ATBW Pictures Logo History

This page shows the complete history of the ATBW Logo, used in movies. It used A Langile Corporation as its byline until 2003 when Langile Corporation (media) and Langile Corporation (consumer) were split in two, thus forming Langile Mediaworks and Langile Consumer Branding that year, in which the logo since then used A Langile Mediaworks Company until September 17, 2019, when ATBW & Langile split into ATBW Holdings LLC (holding all ATBW brands), and Langile Holdings LLC (holding all Langile brands).

In 2008, the ATBW Logo was enhanced to be made in HD 1080p by being modified to have 3D letters and a slightly more realistic feel than the original one in 2000. The first movie with the 1080p logo was Ameritz In California City: The HD Movie, released on July 29, 2008, which was co-produced with Merrill Studios, which owned the series. Prior to then, the logo was 480p and the original 2000 logo had only 2D letters.

It was evidently enhanced once again in 2012, which unlike the 2008 version, adds shadows to the flying, 3D letters above, as well as seemingly realistic water in which the letters are shown as a reflection on the surface. The sky background is also more realistic alongside the water and the city centered towards at is no longer black but is instead just a bit darker with some color. Some of this is almost like what is seen in the 2015 intro.

It was redesigned in 2015 for their 90th anniversary, which is still in use in 2020, though the first film using it was The Simplicity Christmas Movie, released on December 26, 2014. Films prior to this had the 2000 logo (enhanced in 2008), which was prominent in most Amory The Bad Woman Films from 2010 to early 2013. However, the first ATBW movie to use the 2000 logo was Daddy Whites Christmas, released on December 27, 1999. The 2000 logo uses the same Zach Face as the 1990 one did.

1990
The first animated logo was released in 1990, which featured a new logo for its then new site, ATBW Blog for that time being. This included a new ATBW movie ident. The 1990 one appears still with ATBW Pictures fading in with the Zach Face logo with the byline beneath it also fading in as well. The clouds are also animated. Previously in the 1975 intro, the entire thing, as with all past logos, usually appeared within a solid background. The 1990 one has a storm background, which would be reused in the 75th anniversary logo 9 years later for Daddy Whites Christmas, released in December 1999.

While the Zach Face was replaced in 2015 to the current one of now, which has been used since then, this incarnation of it is still used by ATBW (Zach McEwen Studio) as of 2020, and it is still heavily used on the wiki as well as other ATBW Zach McEwen properties, which is a separate studio from the official one.

2000
The 2000 intro first debuted in Daddy Whites Christmas, released on December 27, 1999 and the last film to use it was iMac G3 Girls Christmas, released on December 13, 2014. In this logo, the camera zooms closely to the city with the stormy sky background recycled from the previous 1990 logo. The word "ATBW " in red text comes from the upper left of the screen and "Pictures " also in red text comes from the lower right of the screen. Both zoom in towards each other, making themselves appear 2D. After a second, the 1990 Zach Face logo fades in, with the "A Langile Corporation " byline also fading in below this.

Standard Variant
The standard variant was first used in Fender & Smiley Y2K Movie, released on August 13, 2000, but only for the closing outro. The first true standard film ident was not used until Silver Quartz: The New Millennium, released on November 16, 2000, though the new millennium was largely celebrated earlier the prior year and early in to 2000 as most believe it as. The 75th variant was discontinued for good after that film was released, and no other films used it since.

New Logo After The Split In 2003
After Langile Corporation was split into Langile Mediaworks Division and Langile Consumer Branding on May 30, 2003, an update to the intro was made. The font of the two zooming logos remain in its original 1990 font text, which the font is similar to that of the Alien Encounters font. However, the new intro under a different font for Langile Mediaworks that same year uses a font similar to Agency FB, and the byline also reads "A Langile Mediaworks Corporation ".

The last movie released under the original Langile Corporation was Theme Regime, which was released on May 15, 2003, and the first one released with the new byline was A Regal Journey, released on June 6, 2003. It is still the exact same intro that was used for the year 2000 otherwise.

HD Update 2008
In 2008 the ident was remade in HD1080p instead of SD480p. This one features 3D letters instead of 2D and are also more detailed. The sky remains in place and the byline remains unchanged, alongside its original animation from its debut in 1999 for the year 2000. The first film with this updated intro was Ameritz In California City: The HD Movie, released on July 29, 2008, and holds itself as the first film with the newly updated intro into the digital era. The last film with the standard 480p logo was Fender & Smiley: The ATBW Blog Heroes. released on July 16, 2008. This logo is still exactly the same one from the year 2000 in other words, except for being HD and having more detail.

HD Update 2012
In 2012 the ident was updated once again, only this time with the letters being even more highly detailed, as well as having reflections when flying over the water, and even making the byline 3D as well, with the letters being reflective while still red. The water also has waves in it as well, making it more realistic. The sky was updated to be more realistic than the previous logo and the city it is targeting is no longer pitched-black but is dark with some terrain and materials to the buildings. The first film with this updated intro was Detectives Jamal & Jaheem, released on October 16, 2012. The new intro was released silently (meaning not announced), as with the previous revision in 2008.

This intro is also the final version of the Y2K intro before a new one was made for 2015, which was released for ATBW's 90th anniversary.

2015
A brand new logo was released, as well as a new Zach Face, which was made to honor ATBW's 90th anniversary. This one is far different from the previous intro. This intro starts with the letters, again 3D, coming from a sunset, eventually lined up towards each other after going to the same position the previous intros took place at. The Zach Face logo is also 3D and zooms towards the intro from the right, just as the letters do. The byline, also in 3D, fades in afterwards. The first film to use this new logo is A Simplicity Family Christmas, released on December 26, 2014, and the standard intro debuted in A Simplicity Company: The Movie when it was released on December 12, 2015.

2019 Update
In 2019, the intro was updated after the ATBW Langile Split that took place on September 17, 2019, with the last film using the 2015 logo being Celo Johnson's Dirt Bike Legends: The Escade Mission, released on September 14, 2019. The byline was replaced with Arial Black text in red text, reading "An ATBW Holdings Corporation " as a result of the split, and the first movie using the current byline was The Simplicity Family Show: The 5 Year Celebration, released on September 26, 2019. This intro is still exactly the same as from its original debut in 2015, though being released in December 2014 for that year.

Variants
Several variants of the logo throughout the years in films were made.