The Design of Police Badges in Film and TV
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- čas přidán 31. 12. 2023
- In the back stacks of The Earl Hays Press, Adam stumbles onto a deep catalog of printed graphics, decals, and seals created to dress the police vehicles and buildings in film and television shows. Drawn from photo reference gathered from across the country, these varied insignias are a fascinating survey of the design of law enforcement emblems over the past century.
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That place is really cool! I ordered the OUTATIME license plate from them and it hasn't come yet but I'm excited for it!
Happy new year ADAM!!!! May 2024 be an even better year for you and yours. 💙💛❤
I really enjoyed the book museum tour last hear. More of that pls.
Aka Make museums fun again through your perspective and enthusiasm! :-D
Where I see Generics Shinning is in Western Movies/similar genera or places where city/town is rather new and is yet to have an official name.
I wouldn't be mad if this series goes on forever. This place is like paradise.
I imagine there is more than enough content for years of videos here...so I agree with you!
I watch Adam for crafting and building mainly but my god the sheer magnitude of the collection there is just so fascinating even for me
8:56 Adam I know an example of that. In the 1983 flim Strange Brew they couldn't get the rights to use "Brewers Retail" the name of the government alcohol stores in Ontario Canada, so they called it the "The Beer Store." In 1985 "Brewers Retail" began transiting their stores to "The Beer Store."
Beauty, eh!
That's hilarious. I wonder how "Brewers Retail" reacted to getting a "cease and desist" from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer? 😆
(Obviously MGM wouldn't have sent an C&D to the government alcohol stores in Ontario, but it's funny think they might have.)
Even when it was Brewers Retail, it was always called the beer store. Similar to how nobody calls Federal Express or United Parcel Service anymore.
isn't there something similar with "Protect & Serve" on cop cars in movies making it to real life cop cars ? Could be a myth (ha!), but It wouldn't be surprised if multiple feedback loops of this type exist within this company alone.
State roadside assistance vehicles have "not emergency vehicle" on the side of their trucks, they usually help stranded people with no means of getting gas or blown tire, or they assist officers slow traffic and move to the side of the road via big sign on top of the truck.
That's interesting, though I'd propably argue that if you want to have your vehicle to not be confused with an emergency vehicle that could be done better by avoiding the word emergency
the non-emergecy part was for the phone numbers that were in the same box.
There is such a thing as a "non-emergency" phone number, it's the one they tell you to call if it's not a emergency, if it is a emergency then call 911
I love Adam’s crazy muppet hair
I'm pretty sure he'd take that as a compliment lol
Been loving this series. I can see Adam is really in his element and can feel the childhood wonder as he discovers something new
My family and I just started an Adam-12 rewatch (hailed as a model of accuracy of the LAPD of the time and just an incredible show to boot) and I was reading that when any of the actors were filling out a report they actually *were* putting pen to a replica report. I'd be willing to bet cash money that R. A. Cinader and Jack Webb worked with Earl Hays on the production. COMPLETELY FASCINATING. 🤩
I noticed that some of the police car stickers you showed here are also used as decals in plastic model kits, especially the city police sticker @ 10:07. If the kits are movie/T.V. show themed, chances are you'll see some of those designs as well.
I recently watched “Muppets Most Wanted” and the badge rivalry between Sam the Eagle and Jean Pierre Napoleon was ridiculous!
I can tell how much you enjoyed making this. Cheers to another year of your passion !
We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight. And we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois's law enforcement community that have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time.
Great reference! I can even hear the music haha
My exact thought when he was looking at the Illinois Police sign. ]:)
Nicely done.
The "Dept. of Public Safety" was from that film too I think. The generic sheriff's car badge may well be from "Smokey and the Bandit".
I looked at the website to buy some of this stuff. It's really cool. Just a heads up, if you order anything, you're just getting the printings on paper! While the stuff like the newspaper and magazine is obvious, the product packaging may not be to some you're just getting this stuff printed on paper or maybe cardboard for like the cereal boxes to make them look real you would have to put them on a similar size product like a cereal box or can of Spam!
I love these excursions into Earl Hayes’ inventory. As long as you keep making them, I’ll keep watching.
What’s also cool is all the boxes they used to store the art in are the materials used to make them - companies like AGFA, KODAK, making film, acetate and rubylith sheets use to reproduce the artwork in a useable format for the press.
Every print shop I ever worked in had heaps of these consumable boxes used to store artwork etc…
Im utterly fascinated by the body of work and collection of the Earl Hays Press, *_THANK_* *_YOU_* for sharing so much!!
It is good to hear Savage calm and focussed,
It is like hearing a version similar to Attenborough
And here we see the wild police squad car logo in it’s natural habitat
I'm born and raised in Pittsburgh, and my oldest brother is a retired Police Officer for the City of Pittsburgh.
Only recently did they change the badges on their police units.
I absolutely loved the one you picked up! It was spot on!
I’ve always been proud of Pittsburgh’s finest. When I moved back after a couple years, my face grew to a huge smile when I saw the PBP cruisers again.
I can't be the only one that was hoping to see the Mayberry sheriff department shield!
Nice to see the Pittsburgh Police shield. (From "Striking Distance" maybe?) It's based on the heraldic crest of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, for whom the city is named. The border represents the Order of the Garter, an honor awarded to Pitt by King George III, and the badge is round to represent the Ancient Greek circular shield, which was commonly used by British forces. Thank you, Adam!
Oh neat! I do laser engraving at my job and we do a lot of work for Police Departments and I have to redraw all the badge and patches that the departmenrs use so the laser can undertand the image and where to engrave.
I make my badges almost like what I'm seeing here. I break every badge up into individual parts for future badges. The ribbon shape, state seals, fonts, badge shapes, etc.
Very cool to see how they would reference badges before the internet. Not that the interner makes it very easy either. But this is so cool to me.
You can see here in the video with the shields / badges, just HOW MANY variations there of of not just the shape, but also the eagle on top of the badge.
Most of the time, I use Franklin Gothic for the font, but I've ran across a lot using Arial and Arial Rounded, and even Times New Roman a few times.
@@bradcook1537What no Comic Sans?
@@brucegoatlyZapf Dingbats.
This so exciting! I am having flash backs to so many shows and movies. Blues Brothers, Chips ,for sure.
This was a great start to the new year. Im going to order my " police squad" merch today!!!!
Happy New Year Adam!!!!
I loved this!!! Thank you, Adam!!!
The research books are fascinating, because it's not just a history of US police markings, but also a history of police appearances in film and television. Because I'm sure, baring a few of the generics, none of those items were created until someone wanted to put it on a screen.
would love more of these vidoes of you browsing the stacks at earl hayes Adam!
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) responds to a wide range of calls for assistance, including people threatening to jump off bridges or buildings, people stuck in elevators, barricaded perpetrators, and hostage situations. ESU supports all department initiatives and provides assistance to every patrol command, as well as Federal and State law enforcement authorities. Because of their knowledge, experience, and reputation for excellence, they are often called upon to assist with emergencies in other jurisdictions, having deployed to Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, and the Dominican Republic in recent years. ESU is also part of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue New York Task Force 1.
Happy New Year Adam
"We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight! In fact we'd like to especially welcome all the representatives of Illinois' law enforcement community who have chosen to join us here at the Hotel Palace Ballroom at this time! We certainly hope you all enjoy the show and remember people that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there's some things that make us ALL the same. Me! You! Him! Them! Everyone!"
Thank you Adam for these videos this is so awesome and interesting
Great job. Thank you 😊
I worked at a sign shop for a few years and my favorite thing was to make my own. Glorious
I was once in Normal, Illinois, next to Bloomington. Down town I saw cop cars with big letters on the side, NORMAL POLICE.
Normal. 🤷♀️
😁
I’d like to see a Normal Special Police Squad car.
And then there is the CLIMAX POLICE, from several cities of that name, such as Climax, GA or Climax, MN .
@@3henry214 Makes Normal seem pretty dull.
I'm so envious you have the perfect dream job
Awesome video! The NYPD Emergency Squad logo you were curious about is the film friendly logo version of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit logo. ESU is the unit cops call when they need assistance and is equipped to handle everything from vehicle collisions and building collapses to all duties you would associate with a SWAT unit. Those logos can be seen in a few of the Marvel and Bourne series films featuring NYC.
Cook County & Illinois State Police? Sounds like you're on a mission from god! 😅
Getting the band back together?
Thinking exactly the same! :)
@@mytube001 How many sets of deecals must they have got through in making that film? 😄
"Are you the police?" "No ma'am, we're musicians."
I knew someone recognized it. Wasaa
12:09 that missing poster for an alien, thats amazing.
Can you make a 2 hour video like this please ? This is fantastic 👏
Super super cool!!
I grew up in Portland OR and it was cool that so by chance a Portland Police car was in this show from the 90's. Awesome!@
Heck at least you showed something from Western PA, the Pittsburgh police was neat to see.
A little trivia: Did you know Pittsburgh is the only -burgh in the entire country? All the others are spelled -burg.
Great video sir
Fascinating!
Imagine how much history has been preserved by Earl Hays and other such institutions that would have otherwise been lost to time? Who else would have the motivation to preserve the design of the decals from cop cars across the decades if not to reproduce for a movie? These institutions are remarkably precious!
A question popped into mind at 6:11. Are the research photos dated for time period? That Portland Or police car is at least 2 generations of car old now. They would need to have them broken down not just by city and state, but time period that generation of car and decal were used for.
Hey adam.
I've been a fan for many years since the MB came out.
I've got a quick question for you...
Can you make a video about your Jacked Collection? Specially the military and Space stuff? I've seen a Jacked a while ago with the Remove before flight label hanging down on a green camo one.
Thanks 😊
Earl Hays Press looks limitless in its collection of props and historical connections. What a dream job to become an archivist there!
I'm envious of Adam's ability to make a sentence like "Every line item represents a set of meetings" sound deeply compelling.
I love all of the fake new station live reporting van vinyl stickers too! My old ex-girlfriend did screen printing and I have some fire department stickers, police, military, ambulance, trucking companies, taxi companies, delivery companies, dairies, produce suppliers, coroner's offices, health departments, building safety, OSHA, medical examiner, armored car companies, federal government agencies, mining companies, railroads, ....
As usual fascinating content from Adam . My question would be did they do UK based movie stuff.
I’d imagine so, they had the Met. And with as many American produced films cut away to europe, I’d bet they had a part in it.
The thing I love about them still having binders upon binders of reference pieces is just how valuable they are for anything period piece. Need a shot involving cops from the 19xx? Well Earl Hays has a 200 page catalogue from not only that decade but the decade before because hey, not everything is updated as soon as it changes unless it HAS to. It's like good shots in movies where the setting is the 40s and 50s but the cars are 20s 30s and a few 40s.
The NYPD Emergency Services Unit still uses the antique truck emblem very cool
I’m sure one of those California Highway Patrol door badges was seen on CHiPs. Such a great walk down memory lane.
I would love to see a dvie on the TV / Radio stuff that was behind Adam in the early part of this... I wonder if any of the Q-SKY 7-11 art is there... would love to see some of that stuff showup...
I would bet, that the Illinois/Chicago police sticker's, were for 1 of the most famous low budget movie's, of all time! I say this, because I recognized each of those "Illinois" sticker's/magnet's, including the non-emergency(May have been "Not Emergency") stuff, from the movie The Blues Brothers, with Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi(RIP) in it! Still watchin this video, so wonder if Adam come's across the military & SWAT emblem's, from that movie? Since, they had it as if, the police, highway patrol, sheriff's, Army, Marine's, SWAT, Coast Guard, and all of that stuff chasin them, towards the end of the movie!🤣🤣🤣 And, bein a car guy(Professionally), we tend to pay close attention to detail's of vehicle's. So, those I worked with, we all loved the movie, and all of us noticed the sticker's and all of that, as we would have a good time talkin, during break's, or whatever...
I was just rewatching Eddie Murphy in Beveley Hills Cop and it has a police car chase right in the first few minutes and all the cop cars have Clearly added square placards "attached" to the doors and it just looks so jank. i busted out laughing at how little effort they put into those Police cars for that movie.
Adam thanks for these tours, im a find things (egg carton, random lids, etc) building type of person.
But the best part of this series is sending these videos to smaller indie filmmakers that didn't have a clue about Earl Hayes and now and make their flims better.
I love how every time you are there, your volume of voice and energy drops as if you're in a library or a church. lol
Got to admit, I was hoping Adam would find a Sleepy Hollow PD badge :) but that was great fun all the same!
I'm not American and have never heard of such a thing as Hospital Police, and had to pause the video to find out if it was an actual thing or made up for a movie.
I have now learned something new:
"Hospital Police... are distinguished from other peace officer classes by being regularly required to perform law enforcement duties in close proximity to mentally ill patients. Their duties include maintaining law and order on hospital grounds;... assist nursing personnel in controlling severely combative patients... "
Fascinating.
In the USA, they use the word "police" to include what are basically security guards & parking attendants. They dress like police officers and often carry guns etc, but their powers are severly limited.
Think of the security guards you see in Tescos. In the USA, they'd be dressed to the nines, plastered in badges, wearing shades and call themselves "police", but in reality can't do much more than a store detective.
Awesome coolness....
Such a dense reference area.
The NYPD police squad logo is for their Emergency Services Unit which use giant trucks like fire trucks that respond to rescues and traffic accidents.
Looked to me like an old paddy wagon from silent film era, ala 'Keystone Cops.' Cool to know it's an actual logo.
WOW!!! I would be a kid in a candy store there! Lucky you!!
Are there anything that is uk stuff for films that were set in what was England or Uk films etc. I presume and maybe you have answered this they must also cross over and supply to the to series that were around etc
There's so much nippleage in this video! LMAO love you Adam!
this is awesome im gonna go see if they got any gotham pd stuff or house ohh maybe lone ranger badge...
That shift you talked about happened with the Oirish (movie Irish) accent on film. Actors basing their accent off other actors instead of actual Irish people.
most of the cost is in the setup. the actual printing is cheap, so i imagine whenever new labels have to be made - they make double or triple the needed amount & store the extras
I work at tourist railroads, do a video of train stuff, equipment logo's etc. On a red boxcar you can just use magnetic logo's. Covered cars temporary with wax then new paint etc. Steam clean off. THANKS
That NYPD one is for the Emergency Service Unit, which is basically like the NYPD's SWAT. That logo is still in use today, despite dating from when the police having cars was a novel idea, ha.
I know with the amount of Logos that there were to go through, it was highly improbable that he would have pulled out a "Station 51" Logo From the Show "Emergency!" But I kept hoping! LOL
That Cook County box reminds me instantly of The Blues Brothers and all the Chicago Police cars they crashed.
This is like a holiday trip for Adam.
Wonder if there is any logos from the Emergency series or Adam 12?
I Was hoping to see Station 51 as well...LOL
There probably is, but the shear number of decals really made it a hit/miss as to what he pulled out, unless he specifically looked for it.
Now I have the theme song to C.H.I.P.S in my head😅
I remember being a kid frm Oakland finding out my fav show mythbusters was filmed across the water frm me in SF, I was so proud haha
The phrase you are looking of is " Life imitates art".
Man I want to work in that industry. I always have wanted to, but it's such a "who you know" and where you live industry, here in Australia.
cool!
That first box.. That is from Blues Brothers.. Great movie.
The history/military buff in me would love to see what the EHP's collection of Military paperwork, decals, etc they have hidden away in that absolute treasure trove of film history they have.
Art imitating life circling back to life imitating art.
04:15 is the NYPD ESU logo. That contains SWAT, bomb squad, etc.
what is the name of your watches on your wrist
"To serve and protect..." gets changed to "To protect and serve..." so often in films that i forget which is correct.
This reminds me of Gumball Rally where one of cars had a variety of state's highway patrol stickers for the door of their car.
They belong to Team Polizei/ Alex Roy.
I don't know if Adam, Michael Corrie, or someone from Earl Hays might see this and be able to offer insight or opinion (may be an idea for a future video), but does anyone think the fact that most law enforcement agencies now use wraps for their cars, which can be made, applied, and removed quickly will affect the need for these types of prop creations? While other Earl Hays products don't (yet) have mass-market reproducibility, with things like offset printing versus laser or inkjet printing, the car marking industry has evolved to such a level in real-world application as to make the Earl Hays processes less necessary.
Or maybe it's just my take on the subject.
It's pretty cheap to get something printed in fairly large format these days by a commercial printer. I've done it myself with good results.
The real expertise of Earl Hays is having graphic designers that are familiar with the end product and the industry to be able to produce a design that the film/tv people want. The printing part is just the way to produce the final product.
This needs a conservator, digitizers and indexs to find all the stuff.
That's what the Gent from "Props to History" has been hired to do, and he is how Adam got involved in this series.
3:09 when I saw the BHPD I started to hear Axel F. coming from somewhere………
I wonder if they have any of Barricade’s decals in there
My inner goblin would simply explode if I was allowed in a place like this.
Is there a department more protective of their trademark and use of visuals than the NYPD? Most of these are public domain, if not all of them so they can be freely used I assume?
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it!
Did they make the Kanamit Cookbook, the Metropolis or '89 Joker money, or the Strangelove "Russian Phrasebook And Bible"?
Chp? Chips with Erik Estrada!
The seal at 4:51 is actually the Seal of the City of Los Angeles.
this looking like a Fire truck is an ESU Emergency Service Unit Patch from the NYPD a Special Police Unit.
I Spy: A NYC EMS (prior to FDNY merger) decal
I wonder if there's a Batman shelf. In the first movie, everything was bat-something. Bat-spray, bat-ladder... And everything had a label.
I was a little surprised by the reference footage at how many old actual police cars just had big block letters that said "POLICE".
What more do you need?