Pearl Studio (China)

Background: Oriental DreamWorks is the production arm of DreamWorks Animation for Chinese based movies and Chinese distribution of their films which was established in 2012 as a joint venture between DreamWorks, China Media Capital, and Shanghai Media Group. In 2018, CMC acquired DreamWorks and Shanghai Media's stakes, renaming the company Pearl Studio.

1st Logo

(2013-2018?)

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Logo: A red light shines as a red stroke of paint forms (similarly to the Indian Paintbrush logo) and it goes diagonally to form a painting of the titular moon, a cartoon panda forms holding a fishing rod, just like the Boy on the Moon, as the logo brightens up the text "Oriental DreamWorks" shines underneath it in both English and Chinese.

Trivia: The panda could be a homage to Po from the DreamWorks Animation film Kung Fu Panda, as the film similarly takes place in China.

FX/SFX: The moon forming, the logo brightening, the panda being formed and the text shining in. All traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: A beautiful woodwind piece composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, based on the track "Oogway Ascends" from Kung Fu Panda, only the difference is the last half of the piece is rearranged and sounds more powerful.

Availability: Common in China, but you won't find it at all in other countries, even on Kung Fu Panda 3, a film in which they produced. It appears on Chinese prints of DreamWorks animated films in place of the 20th Century Fox logo, starting with The Croods. Following the studio's renaming to "Pearl Studio" in 2018, this logo's days may be numbered.