Outerbanks Entertainment

Background
Outerbanks Entertainment is the company of the Scream franchise creator Kevin Williamson, founded on June 29, 1995. It is named after a task given to his dad, who began researching for company logos since he always liked the Castle Rock Entertainment logo and needed something similar.

1st Logo (October 7, 1998-May 14, 2003)
Logo: On a black water background, we see "Outerbanks" in blue and "ENTERTAINMENT" below it in white above it.

Technique: The water shadow lighting the text and the black water.

Music/Sounds: A haunting cave sound. On Wasteland, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Dawson's Creek (starting with season 2 up through the end of the series) and Wasteland.

Legacy: The sound effect and the dark environment can be very unnerving to some, especially if viewed in a dark room.

2nd Logo (January 16-March 25, 2002)
Logo: Same concept as before, except slightly different. The water background is different and now animates, and the text is in white as it slowly ripples.

Technique: The water moving and the text rippling.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but is now heard in a higher tone.

Availability: It was seen on Glory Days on The WB. Might be still seen on some European DVDs of the show. Check your old tapes for this one if you need to. Don't expect this to be seen on the final season of Dawson's Creek.

Legacy: It's likely a prototype for the next logo.

3rd Logo (September 16, 2005-May 15, 2014)
Logo: On a blue sea background, we see the company name in white and much bigger than before, as it ripples.

Variant: A longer version exists on Venom (not to be confused with the 2018 Marvel film).

Technique: The rippling.

Music/Sounds: Just a rippling water sound. On some films, the opening theme is heard.

Availability: Seen on shows such as The Vampire Diaries and The Following and on some films from the company.

4th Logo (October 1, 2014-)
Logo: Similar to the second logo, but this time, it is on dark green-brown sea background in a different sea direction, with no rippling at all.

Technique: The enlightening.

Music/Sounds: Same as the third logo.

Availability: Same as before. Don't expect to see this on Scream (2022), despite him being one of the executive producers on the film.