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The principles of comedy improv : truths, tales, and how to improvise /

"The Principles of Comedy Improv is an authoritative handbook for comedy improv, an art that, more than any other, isolates the conscious act of creation. Comedy improv plays with the very mechanisms we use to form our lives. More than just entertainment, its principles enable you to change eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blank, Tom, 1969- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Coolidge, Jennifer (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press [2023]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Jennifer Coolidge -- Preface: Is This You? -- Part One. The Necessary Conditions -- 1. The Wind: Indulge -- 2. The Sail: Share -- 3. The Boat: Commit -- Part Two. What It Means to Improvise -- 4. There Is Only One Thing You Make -- 5. There Is Only One Thing You Make It From -- 6. There Is Only One Way You Make It -- 7. Yes, And -- 8. Observe -- 9. Accept -- 10. Be Affected -- 11. Discover -- 12. Shape -- 13. Express -- 14. You Have Arrived -- Part Three. Structures -- 15. Spot Scenes -- 16. Scene Physics -- 17. Long Form -- 18. Short Form 
505 8 |a Part Four. Treachery -- 19. Treacherous Behaviors -- 20. Treacherous Systems -- 21. On the Superiority of Dogs -- Part Five. Character -- 22. Point of View -- 23. Physicality -- 24. Backstory -- 25. Inspiration -- 26. Distinguishing -- 27. Here's to You's -- Part Six. Your Role in History -- 28. The Gray -- 29. So Long -- Acknowledgments 
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