Logos[]
1st logo (1984-): A still version of the Amblin logo in white, with an inverse silhouette of Elliott and E.T. flying in front of the moon (represented by an outline) and "AMBLIN" to the right in a font known as Optima; the design is identical to that of Amblin's print logo.
Variant[]
- On Gremlins, the logo appears in the color scheme used from the standard version of the logo, but with the "moon" colored blue; "AN" is above the logo, and "PRESENTATION" is below it, both in red.
- Starting with Jurassic World in 2015, the silhouette of Elliott and E.T. have been updated to match the current onscreen logo, with the cape being redrawn and more accurate. It looks less like a chicken riding a bicycle.
2nd logo (1985-2014, 2018): We see a close-up of the moon, which zooms backward until it is on the left side of the screen. Right before the moon stops in its place, a silhouette of a young boy on a bicycle (Elliot from "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial") slowly flies in front of the moon from the left side of the moon's border, stopping in the middle (even when the bicycle stops, the wheels continue to move). At the same time, two red/blue stripes move in from both sides of the screen. The stripe that comes in from the left side places itself right underneath the moon, while the stripe that comes in from the right side places itself near the top of the moon (this creates a small space to the right of the moon bordered by the stripes on the top and bottom). When the moon and stripes are in place, the word "AMBLIN" appears in a strange fade-in (shadows form the blue letters one at a time). When the word "AMBLIN" is finally revealed, smaller red text appears under the bottom text that reads "ENTERTAINMENT". Both words are in a similar thin font.
Variant[]
One shows the moon and stripes in place without animation, and it just shows the fade-in of the company name.
3rd logo (2015-): Same concept as before, only CG is used, and the moon and silhouette are three-dimensional. The moon swooshes down and hovers to the left of the screen, while Elliot and E.T. fly on the screen from behind, making an immediate right in front of the moon and parking to form the graphic. Also, the word "AMBLIN" no longer has the strange shadow wipe effect, and instead uses a more gradual fade-in from the left, and the rest of the logo (the orange and blue bars and "ENTERTAINMENT", which, along with "AMBLIN", now have texture on the logo) fades in. The finishing background is now red-gradient black (evening sky). If you look closely, you can see E.T.'s finger glowing.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo: Music from any given soundtrack.
2nd logo: A light orchestral theme was used with this logo in earlier films. However, it is usually silent.
3rd logo: The ending of the orchestral theme from the previous logo, the opening theme of the movie or silence.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo: None to minimal. It depends on what movie it is on.
2nd logo: Low. The rough zoom out and sudden fanfare can set some off, but this is a great logo, and is a favorite of many.
3rd logo: Low to medium. Once again, the zoom out can scare some. People also may be surprised if they were expecting the previous logo, but this is another great logo.
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