Producciones Optimist (Argentina)

(1991-1992)

Nicknames: "Optimist on Acid", "Seizure Optimist"

Logo: A flashing green/purple background zooms out and has a weird drawing that looks like a semicircle with the zig-zag, the word "OPTIMIST" and a wave below it, all black. The "OPTIMIST" and hand drawing both fill in white and red respectively. The wave figure later fills in cyan and "OPTIMIST" goes black again. The flashing background then starts moving. After a few seconds "PRESENTA" in yellow zooms out into the wave and the glitchy background starts to zoom itself into the screen. A few more seconds and various copies of the logo appear and move away as the background gets closer.

FX/SFX: The glitches, shines, and color-changing flashes of the background and logo.

Cheesy Factor: Bad Animation, like all the other VHS logos from Argentina. But considering where this was made, it has super great music.

Music/Sounds: An 80's synthesized theme with deep kicks and bells, which slightly lowers volume after/before the first and last seconds of the logo (because of tape deterioration).

Availability: Appeared on two 90's VHS tapes, Apelación Fatal and El travieso.

Scare Factor: Minimal to Low. The flashing could get to some, but it’s a horrible logo with catchy music in it.

Editor's Note: None.