I'm looking for advice and resources on how to use improv to flesh out a written scene.
I'm not looking for freestyle improv where you're trying to create a new situation, or general theater games, but a more targeted form of improv, where you already have a scene and characters and backstory and dialog, but you want to get the actors to exercise their imagination and flesh out the relationships rather than just play the dialog that's already on the page.
What are some parameters? How involved should an improv scenario be in this situation? Should you tell the actors where to end up? How far do you let it go?
posted by musofire
on Mar 14, 2013 -
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How many successful Film Directors are happily married...to their first wife (or husband)?
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posted by mousepad
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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I'm a writer who has two one-act plays on in a theatre. I am also directing them but this will be my first time working as a director. What do you think makes a good director? What positive and negative experiences have you have and what could I do to make this go brilliantly?
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posted by Nufkin
on Jan 27, 2013 -
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What did early (1900-1920) french film directors actually do? I get the sense from my research that early film directors in France were more like what one associates with producers nowadays. The "director" chose the script, chose the actors and the budget, and then left the execution to a cameraman who basically filmed everything as if he were recording live theater. This explains how someone like Louis Feuillade could "direct" hundreds of films each year. Is this assumption correct?
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posted by Omon Ra
on Dec 14, 2010 -
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Suggest online or DVD resources for a new filmmaker to learn about lenses, film formats, shot composition, camera moves, dialogue staging, and other aspects of cinematography & directing?
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posted by pseudostrabismus
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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Where can I find some good resources about modelling and directing models, for
photographers?
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posted by chrisbucks
on Jan 29, 2008 -
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Hey, creative sorts: I could use a little help with a theatrical directing portfolio for an MFA interview.
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posted by lauranesson
on Feb 16, 2007 -
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My mentor makes unhelpful negative comments when I ask questions, and gets snippy when I don't do as she suggests. What can I do?
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posted by cornflake
on Oct 23, 2006 -
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I'm directing The Vagina Monologues here at my university. Rehearsals are going well, for the most part. The younger women, all students, mostly theater students, listen when I speak, take direction well, and are basically a dream to work with. My problems are with the older women, who are all professors or health care professionals who have never acted before(MI).
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posted by cilantro
on Dec 12, 2004 -
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Continuation of my film:
I have a good passage written out, and I had my actors recite it today. It sounds pretty good, and I gave them direction during the rehearsal, but I still don't know exactly what I am doing. What should I make sure to do at this very early stage in rehearsing? (Script Inside)
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posted by Keyser Soze
on Apr 9, 2004 -
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In modern screenplays written for movies and television is it acceptable to include a fair share of Direction? I understand it used to be more common but has fallen out of vogue. (more)
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posted by dhoyt
on Jan 17, 2004 -
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