Improv Tip

Hey everyone welcome back to a new season of Improv Tips! We're back with more tips and advice to improve your improv. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improvisers and improv teacher (and host of Improv Tips) Paul Vaillancourt shares three powerful techniques for starting your improv scenes stronger. Whether you're doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation, you are going to love this tip and it may take your work in a completely new direction. This is a great improv for beginners tip and advanced improvisers alike.
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[@ByronRTroy]

I love coming into a scene with a "you're right... I/you ." So the conversation is already in play. Oh... there you go... Step 3!

[@PVImprov]

I think you'r right on with both of those - WE, as the audience, are then joining the scene already in action. As the old screenwriting axiom goes "Get in late and get out early" that's where we are dong here.

[@heididrew5982]

Nice to have your tips coming again. I love that they give me things to work on. It's a never-ending quest! I'm back to teaching or leading again so they stimulate ideas for my workshops, as well. Thank you.

[@PVImprov]

Heidi - glad that you find the tips a good resource. Feel free to share with your students…no pressure! Ha ha! Thanks for watching.

[@bleizius]

So happy that you are doing these videos again. Enjoyed your book, enjoyed your online classes. Have wonderful life.

[@PVImprov]

bleizius - So happy to be back doing them again. Thanks for checking out so much of my work. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a wonderful life too.

[@ByronRTroy]

Glad to have you back, man! New office. I miss the Kevin Matchstick figure... sniff.

[@PVImprov]

Byron - ha ha - I didn’t realize THAT was your favorite part of the tips! 😂. He’s still around maybe you’ll see him some upcoming tips. Stay tuned for that at least.

[@AshTWash]

I'm so glad you're back. This has become my go-to channel, especially when I have shows coming up.

[@PVImprov]

Ashlei - thanks for watch and for the great comment. Let’s keep that trend going. So many great guest tippers coming up I think you’re gonna dig it! Stay tuned!

[@jtcampbell9859]

Glad you’re back!! Thanks for the tips and your new backdrop 🤓!!

[@PVImprov]

Hey JT - good to be back. Glad you’re liking the tips. Thanks for watching.

[@debdo1960]

Excellent 😁 this is very helpful

[@PVImprov]

Thanks so much for the shout out. So glad you liked this one. You might also dig this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJyVe6ejeZlqm8ksi=QnZtLZ_JG7nI289y Thanks for watching.

[@tonystamatoplos712]

Hey Paul! So great to see you back!

[@PVImprov]

Tony - great to be back! And I have so many great tips to share with you guys. Stay tuned!

[@JasonHader]

Hey Paul. Great tip as always. I also wanted to mention that one of my students is now teaching and referencing your tips in her lesson plans.

[@PVImprov]

Jason - thanks for watching! I could not be any more thrilled and flattered that they are referencing the improv tips. It always makes me so happy to hear this kind of thing. Stay tuned. More great stuff on the way.

[@BrianJShea]

Welcome back! I would love to see videos about how people have changed their improv philosophy or play based on their experiences during COVID. Like how taking time off or doing online improv made them look at things differently.

[@PVImprov]

Hey Regular Guy - thanks for watching. That is a super interesting question I had not even considered so thanks for dropping it in the comments. I'm going to see if I can find you an answer. Thanks so much.

[@RichBaker]

You rock, Paul!

[@PVImprov]

Aw shucks, thanks Rich.

[@fntsywlkr]

I love this series. One older series I love is "The Improv Blueprint" - I know that was a self-contained series. Please, if I have learned anything from Harry Potter, Fast & Furious or Star Wars ... we don't need sequels. BUT I do like that self-contained, really fast podcast series. EVERY episode was full of value. Maybe you can dismantle improv and make a small series like that? IDK. Maybe like "Suggestions" or "Scenes vs. Sets." But I think the Improv Blueprint is one of my absolute favorite online improv series.

[@PVImprov]

I think I could make another little series like that. It's just a matter of curating the necessary videos. Let me look into it. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching.

[@JesseParentGP]

I've been obsessed about the example of running into someone's car at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX7VZWh_qbNlhrs and making it mean something about the people on stage (myself or my partner). For me, it's one of those clarifying moments when I realized you can do this for any scene that is veering into something that isn't about the relationship with the two people in the scene. Whether it's a scene about stuff, an activity, a transaction, another person not there... whatever. It's such a simple and powerful way to get back to how I feel about myself or my scene partner as a character. I've probably brought up this example a dozen times since I first saw this video. Thank you!

[@PVImprov]

Jesse - Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled that the example resonated with you and helped you find a powerful tool to connect with your scene partner -that's the key to everything, right? Keep up the great work and thanks for watching.

[@EskonditoJones]

WHAT!

[@PVImprov]

Who!

[@DmitryZaytsevTheFirst]

I am a first time viewer and just want to leave a suggestion - 3 minutes intro is waaay too long :) I would've prefer to jump straight to the content

[@PVImprov]

Hey Dmitry - thanks for the input. I have moved towards a shorter intro style in recent videos. Have at look at these two: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmewoWR3p5ehkJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZC7mKWigNlrgNE In the meantime, hope you got some value out of the video despite it's long intro and thanks for watching.