Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Animation (2024)

Source: Kung Fu Panda 4


Universal Pictures: On a black starry background, as the sun shines on the planet, the camera pans backwards across Europe and Africa. Then "UNIVERSAL" in white with golden bordering, in the font from the previous logo (now redone in sans serif) rises upward as the sun pans down, and light glows on the continents. Then the screen eases back to its familiar position. The continents glow as the globe revolves showing the Americas. The sun shines, leaving a glow behind the Earth. Then the byline, "A COMCAST COMPANY" fades in underneath. The "UNIVERSAL" name shines before fading out.

Dreamworks Animation: 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), 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 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 logo fades to the opening scene with the moon.

Note: This was actually recorded on Sunday