought back for the film *Gremlins* in 1984 (with some minor changes). It would continue to be concurrently used with the studio's next logo until 2001, when AOL merged with Time Warner (now WarnerMedia). This is the most famous "Classic Logo" of the company. The design became so emblematic that other Warner Bros. divisions used the same style in their logos and it was also used in the famous "Water Tower" from Warner Bros. Studios for decades until 2019. It was also used in *Space Jam* (1996) alongside the infamous bullseye in the *Looney Tunes*/*Merrie Melodies* opening title cards as part of the gate when the Nerdlucks and Michael Jordan enter Looney Tune Land. The last film to regularly use this logo as an opening on-screen logo was *The Postman*, released on December 25, 1997.

#### 1984–1990

    On April 13, 1984, the logo was reverted back to the 1948 shield, only slightly more improved and on a different cloud background. It was debuted on *Swing Shift*, released on the same date, and last seen on *White Hunter, Black Heart*, released on September 14, 1990.

#### 1990–1993

On March 9, 1990, the byline was changed to "A TIME WARNER COMPANY". It was debuted on *Joe Versus the Volcano*, released on the same date, and last seen on *Falling Down*, released on February 26, 1993.

#### 1992–2001

On August 14, 1992, the byline was changed again to "A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY". It was debuted on *Stay Tuned*, released on the same date, and last seen at the end of *Valentine*, released on February 2, 2001 (the 1999 version of the 1998 logo was used at the beginning).

## Warner Bros. Pictures

### 1998–2021

#### January–December 1998 (75th anniversary logo)

On January 16, 1998, the studio celebrated their 75th anniversary. Also, the shield was re-rendered in CGI. It was debuted on *Fallen*, released on the same date, and last seen on *You've Got Mail*, released on December 18, 1998. Starting with this logo, the font changed from Clarendon Roman Bold Condensed to Gloucester MT Extra Condensed.

#### 1999–2020

The logo was coincidentally modified in 1999, with the metallic texture of shield being given a less shiny appearance and the color was changed from gold to a more yellowish tone. It debuted with the film, *Message in a Bottle*; although it ceased serving as a primary logo for Warner Bros. films in 2011, it remains in use for New Line Cinema co-productions, with the vanity card incorporating a "dismantling" transition in which pieces of this logo are used to form the New Line logo.

##### 1999–2001

In 1999, the 75th anniversary text was removed, the shield was changed from a goldish-brown color to a yellowish-gold color and the byline is now in gold instead of white. It was debuted on *Message in a Bottle* and last seen on *Valentine*.

##### 2001–2003

From February 16, 2001 to September 12, 2003, the byline was changed to "An AOL Time Warner Company". It was debuted on *Sweet November* and last seen on *Matchstick Men*.

##### November–December 2003 (prototype)

From November 5 to December 5, 2003, the byline was changed again to "A Time Warner Company". It was debuted on *The Matrix Revolutions* and last seen on *The Last Samurai* (the official TimeWarner byline was used at the end).

##### 2003–2018

From December 12, 2003 to June 15, 2018, the byline was changed yet again to "A TimeWarner Company". It was debuted at the end of *The Last Samurai* (the prototype Time Warner byline was used at the beginning). It was then used on *Something's Gotta Give* and last seen on *Tag*. Despite general use stopping around 2011, the 1999 shield was still used on New Line Cinema co-productions until 2020. The 2003 verison was last used on *Crazy, Stupid, Love*, released on July 29, 2011.

#### 2004–2018 (IMAX version)

A somewhat enhanced WB shield in 3D was spotted on *NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience*, *Clash of the Titans*, *Hubble 3D*, *Born to Be Wild 3D*, and 3D international releases of *Beowulf*. The animation revealing the shield is quicker, the flash reflection on the banner when the shield is revealed is not as bright, the inside of the shield is a brighter blue, the banner around the shield is shinier, the cloud background is further back, and the shield zooms out further more. It was last used at the end of the IMAX re-release of *2001: A Space Odyssey*, released on August 24, 2018.

#### 2011–2021

##### 2011–2018

From September 23, 2011 to March 30, 2018, the shield is sleeker, the banner is shinier, the byline is in yellow-orange, and the animation revealing the shield is enhanced. It was debuted on *Dolphin Tale* and last seen on *Ready Player One*.

##### 2016–2017 (Warner Animation Group version)

From September 23, 2016 to September 22, 2017, the byline was modified with the words "A" and "Company" smaller than "TimeWarner". It was debuted on *Storks* and last seen on *The LEGO Ninjago Movie*.

##### 2018–2020

On July 27, 2018, the byline was changed to "A WARNERMEDIA Company". It was debuted on *Teen Titans Go! To the Movies*, released on the same date, and last seen on the 2020 remake *The Witches*, released on October 22, 2020. It was then used on *Superintelligence* (as a closing variant). The last film to use this shield design altogether was *Godzilla Vs. Kong*, released on March 31, 2021.

### 2020–present

In 2020, the logo was updated using the new shield based from the 2019 print logo. Also, the byline is now in white and switched to the new version. It was debuted on *Tenet*.

### 2021–2022

In 2021, the 2020 logo was modified, this time having a more realistic sky background. It was debuted on *Locked Down*.

## 2022-present

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