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Showing posts with label Paul Angunawela. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Angunawela. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 November 2011

Storyboarding Keith Lemon: The Film

Lionsgate UK together with producing partners Generator Entertainment, have begun production on and is now filming a new comedy feature film starring Keith Lemon from 'Celebrity Juice' as well as a few celeb cameo's.


Keith Lemon: The Film, is a comedy about Keith following his dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur. He comes to London from Leeds, becomes an overnight billionaire then loses it all before finding the road to redemption. 


Over the last few weeks I've been doing some storyboarding for this production together with the films director, Paul Angunawela who also co-wrote the script together with Leigh Francis, creator of 'Bo Selecta'.

Paul Angunawela and me have worked together before, not only on another Keith Lemon project in 'Keith Lemon's Fit' DVD and other projects, but he has also written some unique pieces of work based on and drawing inspiration from some of my art work. These pieces of writing are featured in a limited edition art book of mine. You can also find a piece we collaborated on entitled 'Lechery' here.

In a statement Keith Lemon said:
"It's a privilege to have the power of sight, hearing, touching and feeling. But to make a film which I am going to be able to see myself in, hear myself in, but unfortunately not touch or feel myself in (because it's not in 3D) is even more'rer'rer of a privilege."

Read about my work for 'Keith Lemon's Fit' here. Link


Friday, 20 May 2011

Lechery

Lechery (detail)
I took a while in putting this up as it was supposed to be featured in an art magazine first. Alas due to difficulties the magazine was having with printers etc it has been delayed considerably.

So here it is! I present to you "LECHERY". Done on plywood with oils and subtle glazing techniques. I've had this idea dancing around my head for a good few years so it's good to see it finished finally.

I teamed up with my good friend script writer Paul Angunawela (director of Keith Lemon's Fit DVD), and wrote a short piece for this painting. You'll find it below. A short narrative that I think complements the image and its story.


LECHERY (60 x 100cm Oil on Wood)



LECHERY
◆
Empty words, empty expressions, screens, handsets, receivers.
Cables, interfaces, empty promises...

Intimacy...delete...replace....accessibility.
Love...delete....replace....possess....possess?....yes.
Emotions...delete....
Feel....no....path not found.
New directive....1] self gratification above all else.
Exchange needed....searching...
Locating all services required / need / want....
Prime directive 1] self gratification above all else.
No ties....connect only...
Displaying results....
File found:

* "The dream is always the same.

Serial memory : 1 001 10

We dine, dance, eat a little more, leave early.

Drinks on a balcony, a sonic peppered vista below. she turns and laughs at my joke. we fall into an embrace.

Move as one.

Morning light escapes and warms her dark curves, illuminates the love i am in. My fingers, the tips, caress the gentle hairs on her sleeping body. I hear bird song.

Tweet, tweet, tweet.

I remember those days of old. Romance, i think they called it.

With an 'ahhhhh'

Her breathing, her trust, her desire to stay with me, awakens my soul. I want to cry, laugh, entwine my nervous system with hers. Mind meld.

Not for long. I can hear footsteps. Boot clunks.

Slipping in, slipping out.

The dream is always the same.

But for the record, reality is a vulgar nightmare."

◆
File end.
Continue program....
Always online....stealth mode....24/7.
No complications.....
Keep distance... target....
Initiating...
Connect....no obligation.
Taste...entity...taste...
Feel....nothing.....path not found.....but....
System online...
Initiating neurotransmitter...
Initiating Dopamine.... 50%.....100%....increase....levels: high.
Disconnect.....no aftertaste or glitches.
Input, more input....more....require...need....WANT.....MORE...
MORE.
Possess ...... 
Detach...
Discard.... 
Next....


◆Carlos M Burgos
*Paul Angunawela

Lechery (detail)

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Fit as a Lemon

Keith Lemon & Deanne Berry
Just wanted to share with you all some work I did a few months back. I was asked to do some quick concept art for Keith Lemon's new fitness DVD "Keith Lemon's Fit", featuring the lovely Deanne Berry from the hit music video 'Call on me' by Eric Prydz. Very satisfying to see they followed the outfit I gave him in the sketch and polished off the titles I designed for it as specified in the brief. Had a good chat with the Director Paul Angunawela developing and discussing ideas, it also helps when your old friends. It was a pleasure working with him again and some of you may know that he contributed some writing to my Art Book last year.




















I was pleasantly surprised to get the thumbs up from the man himself via a phone call. "Fanks alot Keif, nice one!".
Released on DVD through Lionsgate on November 22nd 2010.
Watch a brief video from your lifestyle guru... Mr Keith Lemon courtesy of Play.com.
Original video link here