Argentina Pictures

**Argentina Pictures** a film distribution and production company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It is known for Oscar the Ugly Rabbit. It is Michael Shires Pictures' rival company and was founded in 1902 by Charlie Lightenstone.

## Logo

In 1902, A sepia rotating model globe with "ARGENTINA FILMS" on a space background with "Made in Ohio" logo on two bottom corners.

In 1907, We see a circle with "ARGENTINA" written above and "FILMS" written below. Inside the circle is some small text that says "TRADE MARK". A Saturn-like ring surrounds the circle, which reads "THE TERRA-AMIGO FILM CO. LTD." (Argentina's South American distributor at the time).

In 1912, We see a checkered background with a Saturn-like globe with the words "ARGENTINA FILMS" on it. "ARGENTINA" is shown above the globe in a stencil-like font. "FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY", "PACIFIC COAST STUDIOS", and "Argentina City, Ohio." are shown below, in different fonts (and the first line in an upward arc).

In 1918, Against some dark clouds, we see a biplane flying around a rotating globe counterclockwise, leaving a trail of smoke behind it, which forms the words "ARGENTINA PICTURES".

In 1922, On a dark cloudy background, we see a globe slowly rotating as a smiling Charlie Lightenstone can be seen within the middle. Below are the words "Charlie Lightenstone" in a script font and "P R E S E N T S" below it.

In 1927, On a cloud-like background, an earth globe rotates. No clouds are visible on the globe. As the globe rotates, a biplane flies around it, with "AN ARGENTINA PICTURE" being wiped in diagonally as the biplane passes the globe.

In 1936, A stylized glass globe is seen, tilted at an angle. Around the globe, the words "AN ARGENTINA PICTURE" rotate, in a stylized 1930's font. Stylized five-point stars (a la the stars on the Paramount logo) surround the globe.

In 1945, On a space background, a model globe rotates. Superimposed onto the globe are the words "Argentina Deutschlandfilm" (in white for B&W films or yellow-orange for color films) in a italic Roman font with "A" and "D" bigger than the rest of the letters, symbolizing Argentina's merger with German studio Deutschlandfilm.

In 1960, We zoom through space, and a pair of Van Allen radiation belts start to form. The rotating earth globe appears in the distance, and as we get closer to it, the word "ARGENTINA", in a bold, planetary font (named Futura Bold), fades in close-up to us and zooms out to a comfortable distance. When the word and the globe are in position, the byline "AN EPA COMPANY", fades in below it, in a bold yellow font (named Eurostile Bold). Two Van Allen belts surround the globe.

In 1985, A large "flash" appears as we view the far right side of the Argentina globe, still cloudless and against the new detailed starfield background. We move down the globe as the flash dims away and see, in shiny golden letters, the word "ARGENTINA", in a brand new font (named Copperplate Gothic Bold), appears from behind the globe and circling it. We zoom out and the globe moves to the center, as the word "ARGENTINA" straightens itself out and takes its place across the globe. The byline "AN EPA COMPANY", in gold and in spaced-out letters to fit the width of "ARGENTINA", appears below the logo.

In 1997, On a black background, an arc slowly appears and brightens. A series of lights begin appearing below the arc and we see that this is another globe, looking over Europe. We move down as the lights appear all over Europe, and then Africa (the Earth's continents now have a green, yellow, and red color scheme). As we begin to zoom out, the letters in the word "ARGENTINA", in a similar font to that of the last logo but handsomely redone (this time, the text is still gold, but has the inner white part of the text rising out of the gold part), rotate to the front of the globe as the lights around the continents dim out. By this time, the globe is shining from the back. A small copyright "©1997 Argentina City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right.

In 2011, On a black starry background, as the sun shines on the planet, the camera pans backwards across Europe and Africa. Then "ARGENTINA" in white with golden bordering rises upward as the sun pans down, and light glows on the continents. Then the screen eases back to its familiar position. The continents glow as the globe revolves showing the Americas. The sun shines, leaving a glow behind the Earth. Then the byline that reads "A NILEPARD COMPANY" fades in underneath. The "ARGENTINA" name shines before fading out.

In 2019, We first see a more animated version of the "ARGENTINA" text revolving around the earth as it appears from the blackness to view from the left side (unlike the right side in the 1989, 1997 and 2011 logos) causing the globe to shine and the glow to appear behind it. The text shines once while it revolves. However, it continues to revolve after the fanfare is over, and the globe and the text gets squeezed so tight, that the glow behind the globe disappears and the "ARGENTINA" text spins around the earth really, really fast. When it stops spinning, the globe is colored even more vividly and the "ARGENTINA" text is now is white with an orange border. Then, "PICTURES" in white, appears traveling from behind the globe letter-by-letter, making a stop under the company's name. Then, a comet comes from the top-right side and travels around the earth, causing the glow to appear again behind the globe. The globe shines.