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HSC-85 art drafts

3/18/2011

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The ‘High Rollers’ of HSC-85 were transitioning into more of a Special Operations support role.  Their name was changing from ‘High Rollers’ and they wanted an update to their emblem (which was oriented toward gambling).  At the time, they were thinking of the name ‘Phoenix’ to reflect the squadron’s heritage doing firefighting support work.  I was invited to submit some ideas for an emblem.

Ultimately my designs were not chosen, but if you know anyone with HSC-85 or any squadron having a phoenix or firehawk-themed unit mascot who could like the looks of this art, please let me know.

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You can see the selected design on the HSC-85 Wikipedia page here.
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Movie Poster: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 original classic)

3/15/2011

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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... can you see it?):
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To get the spray paint looking legit – I actually spray painted the letters onto cardboard, then photographed that ‘real paint’ in high-res and brought it into the composition.
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Here it is in all its rusted, spray painted, stickered glory!
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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…
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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…
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    Travis Getz is an American artist, consultant and authenticity coordinator for the Tom Clancy video games, among other things.

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