IMPROV OLYMPIX HISTORY BY DAVID SHEPHERD
[ad_1] In 2007, David Shepherd’s cousin suggested he write up the three most important programs of his life. First one David tackled, was the Improv Olympix (originally called the Improv Olympics, before the Olympic Committee threatened a lawsuit), which David co-created with Howard Jerome. David never got around to writing up the other two programs,…
Read MorePaul Vaillancourt interviews David F. Sandberg, Director of Shazam (2019)
This is my interview with David F. Sandberg (Director of Shazam!) at the June Blackmagic Collective (Insta: @blackmagiccollective and on the web at blackmagiccollective.com) Follow David on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ponysmasher Instagram: https://instagram.com/ponysmasher Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ponysmasher Follow Paul on: Facebook: http://facebook.com/pvimprov Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatsUpWithPV Instagram: https://instagram.com/whatsupwithpv/ Paul Vaillancourt is the founder of Revolution Theater, co-founder of the iO West and the author…
Read MoreRutger Hauer on choosing a character
[ad_1] ‘Good guy’ or ‘bad guy’, hero or anti hero; doesn’t matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical. — Rutger Hauer [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreImprov Tips #123 – Try On A Character (w/ Jeris Donovan) (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Jeris Donovan offers a very simple but powerful challenge – “Try on a character”. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes or expressing yourself with some other kind…
Read MoreImprov Tips #122 – Q and A: Great Improvisers (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt answers a fun question and addresses the idea of what makes great improvisers great. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes…
Read MoreImprov Tips #120 – Q and A: What Does It Mean To Make Your Partner Look Good? (2019)
In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser answers a question from a viewer – What does it mean to make your partner look good? Although we as improvisers and improv teachers often say this phrase we don’t often delve into the nuts and bolts of what it actually mean, but today Paul lets…
Read MoreImprov Tips #119 – Q and A: Consistency vs. Changability (2019)
In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about whether, in a scene, our character should change or remain the same? Paul breaks it down and offers a few skills that will come in handy for every improviser. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting…
Read MoreImprov Tips #118 – Q and A: Failing Scenes And Finding The Game (2019)
In this IMPROV TIP Paul answers two related questions from viewers: “What do we do when a scene is failing?” and “What do we do when we are having a hard time finding the game of the scene?” Questions and situations that pretty much ALL improvisers find themselves in at one time or another. Whether…
Read MoreImprov Blog
[ad_1] We often state how long we’ve been doing improvisation for in years as it’s a simple way of summing up our ability, but it’s pretty easy to tell how much improv someone has done or what level they are at in the first warm up game. Brand new: Visibly worried about getting the game wrong,…
Read MoreImprov Tips #117 – History and Philosophy (2019)
In this IMPROV TIP Paul offers a couple of ways of deepening and reinforcing the relationship and you character’s POV. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation, you are going to love this improv technique. Follow Paul on: Facebook:…
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