How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01GIP5OTW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 561 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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The best thing about this book is that it goes over The best thing about this book is that it goes over the big stuff in improv as well as the little things. There are exampled answers that are practical and you can tell come from a person who's been and is an improviser, who's gone through almost every situation possible. The exercises go over some areas you may not have received instruction about, being present, difficult people, being authentic, and more.. Carter said The greatest improv book on earth. A thoughtful book, filled with practical advice. I especially found the transcriptions of actual improv scenes helpful. Whereas the too-perfect example scenes in well, one school's manual in particular, can make the whole undertaking feel like a daunting impossibility, the transcribed scenes show you how the sausage really gets made, how the greatest improvisers in the business work at finding the fun in their scenes. And in addition to specific, performance-related teachings, there's great advice about dealing with other performers and yourself, away from the stage. Anyone who's half-serious about improv . Interesting perspective on improv, and very different from the Chad D. Ward Interesting perspective on improv, and very different from the Upright Citizen's Brigade's Comedy Improvisation Manual or Truth in Comedy, the two standards in improv. Will Hines has a less analytical/procedural approach and is the first improv book I've found that offers solid advice for playing with problematic improvisors.
This analogy has run its course. " - Ilana Glazer, Broad City"Will is one of those teachers that makes you feel like you have something special inside yourself- that you can possibly change the world. I'm not sure. Become great at performing long-form improv! We skip the basics and get into advanced topics like: being truly present, being authentic, dealing with difficult performers, being actually funny (!) and the rarely discussed but essential skill of being healthy. "Will Hines was my first improv teacher. " -Chris Gethard, The Chris Gethard Show"I haven't improvised in a loooong time, but Will Hines wrote a book that makes me want to. He's not an improv nut, but he is, you know? He has perspective. " - Abbi Jacobson, Broad City"Despite being a mild mannered man from Connecticut, it's fair to consider Will one of improv's war chiefs, or maybe witch doctors. I'm tearing through it" - Rich Sommer, Mad Men, UCB improv team America"I read this book" - Shannon O'Neill, Artistic Director of UCB NY