0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory
Improv As Improv Does Best Improvisational Comedy for Improvisational Comedy's Sake May 1 2.0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory When we whine that we don’t want to do group game work anymore, we ask, “Can we just do some two person scenes?” We want to breathe.
How to run it
- We know Flat Scenes , (Ax + By + C = 0),when we just follow our story straight ahead, never looking back, never reaching any interesting height or depth.
- We know Steady Slope Scenes , ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.
- Patterns and games enable us to graph 3D Calculus, drafting undulating worms with our scenes across the X, Y and Z axes.
- A preteen is geeking out to be able to share the room of an admired older cousin. The older cousin is annoyed as hell, but needs to “play nice” or he will be punished.
- Focused on oscillating game trajectories, though, we can get to that energy sooner because we can sustain it with patterns . Let’s paint our scene on the sine.
- We know Flat Scenes, (Ax + By + C = 0),when we just follow our story straight ahead, never looking back, never reaching any interesting height or depth.
- We know Steady Slope Scenes, ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.
- Improv As Improv Does Best Improvisational Comedy for Improvisational Comedy's Sake May 1 2.0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory When we whine that we don’t want to do group game work anymore, we ask, “Can we just do some two person scenes?” We want to breathe.
- “Well, if I am your lawyer then I need to know why you’re in the pokey in the firsty place.” What happened to the Self Contained Emotional Statement?
- Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes.
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We know Steady Slope Scenes , ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.
A preteen is geeking out to be able to share the room of an admired older cousin. The older cousin is annoyed as hell, but needs to “play nice” or he will be punished.
We know Steady Slope Scenes, ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.
Improv As Improv Does Best Improvisational Comedy for Improvisational Comedy's Sake May 1 2.0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory When we whine that we don’t want to do group game work anymore, we ask, “Can we just do some two person scenes?” We want to breathe.
“Well, if I am your lawyer then I need to know why you’re in the pokey in the firsty place.” What happened to the Self Contained Emotional Statement?
Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: We know Steady Slope Scenes , ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.; A preteen is geeking out to be able to share the room of an admired older cousin. The older cousin is annoyed as hell, but needs to “play nice” or he will be punished.; We know Steady Slope Scenes, ( y = x ), where we invest heavily in heightening the tension of a plot or an emotion or a gag. Ramping up or sliding down, we certainly have Game in these scenes. These scenes can be done very well. But often not for very long.; Improv As Improv Does Best Improvisational Comedy for Improvisational Comedy's Sake May 1 2.0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory When we whine that we don’t want to do group game work anymore, we ask, “Can we just do some two person scenes?” We want to breathe.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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