I haven't posted in a while, but in addition to thanking all of the really great members of this forum for supporting our small, grass roots film and art series I wanted to go ahead and post images from the latest CINEMA OVERDRIVE release- artwork from Travis Getz honoring the original GONE IN 60 SECONDS!
GONE IN 60 SECONDS is an amazing ode to the American muscle car and an era of filmmaking that is long since past. Made in 1974, this film is 95 minutes long and a grand total of 93 cars were destroyed making it! And it was made in an era where movies were REAL.....no CGI here! Some of the auto stunts in this film are nothing short of amazing, and the entire second half of the film (45 minutes) is devoted to one single car chase!
When Travis set out to design this poster he not only wanted to incorporate elements of the film, but to pay tribute to the era it was from as well.
The poster is a US "Ramp" speed limit sign that has been spray painted, rusted out, vandalized and had stickers slapped on it (if you ever took a road trip anywhere in the States in the 70s you probably saw something similar to this as you traveled down the highway!) Check out the finished poster here:
GONE IN 60 SECONDS- 18" x 24", 4 color screen print. Limited edition of 55 prints. $25.00 each plus shipping.
The picture of Maindrian Pace and the cars are designed to look like stickers, and last night at the show we had no fewer than three people pick up the poster and attempt to peel them off! To me that means the printer did a good job (and it was funny to watch, too!)
One of the most impressive details on this print is the background- if you'll look closely, you'll see that the background of the artwork is the schematic of a clutch assembly for a 1970s Ford Mustang. And the rust detail around the edges printed beautifully as well. You can see close up images of all of that wonderful detail here:
This poster was a small run of 55 prints, each hand signed and numbered by the artist. We went ahead and offered it to the fine folks on our mailing list first, and it is basically sold out (there may be one or two left, I just have to finish going through all of the emails!)
If you'd like to join our mailing list please visit our web site at
www.cinemaoverdrive.net/merch or email me directly at
cinemarat@earthlink.net. I'd be happy to help.
I'd also like to once again extend my deepest thanks to all of you who have supported us and not only offered me some very helpful hints and advice, but words of encouragement as well. Yes, we realize we'll probably never be one of the "major players" in the poster world and honestly, that's not our goal. We're more focused on trying to be able to not only pay tribute to films we love (that are often grossly overlooked), but also to be able to offer one on one customer service and the best product we can at a fair price.
Thanks everyone!
