How cool is it to see your favourite American producer while you're waiting for the tram, and then find yourself on the set of his film the next day as a street art designer.
King Freak tells us about the behind-the-scenes
A year ago, on a similarly muggy summer evening, I was waiting for the tram on the river. I was going through a rough patch and was feeling a bit lubricated. The tram stopped, I was about to get on, but I noticed the brightly coloured shirt of the guy walking past me. I said to myself - 'who is this clown?'
I look at him slightly accusingly... and then I realise that the guy in the colourful shirt is Bryan Fuller himself, the writer and visual mastermind behind the Hannibal series, American Gods and Star Trek. Stunned, I stand up and say - 'Bryan Fuller is that you?' Pauses, wide smile - ‘yes it's me!'
I ran over and thanked him for Hannibal, which was arguably the biggest influence on my images. I had a drawing folder (I always have it with me) I open it, rip out a drawing and hand it to him - ‘this is for you!’
Did you do this? He asks. I said yes, I did! This is very very good! Thank you, I said. He looks at me - 'are you from Budapest?' I say yes. I'll start looking! A little smile, I say of course of course... I thanked him and went home.
The next day Bryan wrote... wrote again, again and again, and suddenly I found myself on the set of his new film as a street art designer.
I created several smaller tags, a couple of larger paste-ups and two 6 metre high graphics for the film.
Visual world
The design process was easy. Since I know the visual world of the director and was handed the script, there were no difficulties. The film has a very specific visual world so I included a good dose of symbolism and oriental influences.
My graphics were manually tinted using Molotow and Loop tools.
The film Dust Bunny will be a special hybrid. It combines family adventure films with action and horror genres. Mads Mikkelsen stars in the film.
Besides the street art designer position, I was given the opportunity to be one of the art directors of the production.
Since I've done nothing but draw and watch movies since I was a little kid, it was a dream come true for me.
The pictures Péter Bódi one of my best friends and spiritual brothers helped me put it up on the set.
Peti is one of the most talented contemporary writers. His debut novel, Walls of Scattered Walls, is a straightforward exploration of graffiti and street art.
With this work I think I made the biggest paste up in Hungary.
