VIDEO COURSES
Choose from two different online courses
IMPROV FOR CREATIVES
IMPROV FOR EVERYDAY
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If you want to learn improv skills for your creative profession or even if you're an improviser who wants to learn another style, then this is your path.
Our lessons are taken from years of experience from all the major improv theatres in the world - Upright Citizens Brigade, Second City, iO, Groundlings, Annoyance, and more and are streamlined into the simplest terms so you can get to the next creative level of your artistic journey as quickly as possible.
In the Creative course we'll cover:
• Over 4 hours of video lessons broken into 9 sections within 80+ videos
• Detailed homework assignments in every section
• Where ideas, creativity, and comedy comes from
• Setting and Reaching personal goals.
• The 4 Pillars of any improv scene • Every way to possibly initiate a scene • How to never run out of 'stuff' to do in your improv
• Tips and tricks for long form performance
• Student Examples
• 6+ hours of live show examples
• More than 20 exercises you can do by yourself and more!
The Improv for Creatives video lessons include:
Introduction:
1. Introduction
2. Keith's Story
3. Improv = Funny?
4. Benefits Of Improv
5. Have Fun
6. Warmups
7: Student Example: Body Language
8. Homework
Improv Rules:
1. Warmup: Shake It Out
2. Warmup: Word Association
3: Student Example: Word Association
4. Improv Rules & Listening
5: Student Example: Listening
6. Yes, And
7: Student Example: Yes, And
8. Trust
9. Assume You Know
10. Exercise: Yes And Story
11: Student Example: Yes, And Story
You Can Be the Most Creative Person:
1. Warmup: Five Things
2. Student Example: Five Things
4. Worry of Embarrassment
5. Exercise: Verbal Diarrhea
6. No Wrong Answers
7. Keep Working
8. Homework
Using Improv Scenework:
1. Warmup: Fingers
2: Student Example: Fingers
3. Scenework to be Creative
4. Emotions
5. Exercise: Character Walk
6: Student Example: Character Walk
7. Why
8. Exercise: Padowski
9: Student Example: Padowski
10. Emotions Bonus Tips
11. Homework
Four Pillars of Improv:
1. Warmup: Good, Bad, Worst
2: Student Example: Good, Bad, Worst
3. Four Pillars of Improv
4. Exercise: 4-Line Scenes
5: Student Example: 4 Line Scenes
6. If This Is True...
7. Exercise: Relationship Circle
8: Student Example: Relationship Circle
9. Secret to Comedy
10. Homework
Starting Scenes:
1: Warmup: 187 Jokes
2: Student Example: 187
3: Initiations
4: Student Example: Initiations
5: The Second Person on Stage
6: Student Example: Second Person
7: The Suggestion
8: What if You Get Lost
9: Exercise: Object Monologue
10: Homework
Performing:
1: Warmup: World's Worst
2: Student Example: World's Worst
3: Performing: Short Form Improv vs. Long Form Improv
4: More Performance Tips
5: Tough Partners
6: Exercise/Homework: Silent Dialogue
Long Form:
1: Warmup: Styles & Emotions
2: Student Example: Styles & Emotions
3: The Montage
4: Edits
5: Walk-ons
6: Group Scenes
7: Student Example: Group Scenes
8: Exercise: Solo-prov
9. Multiple Full-Length Improv Show Examples
Closing:
1. Final Thoughts
2: Be in The Moment
Plus Bonus Exercises!
No prior improv experience is necessary, but even if you've learned a couple of improv styles in your hometown, we teach our own created methods from our almost 20 years of experience in improv, acting, directing, and writing so you'll find a lot of new information in this course too!
If you aren't looking to be an actor but just want to use the skills of improv in your work, home, or social life, then this is the path for you. We've taught thousands of non-performers how to be more outgoing, creatve, and fearless through using the secret-weapon skills of improv.
We've taught everyone from medical students, to heads of marketing, to lawyers, to police officers, to engieers, to graphic designers all over the world- the skills of thinking-on-your-feet improv can be applied to every person everywhere.
In the Everyday Course we'll cover:
• Almost 4 hours of lessons broken into 8 sections within 75+ videos
• Detailed homework assignments in every section
• Become more fearless and outgoing using improv
• Setting and Reaching personal goals. • Ways to be great at every interaction you have • Every possible way to start, and continue conversations • Where ideas, creativity, and innovation come from
• How to apply improv to your everyday life
• Student Examples
• Over 20 exercises you can do by yourself
and more!
The Improv for Everyday video lessons include: Introduction:
1. Introduction
2. Keith's Story
3. Is Improv Always Funny?
4. Benefits of Improv
5. Have Fun Again
6. Warmups
7: Student Example: Body Language
8. Homework
Improv Rules:
1. Warmup: Loosen Up
2. Warmup: Word Association
3: Student Example: Word Association
4. Improv Rules & Listening
5: Student Example: Listening
6. Yes, And
7: Student Example: Yes, And
8. Trust Yourself
9. Don't Ask Questions
10. Exercise: Yes And Story
11: Student Example: Yes, And Story
You Can Be the Best:
1. Warmup: Quick Lists
2. Student Example: Quick Lists
4. No More Being Embarrassed
5. Exercise: Verbal Diatribe
6. There's No Wrong Answers
7. Keep Working
8. Homework
Scenework for Everyday:
1. Warmup: Where Have They Been
2: Student Example: Where Have They Been
3. Using Improv in Everyday
4. Expressing Emotions
5. Exercise: Body Language Walk
6: Student Example: Body Language Walk
7. Breaking the Routine
8. Exercise: See & React
9: Student Example: See & React
10. Emotions Bonus Tips
11. Homework
Four Pillars of Improv:
1. Warmup: Advice Giver
2: Student Example: Advice Giver
3. Four Pillars of Improv
4. Exercise: 4-Line Conversations
5: Student Example: 4 Line Conversations
6. What Else Is True?
7. Exercise: Creating Relationships
8: Student Example: Creating Relationships
9. The Secret to Comedy
10. Homework
Initiations:
1: Warmup: Quick Joke Creator
2: Student Example: Quick Joke Creator
3: Starting Conversations
4: Student Example: Initiations
5: The Second Person to Speak
6: Student Example: Second Person
7: Use Any Subject as a Jumping off Point
8: What if You Get Lost
9: Exercise: Item Speech
10: Homework
Putting it to Use:
1: Exercise: Silent Dialogue
2: Putting it to Use in Life
3: Multiple Full-Length Improv Show Examples
Closing:
1. Final Thoughts
2: Be in The Moment
Plus Bonus Exercises & Examples!
No prior improv, acting, or public speaking skills of required. All you need is the want to learn new skills and step outside your box, while having some fun in the process.