| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
A handbook of essential comedy skills, useful for all performers! Long-Form Improv deftly teaches the wildly popular form of improvisation that is so foundational to the comedy stylings of many of today?s top actors and thriving comedians. Crammed with innovative ideas for conceptualizing improvised scenework and?finding the game of the scene,? this crisply written manual covers techniques for experienced improvisers, curious actors, and even non-actors. A complete long-form improv resource comprising topics like ideation and character creation, improvising scenes for extended periods of time and enhancing them?and even performing the most famous expression of long-form improv, the half-hour improvised form known as?The Harold??this astute text is written in a friendly, supportive voice by an experienced improv teacher and professional actor whose own frustration in learning the craft drove an obsession to create a program free of confounding teachings and contradictory concepts. The book?s groundbreaking infusion with drama theory and game theory brings new life to the teachings of the craft, breaking down various aspects of long-form improv into short chapters for swift, step-by-step intake of its vital lessons. Students of acting and long-form improv alike should expect Long-Form Improv to bolster their education and fast-track their course to improv greatness. |
| Contents |
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Section I; CHAPTER 1: LONG-FORM IMPROV; CHAPTER 2: RULES vs. PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER 3: COMEDY; CHAPTER 4: THE STRUCTURE OF PLAYS; CHAPTER 5: THE STRUCTURE OF HAROLDS; CHAPTER 6: GETTING COMFORTABLE; CHAPTER 7: GETTING CREATIVE; CHAPTER 8: PLAYING CHARACTERS; CHAPTER 9: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS; Section II; CHAPTER 10: THE LONG-FORM IMPROV TRADITION; CHAPTER 11: THE LONG-FORM IMPROV CODE OF ETHICS; CHAPTER 12: ENDOWING; CHAPTER 13: YES-ANDING; CHAPTER 14: JUSTIFYING SEEMING INCONSISTENCIES; CHAPTER 15: GENERATING IDEAS. |
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CHAPTER 16: IMPROVISING SCENESCHAPTER 17: FINDING THE GAME OF THE SCENE; CHAPTER 18: PLAYING THE GAME OF THE SCENE; CHAPTER 19: DIFFERENTIATING PLAYER-GAME AND CHARACTER-GAME; CHAPTER 20: MANAGING YOUR ATTITUDE; CHAPTER 21: TWEAKING THE GAME OF THE SCENE; CHAPTER 22: TWEAKING SCENE STRUCTURE; CHAPTER 23: TWEAKING SCENIC DYNAMICS; CHAPTER 24: TWEAKING ACTION; CHAPTER 25: HEIGHTENING; CHAPTER 26: ENDING; CHAPTER 27: PLAYING GROUP SCENES; Section III; CHAPTER 28: HAROLD EXECUTION; CHAPTER 29: THE SOLICITATION OF THE SUGGESTION ... ; CHAPTER 30: IDEATION; CHAPTER 31: THE FIRST BEAT. |
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CHAPTER 32: THE FIRST GROUP SCENECHAPTER 33: THE SECOND BEAT; CHAPTER 34: THE SECOND GROUP SCENE; CHAPTER 35: THE THIRD BEAT; CHAPTER 36: AUDIENCE THEORY; Supplemental Material; On Teaching and Directing Long-Form Improv; Citations; Bibliography; Index; Backmatter. |
| Subject |
Improvisation (Acting)
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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Improvisation (Acting) (OCoLC)fst00968302
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hauck, Ben, 1975- Long-form improv. New York : Allworth Press, ©2012 9781581159813 (DLC) 2012032058 (OCoLC)783160067 |
| ISBN |
9781621532361 (electronic bk.) |
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1621532364 (electronic bk.) |
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