Jeremy Rourke - Lyrics on the Paper

Jeremy Rourke
Lyrics on the Paper, 2014
video, 3:02 min.
In Jeremy Rourke’s stop-motion animated videos anything is possible, and his combination of vintage photographs, contemporary imagery, text, and even unlikely materials such as rose petals, fire and water, come together magically to create moments of beauty and surprise.
Rourke’s detailed working process begins with cut paper collage which he painstakingly manipulates as he photographs at twelve frames per second. A single short three-minute animated piece is composed of 2,160 individual photographs. Though he uses computer software to assemble the frames into his final video, he does not use Photoshop, After Affects, or any other digital means to manipulate his work. Instead, Rourke uses a range of techniques, from placing images on layered sheets of glass in order to create depth, to painting words on his scenes and pealing away photos to create transitions.
At Recology Rourke encountered a generous supply of photographs, magazines, sheet music and other materials, and his choice of vintage imagery gives his work the look of bygone days come to life. Rourke’s videos are presented in tandem with his own musical compositions, and his live cinema performances connect to traditions of traveling road shows and small town entertainment in the early 20th century.