Actually, just a piece of wood cut to shape and painted to look like an old German road sign.  It was inspired by a real-life German sign that a USAF family was graciously given by their German friends when stationed there (theirs is WAY cooler than this one).

Hamburg is very far away from North Carolina...

I created it to commemorate the fantastic 6 months our wonderful exchange student from that city spent with us.  We miss you Lenia!

Some imagery created for an event planned for Labor Day weekend…

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Here’s the series logo:

The logo is full of symbols that have meaning for those involved in the sport. Speed, Accuracy and Distance are all indicated...

I was interviewed by Jess at the Wootini Gallery regarding what I knew about the Volkswaffe.  Check it out here!

These bad boys just came in and look freaking awesome.  Nice long-lasting silk-screened product.

My design was inspired by this quote from Adlai E. Stevenson:

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

Sticker may soon available from Tactical Command Industries… the sticker features their Liberator III headset.

Yee-Ha, Sellout!!!

The Gone in 60 Seconds poster I created for the Cinema Overdrive showing last month sold out in under 24 hours.  Much appreciation to everyone who made my first movie poster sellout happen!!!

Special thanks go out to Matt P and James D!  You guys are awesome. 

April 13th, Cinema Overdrive will run a screening of H.B. Halicki’s original 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds.  I had the honor of creating the poster for this show!  Originally, I thought about doing a white 60 MPH speed limit sign with ‘Gone in’ and ‘seconds’ painted on it – but that just seemed so ‘obvious’…   So I went with a vandalized 30 MPH Ramp sign instead.  I think the yellow color alone was a big improvement over the white speed limit option (plus it ties in with the whole ‘principal car’ color.  Here are some images for you (Oh, there’s a 3rd ‘hidden’ machine/vehicle in this poster – it can be seen on the actual poster – come see it at the show or check the Merchandise page where they’ll soon be posted for online sale here):

To get the spray paint looking legit – I actually spraypainted the letters onto cardboard, then photographed that ‘real paint’ in high-res and brought it into the composition.

Here it is in all its rusted, spray painted, stickered glory!

The look you see on his face in this shot is the moment he realizes he’s been ‘made’ by the police and split seconds before the big finale chase begins! The vertical lines I used for shading on his face make the drawing look ‘thinner’ than Pace is in the still – this is not an issue when the drawing is seen alone…

Matt with Cinema Overdrive had the idea of doing an era-appropriate Getz Solutions logo – great idea! The new Retrologo was just what the poster needed…

VFA-14, the Navy’s oldest active squadron was chosen by Peter Jackson’s King Kong production staff to be the ‘squadron that kills Kong’.  The Navy Pilots wanted to celebrate this in the form of a poster and t-shirt.

The poster required a good deal of research to make sure the plane was spot-on.

The shirt had some interesting requirements.  It had to be black, because that’s the color the pilots are able to wear under their flight suits most of the time, and it could not have a big area of ‘ink’ on the back or it would cause too much sweating when in the aircraft for long periods of time.

Special thanks to ‘Steamer’ and ‘Lothar’ for acting as liaisons on this project.  This project was a lot of fun because I am a huge fan of the King Kong movies…  Squadron members interested in purchasing can check with Steamer, general public will soon be able to go to Squadron Store and check the VFA-14 shop to find both designs!

Thank you to all the VFA-14 members and their loved ones for the dedication and sacrifices!

Signing and numbering takes less time than you might think, unless you stop a lot to talk about movies (we do).

Rolling Thunder Posters waiting to be marked upon

William Devane as Veteran Vigilante Major Charles Rane

Drawing people in pen and ink is always a challenge for me, I like how these portraits turned out.

Rolling Thunder Poster framed up!

Here’s a photo of the poster. I designed it with a special feature – if you put it in a backlit frame you see some ‘hidden text’.

If you’ve not heard of Rolling Thunder, the movie, read all about it here.

Had lots of fun with my friend Matt of Cinema Overdrive while signing my Rolling Thunder poster prints – that guy is a champ for putting up with my short-term memory challenges (“What number are we on again?”)! Matt played photographer with his iPhone too, since my camera was missing in action.  Much appreciated. 

The show on Wednesday was great, if you haven’t seen a screening of an old 35mm movie at the Colony Theater, you should really check it out.  Not to be missed.  The trailers at the beginning and end of the shows are worth the $5 ticket price alone!

Thanks to everyone who bought one of the 77 limited edition silk-screened posters or commented on them, the ‘live feedback’ is the best!  There are still some left – you can check them out at the Cinema Overdrive merchandise page.  Only $20!!! (plus shipping if you aren’t local)

It seems that the Major Rane character was shot down during the ‘Rolling Thunder’ military operation over Vietnam.  I allude to this in the poster.  You can read more about the real event here.

10% of my proceeds from the poster are going to Wounded Warrior Project – thanks to you veterans reading this!  –Travis Getz

I had the pleasure of attending the two-day NC Comic Con Saturday and Sunday with toy/model kit creation/special effects luminary Mike Maddi, who was showing off his Resin in Motion kits (logo by yours truly) and a couple of his carnivorous Puppetoys designs while I worked on selling Cinema Overdrive posters by myself and Danny Miller of MiniCassetteTees.  Lots of fun.

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Some images from the Missing in Action 2 screening at Raleigh’s Colony Theater this past Wednesday…

This is the place where the thing happens. Cinema Overdrive creators Matt Pennachi and Adam Hulin unleash their voluminous knowledge of the film upon a suspecting audience...

So, you bought a poster. Now I will pantomime playing the bongos.