Scenes
The five main things any story requires
1. Beginning
2. Middle / Conflict
3. End
4. Characters
5. Setting
The act of accepting information and building on to
What is Yes, And
The act of lying, presenting, and interviews in the real world all utilize this skill.
Improvisation
How we start every game day
The act of performing without rehearsing or coming up with anything on the spot.
What is Improvisation
1. Facials
2. Body Language
3. Voice
Collaborating to create a cohesive story in which we have and encourage creativity.
Where improv originated.
What is Ancient Rome in 300BC
The principal we keep in mind when adding new information, making sure to go step by step and not a giant leap.
Note: It helps to also gradually heighten your scenes
What is 10%
Performing without physical props or set pieces
What is a Pantomime
The building blocks of your scenes.
hint: one step at a time
What are Associations
Paying attention to what is being presented as well as being said, taking in the literal and suggested surroundings before responding
What is Listening
The kind or form of improv performed in class
What is Short Form
Continued performances containing asterisks result in what consequence?
-Final.
What is no more games and handwritten scene work only
Used to denote sensitive and inappropriate material for performances
What is an Asterisk
List the three ways we can accept and add information to a scene
Words, Actions, and Environment
Connecting ideas or things using words and actions to help quickly create something based on a suggestion
What is Making Associations
The kind of improv spanning anywhere from 30 minutes long to an hour and a half. This is a compilation of multiple scenes to tell a story based on a singular suggestion.
What is Long Form Improv
In order to listen you need to focus on what your scene partner is really saying; to do this you must focus on these two things.
What is Subtext and Context
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is Teamwork and Trust
You listen, internalize and connect with what has been communicated in your scene within the context of your character.
What is Relating
The name of the earliest form of improvisation
(Think what the actually story telling form was called)
What is Aetllan Farce
In week 3 we went over three ways to accept information and add in a scene - what were they?
1. Words
2. Actions
3. Environment
A phenomenon occurring when a group is listening and relating to each other so well that they seem to work as one
What is Group Mind