Descriptions by Tlogos and Eric S.
Videos and logo captures by Eric S.and ThatLogoDude


(1965-1972?)

Nicknames: "Spinning Vortex", "Vortex of Doom", "The Spinning Propeller of Doom"

Logo: We start out with a yellow screen, which then wipes away horizontally to become a white background. As soon as the yellow background begins to clear, a rapidly spinning black vortex comes from the left and stops in the middle, rapidly spinning clockwise as it does so. after a few more seconds. The vortex zooms back and shifts to the right while spinning. As this does so, the letters "a p i" in purple (the letters themselves resemble Futura) began zooming from all sides of the screen until coming together. The camera zooms out and in and out as this happens. The vortex begins to spin next to the "i" until it comes to a complete stop, which makes the "i" overlap one of the tips of the vortex. the words "Television Production" appears on the bottom of the text and vortex, set in Microgramma.

FX: The vortex spinning, the letters coming.

Cheesy Factor: Very cheesy indeed. You can really tell that the vortex is stop-motion animation. The words coming seem very wrong. The film is very poor and grainy, and what's the idea of the camera zooming in and out?

Music/Sounds: A whooshing synth note when the vortex comes. Three synth dings when the letters come, ending with a Tympani drum solo.

Availability: Appeared on The Story of the First Christmas (as API Television Productions), and on Heidi (1978 TV Series), as A.P.I Television Productions. Check the Active Home Video release of King Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table. You might find it there.

Scare Factor: High to nightmare; the zooming in and out, the weird music and the rapid speed of the vortex's spinning probably scared more than a few.