THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Middle form and Missing home OSHOW – Week 5 Week 5 Week 5. I liked the YWT method from last time, so I’ll use it again this week to reflect on it. It’s often said that it’s better not to get stuck in Read more…
SUPER DEFINITION There’s a little-known tool that I think is one of the best for creating fantastical, surreal, supernatural but obvious stories. The concept is called SUPER DEFINITION. I heard Keith Johnstone mention this idea ONCE in ONE class many years ago. (ONE TIME IN FORTY YEARS!) I don’t know anyone outside of that class who Read more…
TIPS AND TRICKS NO FEAR! NO FEAR FEAR is the main issue for Improvisers to overcome. Fear of being accepted, Fear of being noticed, not noticed, doing well, following the rules, being good enough… etc etc etc. EVERYONE has fear on some level. The question is how to deal with Read more…
TWO TABLES Game and skill practice Years ago when I watched long form after long form I found myself annoyed with the abrupt “cuts” and “edits” between scenes. I wasn’t drawn to longform style but I developed some alternatives regardless. I wanted transition that were more cinematic, and less aggressive. Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Healthy Stress! Cindy Pittens – Week 4 Week 4 at the Improvisation school. Title: Healthy stress! This week was about conquering my biggest fear. The fear of being refused. A fear that, of course, has its roots in my childhood and, as for Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post BE PRESENT PAUL ROBINSON – Week 4 Notes on the first month:-Commit, commit, commit -Emote, emote, emote -Meet people at their level. Defer or deign at your own peril -Be an honest clown; find characters; find your partner This is short because I am working on an Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post BE VULNERABLE ANNA ROBINSON – Week 4 This week I learned and experienced the key to improv-Being vulnerable and giving up control. Covid hit, the body and spirits were Vulnerable. I tried to be aware of how it feels and can use it Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post YATTA – WKATTA – TSUGI OSHOW – Week 4 Week 4 Two of the class members were out sick, so this week the class consisted mainly of three members. It was a more concentrated practice, but there was a sense of sadness. It Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post CASTING MAGIC ANNA ROBINSON – Week 3 (The following is a CHAT GPT TRANSLATION of Anna’s original Chinese which you can find below the translation) “If the first week was a reset, the second week was about building the soul, then the third Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post INTO THE UNKNOWN KASHYAP SRIDHAR – Week 3 Week 3: TAKING THE LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN! Shawn mentioned a couple of weeks ago, to “boldly take the leap into the unknown and the spirit takes care of what happens from there to guide Read more…