Editing DreamWorks Animation (section)

== Logo ==
DreamWorks Animation inherited its logo from former parent company [[DreamWorks Pictures]], depicting a boy sitting on a [[Lunar phase|crescent moon]] with a fishing rod. From ''[[Antz]]'' (1998) to ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'' (2003), the studio used the standard DreamWorks logo to open its features, which was illustrated by [[Robert Hunt (illustrator)|Robert Hunt]] and animated by [[Wes Takahashi]].

In 2004, DreamWorks Animation introduced its own logo, in which the boy flies up to the moon via [[balloon]]s in a daytime setting. Its music was adapted from the track "Fairytale" for the film ''[[Shrek]]'' (2001); the composer, [[Harry Gregson-Williams]], was one of the co-composers of ''Shrek'' and composed [[Shrek (franchise)|its sequels]] as well as other DreamWorks films. The logo was used from ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004) to ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009).

In 2010, a new logo was unveiled, this time depicting the boy fishing on the moon in outer space. An updated version of Gregson-William's fanfare accompanied this logo, which would be used from ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' (2010) to ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017).

Following its acquisition by [[Universal Pictures]] in 2016, DreamWorks Animation introduced a new logo, which starts out in [[Traditional animation|traditional animation]] before evolving to [[Computer-generated imagery|computer-generated imagery]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DreamWorks Animation |url=https://closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org/wiki/DreamWorks_Animation |website=CLG Wiki |access-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107115906/https://closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org/wiki/DreamWorks_Animation |url-status=live }}</ref> A new fanfare was composed by [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]], the other composer of ''Shrek'' film and various DreamWorks films, who adapted elements from the ''Shrek 2'' track "Far Far Away" and [[John Williams]]' DreamWorks Pictures fanfare. The logo debuted on the first trailer of ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World]]'' (for which Powell also composed the score) in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Trailer #1 (2019) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYe7oMmCFr0 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=June 7, 2018 |publisher=Movieclips Trailers |access-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108195833/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYe7oMmCFr0 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the fully-animated version with the fanfare debuted with the film's release on February 22, 2019.

In November 2022, another new logo was revealed, in which the re-dubbed "Moon Child" flies on the crescent moon and interacts with several DreamWorks characters (in order, those from ''[[The Bad Guys (franchise)|The Bad Guys]]'', ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'', ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', ''[[The Boss Baby (franchise)|The Boss Baby]]'', ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]'', and ''[[Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'') before settling into their normal position. It features a rearranged version of the 2004 and 2010 fanfares by Harry Gregson-Williams, with elements of John Powell's previous fanfare. The logo was created by production designer [[Kendal Cronkhite]] (the ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]'' films), Suzanne Buirgy (''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'' and ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]'') and a team of ten to forty people, taking eight months to complete. The characters in the logo also have modified designs to better fit the continuity. It made its debut on November 22, 2022, as an unlisted video on DreamWorks' [[YouTube]] channel,<ref>{{cite web |title=DreamWorks Animation New Theatrical Opener (2022) | website=[[YouTube]] | date=November 22, 2022 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTl-lInUAo |access-date=November 28, 2022}}</ref> and made its on-screen debut on November 25 with the release of ''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Abbey |title=DreamWorks Animation Unveils New Curtain Raiser, Introduces Reimagined "Moon Child" (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dreamworks-animation-moon-child-curtain-raiser-1235269225/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=DreamWorks Animation Debuts New Animated Logo Sequence – Watch |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/dreamworks-animation-debuts-new-animated-logo-sequence-1235181844/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 25, 2022}}</ref> Character appearances in the logo began to vary with the release of ''[[Trolls Band Together]]'' (2023), where the ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''The Boss Baby'', and ''Trolls'' franchises were replaced by the ''[[Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]'' and ''[[The Croods (franchise)|The Croods]]'' franchises and ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' (2011) and its aforementioned sequel. In ''[[Dog Man (film)|Dog Man]]'' (2025), ''The Bad Guys'' franchise is replaced by ''[[The Wild Robot]]'' (2024), with [[List of Shrek (franchise) characters#Gingy|Gingy]] added in the logo.