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…

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

Matt Pennachi and I have agreed to donate 20% of the proceeds from sales of my Missing in Action 2 poster design to Wounded Warrior.    You can purchase the poster from the Cinema Overdrive film series merchandise section here.   Thank you veterans and your loved ones!

Missing in Action 2 Day Assault Version - the primary version

The Missing in Action 2 'Night Attack' variant - one of two versions of the poster

Well, the screen prints of my “Missing in Action 2:  The Beginning” poster design arrived the other day in great shape from Nick and his team at The Half and Half in Columbia, SC.  Matt with Cinema Overdrive came over this weekend and we did the ‘signing ceremony’ thing!  Lots of fun talking about films and posters.  Really looking forward to the show this Wednesday at Raleigh’s Colony Theater at 8pm.  Posters can be purchased at the show, or pick them up online HERE.  Some shots for you (the poster looks even better in person – the ink has a great finish to it)…

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Woohoo!  Getz Solution’s Missing in Action 2 poster is featured in and article by Zach Smith on IndyWeek.com.  Zach gives some of the interesting background of the film’s release.  Check it out by clicking HERE.

More in-progress drawings from the Missing in Action 2 poster!  Come see the screening at the Colony Theater in Raleigh, NC on November 10th at 8pm!  Trailer is HERE.

Matt Pennachi has honored Getz Solutions with an invitation to create some movie poster designs for the Cinema Overdrive film series which is showcased at Raleigh’s Colony Theater.  Here’s some of the in-progress artwork.  Can you guess what movie the poster will be for?