Starting an Improvised Scene - MUT Improv Tips #10

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[@jtcampbell9859]

Video gives specific examples of how to start a scene with tips on starting in the middle and ways to incorporate object work. Thanks Sean. Keep going! Great introduction on how to start a scene.

[@timothycole5266]

I like this one!! :)

[@DeviantCreation]

I have a Huge…learning curve with Improv…blended with Adulting haha…its 2022, we are now blending the mainstream of entertainment with business professionals….haha…improv is like the true you chilling with you’d buds..filters off…and professional is the filters on…I went from military to white collar corporate and rolled out into the free market space…took me 4 years to discover…the key is improv acting…haha…was there..all along…Stoked you chose to share Tips… there is a HUGE market not yet seen 😜…improv will be rising…we are all actors haha…just depends on the scene, the people and the resources to leverage…I am excited 🤩 for the blending as the creative improv minds open up of those tight filtered professionals and entertainment industry is given a new perspective of professionalism, of now the worlds are assimilating…we are on the line 😜

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Thanks a bunch! Love hearing about your experience.

[@tmass3381]

Great tips! Appreciate it!

[@stevemohammed4518]

Excellent video!!! Keep em’ coming!!

[@sendmeyourdog]

Great video!

[@AliciaHostetler]

I may search for a local improv class. After covid, I really love the creativity involved with it but I don't know any comics or improv buddies. :)

[@StarTaurusLee]

Thanks very much!!!

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@genevievepepin2549]

I love your videos!! they are so easy to watch and offer actionable advice!! Thank you so much!! One question - you talk about not starting with the conflict, which makes sense. How "quick" in the scene should we have a conflict before it gets boring? Within the first 30 secs? Within the first 10 lines? I am aware that there is no ultimate formula but I would love to know your take on it. Also, it would be great to hear about the resolution of a scene. I find that often, there is a conflict and then it just gets chaotic and there are repetitions and it doesn't go any for a while. Do you have tips or know exercises that would help with that? Feel free to direct me to other videos I would have missed if you already covered the above. Thank you !!!

[@MadeUpTheatre]

Thanks Geneviève! Appreciate the feedback! Conflict is one of those things that people think is always needed in improvised scenes, and sure, scenes can be fueled by a conflict, but I 100% believe conflict needs to be earned rather than forced in. So don't think that you're scene needs conflict within a certain amount of lines or based on time into the scene. Let conflict come naturally. I've seen plenty of scenes with little to no conflict and they are highly entertaining, because they have a huge emphasis on play and agreement (think scenes about lovers or a new friendship being explored). A good exercise to play is to do a scene with a premise that is designed for arguments, such as, a scene about breaking up, or a scene about a custody battle, or a scene about 2 people who have been bit by a poisonous snake and there's only antidote for one person, and see if you can do the scene without arguing. It might be tough, but it's liberating to know you can do scenes without resorting to conflict. I did also just release a MUT Tips (Episode 51: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGwgJl6rKmVaMU) about how to make arguments work. A lot of times when they don't work and become hard to perform in is because we are forgetting elements of agreement, play, and heightening, so check that video out. I'll try to do a separate MUT Tips in the future about resolving scenes! Thanks for the suggestion! Resolving scenes generally involves a change or a transformation in one or more of the characters or the relationship. I think one good way to end scenes is through status. If a scene begins with a clear indication that one character has high status and one character has low status, a cool way to find resolution in the scene is earning a status change/shift. Maybe by the end of the scene the low status person is high status and the high status person is low status. You can try this out where you do scenes and give each person a high or low status (or even high/high and low/low), and have them play to their status and know that they are not cemented into their status. They can change throughout. I think as long as improvisors know that they can change and evolve, their ability to find endings to scenes becomes easier. Cheers!

[@genevievepepin2549]

@@MadeUpTheatre Thank you so much for such a comprehensive answer! It is greatly appreciated! I look forward to the video on resolutions and in the meantime I will implement the other advice/tips you offer above. Thank you and please keep up the work, you are awesome at what you do!! 😄