Stealing a Frame from the Reel

Stealing a Frame from the Reel

A live action feature
drawn out real slow,
with stop motion action
we'll put on our show.

Frame by frame magic
and sped up the same,
we'll blur all the lines
and watch us the game.

Clicking and clicking
and pose after pose
with time and with patience
the scene starts to grow.

So take this one instance
and pull it from scene
keep it deep in a pocket
so you'll know where we've been.

And when you watch it forward
and you see a space flicker,
you'll know you have something
from something much bigger.

-Matthew Koutzun

In the Crowd After the Show

In the Crowd After the Show

Exasperation from the crowd-
"It's an honest work from a dishonest man- however to distill?"
"It's dramatics are silent- let's take this moment in remembrance of the horror sounds"
"What say you tortured soul?"
" ."
"Quite full of exuberance you are indeed!"

-Matthew Koutzun

Saturday at the Palisade Theatre

Saturday at the Palisade Theatre

Thank you for coming
entrevous
take your seats
we'll punch your ticket if we get to you.
If your overflow just take a seat on the floor
the walls are full of wallflowers
so try to avert your eyes they're shy.
The dancers are center floor in the hall,
they'll dance on their knees so you can see
they just have a zeal for life.

Welcome to the moment
to the show I've made for you.
Thank you for coming,
the curtains will raise in a moment,
if you would mind to listen to the soundtrack
we've prepared it to get you in the mood,
but take your hand off her knee
or his if you're "just friends" fellas.

Silence now the screen is up,
don't look back or you'll miss the show,
but if you do
you'll get a sight like no other,
you'll see emotion synchronized
on the faces of the crowd all looking forward.
Some will see you and break the illusion but look at the others
they'll show you more than you'll see.

If you're bold stand up
look back and forget the man telling you to sit down.
Start a jig and see the dancers applaud your wonder
and ascend the stairs to the screen and touch
silver splendor.
Feel and ripple
and rip right through
you'll make it if you try,

In black and white you can have it
you can have a million faces all on you
Thank you for coming
welcome to the show
forget the fourth wall and just be.
There's no cutting now
and perhaps others will make it to the show one day
just be happy you're here
others only will dream.

-Matthew Koutzun