The Logo Corner: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (Episode 4)

After two months of planning, scripting, editing, more planning, more re-editing, recording, more re-recording, rendering, re-rendering, downloading software, and re-re-rendering, I decided that Sony Vegas and uploading to KZbin is unnecessarily tedious and I may need to purchase some new editing software.
More importantly, you are all ready to witness and sit through this behemoth of a video. Welcome to the fourth episode of The Logo Corner, perhaps the longest I have created yet.
This episode covers the logo evolution of Warner Bros, a company that has a rich history both in filmography and American animation. I spend more time discussing the film aspect, and I may reserve another Logo Corner episode specifically for Warner Bros' animation department.
The history of this logo is ultimately complex and byzantine, but it's perhaps one of the most interesting and enduring ones (at least from my research anyways). Because I have compressed this episode to one part, it might be a bit overwhelming, but I believe I have enough dedicated viewers.
Enjoy this episode! Keep on logo-ing (that's a word now).
Thank you for watching and please comment.
SOURCES:
CLG Wiki - www.closinglogo...
My Film Views - www.myfilmviews...
Logopedia - logos.wikia.com...
Warner Bros. Company History - www.warnerbros....
Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.or....
The Movie Title Stills Collection - annyas.com/scre...
Logaster - www.logaster.c...
Logoblink - logoblink.com/w...
Fastcodesign - www.fastcodesig...
Finally, here is the new destination of the Closing Logo Wiki: closinglogogrou...

[@zetamagnus101]

As of 2024, the classic golden shield has returned.

[@Jessica_Kirk]

FINALLY!!!

[@KevinStriker]

I'll always remember the WB-Kinney logo for appearing at the beginning of Dirty Harry, just like I'll remember MGM's 1968 logo for 2OOl: a space odyssey.

[@CrankshaftRabbit9164]

I know this was made like two years ago, I just want to make a slight correction. Warners didn't actually make 'Gone With the Wind'. That was the Selznick Studios with some help with distribution from MGM. Warners just own the film because MGM's entire pre-1948 film library was sold to the studio. However back in the day they were probably vying for the film rights...

[@annabosa4024]

86 7

[@Blackwolff9]

EXCELLENT SERIES!!!! I'm a Paramount Pictures employee,so I particularly enjoyed the "Paramountain" story. Gotta confess,though that WB variants kick MAJOR ass!!!! I actually DUCK at the Harry Potter variants! Your research is amazingly in depth,and totally fascinating. Your narration upbeat and very funny. Color me subscribed and keep up the GREAT work! :D

[@pinglefingle]

The opening scene from Gremlins 2 was a nice touch. :)

[@SaraHouck461]

I like how he used the one from Deliverance @ 35:50. Thanks to that, I decided to check it out when it was on Netflix once, and I knew it was going to have that logo with the intro dialogue example, which is basically some laughter followed by the line "you wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness?" The film ended up becoming one of my favorites thanks to noticing it for featuring the scene with the iconic "Dueling Banjos" piece, along with the "squeal like a pig" scene, which are arguably my favorite scenes in the film. Speaking of Gremlins, a piece of trivia involving the film being the first in years to use the classic golden shield with the banner and cloudy backdrop was shown with that exact example shown @ 42:15 as the film opens on my digital copy of the film I ordered off of Amazon Prime.

[@loganmosher5935]

35:51 Deliverance

[@nicholastosoni707]

RE: The Kinney acquisition I want to say that Kinney owned DC Comics/National Periodicals and Publications at the time, because the _Batman_ series definitely mentions that corporation in its end credits. Of course, this set the stage for Warner to own DC Comics a little bit later on, and it also led to the _Batman_ rights issues: Warner had the characters, but 20th Century Fox had the show.

[@Birdhouseart]

So far this might be my favorite series you've done so far on youtube YBF. Nicely presented and well researched. Keep up the awesome work man.

[@cornishchris8404]

I wanna have the 1972-1984 logo revived but with the 75 years music

[@SaraHouck461]

One of my favorite variants of the W7 shield is the one from Sweet November @ 26:09 thanks to my enjoyment of the dreamy music and the hovering toward NYC, though I strangely first became familiar with Sweet November via the 2001 remake. Another one of my favorite variants of the W7 shield is the one from Chubasco @ 25:34, as I like how it opens with a pier and some cool beach party music. Also, I surprisingly found out that the triumphant comeback of the classic golden shield adorning the company name banner with the cloudy backdrop after a seventeen-year absence began with Gremlins, so perfect timing must've been made for that iconic logo to be resurrected with a cult classic, albeit one that caused some controversy leading to the PG-13 rating getting shoehorned into the system a month later.

[@SLNMediaGroup]

I love the Warner Bros' Logos!

[@kacpertrendowicz8129]

SLN! Media Group. Me too

[@DomboProductionsInc]

Me three

[@Sevenfeet0]

One joke you missed was the many times that Looney Tunes characters would break the 4th wall and mention or address J. L. Warner. Heck in "The Scarlet Pumpernickel", Daffy Duck spends the entire cartoon pitching a story idea to J.L. Warner himself (voiced by Mel Blanc).

[@KyFriedPlatypus]

Of all of Warner Bros. logos, one of my personal favorites would have to be Saul Bass' "Big W". Even though it was a major departure from the traditional Shield logo, I always liked the design of it. I also like the "75 Years" logo, mainly because of that cool Wind-chime theme. I'm kinda surprised that you didn't delve into Warner's large catalog of distribution logos.

[@youngbloodfantasy91]

KyFriedPlatypus The distribution logos might be reserved for another video.

[@carriewilkerson54]

how

[@SaraHouck461]

KyFriedPlatypus Saul Bass even provided the title sequence for the iconic Marilyn Monroe film The Seven Year Itch. I'm now starting to wonder if the title sequence from the Pixar film Monsters Inc. might be an homage to the former title sequence after noticing some resemblances.

[@louranzofletcherprods]

​@@youngbloodfantasy91 by the way, Happy 100th Anniversary, Warner Bros. Pictures.

[@logofilm8644]

UPDATE: this year, the new WB logo hasn't changed but the byline did, this time a new byline said "A WARNERMEDIA Company". It made its first appearance on Teen Titans Go! The Movie which came out on July 21 of this year. The Time Warner was last used on "Tag".

[@DomboProductionsInc]

the WB logo changed to another version done by animators. That means, bye bye 1998 logo.

[@edcola6671]

We’ve now gone through *three* variants. - The 2020 placeholder from Tenet - The 2021 one first seen in Locked Down - The latest one that’s just debuted with Wonka

[@brandonking6617]

There's also some Warner Bros. logos that you forgot to mention in this video, there's the blue WB shield without a banner. This logo was used from 2020 to 2021. There's also the 2021 & 2023 Warner Bros. logos, first one previous logo from 2020-2021, the second one from 2021 and third one from 2023 with the current WB shield with a banner. There's also a new fanfare playing over with the 2021 logo, plus the silent and the opening theme plays over the logo as well. Lastly, Warner Bros. Pictures has two bylines: "A WarnerMedia Company" & "A Warner Bros. Discovery Company". As far I know, I'm hoping Warner Bros. should be parted ways with Discovery, Inc. in the foreseeable future.

[@AlexPerrine]

That was because of this video was released before the logo changes.

[@jessicamcneill2463]

YBF91, love your videos. I've learned a lot about the studio logos I didn't know about. Also, have a safe and healthy Independence Day weekend.😎😁

[@raduvicol3344]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

[@dollsvilleplushkin]

Happy 95th Anniversary Warner Bros.

[@nicolasribeirodossantos6082]

Now they use the updated 1930's shield

[@MsSissiePooh]

In 2023, WB will celebrate its 100th anniversary, so it’ll be interesting to see what they come up if they decide to celebrate it on screen, like Paramount and Universal did when they celebrated their respective 100th anniversaries. BTW... the WB/New Line Cinema mashup can be rather scary when they’re placed before any of the movies in the “Conjuring” franchise.

[@toshipanda235]

I started geeking out when you played the variants from Harry Potter lmao

[@joshpritt2146]

My favorite Warner Bros. movie is Argo (2012), Ocean's Twelve (2004)

[@thedavid1hasmoved732]

I'm still waiting for the Universal logo episode

[@QToon92801]

He did that next.

[@zacharyspears3778]

It's been done.

[@thedavid1hasmoved732]

@@zacharyspears3778 I know, it's been six years since I've been subscribed to this channel, lmao.

[@Darthtiki]

Just a technical nitpick, but the first studio was not located in Burbank, but in Hollywood proper. They moved to the Burbank location during the mid-1930's which was First National's lot.

[@raduvicol3344]

Merrie Melodies

[@siltedloan5378]

21:07 "And ooooooh what the hell is this crap? This can't be a variant, who's brilliant idea was this? What the hell?"

[@QToon92801]

14:37 I feel like putting the Merrie Melodies Theme after this.

[@logofilm8644]

The 1972 "Small Bannerless Shield" logo was also seen on the original print of Superfly (1972), even though that the TCM Airing and DVD have the 2001 shield instead.

[@zacharyspears3778]

I think that the logo is updated twice. That and the new byline is "A WarnerMedia Company".

[@logofilm8644]

My favorite logos from Warner Bros. is "The Classic Shield", "W7 Shield", "the Kinney Shield".

[@1MoreSonicRobot]

Whenever you get to Disney do you think you can put in the Disney Infinity 1.0 Edition Variant in the episode? I find it very nice to watch.

[@DrummingMoose]

You should do a The Logo Corner for Children's Television Workshop

[@Nickolasthegamer492]

ya

[@raduvicol3344]

Warner Bros. Television Animation

[@JacksonClark-v7y]

the clg wiki is now known as avid (audiovisual identity database)

[@gidzmobug2323]

Some interesting CGI work: the WB logos for the 8 Harry Potter movies.

[@raduvicol3344]

Warner Home Video

[@QToon92801]

0:23 Looney Tunes. Just Looney Tunes. What a great way to start a Warner bros. video!!

[@logofilm8644]

January 24, 1968-November 12, 1970 February 4, 1970-February 25, 1972 MAJOR CORRECTION.

[@hardlineskate2516]

Good show

[@joshpritt526]

Dirty Harry (1971) and Snow Job (1972) is the only Warner Bros. films that I like. Those were released during the Kinney National-era.

[@derekroberts6654]

I love this series! Just one question: why did the 7 arts logo seemed to bother you more than Saul Bass’ Over simplified 3 white lined big W logo? At least 7 Arts had the shield, not much of one but at least it was more than Saul Bass’ logo.

[@joshpritt2146]

Derek Roberts i disagree for one thing i thought it was awful even for 1967-1970. What confused me the most is that I can't tell if the W7 awkwardly wording is supposed to represent Warner Bros.-Seven Arts or just the W with the seven rushed together in. 😕🤔

[@derekroberts6654]

@@joshpritt2146 Yes, 7Arts was a radical change but compared to the Saul Bass, which i didn’t mind BTW was even more radical because there was no shield, sound like a flimsy reason but at least with the shield you know it’s WB.

[@joshpritt2146]

​​​​​@@derekroberts6654yep and Kinney was radical change compared to 7arts because too because it brought back the "WB" lettering and the golden bolder in the Kinney-WB logo but the banner was in a rectangle at least it had some reblansance to the classic WB logo.

[@joshpritt2146]

​​​@@derekroberts6654 at least the 7 Arts logo was simplified and had cel animation

[@AndyBrinkerhoff92]

Regarding Warner Bros releasing “Woodstock” in 1970, I’m really curious what logo/notice was used on that film originally. I’ve yet to find the original opening of the film on KZbin: the first video release in the 70s/80s opened it with the Saul Bass logo, while the 1994 director’s cut opens with the 1984 shield. Even more confusing is that the original posters stated it was “a Warner Bros. Inc. release”, with no mention of Kinney or Seven Arts, like this was during the transition period before the sale to Kinney was completed. Either a special, VERY rare WB logo would’ve been used, or maybe there was only a text notice for WBI or nothing at all (or maybe the Kinney shield had been introduced by the time the film was actually released and that’s what opened the film).

[@joshpritt526]

Probably the Seven Arts logo since the film was released in March 1970.

[@Tornadopelt]

YOU FORGOT MY FAVORITE VARIANT. Just a simple musical variant from the "As Time Goes By" theme, with the Superman Fanfare added at the very end.

[@DespairMMX3030]

From 'Superman Returns' (2006)

[@EB3Rplus]

50:17 Something more modern, eh? Well, have you seen the current-ish shield???

[@raduvicol3344]

WCI Home Video

[@1Soniccool]

This video is outdated since Warner Bros. updated their logo and also merged with Discovery, Inc to become Warner Brothers Discovery and now that Warner Bros. is going to celebrate their 100th Anniversary before Disney

[@DespairMMX3030]

All Bylines [UPDATED] A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY A TIME WARNER COMPANY A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY An AOL Time Warner Company A Time Warner Company A TimeWarner Company A WARNERMEDIA Company a WarnerMedia company A WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY COMPANY

[@20thCenturyChristopherBros.]

A Warner Bros. Discovery Company

[@edcola6671]

“A Kinney Leisure Service” “A Warner Communications Company” “A Time Warner Company” “A Time Warner Entertainment Company” “An AOL Time Warner Company” “A TimeWarner Company” “A *WarnerMedia* Company” “A *Warner Bros. Discovery* Company”

[@derekroberts6654]

I wish you would have a list of these movies you used. The ones for 7arts and Kinney looked interesting.

[@joshpritt2146]

The Kinney version was used for Klute and Dirty Harry (both 1971).

[@AnagramMylarBalloons]

fuck fair use! no one can use any of my content without my agreement!

[@radicalgamer74331]

Judging by the quality of your content, no one would want to use it.

[@raduvicol3344]

Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

[@RockmanX-io2dr]

the CGI shield debuted in 1998

[@alleykat6273]

1st one should be called the jacksfilms shield

[@landonjones7767]

well i can guess whats next viacom

[@VanguardSupreme]

WHAAAT?! You're telling me that there were _four_ Warner Brothers not two, and there was no Warner Sister? Also, I had to check that $164 billion figure of AOL's merger with TimeWarner because it sounded so insane. That's...the entire GDP of many smaller countries. Wow...just...wow.

[@SaraHouck461]

Good Animaniacs joke there! Saw that coming!

[@AlexPerrine]

VanguardSupreme you were talking about the animaniacs

[@austinolson8063]

Is there a way to download these logos? I tried looking them up on the Internet Archive but only found a few...

[@shirleythompson9954]

You know there is vitagraph

[@raduvicol3344]

Warner Bros. Animation

[@RandomGuy-pc4gp]

You forgot the 2011 sub variant

[@chrissy655651]

Is the fanfare from 1990 to 2001 is the Warner home video music

[@AlexPerrine]

Modified

[@jaheemjaheemauttpathdtcats370]

Warner Bros (1923-2021)

[@demonreacts7816]

5:23 Critically acclaimed?.....Sure

[@raduvicol3344]

Looney Tunes

[@MalachiDees2005]

Also, Time Warner is now WarnerMedia. Why?

[@QToon92801]

12:46 Powerhouse

[@AlexPerrine]

The Warner Bros 🛡 doesn’t apply gravity due to it floating in the sky.

[@AlexPerrine]

1:10-1:11

[@user-vo4qz3tg1q]

WB Television

[@megandukes5093]

make a lonney tunes history then make merrie melodies RIGHT NOW

[@doctoratlee]

The big w is weirder then the w7

[@NeutralOfficial]

can you just please make a commentary, I would rather you do a commentary on a pewdiepie video

[@radicalgamer74331]

Seriously? No. Why would ANYONE want to do commentary of a lets player, especially him?

[@NeutralOfficial]

I was being sarcastic

[@radicalgamer74331]

I'm neatural on everything the toy bonnie Ah, my apologies.

[@NeutralOfficial]

its ok

[@immanuelhaney520]

N N N N NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@MegaQUEENH]

Immanuel HANEY wow

[@MegaQUEENH]

so long

[@MistressDove]

Very informative,thank you Hobbes