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 background, we see the text "Outerbanks ENTERTAINMENT" floating over a floor of water, with "Outerbanks" casting a slight reflection of the water.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A timpani hit, followed by a sustained synth hum with reverb effects. Ambient water flowing sound effects are heard throughout. Sometimes, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on seasons 2-6 of Dawson's Creek and Wasteland.

2nd Logo (January 16-March 25, 2002)
Logo: We see a shot from underwater, pointing towards the surface above. The text from before, now in white, is seen with a ripple effect.

Technique: Computer animation.

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

Availability: Seen on Glory Days on The WB.

3rd Logo (September 16, 2005-December 12, 2013)
Logo: Over a similar underwater camera shot, we see the same text from before, slowly ripple in. As the ripple disappears, the text flashes and turns completely 2D.

Variant: A longer version exists where we first see the text emerged in water as it is brought forward, then the rest of the logo continues.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A rippling water sound. Otherwise, it's either silent, the closing theme of the program, or the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Common. Can be seen on The Vampire Diaries (with the last episode to use this being "Fifty Shades of Grayson"), Hidden Palms, The Secret Circle and the first season of The Following. It is also seen on the 2005 film Venom.

4th Logo (January 19, 2014-February 6, 2020)
Logo: Similar concept as the previous logo, but the shot is now in a darker area. The text zooms up with a blur transition, and does not ripple.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as the third logo.

Availability: No longer current. It debuted on the final two seasons of The Following and appears on the remainder of The Vampire Diaries starting with "500 Years of Solitude". Also seen on Stalker, Time After Time and Tell Me A Story.

5th Logo (January 13, 2023-)
Logo: We see a dinghy on a water outside a night with a bridge in the background. The camera starts to rotate to the right, transforming it into a knife as smoke surrounds it on a black background, which is revealed to be the slit in the "U" in "OUTERBANKS", with the middle letters' edges cut. Then, the text "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in below as the logo zooms out slowly.

Technique: CGI designed by Filmograph.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Brand new. First debuted on Sick.