Posts Tagged ‘PVIMPROV’
Improv Tips #104 – Internal Painting gift (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt shares a technique that he uses all the time in his work to take the scene from “2D” to “3D”. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in…
Read MoreImprov Tips #126 – Q and A: Playing With Players of Different Styles/Schools (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips we want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt answers a question from a viewer: How do I play with players from different styles/schools? Paul gives a couple of different ways of interpreting the question and…
Read MoreImprov Tips #125 – Q and A: How Do I Handle A Partner Who Always Starts Crazy (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt answers a questions from a viewer: How do I deal with a partner who always starts off crazy? Paul gives some great strategies for reframing the problem as well as a…
Read MoreImprov Tips #124 – Failure (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about something that all improvisers face sooner of later – failure. Paul talks about the importance of failure and how it can really help your work in the long run.…
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 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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