DOs & DON'Ts of Object Work - MUT Improv Tips

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In response to a recent comment, Sean goes into his own personal DOs & DON'Ts when it comes to object work. In this video, Sean goes over the power of sharing your space, using emotions & object work in tandem, adding a slight exaggeration to your actions, and more!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 MUT Tips Intro
0:29 Topic Intro
0:51 DO: Share Your Object Work
1:36 DON'T Use Hands as Objects
3:13 DO: Channel Emotions Through Object Work
4:49 DON'T Hide Your Object Work
5:52 DO: Slightly Exaggerate
7:13 DON'T Go Fast
8:18 DO it MORE!
9:10 MUT Tips Outro
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[@marilyntavoularis5447]

Thanks so much for getting back to me! I’m ready for take-off!

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Any time!

[@markfitzhenry8114]

Really appreciate this video. Will take every tip to heart, but perhaps the crucial one is that objects are shared. If we remember that then that's another reason to make what you're doing abundantly clear -- not just for the audience to know but for your teammates to accept as offers and use in more offers. Thanks for the video.

[@Martin-cn4fw]

Sean, would be possible, and I do hope I havent missed such tip :), how to involve the movement? To avoid be in "stand up" show on the other to not be very chaotic or just only walking there and back. Thank you.

[@cyberblackbears]

Just started improv and this has been super helpful to practice. Thanks!

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Thanks for watching!

[@debdo1960]

I have class tonight and can't wait to share this channel with my improv players. Also can't wait to implement some of the suggestions...I've been practicing all week. TY for all your great tips 🙏🏻✨️

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Heck yeah! Thanks for watching!

[@jingwaasonganyi3740]

Hey, I really appreciated this video! My Improv club at my college had its first meeting this Monday, so I've been bingeing all your videos to learn as much as I can. Thank you, Sean!

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Awesome! You're totally welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@marilyntavoularis5447]

Great tips, thank you Sean. Can you suggest other “objects” that are commonly used in scenes that we can use for practice?

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Good question! There's really no perfect answer though. There are common items, like a phone, a cup, computer, pencil...things we use a lot in our normal life do reflect in our scene work. But we should be ready to adapt to any choice even if it's uncommon. The main thing is to choose to be the expert. If you suddenly are endowed as a co-pilot, chances are you haven't controlled a plane before, but in this scene, you do! You get to flips the switches, control the steering wheel, command the intercom...but do it confidently and make it your own. It's funnier or at least more interesting to see someone choose to be active rather choose to passive by saying something like "It's my first day! I don't know what I'm doing!" Don't worry about doing it RIGHT, just do it! Hope that helps!