Logo Comparison #3: Universal Pictures

Requested by Davina Hamilton.

LEFT: On a black background, an arc slowly appears and brightens. A series of lights begin appearing below the arc and we see that this is another globe, looking over Europe. We move down as the lights appear all over Europe, and then Africa (which the Earth's continents now have the green, yellow, and red color design this time). As we begin to zoom out, the letters in the word "UNIVERSAL", in a similar font as the last logo but handsomely redone (this time, the text is still gold, but has the inner white part of the text rising out of the gold part), rotate to the front of the globe as the lights around the continents dim out. By this time, the globe is shining from the back.

RIGHT: 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 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 that reads "A COMCAST COMPANY" fades in underneath. The "UNIVERSAL" name shines before fading out.

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[Multiplivision]

The two big differences are the animation and the orchestral fanfare.

*THE ANIMATION:* The animation for the 1997-2012 logo was produced by Picturemill, who would also do the animation for the 2008 Nickelodeon Movies logo, and the current 20th Century Studios logo. However, when the logo was updated for its 100th anniversary, the animation was instead produced by Wētā FX, giving the earth a more realistic look. The *UNIVERSAL* text is also in a new corporate font, unlike the Universal Serif font, which was used from 1997 to 2012.

*THE MUSIC:* The music is another key element to take note of. For the 1997-2012 version of the Universal Pictures logo, the fanfare was composed by the late but legendary Jerry Goldsmith, which made its debut with _The Lost World: Jurassic Park._ It was used throughout the time of the logo's usage, until 2012, when the fanfare was replaced by a new orchestral score, composed by Brian Tyler, who also made the music for the current _Fast & Furious_ movies.

[lampo]

0:00 the UNIVERSAL LOGO (2012) IS SO LOUD. GUYS BRING YOUR POPCORN JOY the view of 2012 VS 1997.

[Mr.Face]

For the design and layout, I'm going with the right. For the fanfare, I'm going with left.

[rachelblanche]

Universal is old 1915. That was a long time ago.

[RealAlpinioX]

1997-2012 looks more nostalgic- *Y O U MADE M E CRY*

[jackslife]

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[keiferpretcardona]

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