History Creator / DreamWorksAnimation

** In ''KungFuPanda2'' it was Master Oogway

* ''{{Broken Arrow|1996}}''

* ''BrokenArrow''

* WesternAnimation/PussInBoots (2011)[[note]] The first project by Dreamworks' Indian studio. Which was also known for ''Film/LEGOTheAdventuresOfClutchPowers''[[/note]]

* RecurringGag: Much like [[{{Pixar}} Pizza Planet]], Dreamworks Animation has their own - in this case the fishing boy shown prior to the logo.

* HowToTrainYourDragon 2 (2014)

* HowToTrainYourDragon 3 (2016)

The animation company that was orginally a subsidiary of Creator/DreamWorks, created by Jeff Katzenberg's portion of the company (the "K" in "SKG") merging with animation studio and partner PDI. The company currently owns the rights to the Creator/DreamWorks trademarks, used under license by Paramount and Steven Spielberg's new Indian-backed Creator/DreamWorks operation. After Spielberg's previous animation studio {{Amblimation}} shut it's doors, most of its animators moved to Creator/DreamWorks too.

* WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk (2012)

* MeAndMyShadow (2014)

* HappySmekday! (2014)

* WesternAnimaton/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness (2011)

* ''FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare'' (Dream Demon Animation)

* Rise of the Guardians (2012)

However, the lower-than-expected box office performances and lowering company value in the recent years has influenced Katzenberg to back off on his previous announcement about a slew of sequels in the next decade, and may make him have second guesses about his goal of establishing another Disney Company. To bolster the company's revenues with meat and potatoes stuff, DA has acquired Classic Media, the copyright holder to various animation properties including JayWard's library like ''RockyAndBullwinkle'', {{Filmation}}'s original series, most of the old FamousStudios/Paramount characters including the properties acquired by HarveyComics like CasperTheFriendlyGhost with their original ones like RichieRich, the RankinBass christmas specials and many others.

As it is, the company's current distribution contract with Paramount is not going to be renewed as that company's getting back into animation itself after the success of ''{{Rango}}'' while DWA will be going to TwentiethCenturyFox as its distributor next year, which will mean a balancing act with BlueSky's own animated films.

The animation company that was orginally a subsidiary of DreamWorks, created by Jeff Katzenberg's portion of the company (the "K" in "SKG") merging with animation studio and partner PDI. The company currently owns the rights to the DreamWorks trademarks, used under license by Paramount and Steven Spielberg's new Indian-backed DreamWorks operation. After Spielberg's previous animation studio {{Amblimation}} shut it's doors, most of its animators moved to DreamWorks too.

ComputerAnimation was another story entirely. While the blatant FollowTheLeader variant of Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', proved a surprisingly big hit in 1998, DA really came alive on its own with the smash success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' in 2001. Using DA's penchant for [[StuntCasting rampant celebrity casting]] and for modeling the characters from their movies [[InkSuitActor after the actors voicing them]] to the max, this film finally put DA on the map as a real competitor in the feature film market, permanently opening the door {{Disney}} largely held shut for decades.

Originally rivals with [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney]]; currently rivals with {{Pixar}}. Disney alum Jeffrey Katzenberg has, of now, produced more films in his animation studio alone than WaltDisney did when he was alive! While the quality of the films have been more inconsistent than Disney, the best of the bunch manage to reach for Disney and Pixar quality (with ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' sharing a director team with ''LiloAndStitch''). In fact, in 2011, DWA ''exceeded'' them in critical reception with ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' (RT 81%) and ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' (RT 82%) considered far and away superior films to Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} 2'' (RT 38%) and both were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar while the Pixar film was shut out. Furthermore, ''KFP 2'' outgrossed ''Cars 2'' as well in the box office worldwide. In short, a Katzenberg dream has come true.

* WesternAnimation/PussInBoots (2011)[[note]] The first project by Dreamworks' Indian studio. Which was also known for ''Film/LEGOTheAdventuresOfClutchPowers''[[/note]]

* DuelingMovies[=/=]FollowTheLeader: Earlier on in their history, before they decided to go in a "light fantasy" direction to counter Pixar's more "epic" films, they were notorious for copying the template of whatever Pixar film was being developed at the same time. Examples include ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' vs. ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' vs. ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: An {{egregious}} case as it looks like DWA won't stop having big spoilers in their movies like the trailers for ''WesternAnimation/MegaMind''.

As it is, the company's current distribution contract with Paramount is not going to be renewed as that company's getting back into animation itself after the success of ''{{Rango}}'' while DWA will be going to 20thCenturyFox as its distributor next year, which will mean a balancing act with BlueSky's own animated films.

As it is, the company's current distribution contract with Paramount is not going to be renewed as that company's getting back into animation itself after the success of ''{{Rango}}'' while DWA will be looking for a new home while also considering the option of distributing its films itself. The most probable arrangement for now is looking like SonyPictures for domestic distribution while {{Universal}} handles international, unless Paramount changes its mind and decides to present a better offer.

While this success influenced DA's tendency to be derivative, the company soon found a more creative success in partnership with AardmanAnimations with NickPark creating hailed cinema like ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' and ''WallaceAndGromit Curse Of The Were-Rabbit''. Meanwhile, while DA's in-house cel animation films like ''SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' and ''SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' proved a hopeless box office cause, in part because of the typical North American AllAnimationIsDisney prejudice,

* WallaceAndGromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (with Aardman Animation; 2005)

Katzenberg came roaring out of the gate with his new animation studio with the film, ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', an animated Biblical epic meant to compete directly with Disney. Oddly, what was meant to be Dreamworks's signature animated film looks like it was made by a completely different studio entirely [[GenreShift to people who are only familiar with the more recent Dreamworks animated films]]. (A fine article about the environment in which ''Prince'' was made can be read [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290103,00.html here.]]). Unfortunately, the lavishly budgeted, but artistically timid film (with all the religious communities it strove to appease) proved a bitter disappointment.

As it is, the company's current distribution contract with Paramount is not going to be renewed as that company's getting back into animation itself after the success of ''{{Rango}}'' while DWA will be looking for a new home while also considering the option of distributing its films itself. The most probable arrangement for now is looking like SonyPictures for domestic distribution while

However, the lower-than-expected box office performances and lowering company value in the recent years has influenced Katzenberg to back off on his previous announcement about a slew of sequels in the next decade, and may make him have second guesses about his goal of establishing another Disney Company. To bolster the company's revenues with meat and potatoes stuff, DA has acquired Classic Media, the copyright holder to various animation properties including JayWard's library like ''RockyAndBulwinkle'', {{Filmation}}'s original series, most of the old FamousStudios/Paramount characters including the properties acquired by HarveyComics like CasperTheFriendlyGhost with their original ones like RichieRich, the RankinBass christmas specials and many others.

While this success influenced DA's tendency to be derivative, the company soon found a more creative success in partnership with AardmanAnimations with NickPark creating hailed cinema like ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' and ''WallaceAndGromit Curse Of The Were-Rabbit''. Meanwhile, while DA's in-house cel animation films like ''SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' and ''SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' proved a hopeless box office cause, in part because of the typcial North American AllAnimationIsDisney prejudice,

However, the lower-than-expected box office performances and lowering company value in the recent years has influenced Katzenberg to back off on his previous announcement about a slew of sequels in the next decade, and may make him have second guesses about his goal of establishing another Disney Company. As it is, the company's current distribution contract with Paramount is not going to be renewed as that company's getting back into animation itself after the success of ''{{Rango}}'' while DWA will be looking for a new home while also considering the option of distributing its films itself.

* {{Troperrific}}: It's no secret that the folks up at the studio are very GenreSavvy, and they seem to have gotten a better hang around using well-ingrained story tropes- star examples include ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' (a TakeThat to Disney as well as an AffectionateParody of fairy tales), ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' (a send-up of the UnlikelyHero and {{Wuxia}}), ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' (fantasy ComingOfAgeStory with [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragons]]), and ''WesternAnimation/MegaMind'' (an AffectionateParody of 'Franchise/'{{Superman}}'' and the superhero genre as a whole).

Post-''Shrek'', they became known for sticking various pop culture references and crude bathroom humor into their films as well with films like ''SharkTale'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', hitting its [[DarkestHour nadir]] in 2007 with ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} the Third'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' all disappointing at least critically and Aardman breaking away from DA. Beginning in 2008 however, the studio [[GrowingTheBeard grew its beard]] with a new crop of films arising with an greater focus on story, characters, and quality. So far, this new direction has been paying off handsomely in the box office worldwide. For instance, not only was the classic ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' released, but ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Escape 2 Africa'' marked the transition as that franchise moved from a hastily pre-emptive strike against {{Disney}}'s ''TheWild'' to become a gradually improving series with its own voice.

* SharkTale (2004)

* DuelingMovies[=/=]FollowTheLeader: Earlier on in their history, before they decided to go in a "light fantasy" direction to counter Pixar's more "epic" films, they were notorious for copying the template of whatever Pixar film was being developed at the same time. Examples include ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' vs. ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and ''SharkTale'' vs. ''FindingNemo''.

Originally rivals with [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney]]; currently rivals with {{Pixar}}. Disney alum Jeffrey Katzenberg has, of now, produced more films in his animation studio alone than WaltDisney did when he was alive! While the quality of the films have been more inconsistent than Disney, the best of the bunch manage to reach for Disney and Pixar quality (with ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' sharing a director team with ''LiloAndStitch''). In fact, in 2011, DWA ''exceeded'' them in critical reception with ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' (RT 81%) and ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' (RT 82%) considered far and away superior films to Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} 2'' (RT 38%) and both were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar while the Pixar film was shut out. Furthermore, ''KFP 2'' outgrossed ''Cars 2'' as well in the box office worldwide. The situation is apparently repeating in 2012 with ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' have an RT of 76% to Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' only having 74%. In short, a Katzenberg dream has come true.