DreamWorks Home Entertainment/Warning Screens
Warning descriptions by Logophile Warning captures by Logophile and bjbarnett
USA/Canadian Warning Screens
1st Warning (1997-2005)
MCA/Universal Warning
Warning: Same as the enhanced variant of the 1980-2005 Universal Studios Home Entertainment Warning Screen.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases from the era, such as THX-certified copies of Mouse Hunt, Small Soldiers, The Ring, Paulie, Antz, The Prince of Egypt, Forces of Nature, An Everlasting Piece, Evolution, In Dreams, Almost Famous, Galaxy Quest, The Mexican, Shrek, The Road to El Dorado, Chicken Run, Joseph: King of Dreams, What Lies Beneath, and Saving Private Ryan.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Alternative) (1998-2006)
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Warning: On a black background, the word "WARNING" appears in red on top with white shadow effects and is underlined. The warning text is white and appears below.
Variant: On DVDs, the word "WARNING" is in a slightly different font. It also fades in and out.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon, seen on DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases (mainly DVDs) of the time, such as copies of MouseHunt not certified by THX, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, American Beauty, Old School (Unrated), Forces of Nature, The Mexican, What Lies Beneath, The Peacemaker, Chicken Run, The Road to El Dorado, The Prince of Egypt, Galaxy Quest, Evolution, The Last Castle, Joseph: King of Dreams, Road Trip (Unrated), Head Of State, Biker Boyz, The Ring, Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale. Also seen on the Library Edition VHS of Amistad. This was also used by Hart Sharp Video (as seen on Live the Dream: The Texas Longhorns' Magical March to the 2005 National Championship) and Pearl Records. The version with the Arial font appeared on VHS around 2003, such as Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas for example.
Editor's Note: The underline for "WARNING" is a bit off-center in the VHS version.
3rd Warning (1998)
Warning: On a black/blue gradient background, the word "WARNING" appears in red on top in a bold Times New Roman-like font with black shadow effects and is underlined. The warning text is white and appears below.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appears on the standard VHS of Amistad.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (2005-2006, 2011-)
2005 Dreamworks Warning
Warning: On a blue gradient background is the color FBI logo with the white banner "FBI Anti-Piracy Warning" with the white text below.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Slightly more uncommon then the 2nd Warning. The 2005 variant appears on DreamWorks releases of the period such as Dreamer and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Warning (2006-2013)
Warning: Same as the 2006-2013 Paramount Home Media Distribution Warning Screen.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases from the era.
Editor's Note: None.
International Warnings
United Kingdom
1st Warning (1998-2000)
See CIC Video Warning Screen for descriptions.
2nd Warning (2000-2002)
Warning: Same as the PolyGram Video warning screen.
Variant: Sometimes on rental releases, the text is in Arial font.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on DreamWorks UK VHS and DVD releases, such as Shrek, Joseph: King of Dreams and The Terminal. Used in tandem with the next warning.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2002-2005)
Warning: Same as the Universal Studios Home Entertainment warning screen.
Variants:
- On some VHS releases, the text is in a different font and spaced differently.
- On some DVDs, the text is spaced differently.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on many DreamWorks UK VHS and DVD releases such as The Cat in the Hat, The Ring, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. This was used in tandem with the previous warning.
Editor's Note: None.
2005-present
Warning: Same as the Paramount warning, but the background is plain.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on DreamWorks UK VHS and DVD releases.
Editor's Note: None.
