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The Secret Origin of the Ray Gun
Often times people ask me where the idea for the FilmRadar logo came from. When I first began the e-newsletter and website, it was called “FilmWise.” Then it turned out there was already another website with that name and I had to come up with something else. I brainstormed for what felt like ages and kept coming up empty. Then I went to visit my parents in Georgia and someone sent me a postcard in the mail. It was a 1950s space themed card. I saw it and said, “That’s IT! I’ll call this FilmRadar!” Then I hired the fantastic artist AV Phibes to come up with a proper logo. When we were talking about what the logo would look like, I sent her a bunch of 1950s science fiction postcards from Forbidden Planet, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Invasion of the Saucer-Men and others. I’ve always loved vintage science fiction images and films. I’m all about ray guns, flying saucers, kitschy aliens and stuff like that.
That’s why I LOVED this article!
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